Although dogs are considered mans best friends, one cat, Simon, has proved himself worthy of them. The British Navy still honors the heroic cat, decades after his death. Simon was the mascot of the British frigate HMS Amethyst, which during the final phase of the Chinese Civil War, was trapped by
November 6, 1769 (Zeiskam) - June 10, 1842 (Château de Filain, Haute-Saône) Marulaz, Baron Jacob-François Marola, dit Child of troops in the Esterhazy hussars, Marulaz is from the region of Speyer, in the Palatinate. When war was declared in April 1792, after fourteen years in the army, he was
General de Gaulle was put on the ballot in the 1965 elections:he had to face the candidate François Mitterrand in the second round of the presidential election. Its prestige is affected, while the opposition regains some credibility. The Gaullist party, renamed Union of Democrats for the Vth Républi
The army of Africa, now less than 65 kilometers from the Madrid park, the Casa de Campo, was commanded by General Enrique Varela, a soldier with a legendary past. Son of a sergeant major, he joined the army as simple bugler and his bravery had earned him the highest distinctions. He had advanced his