Introduction The May 15 Incident (五・一五事件, Goichigo Jiken) was an attempted coup d’état in the Empire of Japan, on 15 May 1932, launched by reactionary elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy, aided by cadets in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and civilian remnants of the ultra nationalist League of Blood (Ketsumei-dan). Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi… Read More
Introduction Willard Dwight Miller (05 June 1877 to 09 February 1959) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America’s highest military decoration – the Medal of Honour – for his actions in the Spanish-American War. Background Willard Miller was born in Maitland, Nova Scotia on 05 June 1877. He enlisted in the… Read More
Events 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. 1654 – The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War. 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. 1788 – The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the… Read More
Events 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. 1347 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos. 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on… Read More
Events 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II. 1301 – Edward of Caernarvon (later king Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales. 1313 – King Thihathu founds the Pinya Kingdom as the de jure successor… Read More
Introduction Afghan Independence Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 and relinquishment from protected state status. The treaty granted a complete neutral relation between Afghanistan and Britain. Afghanistan had become a British protectorate after the Treaty of Gandamak was signed (1879) in the… Read More
Introduction Afghan Liberation Day is celebrated each year on February 15 in Afghanistan. Refer to Afghan Independence Day and Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989). Background It marks the country’s liberation from the Soviet Union with the final departure on 15 February 1989 of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Soviet Army had been present in Afghanistan since the… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 