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Lower Mesopotamia November–December 1914
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Lower Mesopotamia November–December 1914
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Mesopotamia was an area of immediate strategic importance to the British once the Ottoman Empire entered the war. The oilfields of Iraq and Persia supplied the British refinery at Abadan, and were critical for fuelling the Royal Navy. The offensive began on 6 November with the bombardment and capture of... More
Lower Mississippi Valley 18 May–24 July 1862
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Lower Mississippi Valley 18 May–24 July 1862
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After the fall of New Orleans on 25 April, the Union had high hopes of completing the ‘Anaconda Plan’, which was to encircle the Confederacy by seizing their remaining Mississippi ports. Fresh from New Orleans, Flag Officer David Farragut sailed with a fleet to Vicksburg and demanded its surrender (18... More
Loyalists and Patriots c. 1775
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Loyalists and Patriots c. 1775
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In c. 1775, at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the majority of Americans were neutral or ‘fence-sitters’. Both the British and the American patriots launched a propaganda campaign to garner support. The Americans won the propaganda war, with publications such as Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ calling for independence from... More
Major African American Battle Sites in the Civil War 1862–65
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Major African American Battle Sites in the Civil War 1862–65
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The Second Confiscation and Militia Act of July 1862 authorized the recruitment of black troops to the Union Army. By the end of the war, they comprised 10 per cent of its total strength, and their mortality rate at over 20 per cent would be significantly higher than white troops... More
Major Bomber Command Bases of WWII
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Major Bomber Command Bases of WWII
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During World War II, operational groups were stationed at over 100 separate airbases, from which each squadron undertook their sorties as instructed by the centralized Bomber Command, which was formed in 1936. Bomber Command played a vital role in the destruction of German invasion barges in the channel ports during... More
Makin Atoll 20–23 November 1943
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Makin Atoll 20–23 November 1943
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To launch an attack on the Marshall Islands, a suitable island base was needed as a stepping-stone. After plans to invade Nauru fell through, Makin Atoll was chosen as a suitable location. The invasion plan comprised a two-pronged attack. Firstly, troops would land on Red Beach in the west in... More
March of the ‘Ten Thousand’ 401–399 BCE
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March of the ‘Ten Thousand’ 401–399 BCE
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‘The 10,000’ were an army of Greek mercenaries, headed by the Spartan, Clearchus. Their story was immortalized in the Anabasis, Xenophon’s first-hand account of their hazardous journey homeward from Babylonia to the Black Sea. Their adventure had begun in central coastal Anatolia, where Clearchus, expelled as tyrant from Byzantium, allied... More
Marian’s and Caesar’s Legions 107–50 BCE
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Marian’s and Caesar’s Legions 107–50 BCE
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From 113–109 BCE, the Romans suffered a succession of military debacles at the hands of the Cimbrians in Gaul and the Numidians in North Africa. Marius, a parvenu from provincial Arpinum in central Italy, was elected consul in 107 BCE, and under threat of barbarian invasion, instigated far-reaching military reforms.... More
McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign April to June 1862
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McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign April to June 1862
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George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac was a ‘corporate’ general, strong on mass man-management and logistics but short on military vision. The Peninsula campaign was designed to showcase his strengths but ended by ruthlessly exposing his shortcomings when pitted against the Confederate commander in northern Virginia,... More
Merchant Losses to U-Boats 1 January–31 May 1942
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Merchant Losses to U-Boats 1 January–31 May 1942
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Nazi Germany’s declaration of war against the United States at the end of 1941 began a new era of U-Boat attacks against merchant shipping, which was playing a vital role in supplying the UK with food and other equipment. Admiral Dönitz headed Operation Drumbeat using a handful of long range... More
Merrill’s Marauders Route March to Myitkina 28 April–17 May 1944
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Merrill’s Marauders Route March to Myitkina 28 April–17 May 1944
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The 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), better known by the nickname Merrill’s Marauders, was a US unit that was formed and trained especially for long-range penetration missions behind Japanese lines in Burma. Modelled on the British Chindits unit, which also conducted long-range covert missions into Burmese territory, Merrill’s Marauders were highly... More
Mers-el-Kébir 1940
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Mers-el-Kébir 1940
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After the French surrender to Germany, Britain needed to maintain naval supremacy in the Mediterranean, secure key naval ports in French North Africa and prevent the French fleet falling into German hands. Churchill assembled Force H and launched Operation Catapault to secure the French vessels at Mers el Kébir, a... More