The Battle of Vicksburg took place from May 18 to July 4, 1863, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Union army, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, besieged the Confederate army, commanded by General John C. Pemberton. The battle resulted in a Union victory, which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
Prataparudra (1289–1323 AD) who was known as Rudradeva-II was the last king of the Kakatiya dynasty. His capital was Warangal. Possibly the descendants of the Kakatiya dynasty are known today as the Reddy caste. He was the grandson of Queen Rudramadevi of Kakatiya dynasty who is counted among the gr
What was killing in the south of France in the 18th century? In the 18th century, a mysterious creature was a terror in the small province of Gévaudan in the south of France. Cryptosoolologists who study animals in legends and myths classify them as cryptids - hypothetical creatures. But what coul
When the envoy of King Charles II of England saw Polish hussars for the first time, he was amazed. He wrote in the diary:This army is the finest thing that has been seen. And it was not an isolated opinion. Does this mean that there was no way to deal with the hussars? As it turns out, a few would b
The May 3rd Constitution was born in an atmosphere of political disputes, and its adoption turned out to be a difficult nut to crack. How did the first constitution in Europe come about, and why are its opponents today a symbol of national treason? Hello, May dawn, shine our Polish land, we will