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What was the Second Battle of Panipat (1556)?

Introduction The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 05 November 1556, between the Hindu emperor of north India, Hemu, and the forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Hemu had conquered the states of Delhi and Agra a few weeks earlier by defeating the Mughals led by Tardi Beg Khan at the Battle of Delhi… Read More

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What was the Siege of Corfu (1798-1799)?

Introduction The Siege of Corfu (October 1798 to March 1799) was a military operation by a joint Russian and Turkish fleet against French troops occupying the island of Corfu. Part of the Second War of the Coalition (1798-1802). Background Refer to rule in the Ionian Islands (1797-1799) and Russo-Ottoman Alliance (1799). By the Treaty of… Read More

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What was the Newport Rising (1839)?

Introduction The Newport Rising was the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in Great Britain, when, on Monday 04 November 1839, nearly 10,000 Chartist sympathisers, led by John Frost, marched on the town of Newport, Monmouthshire. The men, including many coal-miners, most with home-made arms, were intent on liberating fellow Chartists who were reported to… Read More

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What was St. Clair’s Defeat (1791)?

Introduction St. Clair’s defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash, the Battle of Wabash River or the Battle of a Thousand Slain, was a battle fought on 04 November 1791, in the Northwest Territory of the United States of America. The US Army faced the Western Confederacy of Native Americans, as part of… Read More

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What was the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795)?

Introduction The Northwest Indian War (1785-1795), also known as the Ohio War, Little Turtle’s War, and by other names, was a war between the United States (along with its Native Chickasaw and Choctaw allies) and the Western Confederacy (a confederation of numerous other Native American tribes), with support from the British, for control of the… Read More