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The Battle of Fredericksburg (1862), in the midst of the Civil War, faced the troops of the Confederate general Robert Lee and General Ambrose E Burnside of the Union. The Union army suffered a severe defeat with more than 12,000 dead, wounded and prisoners. The Union offensive aimed to cross the
It is known that in kabuki , one of the classic forms of Japanese theatre, cannot be performed by women, and the female roles are played by transvestite men who often turn out to be more feminine than the very ladies they are trying to imitate. They are the onnagata , ambiguous and provocative figur
From April 5, 1453, Constantinople, the queen of cities, began to be encircled by Turkish verses. With thousands of soldiers and dozens of cannons, Mohammed II began the so-called siege. Despite his efforts, the City held on. Nor did his proposals to Constantine IA Paleologos regarding the surrend
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