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Tenant McLanahan Tenant McLanahan ( about 1820 – 11 February 1848 ) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican - American War . Biography . Born in Louisiana , McLanahan was appointed midshipman 12 December 1839 and passed midshipman 2 July 1845 . He served in " Preble " in the Mediterranean Squadron ; in " Delaware " , " Brandywine " , and " Macedonia " in the Brazil , African , and East Indian Squadron s , 1840 – 45 ; and in " Shark " , " Portsmouth " and " Cyane " in the Pacific Squadron , 1846 - 48 . While attached to " Cyane " , he was one of Lieutenant Charles Heywood ’ s party besieged by Mexican forces at the Siege of San José del Cabo , Baja California , 24 January to 14 February 1848 . The small group had been left by Commodore William Shubrick to defend San Jose . He conducted himself in a " gallant , unflinching , and devoted manner " as Heywood ' s second - in - command , until he was killed by a rifleshot in the neck 11 February 1848 . Namesake . Two ships have been named USS " McLanahan " for him .
Grigorovich I - 1 The Grigorovich I - 1 was a Soviet fighter prototype of the 1920s . It was the first land - based fighter developed by the Grigorovich Design Bureau , who had previously concentrated on water - borne aircraft such as the Grigorovich M - 5 of . Development . Initially , design was started on a single - seat fighter by Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich , to compete with the Polikarpov I - 1 biplane . The finished aircraft , finalised in 1924 and produced at Factory No . 1 , at Khodinka , near Moscow , was a single - seat , single - bay biplane of wooden construction , with the forward portion of the fuselage being covered in plywood and the rear having fabric skinning . In development , a major problem was that of engine cooling - various methods were tested including radiators attached to the undercarriage legs , but in the end a radiator suspended beneath the engine was used . Operational history . After an initial flight in January , testing took place in the spring of that year . The I - 1 was found to have adequate speed for its purpose but its construction and therefore its flight were unstable , and its climb rate was found to be insufficient with repeated stalls . Therefore the prototype was abandoned , and Grigorovich refined the design into the Grigorovich I - 2 which later entered service in the Soviet Air Force . } }
Basil Apokapes Basil Apokapes ( or Apocapes ) ( ) was a Byzantine general of the 11th century . A descendant of the Apokapai family , an Armeno - Georgian noble clan , he was the son of the patrician Michael Apokapes or Abu K ’ ab , who had once served as a tent - guard for the influential Georgian Bagratid prince David of Tao ( r . 966 – 1000 ) and then commanded the city of Edessa ( modern - day Şanlıurfa , Turkey ) under the Byzantine Emperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian ( r . 1034 – 1041 ) . In 1054 , as " patrikios " and " strategos " , Basil Apokapes rallied the people of Manzikert and repulsed an attack by the Seljuks under Toğrül . Later , from 1059 to 1065 , he served as " archon " ( " magistros " and " doux " ) of Paradounavon ( modern northern Bulgaria , along the Danube ) In 1064 , together with the future emperor Nikephoros Botaneiates and his sons , he was defeated and captured by the Oghuz Turks who had crossed the northern Balkans , but the outbreak of epidemic soon decimated the invaders and the prisoners were recovered . After the defeat of Romanos IV by Andronikos Doukas in 1071 , he seems to have been under the command of Philaretos Brachamios , a Byzantine general of Armenian heritage , who had established himself in Cilicia , and served him as a governor of Edessa from 1077 until his death in 1083 .
