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Janko Vukotić Serdar ( Count ) Janko Vukotić , 18 February 1866 in Čevo , Cetinje – 4 February 1927 ) was a general in the armies of the Principality and Kingdom of Montenegro in the Balkan Wars and World War I . He also served as Montenegro ' s Minister of Defence in periods 1905 - 1907 , 1911 – 1912 and 1913 – 1915 and as the Prime Minister of Montenegro 1913 - 1915 . He is famous for commanding the Sandžak Army of Montenegrin forces during the Battle of Mojkovac , in which his daughter Vasilija Vukotić was a courier - the only woman participant in that battle .
Charles Clements , 5th Earl of Leitrim Charles Clements , 5th Earl of Leitrim ( 23 June 1879 – 9 June 1952 ) , styled Viscount Clements until 1892 , was an Irish nobleman . Clements was the only son of Robert Clements , 4th Earl of Leitrim , whom he succeeded in 1892 . He was educated at Eton and Christ Church , Oxford . Leitrim was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion , Rifle Brigade ( Prince Consort ' s Own ) on 9 February 1898 and promoted to lieutenant on 7 December . He joined the 9th ( Queen ' s Royal ) Lancers as a second lieutenant to fight in the Boer War . While serving with the 13th Imperial Yeomanry , Leitrim was captured at Lindley . He was promoted lieutenant in the 9th Lancers on 5 July 1901 but resigned his commission on 21 June 1902 after the close of the war . Leitrim married Violet Lina Henderson on 22 October 1902 , the daughter of Robert Henderson , a director of the Bank of England and father of the ambassador Nevile Henderson . He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry in 1904 . Leitrim commanded the Ulster Volunteer Force in County Donegal , and arranged to run guns into the county in his yacht , " SS Ganiamore " , in 1913 . During World War I , Leitrim was commissioned a major in the 11th Service Battalion , Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers but resigned due to ill health on 10 January 1917 . He was Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies , Walter Hume Long , in 1917 . Later in life , he divorced Violet , and married Hon . Anne Mary Chaloner Vanneck , sister of William Vanneck , 5th Baron Huntingfield , on 29 April 1939 . Leitrim had no children by either of his marriages . His sometime heir presumptive , his brother Hon . Francis Patrick Clements , disappeared in 1907 , and was declared dead in 1917 . Reports from the New York Times dated 12 July 1907 , and 20 August 1911 , suggested that he had gone to the US and worked as a stoker . The Earl was said to have spent thousands of dollars trying to establish his whereabouts . With no heir , the Earldom of Leitrim became extinct upon the Earl ' s death in 1952 .
Abel G . Cadwallader Abel G . Cadwallader ( 1841 – July 6 , 1907 ) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U . S . military ' s highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Hatcher ' s Run . Born in 1841 in Baltimore , Maryland , Cadwallader was living in Frederick , Maryland when he enlisted in the Army in May 1861 . He served as a corporal in Company H of the 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry . During the Battle of Hatcher ' s Run in Virginia on February 6 , 1865 , Cadwallader " [ g ] allantly planted the colors on the enemy ' s works in advance of the arrival of his regiment . " For this action , he was issued the Medal of Honor several decades later , on January 5 , 1897 . Cadwallader reached the rank of sergeant before leaving the army in July 1865 . He died on July 6 , 1907 , and was buried at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore .
