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Battle of Vienna
The Battle of Vienna (as distinct from the Siege of Vienna in 1529) took place on September 11 and September 12 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by Turks for two month... |
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William of Orange Invades England
William of Orange was leader of the Dutch, then in the early stages of a war with the French: the War of the Grand Alliance. Jumping at the chance to add England to his... |
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Kutuzov, Prince of Smolensk
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, was a Russian prince and field marshal who commanded the Russian army during major engagements with Napoleon between 1805 and 1812, includi... |
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Horatio Nelson, Admiral
200 years after his death, Horatio Nelson is still Britain's most popular hero. Nelson's great victories at the Nile (1 August 1798) and Copenhagen (2 April 1801) made h... |
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Robert Fulton, 1st Practical Submarine
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat. He also designed a new type of ste... |
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Commissioned an ensign in the British Army, he would rise to prominence in the Napoleonic Wars, eventually reaching the rank of field marshal. Wellington commanded the Al... |
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The American Revolutionary War
The British defeated the French and their Indian allies in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The result was British control over much of North America. But the war h... |
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Carl von Clausewitz, Military Historian
Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier, military historian and military theorist. He is most famous for his military treatise Vom Kriege, translated... |
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Simon Bolivar, El Liberator
Simon Bolivar was one of South America's greatest generals. His victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.... |
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Storming of the Bastille, 14th of July
The Storming of the Bastille in Paris occurred on 14 July 1789. While the medieval fortress and prison known as the Bastille contained only seven prisoners, its fall was... |
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution was one of the most influential and significant events in world history; it continues to fascinate people two centuries after the people of France r... |
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Napoleonic Wars
The major powers of Europe - Austria, Britain, Russia and Prussia - feared the rise of France's revolutionaries because of the effect they could have upon their own popul... |
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Jan van Speyk, Dutch Hero
Jan Carolus Josephus van Speijk, also written Van Speyk, was a Dutch naval lieutenant who became a hero to the Dutch people for his efforts in suppressing the Belgian Rev... |
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The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. It was the most significant naval battl... |
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Robert E. Lee, General Confederate Army
Robert Edward Lee was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history. Lee was the son of Major General Henry... |
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