Frederick Fisher Frederick Fisher VC ( 3 August 1894 – 23 April 1915 ) , was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . He was the first Canadian - born man to win the VC while serving in the Canadian Army . A native of St . Catharines , Ontario , he had gone to McGill University in Montreal to study engineering in 1913 . During that year , he also joined the Alpha Psi Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity . He was 20 years old , and a Lance - Corporal in the 13th ( Royal Highlanders of Canada ) Battalion , Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . To open the Second Battle of Ypres , on 22 April 1915 near St Julien , Belgium , the Germans unleashed the world ' s first effective poison gas attack . Caught by surprise , the French division to the left of the 1st Canadian Division was routed , with heavy casualties . After a short pause to wait for the gas to clear , the Germans launched an attack into the gap , while the British and Canadians desperately tried to establish a new defence line . Thousands of German troops were moving in the open towards the hasty defence created by elements of the 14th Battalion CEF around St . Julien . As the improvised defence crumbled , the enemy were only 200 yards away and threatening to overrun a Canadian artillery battery . Fisher and six other men went forward with a machine - gun and , under heavy fire , covered the retreat of the battery , losing four men in the process . This action allowed for the Canadian 18 pounders to be hauled out of danger . Later , when Lance Corporal Fisher had obtained four more men from the 14th Battalion , he went forward again into St Julien to fire on the swarming Germans . In the ensuing firefight , only Fisher survived ; the remainder were killed or wounded . Meanwhile , the 13th Battalion ( which was on the extreme left of the Canadian Division ) was under heavy fire from three sides and suffering heavy casualties . Fisher set up his gun at another position to attack the oncoming Germans and was subsequently killed on April 23 while yet again bringing his machine - gun into action under very heavy fire . Like many of the other Canadian soldiers who fell in the first three days of the Second Battle of Ypres , Fisher ' s body was never recovered . His name can be found on the Menin Gate ; the memorial in Ypres for 56 , 000 troops from Britain , Australia , Canada and India whose final resting place in the Ypres salient is unknown . His VC is held by the Canadian Black Watch Museum in Montreal .
10th Brigade ( Australia ) The 10th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Australian Army . It was raised in 1916 as part of the expansion of the Australian Imperial Force following the end of the Gallipoli campaign and subsequently saw service on the Western Front in France and Belgium during the First World War . After the war it was disbanded but was re - raised in 1921 as a part - time formation based in the state of Victoria . During the Second World War the brigade was used in a garrison role in Australia before being disbanded in 1942 . History . It was initially formed in 1916 as an Australian Imperial Force formation for service during the First World War . Assigned to the 3rd Division , upon formation it consisted of four battalions — the 37th , 38th , 39th and 40th Battalions — which were raised in Victoria and Tasmania . In July 1916 the brigade sailed to England where it undertook further training before being committed to the fighting on the Western Front in late 1916 . For the next two years they took part in many of the battles that the Australians fought in France and Belgium until the armistice in November 1918 . Shortly before the end of the war , the brigade ' s establishment was reduced to three infantry battalions as one — the 37th — was disbanded in September in order to reinforce the other battalions . This was due to widespread manpower shortages in the AIF as a result of the high number of casualties suffered during the Hundred Days Offensive . Following the end of the war , the 10th Brigade was disbanded , however , in 1921 it was re - raised as part of the Militia after it was decided to perpetuate the designations and battle honour s of the AIF by reorganising Australia ' s part - time military force . At this time , the brigade was based in Victoria and consisted of four infantry battalions : the 24th , 37th , 39th and 48th . On 1 May 1926 Thomas Blamey became commander of the brigade , remaining in the position until he took over the 3rd Division on 23 March 1931 . Upon the outbreak of the Second World War , the brigade was based in Victoria in September 1939 , and assigned to the 3rd Division . On 8 December 1941 the brigade was mobilised for full - time duty as the Militia was called up for garrison and defensive duties following Japan ' s entry into the war . As part of the mobilisation process , the brigade was reorganised into a brigade - group formation with organic artillery , anti - tank and engineer support . Its establishment was also reduced from four infantry battalions to three as the Australian Army moved towards the British Army brigade structure . In September 1942 , however , after moving to Queensland , it was disbanded — having not seen active service — as part of the reallocation of manpower resources that occurred within the Australian Army at that time . During the war , the 10th Brigade ' s subordinate units included : the 37th , 52nd , 24th / 39th and 24th Battalions , as well as the 2nd Field Regiment , Royal Australian Artillery , the 10th Field Company , Royal Australian Engineers and the 23rd Anti - Tank Battery , Royal Australian Artillery .