Ralph Lapp Ralph Eugene Lapp ( August 24 , 1917 – September 7 , 2004 ) was an American physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project . He was born in Buffalo , New York , and attended the University of Chicago . After completing his graduate studies at the University he joined the Manhattan Project ; and became the assistant Director of the Metallurgical Laboratory . He then accepted a position with the War department General Staff as a scientific advisor on atomic energy . When the research and development board was formed , Doctor Lapp became executive director of its committee on atomic energy . After this he acted as Head of the Nuclear Physics branch of the Office of Naval Research . He wrote " Nuclear Radiation Biology " , " A Nuclear Reference Manual " , " Must We Hide ? " , and assisted Doctor H . L . Andrews from the National Institute of Health in writing " Nuclear Radiation Physics " . He became an activist later in life and wrote a book , " Victims Of The Super Bomb " ( 1957 ) . In his book " The New Priesthood : The Scientific Elite and The Uses of Power " , Lapp describes the increase in funding for science and the growing influence of scientists in American politics after the invention of the atomic bomb . Mr . Lapp was interviewed by Mike Wallace in 1957 . In 1971 , he coined the expression " China Syndrome . "
70th Battalion , CEF The 70th Battalion , CEF , was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force . The battalion was authorized on 15 August 1915 and recruited in the Ontario counties of Essex , Kent , Lambton and Middlesex . The 70th Battalion embarked for Britain on 25 April 1916 , where it provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 7 July 1916 , when its personnel were absorbed the 39th Battalion , CEF . The 70th Battalion , CEF , had one Officer Commanding , Lt . - Col . R . I . Towers , 25 April 1916 – 6 July 1916 . The 70th Battalion , CEF , is perpetuated by the 26th Field Battery , RCA .
Walker ' s Greyhounds Walker ' s Greyhounds was the name given to a division of the Confederate States Army composed exclusively of regiment s from Texas . It fought exclusively in the Western Theater and gained a reputation as a solid fighting force . Organization . Organized at Camp Nelson , Arkansas , in July 1862 , the Greyhounds were placed under the command of Maj . Gen . John George Walker in November 1862 , and remained under his command until the end of the war . The division served exclusively in the Trans - Mississippi Department . Major engagements . Vicksburg Campaign . The Greyhounds fought at the Battle of Milliken ' s Bend and the Battle of Young ' s Point , incidental engagements of the Vicksburg Campaign , in June 1863 . They remained in northern Louisiana for several months , and then returned to Arkansas in late 1863 . Red River Campaign . Sent from Arkansas to Louisiana again in April 1864 , they served as part of Lt . Gen . Richard Taylor ' s Army at the significant Confederate victories at the Battle of Mansfield ( April 8 , 1864 ) , and the Battle of Pleasant Hill ( April 9 , 1864 ) , critical engagements in the Red River Campaign . Camden Expedition . Rushed back to Arkansas by Tran - Mississippi Department Commander Edmund Kirby Smith , they fought at the Battle of Jenkins ' Ferry on April 30 , 1864 , the last engagement of the Camden Expedition . Nickname . The division was well trained , and well respected as a fighting force . It earned its nickname because the men were able to move long distances rapidly on foot . The Greyhounds ' ferocity at the Battle of Mansfield , particularly by its 12th Texas Infantry Regiment , is considered by many military historians to have turned the tide in that engagement . Mustered out . With the war over and the main Confederate armies having surrendered , the remnants of the much depleted division were mustered out at Hemphill , Texas , in May 1865 .
Christodulus Christodulus ( , meaning " Slave of Christ ; " Arabic : " Abdul - Rahman al - Nasrani " , meaning " Slave of the All Merciful , the Nazarene [ Christ ] " ) , probably either a Moslem convert or a Greek Orthodox , was the first emir of Palermo ( later " ammiratus ammiratorum " ) . His rise occurred after the death of Count Simon of Sicily in 1105 and he held the position of emir by 1107 , during the regency of Adelaide del Vasto for her son , King Roger II of Sicily . Originally , his position was considered that of a successor to the old Moslem governors of Palermo , but the importance of Palermo as the capital of the county and permanent seat of the Norman court , one of the largest cities in Europe and a major trading port , made his position of national significance . He was put in charge of the building of a navy and he received the titles of " protonobilissimus " and " protonotary " and was the president of the council of state . As such , he holds the first place in the development of the role of an admiral . In 1123 , Christodulus led a naval expedition against the Mahdia , but it failed miserably . He had appointed as his second - in - command George of Antioch and the latter ' s brilliance in defeat began to overshadow the old emir . Christodulus was never out of favour , but his influence declined considerably after that and he was out of power by 1127 , when he last appears beside George and King Roger at Montescaglioso , and he probably died around that time as well .
