Minié ball, 1855 Different types of Minié balls. The four on the right have the Tamisier grooves to improve their aerodynamic stability The Minié bullet is a type of muzzle-loading rifle bullet. This projectile differs from the spherical bullet in its ogive shape and the fact that it embeds itself
When the Russians cut off the access roads to West Berlin the Americans organized the largest airlift in history.With the blockade of Berlin the Cold War reached its hot spot The Berlin Blockade was the ultimate confrontation of the Cold War. It was over Berlin that the decisive showdown between th
April 21, 1774 (Saint-Pierre-dAlbigny) - May 30, 1829 (Paris) Portrait of Curial A volunteer in the Allobroges legion in 1792, Curial was captain in 1793, served in the Alps and the Pyrenees, then in the army of Italy and in Switzerland. Assistant to Alméras in Egypt, he was appointed battalion
The British officials of India took the demands of the Muslim League hand-in-hand and in AD 1909 they announced the Marley-Minto Reform Act. The unity of Indias national movement was derailed through this act. Marley-Minto Reform Act Marley-Minto Reform Act Through the Ghori government of India,