The work of the surveyors was not confined to the calculation and staking out of the roads. Thanks to the huge amounts of data they were able to collect (distances between cities, obstacles, bridges, etc.), they provided the basis for the work of the people responsible for drawing up the maps. The
On November 30, the English launched a regular attack, with artillery support, against the green (commando No. 6 in brigade reserve), and against the bald (Royal West Kent). The “Buffs” (a nickname for the regiment) had been ordered to hold on all around the position and then exploit their advantage
t (Born around 860 - La Fère, 898.) Count of Paris, then King of France. Eldest son of Robert the Strong, too young to succeed him when the latter was killed at Brissarthe in 866, Eudes had to wait until 886 to take possession of his territories.Count of Paris, he also possesses most of the regions
On July 27, 1697, Eugene of Savoy was in front of the fortress of Petrovaradin on the north bank of the Danube. Some 30,000 Austrian, Saxon and Prussian soldiers were lined up outside the fort waiting to be inspected by their new commander on the Turkish front. As soon as Eugene arrived, 30,000 mout