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Hace 4 días · U.S. Marines moving supplies and weapons during the battle for Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island, New Guinea, during World War II. (more) Continuing the approach to Rabaul, U.S. troops landed on December 15 at Arawe on the southwestern coast of New Britain, thereby distracting Japanese attention from Cape Gloucester , on the northwestern coast, where a major landing was made on December 26.
Hace 2 días · United Kingdom - Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I, Reformation: Mary was executed on February 8, 1587. By then England had moved from cold war to open war against Spain. Philip II was the colossus of Europe and leader of resurgent Roman Catholicism. His kingdom was strong: Spanish troops were the best in Europe, Spain itself had been carved out of territory held by the infidel and still retained ...
Hace 4 días · On 19 June 1812, the United States declared war and invaded Upper Canada (now southern Ontario), which was defended by a small British regular garrison and colonial militia units. Many of these militiamen were from families loyal to Britain, who had been exiled from the US following the War of Independence and were fiercely anti-American.
Hace 2 días · The German civilian statesmen had temporarily prevailed over the naval high command, which advocated “unrestricted” submarine warfare. World War I - Naval Battles, U-Boats, Blockades: The first significant naval battle was at Helgoland Bight in August of 1914. Naval warfare included warships and submarines, and all shipping could be targeted.
Hace 4 días · The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon’s French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon’s imperial power forever.
Hace 4 días · June 13, 2024, 5:48 AM ET (BBC) World War One soldiers laid to rest 110 years after deaths. June 10, 2024, 6:34 AM ET (NPR) Biden visits a military cemetery that Trump reportedly said was 'filled with losers'. As for the military situation, the fighting strength of the British Army on the Western Front had grown to about 1,200,000 men and was ...
Hace 2 días · Last Updated: Jul 1, 2024 • Article History. Summarize this Article. Meanwhile, on February 8 and 9, three Japanese divisions had landed on Singapore Island; and on February 15 they forced the 90,000-strong British, Australian, and Indian garrison there, under Lieutenant General A.E. Percival, to surrender. Singapore was the major British ...
