Events 1440 – The Prussian Confederation is formed. 1613 – Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia. They were defeated by 500 British reservists. 1804 – The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales. 1808 – Without a previous… Read More
Introduction In the United States, a senior military college (SMC) is one of six colleges that offer military Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programmes under 10 U.S.C. § 2111a(f), though many other schools offer military ROTC under other sections of the law. The six senior military colleges are: The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina Norwich… Read More
Introduction The MSC Student Conference on National Affairs (MSC SCONA) is an annual conference at Texas A&M University (refer to Senior Military College) where civilian students and military cadets from across Texas and the US gather to exchange ideas and discuss the role of the US in the global community. The most recent conference, MSC… Read More
Events 1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George’s (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated. 1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark. 1521 – Juan Ponce de León sets out from Spain… Read More
Events 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. 1649 – The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonisation efforts in Brazil. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England. 1714 – Great Northern… Read More
Events 1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. 1268 – The Battle of Wesenberg is fought between the Livonian Order and Dovmont of Pskov. 1332 – Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia… Read More
Events 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. 1500 – Duke… Read More
