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What was the Cherry Valley Massacre (1778)?

Introduction The Cherry Valley massacre was an attack by British and Iroquois forces on a fort and the village of Cherry Valley in central New York on 11 November 1778, during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It has been described as one of the most horrific frontier massacres of the war. A mixed force of… Read More

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What was the Battle of Khotyn (1673)?

Introduction The Battle of Khotyn or Battle of Chocim or Hotin War was a battle held on 11 November 1673, where Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under hetman John Sobieski defeated Ottoman Empire forces under Hussain Pasha. Part of the Polish-Ottoman War (1672-1676). It reversed the fortunes of the previous year, when Commonwealth weakness led to the… Read More

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What was the Battle of France (1940)?

Introduction The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 03 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive. By mid-October,… Read More

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What is the Glade of the Armistice?

Introduction The Glade of the Armistice (French: Clairière de l’Armistice) is a French national and war memorial in the Forest of Compiègne in Picardy, France, near the city of Compiègne and approximately 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Paris. It was built at the location where the Germans signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918… Read More

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What was the Armistice of 22 June 1940?

Introduction The Armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed at 18:36 near Compiègne, France, by officials of Nazi Germany and the Third French Republic. It did not come into effect until after midnight on 25 June. Signatories for Germany included Wilhelm Keitel, a senior military officer, the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht (the German armed forces),… Read More