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1 day ago · Bostonians would soon learn that, as punishment, the Crown had decided to close the port, a step that would spark a civil war in the British empire. Hours before the Minerva’s lookout spied Boston Harbor, seven Native people crossed a smaller body of water as they traveled to a meeting that they hoped would prevent a similar breakdown in ...
2 days ago · The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. [e]
5 days ago · Othniel Taylor (8705), b. in Buckland MA, 31 July 1791; m. in 1815, Miranda, dau. of John J S Taylor of Sodus NY. He settled in Phelps NY, then removed to Sodus. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, belonged. to the 71st regiment of Infantry. Was engaged in the battle of Sodus. Point, 18 and 19 June 1813.
6 days ago · Background. The political background in England. Timeline of events: 1686 to 1688. Dutch intervention. Prelude: 1685 to June 1688. Invitation to William. Dutch preparations: July to September 1688. Decision to invade. English defensive strategy. Invasion. Embarkation of the army and the Declaration of The Hague. Crossing and landing.
4 days ago · The river Thames: Part 1 of 3. Old and New London: Volume 3. Originally published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, 1878. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Public Domain. Citation: Walter Thornbury, 'The river Thames: Part 1 of 3', in Old and New London: Volume 3, (London, 1878) pp. 287-299.
This lack of an escape route bolstered fighting spirits, and the proximity to the river meant the position was difficult to flank. The fierce fighting drew in more and more enemy reserves, which opened up an opportunity for a previously concealed force to capture the enemy base camp. Finally there's the Battle of Fei River (383 AD). The ...
4 days ago · The Battle of the River Plate (a.k.a. Pursuit of the Graf Spee in the United States) is a 1956 British war film in Technicolor and VistaVision by the writer-director-producer team of Michael...
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