There are headlines in the newspapers:for the tenth anniversary of Lindberghs feat, France is organizing a New York - Paris air race, which must mark in the annals of aviation. Unexpected news, a little strange even, but which arouses enthusiasm. An enthusiasm mixed with concern. Most of the major n
February 21, 1770 (Phalsbourg) - November 27, 1838 (Paris) Mouton, Georges, Count of Lobau Elected lieutenant by the volunteers of Meurthe, captain in November 1792, aide-de-camp to General Meynier a year later, Mouton left the Army of the Rhine in 1795 for Italy and served there on Jouberts st
Cavalry was considered, not unjustly, an obsolete weapon during the Second World War. However, many of the belligerent countries developed cavalry formations and successfully so. When World War II broke out, the Italian Army raised six cavalry regiments, including the 3rd Dragoons in Savoy, which wa
On May 10, 1796 (21 Floréal, Year IV), the battle of the Lodi bridge pitted General Bonapartes army in Italy against the coalition armies commanded by General Sebottendorf, for the capture of the Lodi bridge over the Adda. It victoriously concludes the second part of the Italian campaign. Campaign b