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Mons Graupius 83 CE Phases 1 and 2
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Mons Graupius 83 CE Phases 1 and 2
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The name Mons Graupius is given to a battle fought between the Romans and Caledonians in 83 CE. The actual site has not yet been found, with the Roman historian, Tacitus, stating that it was fought at ‘Mons Graupius’ (in modern Scotland). Tacitus is thought to have exaggerated the Romans’... More
Montgomery’s Plan, The Single Thrust
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Montgomery’s Plan, The Single Thrust
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In contrast to General Eisenhower’s ‘Broad Front’ plan, General Montgomery envisaged a better option in the form of a ‘Single Thrust’ into Germany. He believed that by consolidating Allied forces to the north ready for a quick, powerful drive through the German defences and on to Berlin, the Allies could... More
Monty’s Plan 30 June 1944
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Monty’s Plan 30 June 1944
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General Montgomery’s plan for the Allied invasion of Normandy was a modified version of existing plans drawn up by the Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Morgan. General Montgomery took the COSSAC plan and added two beaches to the three that were originally proposed. By... More
Mooring Positions in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
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Mooring Positions in Scapa Flow 21 June 1919
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Following the end of World War I hostilities with the Armistice of Compiègne, the German High Seas Fleet was surrendered and escorted to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands to await a decision on its fate under the Treaty of Versailles. From the beginning of 1919, whilst moored in Scapa... More
Morgan’s Raids in Kentucky 4–22 July 1862
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Morgan’s Raids in Kentucky 4–22 July 1862
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John Hunt Morgan, the ‘Thunderbolt of the Confederacy’, came from a well-to-do background, unlike his fellow raider, Nathan Bedford Forrest. His division ‘represented a full share of the chivalry and flower’ of Southern gentry ‘including doctors, lawyers… even clergymen’. But when unleashed they were brutally effective. The Kentucky raid of... More
Mulberry Harbour A
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Mulberry Harbour A
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A successful Allied invasion of mainland Europe relied on a way of rapidly moving vast numbers of troops and supplies ashore for success. Capturing and defending a sizeable French port was seemingly out of the question following the abject failure of the 1942 Dieppe raid, thus the Mulberry harbour concept... More
Mulberry Harbour B June 1944
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Mulberry Harbour B June 1944
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Mulberry B’s position in the east meant that it was spared the full force of the storm that destroyed Mulberry A. However, this now meant that it also had to accept all American supplies, and by the end of its ten-month lifespan 2.5 million troops had used it to go... More
Mysore under Sultan Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan to c. 1785
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Mysore under Sultan Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan to c. 1785
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Sayyid wal Sharif Hyder Ali (c. 1720–82) rose to be commander of Mysore’s army under the rule of Krishnaraja II. Eventually he came to dominate Krishnraja and his government and was given, or took, the title Sarvadhikari, chief minister. A talented administrator and tactician, he resisted the advance of the... More
Napoleon’s Italian Campaigns 4 May 1796–8 April 1797
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Napoleon’s Italian Campaigns 4 May 1796–8 April 1797
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‘They’ve sent a young madman who attacks right and left, front and rear. It’s an intolerable way of making war’. The comments of a Piedmontese officer in Italy encapsulate the impact of Napoleon, unleashed on traditional militaries. Outnumbered and ill-provisioned, his genius for misdirection and lightning speed of movement repeatedly... More
Nationalist Attack on Madrid November 1936
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Nationalist Attack on Madrid November 1936
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The swift capture of the capital Madrid was key to General Franco’s attempted overthrow of Spain’s Republican government in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). With air support and armoured units supplied by Fascist Italy and Germany, Franco’s Nationalist forces, built around veteran colonial troops and legionnaires, easily routed opposing Republican... More
Native American Resistance 1785–1842
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Native American Resistance 1785–1842
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Having been ceded western territory under the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the newly independent America doubled in size. It established settlements east of the Mississippi, south of the Great Lakes and into the Gulf coastal plains. This generated competition for land, much of it Native American, and ensured continuing... More
Naval Attacks in the Dardanelles 18 March 1915
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Naval Attacks in the Dardanelles 18 March 1915
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In early 1915, the western Allied Powers had a dilemma: how could maritime supply lines be opened to Russia, when the German Navy ws blockading the Baltic while the Ottomans controlled entry to the Black Sea? Deciding the Ottomans were the softer adversary, a Franco-British naval task force was sent... More