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- In 1801, while aboard the 74 gun HMS Ganges, commanded by his personal ... This was a huge victory for Brock for a number of reasons. First, ...28 KB (4,513 words) - 18:55, 7 March 2024
- (In his younger days, Sousa made an orchestration of HMS Pinafore and played the first violin on the American tour of Jacques Offenbach.) The music of ...14 KB (2,106 words) - 03:59, 2 May 2024
- place in December 1914, with a British victory over the Germans. During ... poor preparations and plans to decommission HMS Endurance, the Navy's ...25 KB (3,561 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
- He saw action aboard HMS Collingwood in the Battle of Jutland (May 31– June 1, 1916), which ended as a tactical victory for Germany but a strategic ...35 KB (5,207 words) - 21:42, 8 February 2024
- He was given command of the frigate HMS Andromeda in 1788, and was ... House of Commons, which yielded a great victory for the reformers. But although ...36 KB (5,444 words) - 21:27, 8 February 2024
- by daubing the letter "V" (for Victory) over German signs. A widespread ... The following morning, May 9, 1945, HMS Bulldog arrived in St Peter ...28 KB (4,315 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- a tactical raid, the attack was an overall victory, handily achieving some ... the British Force "Z" (battleship HMS “Prince of Wales,” 1939 ...45 KB (7,129 words) - 05:57, 11 March 2024
- this tactic often results in a quick victory, troop movements are relatively ... used to relay information by sea. Thus, the HMS Pickle brought Britain the ...33 KB (5,040 words) - 11:07, 6 March 2024
- points out, the victory depended as much if not more on the soldiers ... tried to escape to North America but HMS Bellerophon caught up to him ...52 KB (8,210 words) - 01:42, 26 September 2023
- seen the expected launch of the first boat, HMS Astute, moved to 2009. ... tried and failed to sink a British warship, HMS Eagle (flagship of the blockaders ...65 KB (10,100 words) - 13:44, 28 April 2023
- rowboat, slipping past the British warship HMS Somerset at anchor. Crossings ... infantry were then permitted to fire a victory volley, after which the ...65 KB (10,526 words) - 02:50, 26 September 2023
- successes at Louisbourg in June, but that victory had been preceded earlier ... In his final letter, dated HMS Sutherland, 8:30 p.m. September 12 ...33 KB (5,197 words) - 10:21, 22 September 2023
- in January 1991, resulting in a decisive victory for the coalition forces ... counteroffensive (Operation Undeniable Victory). In a bid to open the possibility ...62 KB (9,530 words) - 08:21, 8 January 2024
- and sometimes by-pass it altogether. The victory, though, of the Allies over ... One U-boat sank the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, while another ...70 KB (11,168 words) - 13:51, 20 May 2023
- intensified after the 1906 launch of the HMS Dreadnought, a revolutionary ... Most of the belligerents envisioned swift victory and glorious consequences ...72 KB (11,195 words) - 13:50, 20 May 2023
- Nova Scotia was removed following British victory over France in the Seven ... outside the harbor. Most dramatic was the victory of the Halifax-based British ...34 KB (5,199 words) - 16:57, 21 January 2024
- Japanese navy resulting from this allied victory raised questions about the ... Chief Toyoda Soemu prepared four "victory" plans: Shō-Go 1 ...48 KB (7,546 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- Declaration of Independence in 1776, and victory on the battlefield in 1781. ... were ruled directly by royal governors. Victory in the Seven Years' ...47 KB (6,905 words) - 06:45, 25 July 2023
- In addition, the British warship, the HMS Gloucester arrived in Galway ... conference following an anticipated German victory in the First World War. ...29 KB (4,554 words) - 17:17, 11 October 2020
- During 1945, he was assigned to the Indian Fleet and was serving on ... Labour won a landslide victory on July 26, 1945, bringing Clement ...29 KB (4,489 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- While the battle on land was a resounding victory for the French, ... Moreau led France to victory at Hohenlinden. As a result, the Treaty ...53 KB (8,268 words) - 01:21, 11 November 2022
- But two mistakes destroyed the fruits of the splendid victory. The proletariat stopped half-way: instead of setting about “expropriating the ...40 KB (6,079 words) - 07:58, 18 November 2022
- end of the Battle of Trafalgar, the Bermuda sloop HMS Pickle, one of the fastest vessels in the Royal Navy, raced back to England with news of the victory ...36 KB (5,347 words) - 11:05, 28 September 2023
- the west coast of North America aboard the HMS Resolution, mapping the coast ... on the American fur trade following his victory over the local Tlingit clan ...74 KB (11,051 words) - 04:34, 17 June 2023
- At the end of the war in Europe, on Victory in Europe Day, Elizabeth ... In the wake of coalition victory in the Gulf War, Elizabeth became ...84 KB (12,053 words) - 16:21, 13 February 2024
