Tag: army
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The Art of War; This Day in History The Egyptians were defeated in the Battle of the Pyramids
22 Artists Embedded With Napoleon’s French Campaign In Egypt And Syria – Part I Napoleon’s Army of Egypt used a new military tactic, the massive divisional square, to defeat the Egyptian forces of Murād Bey this day in 1798 at the Battle of the Pyramids during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign. Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, The Art of War, Leander Russ’ The Turks Storm the Lion’s Bastion, with Footnotes
The Battle of Kahlenberg on September 12, 1683 ended the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna . A German – Polish relief army under the leadership of the Polish King John III. Sobieski defeated the Ottoman army . The defeat marked the beginning of the end of Turkish hegemonic politics . On the Christian side, the combined…
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01 Work, The art of War, Assyrian Army Besieges a City, with Footnotes
The Assyrian empire has been described as the “first military power in history”. Mesopotamia was the site of some of the earliest recorded battles in history. In fact, the first recorded battle was between the forces of Lagash and Umma c. 2450 BC. Like many Mesopotamian records, it contains elements of fiction. The ruler of…
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22 Artists Embedded With Napoleon’s French Campaign In Egypt And Syria – Part I
Rumors became rife as 40,000 soldiers and 10,000 sailors were gathered in French Mediterranean ports. A large fleet was assembled at Toulon: 13 ships of the line, 14 frigates, and 400 transports. To avoid interception by the British fleet under Nelson, the expedition’s target was kept secret. It was known only to Bonaparte himself, his…
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