The present issue in Atlantica -- whether to transform an alliance of sovereign nations into a federal union of sovereign citizens -- resembles the American one of 1787-89 rather than the one that was resolved by Civil War.

The Communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948 was followed immediately by the conclusion of the Brussels Treaty, a 50-year alliance among Britain, France and the Benelux countries.

And of course the Soviet threat was responsible for NATO, the grand alliance of the Atlantic nations.

Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of the King of Tyre, and the alliance was doubtless the means of procuring political support.

The new Frankish alliance was important because of the Franks ' known hostility to the Byzantine empire, providing the Lombards with more than one option.

The Vipava Valley, through which Alboin led the Lombards into ItalyAs a precautionary move Alboin strengthened his alliance with the Avars, signing what Paul calls a foedus perpetuum (" perpetual treaty ") and what is referred to in the 9th-century Historia Langobardorum codicis Gothani as a pactum et foedus amicitiae (" pact and treaty of friendship "), adding that the treaty was put down on paper.

It appears that he was in alliance with the Aetolians.

The real driving force behind this political alliance was Anna Dalassene.

To ensure the alliance, his son Sancho was engaged to Dulce, sister of the Count of Barcelona and Infanta of Aragon.

He was the first of its rulers to have relations with other countries ; he entered into an alliance with Hippias of Athens, and when Hippias was driven out of Athens he offered him the territory of Anthemus on the Thermaic Gulf.

Shortly afterwards, Andrew made an alliance again with Leszek I and they occupied Halych where again Andrew's son was appointed to prince.

Andrew, who was now with Saint Louis, interpreted David's message to the King, a real or pretended offer of alliance from the Mongol general Eljigidei, and a proposal of a joint attack upon the Islamic powers of Syria.

Traditionally, for the poorer citizens, local marriage was the norm while the elite had been much more likely to marry abroad as a part of aristocratic alliance building.

The year 1166 was relatively quiet, but Amalric sent envoys to the Byzantine Empire seeking an alliance and a Byzantine wife, and throughout the year had to deal with raids by Nur ad-Din, who captured Banias.

In 1168 Amalric and Manuel negotiated an alliance against Egypt, and William of Tyre was among the ambassadors sent to Constantinople to finalize the treaty.

With the withdrawal of these states, a congress was called on the holy island of Delos to institute a new alliance to continue the fight against the Persians ; hence the modern designation " Delian League ".

The Athenian politician Aristides would spend the rest of his life occupied in the affairs of the alliance, dying ( according to Plutarch ) a few years later in Pontus, whilst determining what the tax of new members was to be.

The Delian League was turning from an alliance into an empire.

The leader was now a conservative, had opposed the execution of the king and supported alliance with England.

The alliance was put in practice when joint forces organized an attack against Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1326.

Regarding institutional reforms, the party was a long-time supporter of presidentialism and a plurality voting system, and came to support also federalism and to fully accept the alliance with Lega Nord, although the relations with that party were tense at times, especially about issues regarding national unity.

Serbia, on its side, was not satisfied with the independence of Albania, and sought a secret alliance with Greece.

Although a Conservative, Disraeli was sympathetic to some of the demands of the Chartists and argued for an alliance between the landed aristocracy and the working class against the increasing power of the merchants and new industrialists in the middle class, helping to found the Young England group in 1842 to promote the view that the landed interests should use their power to protect the poor from exploitation by middle-class businessmen.

Despite the alliance, one of the high-ranking Batavi, Julius Paullus, to give him his Roman name, was executed by Fonteius Capito on a false charge of rebellion.

Meanwhile, individual FARC members initially joined the UP leadership in representation of the guerrilla command, though most of the guerrilla's chiefs and militiamen did not demobilize nor disarm, as that was not a requirement of the process at that point in time.

It was thought that calling the conscripts ' militiamen ' would make this more acceptable, as it would render them distinct from the rest of the army.

Trotsky founded the Red Army with an initial Red Guard organization, and a core soldiery of Red Guard militiamen and Chekist secret policemen ; conscription began in June 1918, and opposition to it was violently suppressed.

Late on the night of August 15, Stark was awakened by the arrival of Parson Thomas Allen and a band of Massachusetts militiamen from nearby Berkshire County who insisted on joining his force.

According to the Haarlem archives, a militia piece that Hals started in Amsterdam was finished by another painter because Hals refused to paint in Amsterdam, insisting that the militiamen come to Haarlem to sit for their portraits.

By 30 September the White House was surrounded by 4, 000 militiamen, 1, 700 soldiers

On 13 November, Essex was able to muster 24, 000 men for the Battle of Turnham Green, including the remnants of the Edgehill army and the City trained bands, as well as apprentices and militiamen from Hertfordshire, Essex and Surrey.

A group of mounted militiamen were organized in a unit known as a commando and headed by a Commandant, who was normally elected from inside the unit.

Among the militiamen was 23-year-old Abraham Lincoln, who was elected captain of his company.

By some accounts, he was ready to negotiate with Atkinson to end the crisis, but an ill-fated encounter with Illinois militiamen would end all possibility of a peaceful resolution.

On May 12, the militiamen learned that Black Hawk's band was only twenty-five miles away.

Some militiamen never reported seeing a white flag ; others believed that the flag was a ruse the Indians used to set an ambush.

At the side of the St. Martin de Tours Church is a monument dedicated to the Militiamen of St Martinville ( 36 of the militiamen were French Creoles, three were Acadians, and three colonial Americans, one's citizenship was not known ) who took part with General Bernardo de Galvez in the " Capture of Baton Rouge in 1779 ” Battle of Baton Rouge.

An attack on Fairhaven village itself was repelled by militia under the command of Major Israel Fearing, who had marched from Wareham, some away, with additional militiamen.

The entire town of Nevada was burned to the ground on May 23, 1863, by pro-Union militiamen from nearby Cedar County.

Instead, Miller fired his pistol and turned to flee, whereupon he was shot by the militiamen.

The Lenape settlement " at Wawarasinke " was burned by English militiamen, led by Marten Crieger, after the Natives attacked Wiltwyck and took captives in 1667.

* 1780: The Fidelity Medallion was a small medal worn on a chain around the neck, similar to a religious medal, that was awarded only to three militiamen from New York state, for the capture of a British officer and spy connected directly to General Benedict Arnold ( American and British general-1780 ) during the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 -- 1783 ).

Intending to give the appearance of Native American aggression, their plan was to arm some Southern Paiute Native Americans and persuade them to join with a larger party of their own militiamen — disguised as Native Americans — in an attack.

But, on September 7, the party was attacked by Mormon militiamen dressed as Native Americans and some Native American Paiutes.

Even as a teen, he was an unbeatable marksman, and he earned the name " Bangall " among militiamen at Fort Pitt.

Along the way, a rumor was spread that they were surrounded and some frightened militiamen fled for Philadelphia.