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Indian Ocean Raid March-April 1942
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Indian Ocean Raid March-April 1942
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In an attempt to solidify the gains made in Burma, and to weaken Allied resupply capabilities in the case of a push-back, Japan launched a naval offensive in the Indian Ocean centred on Ceylon. The fleet, led by Admiral Nagumo, began its foray into the Indian Ocean by moving north... More
Invasion of Madagascar 5 May 1942
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Invasion of Madagascar 5 May 1942
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In order to stop the growing power of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Indian Ocean, a plan was drawn up for an invasion of Madagascar by Allied forces under Operation Ironclad. Intelligence suggested the Japanese were planning to occupy the deep water port at Diego Suarez on the northern... More
Invasions c. 910
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Invasions c. 910
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Throughout much of the 9th and 10th centuries, Europe was raided and settled by a number of different societies on its periphery. Vikings launched raids across the sea from Scandinavia in the north, establishing settlements in Britain alongside the Anglo-Saxons in an area that became known as the Danelaw. They... More
Japanese Attack on Midway 27 May–5 June 1942
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Japanese Attack on Midway 27 May–5 June 1942
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The attack on Midway was conceived in a similar vein to the attack on Pearl Harbor, primarily aiming to cripple the US Pacific Fleet and establish a defensive perimeter on Midway. A formidable Japanese fleet comprised of multiple groups was assembled for the attack on Midway, whilst a separate fleet... More
Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies January–March 1942
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Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies January–March 1942
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Japan was eager to expand its influence across Southeast Asia and branded itself as a leading figure against European colonialism as it advanced into territories held by powerful European nations such as Britain, France and the Netherlands. Japan’s first territorial targets of the war were the islands of the Dutch... 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
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
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
Milliken’s Bend to Port Gibson 30 January–1 May 1863
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Milliken’s Bend to Port Gibson 30 January–1 May 1863
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General Ulysses S. Grant arrived at Milliken’s Bend on 15 January 1863 and embarked upon a restless series of ‘Bayou Operations’, all proving futile, to weave a path through Vicksburg’s formidable natural defences. Eventually, having exhausted every other option, he elected to forge a route through New Carthage to Hard... 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
Norman Colonies and States in Southern Italy to 1085
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Norman Colonies and States in Southern Italy to 1085
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The Normans arrived in southern Italy around the millennium, and plunged into the political turmoil existing there. The Byzantines were the colonial power, pitted against various princedoms and city-states. The Normans began as mercenaries, often fighting on both sides in battles, but soon started to accumulate fiefdoms as reward for... More
Norman Territorial Growth to 1051
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Norman Territorial Growth to 1051
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The Norman settlement of northern France began in an era of extensive raids by various Norse tribes along the coast and rivers which were easily accessible by ship. The first recorded Norse raid along the Seine was in 820, after which small settlements were established in the area. Norman territory... More