Masnieres British Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Masnieres British Cemetery is a small Commonwealth War Graves Commission ( CWGC ) burial site for British and Commonwealth troops killed during the First World War Battle of Cambrai ( 1918 ) between September – October 1918 . It also contains a number of German graves , although these are mostly unidentified . The cemetery is located near to the village of Marcoing , southwest of Cambrai . Opened by the III Corps Burial Officer in October 1918 , the cemetery covers an area of and is enclosed by a stone rubble wall . Its grounds were assigned to the British Empire in perpetuity by the French state in recognition of the sacrifices made by the Allies in the defence of France during the war . The Masnieres Newfoundland Memorial , which commemorates the Royal Newfoundland Regiment ' s losses in 1917 in the Battle of Cambrai is located nearby , but is not a part of the cemetery . The Royal Newfoundland Regiment are honoured by 5 overseas memorials : the Beaumont Hamel Memorial , the Gueudecourt Memorial , the Monchy - le - Preux Memorial and the Masnières Memorial . Notable graves . The cemetery contains the grave of Thomas Neely VC MM , who was killed in action just south of Cambrai on 1 October 1918 , three days after his Victoria Cross action . A second Victoria Cross holder , Henry Tandey VC , DCM , MM , had his ashes scattered in the cemetery at his request following his death in 1977 .
Ferrol Expedition ( 1800 ) The Ferrol Expedition ( or " Battle of Brión " ) took place on 25 and 26 August 1800 , and was an unsuccessful British attempt to capture Ferrol from Spain . Ferrol was a major Spanish naval base with a shipyard for shipbuilding and dry dock for repairs . Background . The primary object of the British expedition and fleet of 109 ships during the year 1800 was the conquest of Belle Île but the defences appeared too strong . The expedition therefore proceeded to the coast of Spain , where it arrived on 25 August . Battle . After a heavy cannonade against a small Spanish fort of eight 24 pound cannon by the British ships of the line HMS Impetueux with 74 guns , HMS London with 96 guns , HMS Courageux , HMS Renown and HMS Captain , each with 74 guns , under the superintendence of Sir Edward Pellew , the British effected a landing at a small opening near Cape Prior . The army commander was Lieutenant - general Sir James Pulteney . The force landed consisted of seven British regiments , one of two battalions , and the rifle - corps totaling 8 , 000 troops and 16 field pieces . The Spanish defenders of Ferrol were : Don Francisco Melgarejo , commander of the naval department ; Juan Moreno , commander of the squadron stationed in the harbour ; Don Francisco Xavier Negrété , captain - general of the province ; and Field Marshal Count Donadio , who commanded the fortifications that protected the coast . The Spanish ship of the line were : Real Carlos and San Hermenegildo , each 112 guns ; San Fernando , 96 guns ; Argonauta , 80 guns ; San Antonio and San Augustin , each 74 guns . The British rifle - corps advanced up a ridge and was attacked by a Spanish detachment which it drove back with some loss . Early on the morning of the 26 August a considerable body of Spanish attacked the British on the heights of Brion and Balon but they were repulsed . British casualties were 16 killed and 68 wounded . The heights overlooked the town and harbour of Ferrol . That night , after observing the strength of the fortifications , the British troops and artillery were embarked back on their ships . Aftermath . The embarkation of the troops and artillery was effected , and soon after this failure on the coast of Galicia , another expedition , equally unsuccessful was directed against the city of Cadiz . After the unsuccessful attempt to capture Ferrol , the British Prime Minister William Pitt said in the House of Commons that : " If Great Britain had a naval station so easy to defend as Ferrol , due to its location , it would have been surrounded by a thick silver wall " .
