2. Light Infantry: Light infantry were more lightly armed and equipped than line infantry, and were often used for skirmishing and scouting. They were often armed with rifles and were skilled in shooting at long range.
3. Grenadiers: Grenadiers were the elite infantry of the Napoleonic armies, and were typically armed with muskets and grenades. They were used for assaults on enemy positions and for defending important points.
The discovery in 1879 by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola of the paintings in the Altamira Cave , two kilometers from the town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, is the most important moment in modern archaeological research and at the time involved a total revision of the perception of the life and cust
Sixth month of the Roman calendar dedicated to the hunting goddess, Diana . His obvious ordinal name endured until, as had happened with his predecessor Gaius Julius Caesar, a Senate decree ruled to change the name of the month to the unquestionable Princeps of the Republic, savior of the state and
Among the Sun Kings four First Valets de Chambre, Alexandre Bontemps remained in the history of France for having been the most famous, the most courteous, the most loved by the king, but the most feared of ministers. Saint Simon, who was not tender, had these words:a rare man of his kind, a man of
Entry taken from the book From Covadonga to Tamarón. On many occasions and by many authors it has been considered that the county of Castile obtained its independence from the kingdom of León under the mandate of Count Fernán González, who held the position between the years 932 and 970 and who is