Several harsh and steep mountain ranges - the sierras - almost parallel, culminating at 2,500 meters, rise as a barrier between the north and the south of the peninsula; they separate Old Castile from New. At their feet lie bare, windswept highlands carved out with narrow valleys. To go from Aranda
The Battle of the Pyramids takes place on 3 Thermidor Year VI (July 21, 1798) between the French Army of the East commanded by Bonaparte and the Mamluk forces commanded by Mourad Bey, during the Egyptian Campaign. In July 1798, Bonaparte marched from Alexandria where he landed on July 1 in Cairo to
The Battle of Wagram (July 5-6, 1809) was decisive for the outcome of the War of the Fifth Coalition. It took place in the Marchfeld plains, on the north bank of the Danube, the main combat zone being located around the village of Deutsch-Wagram, 10 km northeast of Vienna. The two days of struggle s
The Battle of Vitoria was fought on June 21, 1813, between French troops escorting Joseph Bonaparte in his flight and a conglomeration of British, Spanish and Portuguese troops under the command of Arthur Wellesley, future Duke of Wellington. The victory of the allies sanctioned the definitive retre
The Battle of Talavera, or Talavera de la Reina, is a bloody battle of Napoleons campaign in Spain, which took place on July 27 and 28, 1809 in Talavera de la Reina, in the province of Toledo. Campaign before the battle After chasing Marshal Soults French army from Portugal, General Arthur Wellesle
The Battle of Rivoli took place on January 14 and 15, 1797 in surroundings of Rivoli Veronese in northern Italy, between the French army and the Austrian army. It is part of the series of battles fought during the siege of Mantua, led by the army of Italy of the French general Bonaparte and the Aust
The Battle of Montebello took place on June 9, 1800 (20 prairial year VIII) near Montebello in Lombardy. It pitted the vanguard of the French army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Lannes, against Austrian troops, led by Deputy Field Marshal Ott. Context At the end of May 1800, General Melas, who co
The Battle of Mondovi took place on April 21, 1796 between the French army of Bonaparte and what remained of the troops of the Kingdom of Sardinia, already defeated in the previous battles of Montenotte, Millesimo and Dego under the orders of General Colli. Battlefield information The amphitheater-
The Battle of Marengo took place on 25 Prairial Year VIII (June 14, 1800), near the small village of Marengo (70 km north of Genoa) in Piedmont (northern Italy). It opposed the armies of Bonaparte to the Austrian armies. “I thought I was attacking the enemy, it was he who warned me, come back in th
The Battle of the Berezina took place from November 26 to 29, 1812 near of the Berezina River (in present-day Belarus), between the French army of Napoleon I and the Russian armies of Kutusov, Wittgenstein and Tchitchagov, after the failure of the Russian Campaign Five months after crossing the Nie
The Battle of Eylau (Bagrationovsk, formerly Preußisch Eylau) took place on February 8, 1807. Prelude The Prussians having been crushed at Jena and Auerstaedt, Bennigsen, whom the Tsar had sent with 60,000 men to support them, found himself forced to temporize while waiting for Russian reinforceme
Spain in Essling The Battle of Essling, sometimes called the Battle of Aspern-Essling or the Battle of Aspern, was a battle between French and Austrian troops, in the suburbs of Vienna, from May 20 to 22, 1809. Ells ended in the death of 45,000 soldiers from both armies, and in particular, on the
OCTOBER 14, 1805... On this date, the march of the French army almost resulted in the encirclement of the Austrians commanded by General Mack and whose main mass was established in Ulm. Napoleon did not come, at the beginning, to direct the operations himself and his lieutenant, Murat, made an e
The Battle of Burgos, also called the Battle of Gamonal, took place on November 10, 1808 during the Spanish Civil War, and opposed the French army of Marshals Soult and Bessières to the Spanish forces of General Conde de Belveder. It takes place as part of Napoleons campaign in Spain, which ends wit
The battle of Bailén also written in French battle of Baylen is the culmination of the uprising of Andalusia against the French invader. It was a decisive victory for the Spaniards, and the first major failure of the Napoleonic armies. The context In May 1808 in Bayonne, Napoleon deposed King Charl
The Battle of Ulm is an important victory won by the Grande Armée of Napoleon I over an Austrian army commanded by General Karl Mack, between 23 and 28 Vendémiaire Year XIV (15 and 20 October 1805). It was won mainly by skillful maneuvers by the Emperor, who pushed his opponent to lock himself in Ul
General information Date October 14, 1806Place Between Weimar and LeipzigOutcome French victoryBelligerent partiesFrench PrussiansCommandersNapoleon Frédéric Louis de Hohenlohe-IngelfingenForces present46,000 soldiers54,000 in battle173 guns 55,000 soldiers120 guns Losses6,000 dead 25,000 dead o
The Battle of Aboukir , also known as the Battle of the Nile was an important naval defeat of the French Revolutionary Wars, defeat suffered by France against Great Britain on August 1 and 2, 1798 at Aboukir. The fleet commanded by François Paul de Brueys dAigalliers was almost completely destroyed
The kilij (Turkish:kiliç:“sword”) is a one-handed sword, slightly curved and sharp on one side, of Turkish origin. It was used by the armies of Köktürks, the Uyghur Khanate, Timurids, the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo and the Ottoman Empire. This saber measured 77 cm in length. The scabbard is in leath
A pot spoon is a spoon intended for use in pots; it is practically a synonym of ladle.Because of the resemblance of the two objects, we also nicknamed a spoon a pot a boarding saber used by the French navy under the first Empire (the model 1811 saber), equipped with a spoon-shaped shell intended to
Anglo-Egyptian Condominium , the joint British and Egyptian government that ruled eastern Sudan from 1899 to 1955. It was established by the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Agreements of January 19 and July 10, 1899 and lasted, with some later amendments, until the formation of sovereign , indepen
Goumier is a term used for Moroccan soldiers, who served in auxiliary units attached to the French army, between 1908 and 1956. The term has also occasionally been used to indicate native soldiers in the French army of Sudan French and Upper Volta during the colonial era. The word comes from the M
Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in AD 4. He was born in a Jewish family in Nazareth. Princeps Augustus Octavian Caesar, the successor of Julius Caesar before his birth Great Roman Empire had established. Nazareth, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, was located in this vast Roman Empire. Chri
The SAS (short for Special Air Service) is a special forces unit of the British Armed Forces, established in 1941 by Lieutenant David Stirling with British volunteers. This unit became known during World War II for raids behind German lines in North Africa. Disbanded after the war, the unit was rec