John F . Bickford John F . Bickford ( March 12 , 1843 – April 28 , 1927 ) received the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War . Bickford was born in Tremont , Maine . Biography . Bickford was a Master ' s Mate in the United States Navy , on December 31 , 1864 , he " Served on board the when she destroyed the off Cherbourg , France , June 19 , 1864 . Acting as the first loader of the pivot gun during this bitter engagement Bickford exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended for his gallantry under fire by his divisional officer " . John died on April 28 , 1927 . He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Gloucester , Massachusetts . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Captain of the Top , U . S . Navy . Born : 1843 , Tremont , Maine . Accredited to : Maine . G . O . No . : 45 , December 31 , 1864 . Citation : Served on board the U . S . S . Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg , France , June 19 , 1864 . Acting as the first loader of the pivot gun during this bitter engagement Bickford exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended for his gallantry under fire by his divisional officer .
Hasetsukabe no Koharumaru Enlistment . According to the " Shōmonki " , Masakado was embroiled in a bitter struggle with one of his uncles , Taira no Yoshikane . After suffering several defeats at Yoshikane ' s hands , Masakado retaliated with his own troops , forcing Yoshikane into hiding . It was at this time that the uncle , Yoshikane noticed the young Koharumaru , who was working as a messenger for Masakado , and who frequented the area near Yoshikane ' s home . Yoshikane summoned Koharumaru , and bribed the boy with " mounds of rice " , clothing , and the prospect being given a better position as a mounted retainer . In exchange , Yoshikane asked for his cooperation in " devising a scheme to destroy Masakado " , a proposal Koharumaru accepted . Assignment . Koharumaru returned to his home , along with a farmhand Yoshikane had sent with him . Disguised as charcoal carriers , the two spied on Masakado ' s residence , collecting information on its armory , stable , gates , and Masakado ' s sleeping quarters before returning to Yoshikane . Having received this information , Yoshikane led his forces against Masakado ' s estate in a nighttime raid . However , their movement was picked up by one of Masakado ' s sentries , who warned his master beforehand . Prepared , Masakado led a successful counterattack and routed Yoshikane ' s troops . Death . Koharumaru , hearing of their defeat , quickly went on the run . However , it was not two weeks until he was captured by Masakado , and behead ed for his deeds .
George King - Hall Admiral Sir George Fowler King – Hall KCB , CVO ( 14 August 1850 – 10 September 1939 ) was a senior officer of the Royal Navy . King - Hall was born on 14 August 1850 as the second surviving son of Admiral William King - Hall and Louisa Forman . Military career . He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1864 and during his time as a midshipman served aboard from 1866 to 1867 . King - Hall was promoted to commander in 1885 , and was captain of the sloop from 1877 to 1889 , during which time the ship was responsible for securing the Maldives as a British protectorate , and acted against slave traders in eastern African waters . In 1891 , during his time in command of , King - Hall supervised the salvaging of the French warship " Seiguelay " , which had run aground off Jaffa . From 1900 to 1902 , King - Hall served as Chief of Staff to Sir John Fisher during the latter ' s time as Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Station . He was the Commander - in - Chief , Coast of Ireland , from 1906 to 1908 . King - Hall was later promoted to flag rank , and in 1911 , was assigned as Commander in Chief of the Australia Station . During his two years in command , King - Hall helped to generate public support for the fledgling Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) , and to prepare the RAN for the 1913 transfer of responsibility for Australia ' s naval defence . King - Hall concluded his duties in Australia in October 1913 , after which the office of Commander of the Australia Station was made redundant by the RAN position of Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet . Later life . King - Hall retired shortly after returning to England . He died on 13 September 1939 . He fathered two sons and two daughters . His eldest son was Stephen King - Hall , who served in the Royal Navy before becoming a politician . His daughters , Magdalen King - Hall and Lou King - Hall , were writers .
