Napoleon Bonaparte took part in seven major coalition conflicts during the era known as the Napoleonic Wars, which lasted from 1803 to 1815. These wars pitted France against shifting alliances of European powers determined to curb his influence. When counting individual engagements instead of entire wars, historians generally estimate that Napoleon personally commanded around sixty…
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On This Day in History, 1836: The Battle of the Alamo Begins
Battle of the Alamo In 1835, Texas, which was then under the control of the Mexican Republic, rebelled against its overlords. Though there was a fierce debate among Texians as to whether they wanted to declare independence or simply force a return to the freer Mexican constitution of 1824, eventually the rebels did declare…
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The Jewish Pornification, Eroticization, and Moral Corruption of Germany and America Since 1919
The Jewish Pornification, Eroticization, and Moral Corruption of Germany and America Since 1919 It is within the realm of the historical data to assert that Nazi Germany became a sort of defense mechanism—a counter-response to Jewish revolutionary activities perceived to be dangerous for Germany and much of Eastern Europe. Several Jewish scholars and historians…
On This Day in History 1861: General Robert E. Lee is named General-in-Chief of Confederate Forces
Born to Revolutionary War hero Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee in Stratford Hall, Virginia, Robert Edward Lee seemed destined for military greatness. Despite financial hardship that caused his father to depart to the West Indies, young Robert secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated second in the class of 1829. Two years later,…
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Know Your Real Civil War History: ‘Bloody Bill’ Anderson
The Gifted Psychopath: Civil War’s “Bloody Bill” Anderson William T. “Bloody Bill” Anderson was quite the gifted psychopath. The deadliest Confederate guerilla leader of the American Civil War, Anderson led his ruthless mob of cutthroats on a reign of terror along the rugged Kansas–Missouri border and killed hundreds along the way. The path Bloody Bill…
On This Day in Military History 1992: Operation Restore Hope Begins in Somalia
1992-12-09 US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794, passed on December 3. A civil war in Somalia had raged since the late 1980s when dictator Siad Barre began to face significant resistance to…
On This Day in History: 1963 – JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
60 Facts About the JFK Assassination 1. On Nov. 11, 1963, President Kennedy laid a Veterans Day wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. 2. He would be buried at the cemetery exactly two weeks later. 3. Jacqueline Kennedy rarely traveled with her husband on political trips but decided to fly with…