HMS Algerine ( 1895 ) HMS " Algerine was a " Phoenix " - class steel screw sloop of the Royal Navy . She was launched at Devonport in 1895 , saw action in China during the Boxer Rebellion , and later served on the Pacific Station . She was stripped of her crew at Esquimalt in 1914 , and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1917 , being commissioned as HMCS " Algerine . She was sold as a salvage vessel in 1919 and wrecked in 1923 . Design . " Algerine " was a " Phoenix " - class steel screw sloop mounting 10 guns . She and her sister ship , " Phoenix " , were designed by Sir William White , the Admiralty Chief Constructor . The class was essentially a twin - screw version of the " Alert " - class sloop . Construction . " Algerine " was constructed of steel and given a protective deck of steel armour over her machinery and boilers . She was laid down at Devonport Dockyard on 25 July 1894 and launched on 6 June 1895 . Sail plan . As built the class were rigged with a barquentine sail plan ( square rigged on the foremast , but fore - and - aft rigged on main and mizzen ) . This was removed in later years , leaving her dependent on her engines alone . Propulsion . " Algerine " was provided with a three - cylinder vertical triple - expansion steam engine developing and driving twin screws . The machinery was provided by Devonport Dockyard . Armament . Her armament consisted primarily of six 4 - inch quick - firing guns weighing a ton each and firing a shell . In addition she was fitted with four 3 - pound guns and three machine guns . Royal Navy service . " Algerine " was deployed to the China Station . She recommissioned at Hong Kong and served in Chinese waters during the Boxer Rebellion . In June 1900 " Algerine " was involved in an attack on the Taku Forts by an international naval force , including contributing to a multi - national landing party , and had 6 men wounded . She also landed a 4 - inch gun , and this was used in the capture of Tientsin . " Algerine " served on the Pacific Station at Esquimalt and on the West Coast of the United States . In 1914 her crew was sent to man HMCS " Niobe " , and the ship lay unused at Esquimalt for most of World War I . Royal Canadian Navy service . In 1917 she was lent to the Royal Canadian Navy to serve as a depot ship at Esquimalt . She was sold on 11 April 1919 for use as a salvage vessel . Fate . In her new guise she was wrecked on 13 October 1923 in the Principe Channel , British Columbia .
2nd Virginia , Company D The 2nd Virginia , Company D or the " Berkley Border Guards " was an antebellum Virginia militia company and then a company of the 2nd Virginia Infantry , a Confederate infantry unit during the American Civil War . This pre - war militia unit was present at the execution of John Brown , a famous abolitionist leader who , in 1859 , led a raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) . The unit ' s original leader was Captain John Quincy Adams Nadenbousch . They were stationed around Martinsburg , in what is now West Virginia . During the Civil War , the company was a part of the original " Stonewall Brigade , " commanded by General Thomas J . Jackson of Lexington , Virginia , originally a native of Clarksburg , Virginia ( now West Virginia ) , and Jackson ' s Mill , near present - day Weston , West Virginia . The unit today . The unit is now part of a Civil War Reenacting unit out of Clarksburg , West Virginia . The group is led by Captain Chris Wright of Clarksburg . The unit does reenactments throughout West Virginia , Virginia , Pennsylvania , and Ohio . They have participated reenactments of such battles as The Battle of Philippi , Monocacy , Cedar Creek , and First Manassas . The group has also done living histories at Harpers Ferry and Gettysburg . The group is currently trying to gain entrance in the Antietam National Battlefield and other places . The unit currently belongs to the 10th Battalion ANV .
