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Lands of the Teutonic Order after 1466
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Lands of the Teutonic Order after 1466
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Following the heavy defeat of the Teutonic Order of Knights by the Polish-Lithuanian alliance at Tannenberg in 1410, the Order’s control and reputation began to weaken. Most of the Order’s senior knights had been killed on the battlefield, and the remainder were obliged to fall back and defend their capital... More
Lechfeld 955
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Lechfeld 955
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The Battle of Lechfeld saw Otto I, King of East Francia repel the invading Hungarian army commanded by Horka Bulcsú. Otto moved his troops from the west to intercept the Hungarian army near Augsburg. Two days before the main battle began, the Hungarians attempted to besiege Augsburg itself but were... More
Leipzig Campaign 1813
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Leipzig Campaign 1813
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After retreating from Russia in 1812, Napoleon launched a new campaign in Germany in 1813. The Russian army pursued the French into the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and Prussia, where the Prussian army changed sides under the Treaty of Kalisz and joined the Russian forces against Napoleon. Combined Prussian-Russian forces... More
Leningrad 1942-43
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Leningrad 1942-43
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During the siege of Leningrad (8 September 1941–27 January 1944) the Germans engaged in a systematic bombardment of civilian and military infrastructure in an attempt to crush the morale of those trapped inside. By the end of 1941 the incendiary bombs and shells fired into the city had destroyed the... More
Leningrad and the Karelian Front January–August 1944
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Leningrad and the Karelian Front January–August 1944
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On 23 June 1944 the Red Army attacked Army Group Centre in Belorussia as part of Operation Bagration. Following the collapse of the German front line, the Soviets encircled German forces around Minsk, liberating the city on 4 July. The Soviet offensive now turned to Poland and the Baltic States.... More
Leningrad July-November 1941
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Leningrad July-November 1941
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One of Hitler’s strategic goals under Operation Barbarossa was Leningrad, the symbolic capital of the Russian Revolution. As Army Group North (comprising 18th Army, 4th Panzer Army and 16th Army) advanced, the Russians formed the defensive Leningrad Front; further defence was created through the split of the northern Front to... More
Lexington and Concord 18–19 April 1775
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Lexington and Concord 18–19 April 1775
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This was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and is considered an American victory. On 18 April 1775, a total of 700 British soldiers (Redcoats) marched from Boston to take Lexington, followed by Concord, in Massachusetts. An American spy, Paul Revere, alerted the colonial militia to the approaching... More
Liberation of the Philippines December 1944–June 1945
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Liberation of the Philippines December 1944–June 1945
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Having secured Leyte, the Americans under General MacArthur attacked Mindoro, the large island south of Manila Bay that would provide air cover for an assault on Luzon and the capital. The Western Visayan Task force reached Mindoro on 13 December and the Americans quickly secured the island, constructing an airbase... More
Liberation Wars 1948–87
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Liberation Wars 1948–87
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Post-colonial Africa was divided into 54 countries with a myriad different ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic groups. It is widely believed that this has led to decades of coups, border conflicts, violent insurrection and war and organized guerrilla activity throughout Africa. Internecine conflict has created many displaced persons on the... More
Living off the Land: Principal campaigns and battles of the Hundred Years’ War 1339–1415
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Living off the Land: Principal campaigns and battles of the Hundred Years’ War 1339–1415
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Unsupported by fixed supply sources, the English army often resorted to seizing produce and money from the local French population during its various campaigns in in France during the Hundred Years’ War. Campaigns of deliberate pillaging for supplies, known as chevauchées, were also seen as a method of reducing the... More
Logan’s Cross Roads 19 January 1862
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Logan’s Cross Roads 19 January 1862
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When Confederate commander George Crittenden reached the emplacements of his subordinate Felix Zollicoffer’s in eastern Kentucky, he understood their peril. On a headland surrounded by the swollen Cumberland River, they were at grave risk of being trapped by Union General Thomas’s advance. With Union reinforcements due to arrive, Crittenden decided... More
Lower Manhattan 11 September 2001
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Lower Manhattan 11 September 2001
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On 11 September 2001, Flights AA11 and UA175 from Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centre in Lower Manhattan. Each plane had been hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists. Both were Boeing 767 aircraft, with Flight AA11 carrying 87, including crew, and... More