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Tannenberg Phase 4 1–14 September 1914
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Tannenberg Phase 4 1–14 September 1914
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Following the destruction of the encircled Russian 2nd Army at Tannenberg, the Germans pressed on towards the remaining Russian forces occupying East Prussia. After hearing news of this defeat, General Paul von Rennenkampf halted movement towards the Germans and was preparing to take up a more defensive position. His 1st... More
Tannenberg Phases 1 and 2 21–26 August 1914
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Tannenberg Phases 1 and 2 21–26 August 1914
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The Russian invasion of East Prussia took Germany by surprise. The Russians had secretly begun to mobilize ahead of the tsar’s proclamation of war on 30 July, so both the speed and the scale of their attack panicked the German commander, von Prittwitz, who requested permission to retreat behind the... More
Tarawa Atoll 20-23 November 1943
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Tarawa Atoll 20-23 November 1943
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In order to clear Japanese forces in between the site of the planned new base on the Marshall Islands and Hawaii, the heavily fortified airbase on Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll needed to be destroyed. Betio was defended by 4,500 Japanese soldiers and an array of heavy fortifications and... More
Texas and the War in the West 1845–47
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Texas and the War in the West 1845–47
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Texas established an independent republic in 1836, throwing off Mexican rule. Its incorporation into the US was blocked by a home-grown independence faction, and American Republicans who were resistant to another pro-slavery state. However, President Polk was elected in 1844 on an expansionist platform, and promptly provoked war with Mexico... More
The Approach to Iuka 19 September–3 October 1862
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The Approach to Iuka 19 September–3 October 1862
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In autumn 1862, General Buell’s Army of the Ohio pursued Braxton Bragg’s Confederate Army into Kentucky. Sterling Price’s Confederate Army of the West was mobilized to block Ulysses S. Grant’s Armies of the Mississippi and Tennessee from reinforcing Buell. Price fixed upon the small town of Iuka to make his... More
The Balkans 6–20 April 1941
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The Balkans 6–20 April 1941
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To ensure security to the southeast before invading Russia, Germany needed to occupy both Yugoslavia and Greece. A coup d’etat in Yugoslavia, revoking the terms of the Tripartite Pact between the Axis powers that granted German passage through Yugoslavia to Greece, had unsettled Hitler. Additionally, in October 1940, there had... More
The Battle for Ancre Heights: the struggle for Desire Trench 18 November 1916
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The Battle for Ancre Heights: the struggle for Desire Trench 18 November 1916
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By the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme the Allies, albeit at monumental cost, learned some lessons in how to deploy supporting artillery fire effectively. On 15 September, the Canadian advance at Courcelette was supported by a ‘creeping barrage’ enabling the advancing troops to inch forward during phased... More
The Battle for Yser 25–30 October 1914
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The Battle for Yser 25–30 October 1914
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The Germans opened World War I by invading neutral Belgium on 4 August 1914. They captured Brussels unopposed on 20 August. Following a siege, Antwerp was captured on 9 October with Bruges, Ostend and Zeebrugge falling in rapid succession, leaving the remaining Allied forces bottled in a narrow wedge of... More
The Battle of ‘Bunker’ Hill 17 June 1775
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The Battle of ‘Bunker’ Hill 17 June 1775
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On 17 June, British batteries stormed the American positions on Bunker Hill in the Boston neighbourhood of Charlestown. It was their intention to defeat the American forces and gain control of Boston Harbour. At noon 2,200 Redcoats (British soldiers) landed on the coast near Moultons Hill. By afternoon they had... More
The Battle of Armentières 20 October–2 November 1914
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The Battle of Armentières 20 October–2 November 1914
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When III Corps of the British Army landed at St Omer on 10 October 1914 they were immediately ordered to march towards Lille. On 13 October, they reached the River Lys, driving back the German defenders, followed by an advance along the river to the town of Armentières, capturing it... More
The Battle of Aspern-Essling 19-21 May 1809
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The Battle of Aspern-Essling 19-21 May 1809
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On 13 May Napoleon entered Vienna, the Austrian capital, after feeble resistance. Since all bridges across the Danube were destroyed, Napoleon now decided on a crossing downstream via Lobau island before Austrian reinforcements could arrive. The pontoon bridge to Lobau island was constructed and crossed on 20 May by troops... More
The Battle of Austerlitz 2 December 1805
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The Battle of Austerlitz 2 December 1805
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Also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, the Battle of Austerlitz was one of Napoleon’s greatest victories, when his 68,000-strong Grand Armée defeated the 90,000-strong combined forces of Russia and Austria, led by Emperor Alexander I and the Hoy Roman Emperor Francis II respectively. French forces had seized... More