Kandy , important independent monarchy in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) at the end of the 15th and last century Sinhala Kingdom is to be subdued by a colonial power. Kandy survived the attacks of Ceylons first two colonizers - the Portuguese and the Dutch - and succumbed finally the third and l
After the decision of the Tsar Paul of Russia to annex Georgia, in 1800, his successor Alexander I followed this expansionist policy in the Caucasus. His goal was to overthrow the various Muslim states in the region that were supported by Persia. One of these states was the Khanate of Ganja. The
The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) is the most decorated regiment of the Foreign Legion. It was created in 1920 and is heir to the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (RMLE). Type infantry regimentRole infantryStrength 600He has been stationed in the Commandant Forget district, in Kour
The Battle of Slankamen was fought in 1691 near the village of the same name in Serbia (Vojvodina region) between the Turkish army of Grand Vizier Kioprulu Fazil Mustafa Pasha and a mixed force of Imperials and Serbs under the famous general Louis of Baden, known as the Louis of the Turks. After