The Battle

see also Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign In the morning of 2 December, the Austro-Russians were occupying the Pratzen Heights, oriented North-South, with two army corps: Dokhturov's first column and Przybyszewski's third column, one of them being the centre of the coalition forces, and the other, the left wing. The Russians formed the right wing. In front of them were two French army corps, facing the centre and the right wing of the Austro-Russian forces. The French right wing, under the command of Davout, was still on its way in the morning of the battle. Its first elemen ...

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Battle of Austerlitz, Battle of Austerlitz - Context, Battle of Austerlitz - The Battle, Battle of Austerlitz - Aftermath, Battle of Austerlitz - Napoleon's Speech, Battle of Austerlitz - English, Battle of Austerlitz - French Original, Battle of Austerlitz - Trivia, Battle of Austerlitz - Cultural References

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When the British fleet of 19 ships, now under Graves's command, arrived back at the Chesapeake on the morning of September 5, they found 24 French ships at anchor behind Cape Henry. The remaining 3 ships of de Grasse's fleet had been detached to blockade the York and James Rivers farther up the bay, and many of the ships at anchor were missing officers, men, and boats who were busy landing the French troops. With the wind and tide in their favor as well as the element of surprise in finding the French ships at anchor in a state of unp ...

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Battle of the Chesapeake, Battle of the Chesapeake - Background, Battle of the Chesapeake - The Battle, Battle of the Chesapeake - Aftermath, Battle of the Chesapeake - Memorial

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The Battle of the Ebro opened on July 25, 1938. Republican forces under Colonel Juan Modesto launched attacks across the Ebro river. The Republican forces were initially successful, but the Nationalist forces, who had superior air cover, eventually beat them back. The battle lasted until November 16, 1938. The battle was fought by both sides as a World War I Western Front battle, with each side launching bloody frontal assaults on enemy positions. The attacks by both sides tended to fail, but not without inflicting severe losses on each of them. The Battle was also the last action of the Internationa ...

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Battle of the Ebro, Battle of the Ebro - Purpose, Battle of the Ebro - The Battle, Battle of the Ebro - Aftermath, Battle of the Ebro - Sources

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A large Minbari fleet came out of hyperspace near Earth. Confident they could take out the Humans quickly and end the war, the Minbari fleet had bypassed the other Human colonies in the system, mainly Mars and Io, to strike at Earth directly. As with other engagements, the battle was not going well for the humans. The humans fought valiantly, but they were unable to damage or slow the Minbari fleet. The technologically superior Minbari ...

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Battle of the Line, Battle of the Line - Background, Battle of the Line - The Battle, Battle of the Line - The Minbari Surrender, Battle of the Line - The Aftermath

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Things changed in early March, 1954, when it became clear that an increasing number of Viet Minh (Vietnamese Allied) troops were moving into the area. The battle proper opened on March 13 when, much to the surprise of the French, the Viet Minh unleashed a massive artillery barrage. By the end of the first night 9,000 shells had fallen on the area, and the Beatrice and Gabrielle positions had both fallen, albeit at huge cost to the attackers of over 2,500 men. In a major logistical feat, the Viet Minh had dragged scores of artillery pieces up ...

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Battle of Dien Bien Phu, Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Background and Lead-up to the Battle, Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Operation Castor and the Establishment of the Airhead, Battle of Dien Bien Phu - The Battle, Battle of Dien Bien Phu - After the battle, Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Aftermath

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The main assaults on the base started on January 21, 1968. A number of massive attacks on Khe Sanh took place over the week, but eventually it became clear the Marines positions were well developed. The buildup nevertheless continued on both sides, and while the US troops were eventually prepared to launch small offensives against the PAVN forces pouring into the area, they were unable to do so due to the heavily forested areas in the va ...

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Battle of Khe Sanh, Battle of Khe Sanh - History, Battle of Khe Sanh - The Battle, Battle of Khe Sanh - Results and Analysis

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Ever since Knuckles' introduction, nearly every Sonic continuity featuring him has had the most cliché scene in Sonic history: the recurring and unfinished battle between Sonic and Knuckles. Because of their differences, the two are constantly getting into arguments, which then devolve into outright fisticuffs. However, something always serves to interrupt the battle before it's end, thus putting the fans in suspense as to who is the more powerful of the two. Rather like the idea of one or more of the characters settling down and getting married, the end of this battle, and the final victor, is ...

