The Battle of Fontenoy was a military engagement that took place during the War of Austrian Succession, which was a conflict between the Bourbon and Habsburg dynasty. It was fought between the French Army, under the command of Marshal Saxe, and a coalition of 50,000 British, Dutch and Austrian forces, led by the Duke of Cumberland. It took place on May 11, 1745, near the city of Tournai, Belgium....
Battle of Legnano (1176)
The Battle of Legnano was a military engagement of the Middle Ages. It was fought between Frederick Barbarossa’s army and the Lombard League’s forces at Legnano, northern Italy. Frederick, the Holy Roman Emperor who wanted to take full control of the Italian cities, was defeated by the Italian forces.The Italian cities of northern Italy had political autonomy (they ruled themselves) and they were...
Frederick I, Barbarossa
Frederick I, Barbarossa, (1123-1190) was Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation between 1155 to 1190. He led a powerful German Army to the Third Crusade (1189-1192). He had tried to impose his imperial rights on the Italian cities of northern Italy, but he was beaten at the Battle of Legnano in 1176. Thus, he was forced to accept the sovereignty of the Papal States in 1177. Later, he would drown...
Carolingian Empire
The Carolingian Empire was a Frankish empire established by Charlemagne, king of the Franks, in 800, lasting until 843. It had a very large territorial extension, which comprised today’s France, the Low Countries, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Italy, and the Western half of Germany. The empire was...
Falklands War
The Falklands War was an armed struggle fought between Argentina and the United Kingdom, from April 2 to June 14, 1982, on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Atlantic. It broke out when an Argentinian invading force composed of 650 men captured the islands during the late hours of April 1 and early...
Argentine Invasion of the Falklands
The Argentine invasion of the Falklands took place on April 2, 1982. It was successfully carried out by a mixed amphibious force composed of Argentinean Navy´s frogmen and marines and Army´s commandos, under Rear Admiral Carlos Büsser. The mission of taking the Falkland Islands was accomplished under...
Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green was a military engagement of the Falklands War. It was the first land battle after the landing at San Carlos, on the East Falkland, at the beginning of the military march eastward to retake Port Stanley on the other side of the island. It was fought between 2nd Battalion, Parachute...
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