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The battle is generally dated to 1274 BC ,< ref > Around " Year 5 III Shemu day 9 " of Ramesses II's reign ( BAR III, p. 317 <) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses ' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC .</ ref > and is the earliest battle in recorded history for which details of tactics and formations are known.
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The first half of The Charles Men, ending on the climax of the battle of Poltava in 1709, is more dramatically coherent than the second.
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
The battle is not easy.
`` It would be a disgrace, and, as I have already said to the people of Tennessee, if Hearst is nominated, we may as well pen a dispatch, and send it back from the field of battle: ' All is lost, including our honor ' ''.
The account of the battle is, next to his descriptions of Garibaldi's campaigns, Trevelyan's outstanding military narrative.
The scene is etched in sharp detail, the military problems brilliantly explained, and the excitement and importance of the battle made evident.
He is usually something of an underdog, he must battle the organized police force as well as recognized criminals.
In his fulminating against the literary world, Krim is really struggling with the New Yorker in himself, but it's a losing battle.
Engaged as it is in a battle for world trade as a condition of national survival, this country can have little patience with labor's family feuds.
We pointed out that emotional excitement may lead to psychosomatic disorders and neurotic symptoms, particularly in certain types of personality, but it is also known that the reliving of a strong emotion ( `` abreaction '' ) may cure a battle neurosis.
For them, providing appetizing food under battle or emergency conditions is a paramount consideration.
Garryowen is the battle cry of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, `` The Fighting Seventh ''.
The battle of the Naktong River is just one example of how the battle cry and the spirit of The Fighting Seventh have paid off.
He is not likely to win this battle easily.
The Vienna meeting will bring together a seasoned, 67-year-old veteran of the cold war who, in Mr. Kennedy's own words, is `` shrewd, tough, vigorous, well-informed and confident '', and a 44-year-old President ( his birthday is May 29 ) with a demonstrated capacity for political battle but little experience in international diplomacy.
But it is most interesting in its account of the unending problems of high command, of decisions and their reasons, of the myriad matters that demand attention in addition to battle action.
Claude Jannequin's vocal description of a battle ( the French equivalents of tarantara, rum-tum-tum, and boom-boom-boom are very picturesque ) is lots of fun, and the singers get a sense of grace and shape into other chansons by Jannequin and Lassus.
Azincourt is famous as being near the site of the battle fought on 25 October 1415 in which the army led by King Henry V of England defeated the forces led by Charles d ' Albret on behalf of Charles VI of France, which has gone down in English history as the Battle of Agincourt.
The museum building is shaped like a longbow similar to those used at the battle by archers under King Henry.
At the battle with Amalek, he is chosen with Hur to support the hand of Moses that held the " rod of God " ( Exodus 17: 9 ).
* 1862 – American Civil War: the Confederate ironclad is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
In Homer, Aphrodite, venturing into battle to protect her son, Aeneas, is wounded by Diomedes and returns to her mother, to sink down at her knee and be comforted.
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It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek ( or Indo-European more generally ) names expressing " battle-prowess ", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line.
Art depicting battle scenes, and occasionally the impaling of whole villages in gory detail, was intended to show the power of the emperor, and was generally made for propaganda purposes.
In the end, according to Revelation, the Lamb and his armies are victorious and the Beast, generally identified as the Antichrist, is captured and thrown into the lake of fire, while his battle casualties are left as food for the birds.
This battle is of interest because it is surprising that an area so far east should still be in Briton hands this late: there is ample archaeological evidence of early Saxon and Anglian presence in the Midlands, and historians generally have interpreted Gildas's De Excidio as implying that the Britons had lost control of this area by the mid-sixth century.
The term was generally used for ships too small to stand in the line of battle, although early line-of-battle ships were frequently referred to as frigates when they were built for speed.
A carbine is a firearm similar to a rifle in form and intended usage, but generally shorter or smaller than the typical " full-size " hunting or battle rifle of similar time period, and sometimes using a smaller or less-powerful cartridge.
This design was to become the model basis for the " assault rifle " subclass of automatic weapons, as contrasted with " battle rifles " which generally fire a traditional " full-power " rifle cartridge.
If battle was refused by the defender, they would generally retreat to their city, in which case the attackers generally had to content themselves with ravaging the surrounding countryside, since siegecraft was not efficient, at least until the 5th century BC.
Hoplites generally armed themselves just before battle.
IFVs are generally much less heavily armed and armoured than main battle tanks, but they sometimes carry missiles, such as the NATO TOW missile and Soviet Bastion which offer a significant threat to tanks.
However it was the Franks who came to dominate Western and Central Europe after the fall of Rome, and they generally fielded armies composed of large masses of infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather than marching on foot.
The higher accuracy and range, combined with reduced vulnerability generally benefited the defense while making the traditional battle between lines of standing and volleying infantry men obsolete.
Loading a cylinder in this manner was a slow and awkward process and generally could not be done in the midst of battle.
However, heavily armored vehicles such as main battle tanks are generally too well armored to be penetrated by an RPG, unless weaker sections of the armor are exploited.
He was killed by the Mercians at the Battle of Maserfield, at a place generally identified with Oswestry ( although other candidates for the location of the battle have been suggested ) in 642, and his body was dismembered.
Miniature wargamers generally prefer rule sets that can be used for any battle in a particular era or war, instead of a specific event, as is common in board wargames.
Historians generally consider the Battle of Jumonville Glen as the opening battle of the French and Indian War in North America and the start of hostilities in the Ohio valley.
The battle forces are generally described as in Morrissey.
Regimental flags were generally awarded to a regiment by a head-of-State during a ceremony and Colors may be inscribed with battle honours or other symbols representing former achievements.
He did not share his age's enthusiasm for battle scenes, and generally preferred to depict " moments of revelation or intimate decision manifested by meeting or confrontation, but never by violence.
They also note that the day of the battle was the same as the day of his accession ( 28 October ), which was generally thought to be a good omen.
He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all of Great Britain, to be killed in battle.
His successor, King Harald Hardrada attempted the invasion of England in 1066, but was beaten and killed at the battle of Stamford Bridge, an event which is generally considered the end of the Viking Age.
Though their role was generally kept secret in the early stages of the conflict, they made monumental sacrifices to help the U. S., with 18, 000 of their soldiers killed in battle before 1969 alone, and more than 100, 000 Hmong losing their lives by the time the U. S. made the decision to pull out of Vietnam.
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