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Knuckles the Echidna, Knuckles the Echidna - History, Knuckles the Echidna - Comics and Cartoons, Knuckles the Echidna - Love life, Knuckles the Echidna - Personality, Knuckles the Echidna - Abilities, Knuckles the Echidna - Super/Hyper Knuckles, Knuckles the Echidna - Relations, Knuckles the Echidna - Family, Knuckles the Echidna - Alternate Selves, Knuckles the Echidna - The Battle, Knuckles the Echidna - Secrets, Knuckles the Echidna - Theme Songs, Knuckles the Echidna - Voice Actors

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Cromwell pre-empted the Scottish plans by a dawn attack early on 3 September. Taking the Scottish completely by surprise, the English cavalry broke the Scottish line and routed Leslie's army. 3,000 Scottish soldiers were killed and 10,000 taken prisoner, and the rest scattered in disarray. 5,000 prisoners were marched to Durham Cathedral: more than 3,000 died of starvation, dysentry and typhus, and the survivors were transported as indentured servants. The English army's casualties were twenty dead and fifty eight wounded^{See also:}

Battle of Dunbar 1650, Battle of Dunbar 1650 - Campaign, Battle of Dunbar 1650 - The Battle, Battle of Dunbar 1650 - Notes, Battle of Dunbar 1650 - Sources

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The battle took place the next day. Goring had occupied a strong rearguard position to cover the withdrawal of his slow-moving artillery and baggage. His main force held a ridge running north to south, a mile east of Langport. In front of the ridge was a marshy valley occupied by a stream named the Wagg Rhyne. Only a single narrow lane lined with trees and hedges ran across the stream via a ford, and up to the top of the ridge. Goring placed two light guns in position to fire down the lane, and disposed two raw units of Welsh foot soldiers in the hedges. He hoped that Fairfax would be ...

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Battle of Langport, Battle of Langport - Campaign, Battle of Langport - The Battle, Battle of Langport - Results

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Charles chose to begin the battle in a defensive, phalanx-like formation. According to the Arabian sources they drew up in a large square. Certainly, given the disparity between the armies, in that the Franks were mostly infantry, all without armour, against mounted and Arab armored or mailed horsemen, (the Berbers were less heavily protected) Charles Martel fought a brilliant defensive battle. In a place and time of his choosing, ...

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Battle of Tours, Battle of Tours - Combatants, Battle of Tours - Prelude, Battle of Tours - Location, Battle of Tours - The Battle, Battle of Tours - Aftermath, Battle of Tours - Importance of the Battle, Battle of Tours - External link

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The morning of 2 April revealed a muddy and sodden ground and a heavy mist. Chelmsford could not move his wagons until the ground dried out, and so sent out the Natal Native Contingent to provoke the Zulus into an attack while he held a strong position. Once the mist lifted, the left horn of the impi was seen advancing eastwards over the river towards the British laager before disappearing into tall grass. A long burst of fire from one of the Gatling guns saw the warriors disappear into the long grass. When the left horn re-emerged it had jo ...

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Battle of Gingindlovu, Battle of Gingindlovu - Prelude, Battle of Gingindlovu - The Battle, Battle of Gingindlovu - Aftermath, Battle of Gingindlovu - External link

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Finally, in mid-August, Zhukov decided it was time to break the stalemate. He deployed approximately 50,000 Russian and Mongolian troops of the 57th Special Corps to defend the east bank of the Halhin Gol River, then crossed the river on 20 August to attack the elite Japanese forces with three infantry divisions, massed artillery, a tank brigade, and the best planes of the Red Air Force. Japanese doctrine at the time was for front-line troops to hold their positions with high rates of fire, and await relief actions from the rear. Whil ...

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Battle of Khalkhin Gol, Battle of Khalkhin Gol - Background, Battle of Khalkhin Gol - Prelude, Battle of Khalkhin Gol - The Battle, Battle of Khalkhin Gol - Aftermath, Battle of Khalkhin Gol - Influence on World War II

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On the afternoon of August 21, the first assault was made by Australians of the 13th and 14th Battalions. With no effective artillery support, under fire from Hill 60 and neighbouring Hill 100, the infantry were decimated. The undergrowth caught fire, burning to death many of the wounded. By nightfall the Indian Brigade had managed a foothold at the base of the hill. On August 22 the attack was reinforced by the Australian 18th Battalion which was part of the newly arrived Australian 2nd Division. The men were fresh and healthy, in st ...

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Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli, Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli - Prelude, Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli - The Battle, Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli - Aftermath

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At dawn on March 17, the Quraish broke camp and marched into the valley of Badr. It had rained the previous day and they struggled to move their horses and camels up the hill of 'Aqanqal (Sources say the sun was already up by the time they reached the summit).[23] After they descended from 'Aqanqal, the Meccans set up another camp inside the valley. While they rested, they sent out a scout, Umayr ibn Wahb to reconoiter the Muslim lines. Umayr reported that Muhammad's army was small, and that there we ...

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Battle of Badr, Battle of Badr - Background, Battle of Badr - Muhammad, Battle of Badr - The Ghazawāt, Battle of Badr - The March to Badr, Battle of Badr - The Muslim plan, Battle of Badr - The Meccan plan, Battle of Badr - The Battle, Battle of Badr - Aftermath, Battle of Badr - Casualties and prisoners, Battle of Badr - Consequences, Battle of Badr - Badr in the Quran, Battle of Badr - Badr in history, Battle of Badr - Important participants, Battle of Badr - Meccans, Battle of Badr - Muslims, Battle of Badr - Footnotes

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Just after dawn on May 2nd, Otter's column arrived. Otter had expected that the camp would be in the prairie on the east side of Cut Knife creek. He had not anticipated that he would have to ford the creek. After his column had crossed the creek, they had to wade through a marsh before they reached the encampment. An old Cree man had woken up when he heard the sound of the soldiers crossing the creek and woke up the camp. Colonel Otter set up two cannons and a Gatling gun and started firing on the camp. In the first few minutes, there was to ...

