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How General James Wolfe Died: Was it From a British Deserter?

A British deserter fighting with the Canadians on the Plains of Abraham asserted that he fired the shot that killed Maj. Gen. James Wolfe.

6 October 2020

Carl Gnam

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Uniform: Knight Templar 1240

25 September 2020

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Last Chance for Victory at Gujrat

In the wake of two costly defeats against the Sikhs at the outset of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, Sir Hugh Gough’s heavily reinforced army sought to crush the Sikh army at Gujrat in February 1849.

23 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Prussian Blunder at Hochkirch

After failing to draw the Austrian Army in Saxony into battle in October 1758, a blunder at Hochkirch by Prussian King Frederick II left his army vulnerable to attack.

18 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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The Great Viking Siege of Paris

A mighty Viking fleet sailed up the Seine River and laid siege to Paris in 885. The Franks desperately needed good leadership, and two heroic men filled the void.

15 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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The Essential Role of Navy PBR Boats in the Vietnam War

The U.S. Navy’s river patrol boats played a crucial role in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.

9 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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How Winston Churchill Prolonged the Defense of Antwerp in World War I

Antwerp proved no match for the German Army’s Krupp guns in the autumn of 1914 despite the best efforts of Winston Churchill to bolster the city’s defenses.

9 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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First Battle of the Naktong Bulge

During the Korean War, understrength U.S. Army forces slugged it out with the North Korean 4th Division in the Naktong Bulge in August 1950. The North Koreans punched through the American front line, putting U.S. forces in a precarious position.

28 August 2020

Carl Gnam

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Fetterman Massacre on the Bozeman Trail

The Sioux and their allies lured Captain William Fetterman’s patrol at Fort Phil Kearny into a deadly trap in the winter of 1866 in retaliation for trespassing on treaty lands.

26 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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Canadian Valor at the Battle of Amiens

The Canadian Corps played a crucial role in the successful assault on German positions near Amiens on August 8, 1918. Ludendorff called Amiens “the black day of the German Army.”

19 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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Weapons: A-6 Intruder

The Navy and Marine Corps used the A-6 Intruder for a wide array of strike missions during the Vietnam War.

29 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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King Richard’s Chateau Gaillard

Crusader King Richard I built Chateau Gaillard in the late 12th century as a base from which to wage war against the French. But his brother John was unable to hold it after Richard’s untimely death.

22 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Siege of Lucknow: Sowing the Devil’s Wind

The defense of the British Residency in Lucknow by a meager force of soldiers and civilians during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 proved a harrowing ordeal.

12 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Quatre Bras: First Blood at Waterloo

At Quatre Bras on June 16, 1815, Marshal Ney held the fate of France in his hands. Lord Wellington did everything possible to thwart him from his objective.

9 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Miracle Victory at the Battle of Minden

An Anglo-German army sought to drive the French from Hanover in 1759 during the Seven Years’ War. An unorthodox attack unfolded that defied the tactics of the time.

8 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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