Larry Murray Vice Admiral Larry E . Murray , ( born 6 June 1947 ) is a Canadian retired civil servant , retired Vice Admiral and former acting Chief of the Defence Staff . Military career . Born in Stratford , Ontario , Murray served as Captain of various ships including the minesweepers HMCS Chaleur and HMCS Miramichi and the destroyer HMCS " Iroquois " . He was appointed Commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1987 and Director - General of Maritime Doctrine & Operations at the National Defence Headquarters in 1989 . He went on to be Assistant Deputy Minister ( Policy & Communications ) in 1991 and Deputy Commander of Maritime Command in 1993 . He became Commander of Maritime Command , Halifax , Nova Scotia in 1994 . He became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in 1995 continuing in that role while serving as Acting Chief of Defence Staff from October 8 , 1996 until September 17 , 1997 . Civilian career . In 1997 , Murray was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and in 1999 was appointed Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada . He was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and served in that role from 2003 until his retirement from the public sector in 2007 . Murray was a member of the Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , a Trudeau Foundation Mentor , and serves as President of the Nova Scotia Mainland Division of the Navy League of Canada . He is also a member of the National Defence Audit Committee and chair of the Privy Council Audit Committee . In June 2010 , Vice - Admiral ( retired ) Murray took over the honorary position of Grand President of the Royal Canadian Legion . Honours . In 1983 , Murray was made an Officer of the Order of Military Merit , and was promoted to the grade of Commander in 1994 . In 1998 , he was a recipient of the Vimy Award , which recognizes a Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of Canada and the preservation of its democratic values . Murray served in the honorary position of Colonel Commandant of the Chaplain Branch of the CF for five years and was invested in the Order of St . John in 2001 . He was awarded the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for his contribution to the care and well - being of veterans and to the remembrance of their service and sacrifice . On June 28 , 2013 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada , " for his leadership in the public service and for his regional and national voluntary commitments " .
Jonathan Greenert Jonathan William " Jon " Greenert ( born May 15 , 1953 ) is a United States Navy admiral currently serving as the 30th Chief of Naval Operations . He previously served as the 36th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 13 , 2009 to August 22 , 2011 . Prior to that , he served as Commander , U . S . Fleet Forces Command from September 29 , 2007 to July 29 , 2009 , Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources from September 2006 to September 2007 and Commander , U . S . Seventh Fleet from August 2004 to September 2006 . He assumed his current assignment on September 23 , 2011 . Early life and career . A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Butler , Pennsylvania , he graduated from the U . S . Naval Academy in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Engineering and completed studies in nuclear power for service as a submarine officer . His career as a submariner included assignments onboard USS " Flying Fish " ( SSN - 673 ) as Electrical Material Officer , USS " Tautog " ( SSN - 639 ) as Electrical / Operations Officer , and Submarine NR - 1 as Engineer Officer . He served as Executive Officer of USS " Michigan " ( SSBN - 727 ) Gold Crew before taking command of USS " Honolulu " ( SSN - 718 ) in March 1991 . Following his command at sea , Greenert served as Commander , Submarine Squadron 11 , and Commander , Submarine Forces Pacific ( COMSUBPAC ) Representative West Coast from July 1996 to June 1997 . Flag assignments . In July 1997 , Greenert reported as Chief of Staff for Commander , U . S . Seventh Fleet , in Yokosuka , Japan . During his tour in Japan , he was selected to flag rank and subsequently served as Commander , U . S . Pacific Command , representative to Micronesia / Commander , U . S . Naval Forces , Marianas , from October 1998 through December 1999 . On August 6 , 2004 , Greenert assumed command of U . S . Seventh Fleet . Greenert ' s shore assignments include tours as COMSUBPAC Staff Fire Control Officer , Program Analyst for Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group and Head , Navy Program Planning and Development Branch for the Chief of Naval Operations Staff in Washington , D . C . He served as Director , Operations Division in the Navy Comptroller Office from January 2000 through August 2002 , and as Deputy and Chief of Staff , U . S . Pacific Fleet from August 2002 until July 2004 . On September 23 , 2011 , Admiral Greenert became the 30th Chief of Naval Operations , succeeding Admiral Gary Roughead . Awards and decorations . Greenert ' s decorations include : In 1992 , he was awarded the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership by Commander , U . S . Pacific Fleet .