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Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia - Siege
For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). For the James Mason book see Siege (book) A siege is a prolonged military blockade and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Ravenna 1512: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Ravenna 1512 - Battle
In the early morning of April 11, the French troops began to cross the Ronco north of the Spanish camp. The main body immediately came un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Glorieta Pass: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Glorieta Pass - New Mexico Campaign
The commanders of the New Mexico Campaign were the Confederate Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley and the Union Colonel Edward Canby....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge - High Wood
While progress was slow on the right and the struggle for Longueval continued, XV Corps had control of the Bazentin villages by 9 am and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Description
There are various descriptions of the medieval longbow. There are no surviving longbows prior to the 15th century and more than 130 from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanssouci: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanssouci - Sanssouci Palace
The location and layout of Sanssouci on the hill of a vineyard also reflects the harmony between man and nature. Despite being very commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Themes In French History
The defense of both its own territory and its citizens overseas in later eras was driven by several military rivalries that often re-asse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freddie Stowers: Encyclopedia Ii - Freddie Stowers - The Assault On Côte 188
Early on the morning of September 28, 1918, Stowers company was ordered to assault Côte 188, a tall, heavily defended hill overlooking a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Spion Kop: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Spion Kop - The Battle
General Sir Redvers Buller, VC, commander of the British forces in Natal, was at the time still overshadowed by Lieutenant-General Louis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Preparations
First day on the Somme - Artillery. The plan called for six days of preliminary artillery bombardment (later extended to seven days due...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Sieges In The Age Of Gunpowder
The introduction of gunpowder and the use of cannons brought about a new age in siege warfare. Cannons were first used in the early 13th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Gauls
"All Gaul is divided into three parts" -Julius Caesar, De Bello Gallico Caesar's conquest of Gaul was met with little resistance initiall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Franks
As the power of Rome weakened the area was taken over by the Franks. Around 500 AD the Franks controlled most of the area covered by mode...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Middle Ages
It could be said that French military history during this period parallels the rise and eventual fall of the armored Knight. In approxima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Mongol Siege Warfare
In the Middle Ages, the Mongol Empire's campaign against China by Genghis Khan and his army was extremely effective, allowing the Mongols...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freddie Stowers: Encyclopedia Ii - Freddie Stowers - Posthumous Award
Shortly after his death, Stowers was recommended for the Medal of Honor; however, this recommendation was never processed. Three other bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freddie Stowers: Encyclopedia Ii - Freddie Stowers - Early Life And Induction Into The Army
Stowers was born in Sandy Springs, North Carolina, the grandson of a slave. Before the war, he worked as a farmhand. He married a woman n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Social Importance
The importance of the longbow in medieval English culture can be seen in the legends of Robin Hood who was increasingly depicted as a mas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Thiepval
The only significant first day success on the northern sector was made by the Irishmen of the 36th (Ulster) Division, attacking between t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Ancien Régime
The French Renaissance and the beginning of the Ancien Régime, normally marked by the reign of Francis I, saw the nation become far more...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Ancient And Medieval Siege Warfare
Ancient sources contain many stories of siege, such as the siege of Jericho in the Old Testament or the Siege of Troy described by Homer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanssouci: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanssouci - Architecture
Although the palace had twelve rooms, Frederick the Great only inhabited five of them. This was a modest size for a regent's palace, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanssouci: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanssouci - Sanssouci Park
After the terracing of the vineyard and the completion of Sanssouci, the surroundings were included in the structure. A baroque flower ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanssouci: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanssouci - Further Buildings In Sanssouci Park
Frederick the Great and Frederick William IV moulded the site in the 18th and 19th centuries in the contemporary style and created throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanssouci: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanssouci - The Gardens Of The Vineyard Terraces
The famous garden view from Sanssouci was bourne out of the decision by Frederick the Great to place a terraced vineyard on the south slo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - French Military Linguistic Influence
French historical military terms have been greatly influential and been adopted or become 'loan-words' to other languages common military...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Napoleonic France
The Napoleonic period saw France's influence and power reach immense heights, but just as quickly it collapsed back to its old borders at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - Modern Period
After the exile of Napoleon, France was the beneficiary of a long period of European peace. This allowed it to focus on the expansion of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of France - List Of Fortifications In France
Military history of France - Roman and Ancient. Military history of France - Middle Ages. Medieval fortified towns include: Aigues-M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Surviving Bows
More than 3,500 arrows and 137 whole longbows were recovered from the Mary Rose, a ship of Henry VIII's navy that was sunk at Portsmouth ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Usage
Longbows were difficult to master because the force required to draw the bow was very high by modern standards. Though the draw weight of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Diversion At Gommecourt
The British Third Army of General Sir Edmund Allenby occupied the front-line to the north of Rawlinson's Fourth Army. The two armies met ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge - Prelude
In the aftermath of 1 July, the first day of the battle of the Somme, the plans of General Douglas Haig were in disarray. North of the Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge - Preliminary Operations
In the fortnight before the battle, the Fourth Army carried out a series of preliminary operations to prepare their start line for the as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge - Planning
The plan for 14 July, conceived by General Rawlinson and XIII Corps commander, Lieutenant General Walter Congreve, bore little resemblanc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Aftermath
As night fell — and there were only six hours of darkness in July — many survivors began to make their way back to the British trench...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - French Sector
Unlike their British comrades, the French divisions enjoyed complete success on the first day, even surpassing their objectives in places...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Thiepval
The only significant first day success on the northern sector was made by the Protestant Irishmen of the 36th (Ulster) Division, attackin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Ovillers & La Boisselle
The villages of Ovillers and La Boisselle flanked the Albert-Bapaume road and marked the centre of the Fourth Army's front. It was here t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Fricourt Mametz & Montauban
The fortified village of Fricourt lay in a bend in the front-line where it turned eastwards for two miles before swinging south again to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bazentin Ridge - Dawn Attack
The section of the German second position from Bazentin le Petit to Longueval was held by the German 3rd Guard Division. At 3.20 am the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Plans
The British plan for the Somme offensive was to achieve a breakthrough which could be exploited by cavalry. Once the German front was pen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Origins
In the British Isles the weapon was first recorded as being used by the Welsh in AD 633, when Offrid, the son of Edwin, king of Northumbr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - History
During the Anglo-Norman invasions of Wales, Welsh bowmen took a heavy toll on the invaders by using this extraordinary weapon of war. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Serre & Beaumont Hamel
The northern flank of the Fourth Army's sector was held by Lt.Gen. Aylmer Hunter-Weston's VIII Corps. Three divisions of VIII Corps would...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Modern Warfare
Mainly as a result of the increasing firepower (such as machine guns) available to defensive forces, First World War trench warfare brief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Spion Kop: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Spion Kop - Note About The Name
Although the common English name for the battle is Spion Kop throughout the Commonwealth and its historic literature, the official South ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Ravenna 1512: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Ravenna 1512 - Prelude
Beginning in February 1512, the French forces in Italy, newly commanded by Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours, had been engaged in capturing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Day On The Somme: Encyclopedia Ii - First Day On The Somme - Significance Of The First Day
The Somme was to be the first major offensive mounted by the British Expeditionary Force and the first battle to involve substantial numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege - Police Actions
Despite the overwhelming might of the modern state, siege tactics continue to be employed in police conflicts. This has been due to a num...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Longbow: Encyclopedia Ii - English Longbow - Tactics
Although bowmen were still deadly at close range, they were light skirmishers unsuited to prolonged hand-to-hand combat and were understa...   » Read the article