5 Of The Bloodiest and Most Devastating Sieges We Tend To Forget
The rebel army of Yan fought against the Chinese Tang army in an attempt to take the Suiyang territory. The Suiyang city was under the…
The Battle of Trafalgar, One Of The Greatest Battles In Military History
Early on in the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon had grand plans to invade Great Britain. Conquering that region would leave him free to pursue other conquests…
Top 4 Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History
Surprise attacks and ambushes can turn the tide of war. More often than not, the side that has the larger base of industry or manpower…
At Last, This Civil War Veteran Will Receive a Proper Military Funeral
Jewett Williams was a soldier in the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. He died in 1922 in a mental institution in Oregon, was…
The Viking Sieges of Paris
Ragnar Lothbrok, the notorious Viking, is still a historical mystery veiled in myths, or even believed to be a collective personage for several different Viking…
There’s Lots of History to Experience When Visiting Gettysburg
Some of the soldiers who fought at Gettysburg spent time at Carlisle Barracks, which would later become the US Army War College founded by President…
Disease, Starvation, and the Brutal Russian Winter – Why Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia Did Not Succeed
In 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée (Great Army) invaded Russia. Though made up of about 680,000 soldiers, they lost. Historians have given many reasons as to…
4 Key Victories Of The Medieval World
The medieval world was scorched by endless warfare for dominance and lands. Going through the pages of history we could pick at least four battles…
The Victory of the Reconquista – The Spanish Annexation of the Emirate of Granada
After the Crusade of Las Navas de Tolosa, the Spanish Reconquista began to slowly but steadily remove the Arab presence from the Iberian Peninsula. Prelude…
The Battle of Berestechko That Began The Swеdish Deluge
The Battle of Berestechko would be a fight against a massive revolt. Although the victory would give a chance for King John Casimir to end…
The United States Navy’s First Submarine – Lost at Sea
The USS Alligator was the first known submarine of the United States Navy. But it wasn’t the first American submarine. That was the “Turtle,” a…
When The Turks Captured A Roman Emperor Throwing The Empire In Turmoil
In the middle of the 11th century, the Armenian lands suffered under the raids of the Seljuks. These fierce Turkish invaders conquered most of the…