Introduction The second USS Somers was a brig in the United States Navy during the administration of President John Tyler. It became infamous for being the only US Navy ship to undergo a mutiny which led to executions. Somers was launched at the New York Navy Yard on 16 April 1842 and commissioned on 12… Read More
Introduction The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, or Cromwellian war in Ireland, (15 August 1649 to 27 April 1653) was the re-conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Cromwell invaded Ireland with the New Model Army on behalf of England’s Rump Parliament… Read More
Introduction The Irish Confederate Wars, also called the Eleven Years’ War (Irish: Cogadh na hAon-déag mBliana), took place in Ireland between October 1641 and April 1653. It was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in the kingdoms of Ireland, England and Scotland – all ruled by… Read More
Introduction The Emu War, also known as the Great Emu War, was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the later part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus said to be destroying crops in the Campion district within the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. The unsuccessful attempts to… Read More
Introduction Soldier settlement was the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under soldier settlement schemes administered by state governments after World War I and World War II. The post-World War II settlements were co-ordinated by the Commonwealth Soldier Settlement Commission. Refer to Emu War (1932). World War I Such settlement… Read More
Introduction A drumhead court martial is a military court martial held in the field to render summary justice for offenses committed in action. The term is said to originate from drums used as improvised tables and drumheads as writing surfaces at fast-track military trials and executions. Origins The earliest recorded usage is in an English… Read More
Introduction The Enemy Airmen’s Act was a law passed by Imperial Japan on 13 August 1942 which stated that Allied airmen participating in bombing raids against Japanese-held territory would be treated as “violators of the law of war” and subject to trial and punishment if captured by Japanese forces. This law contributed to the deaths… Read More
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