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Heinz Guderian Heinz Guderian
Heinz Guderian General Heinz Guderian (1888-1953) is responsible for developing the concept of blitzkrieg, or fast-moving mechanized warfare, which propelled the German army to early victories in World War II. Apassionate military leader and strategist, Heinz Wilhelm Guderian revolutionized... Read more
Victory of Samothrace Victory of Samothrace
Victory of Samothrace. Celebrated larger-than-life Greek marble statue (Louvre, Paris) representing winged Victory (Nike) alighting on the bows of a galley. The figure, discovered on the Greek island of Samothrace in 1863, is lithely outstretched and draped with magnificent swirls. It was erected... Read more
Battle of Ludford Bridge Battle of Ludford Bridge
Ludford Bridge, battle of, 1459. After Salisbury's victory at Blore Heath, he marched to Ludlow to join his allies Warwick and York. They were confronted by a large Lancastrian force led by Henry VI himself. After a skirmish on 12 October near the bridge over the Teme, the Yorkist leaders fled,... Read more
Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji Treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji
KUCHUK KAINARJI, TREATY OF The first war between Russia and Turkey during the reign of Catherine the Great began in 1768. After the Russians won a series of victories and advanced beyond the Danube River deep into Ottoman territory in the Balkans, Field Marshal Peter Rumyantsev and Turkish... Read more
Victory Victory
Victory. Although it can denote simply success in a single engagement or operation, victory is one of the most basic yet elusive concepts in military thought when applied to war. American experience reaffirms Carl von Clausewitz's argument in On War (1832) that victory in the broader sense results... Read more
Battle of North Foreland Battle of North Foreland
North Foreland, battle of, 1666. A major engagement in the second Anglo-Dutch War, sometimes known as the St James's Day fight, was fought on 4 and 5 August in the Thames estuary and off the Suffolk coast. This was a continuation of the battle of the Downs after each side had repaired and... Read more
Marengo Marengo
Marengo a decisive French victory of Napoleon's campaign in Italy in 1800, close to the village of Marengo, near Turin. After military reverses had all but destroyed French power in Italy, Napoleon crossed the Alps to defeat and capture an Austrian army, a victory which led to Italy coming under... Read more
Otterburn Otterburn
Otterburn village, Northumberland, N England. It was the scene of a victory (1388) of the Scots over the English. The engagement, in which Sir Henry Percy was taken captive, is the subject of the English ballad "Chevy Chase" and the Scots ballad "Otterburn."... Read more
Camillus Camillus
Camillus (Marcus Furius Camillus) , d. 365? BC, Roman hero. He was a patrician who, the Roman historians say, was elected dictator five times (396, 390, 386, 368, 367 BC) and on each occasion won a signal victory. He captured Veii, saved Rome from the Gauls, defeated the Aequi and Volscians, took... Read more

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