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Hace 4 días · Charles Frederick Grey, MP, Member of Parliament for Durham since 1945; Opposition Whip 1962–October 1964; ... British Contract Officer, Nigerian Army.
Hace 1 día · British Army: United Kingdom: 1953: East Germany: Rufus Douglas: United States Army: United States: 1953: People's Republic of China: John Roedel Dunn: United States Army: United States: 1953: People's Republic of China: Andrew Fortuna: United States Army: United States: 1953: People's Republic of China: Hans Joachim Geyer: Gehlen Organization ...
Hace 3 días · 6,315–13,300 killed and wounded. Unknown total captured. Operation Market Garden. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the ...
Hace 2 días · The East India Company ( EIC) [a] was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia ), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...
15 de abr. de 2024 · 1976 New Year Honours. The New Year Honours 1976 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1976 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1976.
Hace 4 días · Burgevine was replaced with a British Army officer seconded to Chinese service, Colonel Charles "Chinese" Gordon. [78] A highly successful commander, Gordon won thirty-three battles in succession against the Taipings in 1863–1864 as he led the Ever Victorious Army down the Yangtze river valley and played a decisive role in defeating the Taipings. [79]
Hace 5 días · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
