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What was the Battle of Gazipur (1971)?

Introduction The Battle of Gazipur (Bengali: গাজীপুরের যুদ্ধ) was a military engagement on 04 and 05 December 1971, during the Bangladesh liberation war. It took place at the Gazipur Tea Estate near Kulaura, in the Sylhet District of what was then East Pakistan. The advancing Mitro Bahini (comprising Mukti Bahini and Indian Army) attacked the… Read More

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What was the Battle of Sylhet (1971)?

Introduction The Battle of Sylhet (Bengali: সিলেটের যুদ্ধ Silet-er Juddho) was a major battle fought between the advancing Mitro Bahini and the Pakistani defences at Sylhet during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The Battle The battle took place 07 December and 15 December and was the Indian Army’s first heliborne operation. It was a succession of… Read More

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What was Operation Frankton (1942)?

Introduction Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships in the Nazi German occupied French port of Bordeaux in southwest France during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of Royal Marines known as the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (RMBPD), part of Combined Operations inserted by HMS Tuna… Read More

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What was the Upper Canada Rebellion (1837)?

Introduction The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. While public grievances had existed for years, it was the rebellion in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec), which started the previous month, that emboldened rebels in Upper Canada to revolt. The Upper… Read More

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What was the Patriot War (1837-1838)?

Introduction The Patriot War was a conflict along the Canada-United States border where bands of raiders attacked the British colony of Upper Canada more than a dozen times between December 1837 and December 1838. This so-called war was not a conflict between nations; it was a war of ideas fought by like-minded people against British… Read More

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What was the Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern (1837)?

Introduction The Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern was an incident in the Upper Canada Rebellion. The abortive revolutionary insurrection inspired by William Lyon Mackenzie was crushed by British authorities and Canadian volunteer units near a tavern on Yonge Street, Toronto. The site of Montgomery’s Tavern was designated a National Historic Site in 1925. Background In 1835,… Read More