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Napoleonic Wars Battle of Borodino 1812
In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen. As it advanced, the Russian army retreated, and by September Napoleon's army had marched 470 miles into the depths of Russia ...
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Napoleonic Wars Napoleon Invades Russia 1812
In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia with the largest army Europe had ever seen, composed of troops from France as well as Poland, Germany, Italy and several other allied states. The campaign that followed ...
World out of order, on the cusp of catastrophe
Whatever you think of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, come January, the next four years promise to be critical in ...
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United Kingdom in the Napoleonic Wars
Through its command of the sea, financial subsidies to allies on the European mainland, and active military intervention in the Peninsular War, Britain played a significant role in Napoleon's downfall ...
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It happened today – this day in history – November 1
1570: A tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland; killing more than 1,000 people. 1604: Shakespeare’s “Othello” is first staged. 1611: Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” is ...
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Maps of War: Mapping conflict through the centuries
Subjects include the Napoleonic Wars and the American Civil War The twentieth century: Extended features on the First and Second World Wars, featuring maps detailing trench warfare and aerial ...
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Streets of Stratford: York Street
Frederick Augustus was the second son of King George III of Great Britain, younger brother of George IV for whom George ...
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List of Napoleonic Wars films
Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Napoleonic Wars. This list does not include documentaries, short films. This list of movies is ...
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Olivença – the Portuguese Gibraltar?
It is commonly asserted that Portugal´s international borders are the oldest in Europe. The Wikipedia entry on Portugal shows ...
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Labour Home Secretary Yvette Cooper could extend use of Napier Barracks in Folkestone for asylum seekers despite backlash
She believes many from war-torn countries find the military setting traumatising ... with more than 30,000 crossing the ...
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The 4 Times the United States Tried to Acquire Greenland from Denmark
In the summer of 2019, the temperature rose a few degrees in Greenland, but it wasn’t solely due to climate change; rather, ...
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Britain’s brass bands ‘older than thought’ and could date to Napoleonic War
Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass ...