Battle of Chesma - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chesma: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chesma
The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5-7 July 1770 near and in Chesma (Turkish: Çeşme) Bay, in the area between Asia Minor and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galley: Encyclopedia - Galley
The term galley can refer to any ship propelled primarily by man-power, using oars. Most galleys also use masts and sails as a secondary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galley: Encyclopedia Ii - Galley - Ancient Galleys
Galley - The first galleys. Galleys travelled the Mediterranean from perhaps 3000 BC. The Greeks and Phoenicians built and operated the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - The Grand Cascade And Samson Fountain
The Grand Cascade is modeled on one constructed for Louis XIV at his Chateau of Marly, which is likewise memorialized in one of the park'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Battles Geographic: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Battles Geographic - Croatia
List of battles geographic - Croatian War of Independence. Battle of Vukovar - 1991 Operation Storm - 1995 ... See also:List of bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Russian Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Russian Navy - First Romanovs
Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - Tourist Information
Peterhof is now again accessible by sea; hydrofoil boats depart from the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, pass down the river Neva and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Battles Geographic: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Battles Geographic - Czech Republic
List of battles geographic - Hussite Wars. Battle of Vysehrad - 1419 Battle of Vitkov Hill - 1420 Battle of Lipany - 1434 List of ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - History
Peter the Great first mentions the site in his journal in 1705, during the Great Northern War, as a good place to construct a landing for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - The Grand Palace
The largest of Peterhof's palaces looks truly imposing when seen from the Lower or Upper Gardens, but in fact it is quite narrow and not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galley: Encyclopedia Ii - Galley - Later Galleys
Galley - Medieval galleys in northern Europe. A development of the Viking longships and knaars, north European galleys, clinker-built, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Russian Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Russian Navy - The Russian Navy During The Reign Of Peter The Great
The creation of the regular Russian Navy took place during the reign of Peter the Great. During the Second Azov campaign of 1696 against ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - Layout
The dominant natural feature of Peterhof is a sixteen-metre-high bluff lying less than a hundred metres from the shore. The so-called Low...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - The Lower Gardens
The expanse of the Lower Gardens is an informal (English) garden. Unlike the gardens at Pavlovsk and Tsarskoye Selo, these are altered si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peterhof: Encyclopedia Ii - Peterhof - Other Features
The Grand Palace is not the only historic royal building in Peterhof. The palaces of Monplaisir and Marly, as well as the pavilion known ...   » Read the article