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American Civil War – Year 1862 – Part 1

In 1862, the northerners achieved the greatest success in the western theater of operations. In February and April, the army of General US Grant,...

American Civil War – Year 1864

During the war there was a strategic turnaround. The campaign plan of 1864 was developed by Grant, who led the Union’s armed forces. The...

Prussia and the US Civil War

Prussia, while trying to unite the various German states under its command, did not participate in the American Civil War. However, there were volunteers...

France and the American Civil War

The second French Empire remained officially neutral during the American Civil War and did not recognize the Confederate States of America. The United States...

Hawaii and the US Civil War

Hawaii in the American Civil War officially adhered to the neutrality declared by King Kamehamea IV. Nevertheless, many Native Hawaiians and Hawaiian Americans (mostly...

The Great Schism of 1054 – East–West Schism

At the beginning of the XI century began the penetration of the Western European conquerors in the territory, which were previously under the control...

History of Medieval Travel and Geographical Discoveries

Medieval ideas of Europeans about Asia beyond the borders of the Byzantine Empire were based on separate reports, often overgrown with legends dating back...

History of the Saxons and Angles

Saxons The etymology of the word "Saxons" is not yet fully understood. Probably, the self-name of the Saxons was different, and the ancient authors, who...

The History of the Alemanni

Alemanni is an ancient Germanic alliance of tribes, which included Germanic tribes from the previously disintegrated unions of Svets and Marcomans, as well as...

The Legion of the Roman Kings – Early Roman Army

Originally, the Roman army was called the Legion , which consisted of a militia of about 3,000 infantry and 300 horsemen from wealthy citizens...

History of the Salian Franks

Origins and Name From the beginning of the seventh century, the name Francos Salios (or salii in Latin) is used in contrast to the Ripuarian...

History of The Early Arab Conquests

It began with the conquest of the Middle East. Byzantium lost the Levant, and the Sassanid state lost Mesopotamia. The confrontation with Byzantium resulted...

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