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Global Naval Engagements 1793–1815
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Global Naval Engagements 1793–1815
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Admiral Linois was no Horatio Nelson. While the hero of Trafalgar was kissing Hardy, the Frenchman was rounding the Cape with his ‘battle fleet’; after spending three years sailing the length and breadth of the Indian Ocean he had failed to capture a single vessel, or win a single battle... More
Glorieta Pass 26–28 March 1862
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Glorieta Pass 26–28 March 1862
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The Battle of Glorieta Pass has been described, hyperbolically, as the ‘Gettysburg of the West’. A Confederate victory would leave their way open to Fort Union, the key federal stronghold, and, even more crucially, the depot for Union stores: Confederate General Sibley badly needed to resupply. On 25 March, an... More
Glyndwr’s Revolt 1400–05
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Glyndwr’s Revolt 1400–05
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By 1400, a middle-aged Owain Glyndwr appeared to have settled for the comfortable life of a country squire in Powys, until a land dispute erupted with his well-connected English neighbour, Baron Grey de Ruthyn. Furious at his treatment, Glyndwr first gathered followers to ravage Grey’s lands, then moved to open... More
Gold and Juno Beaches Consolidation to 9 June 1944
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Gold and Juno Beaches Consolidation to 9 June 1944
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Following the establishment of the beachheads on both Juno and Gold beaches and the movement of the bulk of armoured troops ashore by 7 June, all ground covered under the D-Day objectives was taken. To the east, the city of Bayeux was liberated from German occupation after British forces that... More
Gold Beach Initial landing to Midday 6 June 1944
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Gold Beach Initial landing to Midday 6 June 1944
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Gold was the central of the five D-Day landing beaches. British forces conducted the offensive against sectors Jig, King and part of Item so that the town of Arromanches sustained as little damage as possible, ready for the installation of Mulberry harbour B. Covert sampling of all D-Day beaches was... More
Gran Colombia 1819-30
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Gran Colombia 1819-30
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Simón Bolívar, a soldier and statesman known as “The Liberator”, led the revolutions against Spanish rule in the northern regions of South America. His military career began in 1810, when he fought in support of Venezuelan independence. However, his efforts failed, and he fled abroad in 1815, returning to Venezuela... More
Grand Duchy of Warsaw 1810
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Grand Duchy of Warsaw 1810
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After the third partition in 1795, Polish populations remained concentrated in the annexed territories and were keen to have their sovereignty restored. Many fought with Napoleon against Austria, Russia and Prussia, now a prominent German state, the partitioning powers. They believed that if they supported Napoleon they would (as a... More
Grange Railroads 1890
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Grange Railroads 1890
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The Granger movement was initiated by Oliver Hudson Kelley, an official of the Department of Agriculture, in 1867. Its founding body, the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange), was dedicated to modernizing farming practice. From its origins in the Midwest, the movement spread across the country, reaching a peak membership of... More
Grant’s First Vicksburg Campaign 3 November 1862–11 January 1863
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Grant’s First Vicksburg Campaign 3 November 1862–11 January 1863
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By 2 November 1862, Union forces controlled the Mississippi River and used the Mississippi tributaries to transport men and weapons, enabling them to win a series of victories in the west. . Despite repeated Union efforts, however, the stretch around Vicksburg remained firmly in Confederate hands. On 3 November, Ulysses... More
Grant’s Second Vicksburg Campaign 20 March–17 May 1863
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Grant’s Second Vicksburg Campaign 20 March–17 May 1863
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Vicksburg was described as the ‘Gibraltar of the Confederacy’; built on a heavily fortified bluff overlooking the Mississippi, its approaches comprised a complex maze of swamp and bayou which bemired one Union offensive after another. In spring 1863, Union Commander Grant ordered a passable route built down the western approaches... More
Great Awakening Map – The Great Awakening in the 18th Century
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Great Awakening Map – The Great Awakening in the 18th Century
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In the 1700s the English colonies encountered ‘revivalism’, part of a larger evangelical movement in Britain, known as the ‘Great Awakening’. The first revival was in 1734 in Northampton, Massachusetts, when a clergyman, Jonathan Edwards, disillusioned with the established church, rejected congregationalism, wanting his parishioners to be re-awakened and filled... More
Great Fire of London 1666
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Great Fire of London 1666
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Restoration London was built for a bonfire. Crowded, thatched wooden houses were crammed alongside tarpaper shanties. Many citizens stored gunpowder, and chandlers piled barrels of it along the waterfront. When fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane, heat, high winds, and a long drought quickly combined to create... More