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Ireland’s Wars: Action At Tell’Asur
The Ottoman defensive line that had caused such a prolonged period of stalemate in the Holy Land had been breached, and Jerusalem had fallen. But the Ottomans, despite this setback and the losses elsewhere, were not knocked out of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 1918, allenby, British, history, holy land, ireland, ottomans, palestine, tell'asur, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Into The Holy Land
We must now turn back to the fate of the other named Irish Division, the 10th, that up to this point in the war had not had the same opportunities as the 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) to garner fame … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 1917, allenby, beersheba, britain, eef, gaza, hareira, history, holy land, ireland, jerusalem, middle east, ottomans, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: The Gallipoli Landings
In the run-up to the First World War, both the Entente and the Central Powers vied for the support of the Ottoman Empire, the massive political structure that nominally dominated Turkey and the Middle-East. In reality, the Ottoman’s had been … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1915, dardanelles, gallipoli, germany, history, ireland, ottomans, royal dublin fusiliers, royal inniskilling fusiliers, royal munster fusiliers, russia, suvla bay, turkey, v beach, war, x beach
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Vienna
The Ottomans and the Austrians tore much of Europe apart for three centuries. Today’s entry can be considered the apex of that conflict. Name: The Battle Of Vienna (which followed the Siege of Vienna) also known as the Battle of Kahlenburg … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 1683, austria, bagels, biggest, burgs, cannon, cavarly charge, christianity, crossaints, decisive battles, history, holy leage, janissarys, john III sobieski, kahlenburg, largest in history, legends, muslims, mustapha pasha, ottomans, poland, romanian, rome, scutum, siege, starhemburg, straw, tartars, tunnels, vienna, walls, war, winged hussars
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Constantinople
When making my initial list of decisive battles, I shied away from final battles, those clashes that ended a war. Those battles like Appomatox, Berlin, Yorktown, between a nearly beaten force and a rampant one. I find that those clashes … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, Religion, War
Tagged 1453, boom, byzantine empire, cannon, constantine xi, constantinople, decisive battles, eclipse, end, end of empire, eruption, fall, fire ships, genoa, golden horn, greased logs, gunpowder, history, last charge, lights in the sky, mehmed, middle ages, nasa, ottomans, religion, roman empire, siege, theodosian, undermine, walls, war
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Lepanto
My first naval entry and its a big’un. Name: The Battle of Lepanto The War: Part of the interminable Ottoman-Habsburg Wars and the Ottoman-Venetian Wars When: 7 October 1571 Where: The Gulf of Patras in the Ionian Sea, off Greece. Lepanto … Continue reading
Posted in History, Middle East, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, Religion, War
Tagged 1571, battle, christians, cyprus, decisive battles, don juan de austria, galeasses, gulf of patras, history, holy league, islam, lepanto, muslims, naupactus, oar ships, ottomans, our lady of victory, papal states, pasha ali, pius v, religion, venice, war
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Decisive Battles: Addendum Returns
I’m dumping the Battle of Madrid (1936). I included it as the first example of wide scale strategic bombing of civilian targets, and its associated failures. However, having covered the Battle of Britain today, I realise it’s a far better example of … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 1453, constantinople, decisive battles, madrid, ottomans
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