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Battle of Cut Knife, Battle of Cut Knife - Background, Battle of Cut Knife - The Battle, Battle of Cut Knife - Conclusion

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William had landed in Carrickfergus in Ulster on June 14th, 1690 and marched south to take Dublin. It has been argued that the Jacobites should have tried to block this advance in rugged country around Newry, on the present day Irish border. However, James only fought a delaying action there and chose instead to place his line of defence on the Boyne river, around 50 km from Dublin. The Williamites reached the Boyne on the 29th of June. The day before the battle, William himself had a narrow escape, when he was wounded by Jacobite artillery while surveying the ...

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Battle of the Boyne, Battle of the Boyne - A sectarian battle?, Battle of the Boyne - The competing sides, Battle of the Boyne - Commanders, Battle of the Boyne - Armies, Battle of the Boyne - The Battle, Battle of the Boyne - Aftermath, Battle of the Boyne - Commemoration of the Battle, Battle of the Boyne - The Twelfth in Ireland today, Battle of the Boyne - The battlefield today, Battle of the Boyne - Sources

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On the morning of September 10, Somerset advanced his army to close up with the detachment at Inveresk. He found that Arran had moved his army across the Esk by a Roman bridge, and was advancing rapidly to meet him. Arran knew himself to be outmatched in artillery, and therefore tried to force close combat before the English artillery could deploy. Arran's left wing came under fire from English ships offshore. (Their advance meant that the guns on their former position could no longer protect them.) They were disordere ...

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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - Background to the War, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - The Campaign, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - Prelude, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - The Battle, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - Aftermath, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - Sources, Battle of Pinkie Cleugh - External link

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During the first days of February 1653, Tromp escorted a convoy of merchant ships through the Channel and put them safely into the Atlantic Ocean. He set to return to his home port, but first anchored off La Rochelle to repair and resupply his ships and waited for expected merchantmen coming from the Atlantic. He attempted to set sail on 20 February with 152 merchantmen, but was held back for three days by high winds and rough seas. On 24 February Tromp finally set sail, entering the area off Portland four days later where he spotted Blake's fleet attempting to cut them off. Immediately, Tromp set the signal for a general attack an ...

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Battle of Portland, Battle of Portland - Background, Battle of Portland - The Battle, Battle of Portland - Conclusion

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On the night of October 24, 1838, Captain Bogart's unit had camped along the banks of Crooked River in Bunkham's Strip. Patten and the Mormon rescue company approached from the north along the main road. At daybreak on the 25th, the Mormons encountered the militia's sentries. A brief firefight ensued with each side testifying that the other had fired first (Baugh, p. 103). One of the sentries, John Lockhart, shot Patrick Obanion, the Mormons' scout. Obanion later died from this wound. Lockhart and the other guards then fled down the hill to the militia camp which t ...

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Battle of Crooked River, Battle of Crooked River - Background, Battle of Crooked River - Lead Up to the Battle, Battle of Crooked River - The Battle, Battle of Crooked River - Aftermath

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The battle proper began as Ikeda's men opened fire with their arquebuses at the Ii family divisions of the Tokugawa force, and then charged at them. Mori Nagayoshi, another of Hideyoshi's commanders, waited until Tokugawa moved in to support the Ii, so that he could flank them. However, Tokugawa charged forward, rather than swinging around, and so avoided the flanking maneuver. Mori Nagayoshi was shot off his horse, demoralizing Ikeda's force. Ikeda's head was taken soon afterwards, and despite Hideyoshi's arrival with reinforcements, both armie ...

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Battle of Nagakute, Battle of Nagakute - Background, Battle of Nagakute - The Battle, Battle of Nagakute - Reference

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In hot harvest weather, Clifford’s force marched from Athlone through Roscommon, Tulsk and Boyle. At 4pm on August 15, they reached the foot of the Curlew Mountains (highest point 860 feet), which had to be crossed before Sligo could be approached. The expedition was poorly supplied, and Clifford's men were tired and hungry, and probably in no fit state to continue. But Clifford had received false intelligence that the pass was undefended, and he therefore chose to seize the opportunity and march across, promising his troops plenty of beef ...

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Battle of Curlew Pass, Battle of Curlew Pass - Campaign, Battle of Curlew Pass - The Battle, Battle of Curlew Pass - Aftermath, Battle of Curlew Pass - Sources

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After joining formations, Dupont's forces were divided into three groups: General Gobert's division in the village of La Carolina, General Vedel's division in Bailén and General Dupont and his forces occupied Andujar. Meanwhile, the Spanish Army, commanded by General Castaños, had more than 33,000 soldiers. He had under his command some regular regiments from Seville (also one from Switzerland) and formations of provincial militia and peasants. The size of Castaños' army far outweighed that of Dupont. When Dupont received information abou ...

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Battle of Bailén, Battle of Bailén - Before the battle, Battle of Bailén - The Battle, Battle of Bailén - After the Battle, Battle of Bailén - Bibliography

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