Introduction The Siege of Jerusalem was a siege on the city of Jerusalem that lasted from 20 September to 02 October 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. Though Jerusalem fell, it was not the end of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, as the capital shifted first to Tyre and later to Acre… Read More
Introduction The First Battle of Andernach between the West Frankish king Charles the Bald and the East Frankish king Louis the Younger took place on o8 October 876 near Kettig southeast of Andernach and resulted in Charles’ complete defeat. Background Louis III (the Younger) was a son of the East Frankish king Louis the German… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Andernach, between the followers and the opponents of King Otto I of Germany, took place at 02 October 939 in Andernach on the Rhine river and ended with a decisive defeat of the rebels and the death of their leaders. Background Duke Eberhard of Franconia, a scion of the Conradine dynasty,… Read More
Introduction The Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828 was the last major military conflict between the Russian Empire and Iran. After the Treaty of Gulistan that concluded the previous Russo-Persian War in 1813, peace reigned in the Caucasus for thirteen years. However, Fath ‘Ali Shah, constantly in need of foreign subsidies, relied on the advice of British… Read More
Introduction The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret agreement signed on 01 October 1800 between the Spanish Empire and the French Republic by which Spain agreed in principle to exchange its North American colony of Louisiana for territories in Tuscany. The terms were later confirmed by the March 1801 Treaty of Aranjuez. Background… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Sprimont, Battle of Esneux or Battle of the Ourthe was a battle between French Republican and Austrian troops on the plateau between the valleys of the Vesdre, the Ourthe and the Amblève, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Liège. Part of the War of the First Coalition. The Battle It occurred… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Kinburn was fought on 12 October (N.S.)/1 October (O.S.) 1787 as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). A weak fortress, Kinburn was located opposite Ochakov on a sand bank forming a part of the Dnieper river delta. It covered approaches to the fleet base at Kherson. The reason for the Ottoman… Read More
