Alfred, sometimes written Ælfred (born between 846 and 849 and died on October 26, 899), was king of Wessex from 871 until his death, and king of all the Anglo-Saxons from 878, without ever controlling all of English territory . Fourth son of King Æthelwulf and most likely the latters first wife, Os
Despite Israels decisive victory in the Six Day War, Egypt continued hostilities, refusing to sit down at the negotiating table. Gradually, the Egyptian armed forces were significantly strengthened by the Soviet Union. The Egyptians, on March 8, 1969, began what became known as the War of Attriti
The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was one of the oldest European institutions when the Seven Years War broke out in 1756. The forces of the Empire comprised of the military units of the small German states and states in this case sided with of Austria and against Frederick the Greats Prussi
Artillery in that period was in all, except the Austrian, armies the poor relative of the proud weapons of infantry and cavalry. In this were mainly the scions of bourgeois families, leaving the nobles to staff the other arms. Even the inclusion of men in the artillery was problematic, since those w