William Wilberforce was best known for his efforts relating to this:
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Daily Quiz for October 18, 2007
General William Booth was a leader in this army.
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Daily Quiz for October 17, 2007
Ignoring the Pragmatic Sanction led to this conflict:
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Letter From Military History – November 2007
All Warfare Is Local When the late Massachusetts Congressman and Speaker of the House […]
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The Day of Doom: The Battle of Gravelotte/Saint-Privat
On a single day of the Franco-Prussian War, the armies of Helmuth von Moltke and François Achille Bazaine nearly annihilated each other in an epic slaughter at Gravelotte/Saint-Privat that would not be matched until World War I.
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One Hump or Two, It’s True: Camels Roamed the West
The U.S. Army experimented with using camels.
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Hell on Rails: Oklahoma Towns at War with the Rock Island Railroad
The prosperity of most 19th-century Western towns greatly depended on rail service, and no […]
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Daily Quiz for October 16, 2007
Charles Darwin first outlined his theory of evolution in a letter to this American botanist in 1857:
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‘The Most Brilliant Commander’: Ngo Quang Truong
South Vietnamese general Ngo Quang Truong has been described as a “tough, seasoned, fighting leader” and “probably the best field commander in South Vietnam.”
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Daily Quiz for October 15, 2007
His visit to Peru and Venezuela in 1958 spurred a precautionary movement of U.S. forces into Caribbean bases.