Introduction The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the “Special Military School of Saint-Cyr”) is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr. It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is Ils s’instruisent pour vaincre, literally meaning “They study to vanquish” or, more freely put, “Training for… Read More
Introduction In military usage, a barrage is massed sustained artillery fire (shelling) aimed at a series of points along a line. In addition to attacking any enemy in the kill zone, a barrage intends to suppress enemy movements and deny access across that line of barrage. The impact points along the line may be 20-30… Read More
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 Nine Years’ War (sometimes called Tyrone’s Rebellion) took place in Ireland from 1593 to 30 March 1603. It was fought between an Irish confederation – led mainly by Hugh O’Neill of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O’Donnell of Tyrconnell – against English rule in Ireland, and was a response to the ongoing Tudor conquest… 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
