Wars

Matthias Corvinus expanded the Kingdom of Hungary

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Encased in mail and armor, the soldiers of the kingdom of Hungary’s Black Army stood rigidly at attention on a warm summer day in late August 1487 at Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria. Their capture of the town came at the end of a long conflict between archrivals King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and…

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Ottoman Wars 16 Min Read

Iran-Iraq War II

If anything, the world looked upon the Iran-Iraq War with some relief. Iraq’s close ally, the Soviet Union, was distressed with Iraqi expansionist moves but happy to see the spread of Iran’s Muslim fundamentalism checked. The West, including the United States, felt that the war aided in both the containment…

Warriors Wars 6 Min Read

Frankish Civil Wars (670-719)

Carolingians seize power from Merovingians. By the late seventh century, the Frankish Merovingians were in decline. Real power had passed to three mayors of the palace (in Neustria, Austrasia, and Burgundy), who had been able to acquire large territories for themselves. Civil war resulted as competing aristocratic clans, each claiming…

British Wars 12 Min Read

Maratha Wars (1775-1818)

The East India Company’s army was commanded by Major General Arthur Wellesley, a skilled tactician who had previously defeated the Tipu of Mysore and stole his mechanical tiger (I’m not making this shit up). On the 23rd of September, 1803 the forces of the East India Company met the Maratha…

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Toyota Wars

In Africa, border clashes frequently interacted with rebellions. Libya intervened in Chad in the 1980s, both in order to pursue a territorial claim to a northern strip of the country and in order to support protĂ©gĂ©s seeking to control the entire country. Overt Libyan intervention in 1983 with about 6,000…

Wars 19 Min Read

Vietnam-a Legacy

Operation Starlite was heralded as a success throughout America’s military establishment and among America’s allies. The death of fifty-four Americans seemed a reasonable price for killing six hundred-some of the enemy. The operation showed that the wily and evil Viet Cong could be beaten with American fire power and mobility.…

Battle Ottoman Wars 11 Min Read

Bohemian-Hungarian War (1468-1478)

Pál Kinizsi (1432-1494) was a Hungarian general, legendary commoner commander in the army of king Matthias Corvinus. He was comes of Temes (comes Temesiensis) since 1484 and Captain General of the Lower Parts of the Kingdom of Hungary (generalis capitaneus inferiorum partium regni). He is famous for his participation with…

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Uniforms of Italian Wars (1494-1559)

A series of sharp but also intermittent conflicts broke out over control of Italy at…

Army Group North’s Years of Hope and Frustration I

1941: Race to Moscow, German Army Group North, the leadership. The German Push to Leningrad…

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

Chaotic and inconclusive war between the United States and Great Britain that nevertheless provided a…

War Junks

There are many types of sea-going Chinese Junks. They usually have a high stern and…