Sheng Xian Sheng Xian , Xiaozhang ( 孝章 ) , was an official who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history . He was from Kuaiji ( 會稽 ) . Biography . Sheng was at one point the Administrator of Wu Commandery ( 吳郡 , roughly modern Suzhou , Jiangsu ) , when he recommended Gao Dai ( 高岱 ) for government service . Around 193 , when Xu Gong took over Wu Commandery by force , Gao took Sheng and hid him at the home of a military officer , Xu Zhao ( 許昭 ) . To dissuade Xu Gong from further prosecution , Gao Dai went to Xu Province to seek the help of Tao Qian . Tao showed nominal support for their cause , and Xu Gong did not pursue them any further . When Sun Ce was conquering the commanderies near the region later in 199 , Cheng Pu suggested attacking Xu Zhao , but Sun , citing Xu Zhao ' s giving sanctuary to Sheng and Yan Baihu as indication of Xu Zhao ' s faithfulness , did not do so . Nonetheless , Sun Ce saw Sheng ' s reputation as a threat to his own authority , and Sheng ' s life was in jeopardy . Around 202 , Sheng ' s close friend Kong Rong persuaded Cao Cao to give Sheng some imperial position as protection . Cao Cao gave Sheng the rank of Commandants of Cavalry ( 騎都尉 ) , but before the commission arrived , Sheng was killed by Sun Ce ' s successor , Sun Quan . As a result of Sheng ' s execution , two of his followers , Dai Yuan ( 戴員 ) and Gui Lan ( 媯覽 ) , fled Sun Quan ' s court and killed Sun Yi and Sun He ( 孫河 ) , members of Sun Quan ' s clan . They planned to defect to Cao Cao by summoning Liu Fu . However , Sun Yi ' s widow devised a plan to trap the two , and the rebels were subsequently killed . Sheng was survived by a son , Sheng Kuang ( 盛匡 ) ; he fled to Cao Cao and was given a junior military office there .
Wiman of Gojoseon Wiman or Wei Man was a refugee from the Han Dynasty state of Yan who established a kingdom in north - western Korea in the 2nd century BC . He was the first ruler in the history of Korea to have been recorded in documents from the same time period . Biography . After the founding of the Han Dynasty in China , there was a time of political insurrection , with populations seeking refuge eastwards . Wiman was said to have been one of these refugees , reported to have led over a thousand followers ( dressed in Joseon style and he himself wearing his hair in a different topknot ) to Gojoseon . He was initially ordered to fortify Gojoseon ' s northwestern border by King Jun of Gojoseon , however by solidifying power over the Yan refugees , Wiman ursurped the throne and claimed kingship ( 194 ~ 180 BC ) . King Jun is said to have sought refugee in Jin state and called himself the " King of Han . " Wiman ' s capital of Gojoseon was Wanggeom - seong , generally identified as Pyongyang . Since the Han Dynasty was not completely stabilized yet , the Governor of Liaodong appointed Wiman as an outer subject , provided that he did not prevent natives going up to the empire . The appointment is dated at 191 or 192 BCE . Having superior military strength , Wiman Joseon was able to subjugate the State of Jinbeon ( 진번 , 眞番 ) and Imdun ( 임둔 , 臨屯 ) , vastly extending its borders . His kingdom was eventually conquered by Emperor Wu of Han in 108 BC during the reign of his grandson King Ugeo .
RAF Kai Tak RAF Kai Tak was a Royal Air Force station in Hong Kong . It was opened in 1927 and used for seaplane s . The RAF flight operated a few land based aircraft as well as having spare aircraft for naval units . History . From 1968 to 1978 it was used by various RAF helicopter units , as well as the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force and Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Air Unit . The RAF left Kai Tak and moved most other operations to Sek Kong Airfield . From 1993 onwards the civilian Government Flying Service replaced Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force at Kai Tak , thus ending the RAF presence at the airport . The apron and the old NCO Mess areas were used by the Royal Hong Kong Police Force as the Police Driving School premises for a number of years until re - sited . Non - military users . It was the main airfield in Hong Kong housing other non - military users : Aircraft . During the 1940s , Japanese A6M Zero fighters were based at Kai Tak . A list of aircraft stationed there : Squadrons . The Japanese were stationed at Kai Tak during World War II and extended the runway at the base . A list of RAF squadrons at Kai Tak : Kai Tak runway . Kai Tak ' s first runway was a grass strip and the first tarmac , an east - west runway , was 457 metres long in 1939 . A series of extensions were added over the years :
Gotland Brigade Gotlandsbrigaden ( MekB 18 ) ( Gotland Brigade ) , was a Swedish Army armoured brigade within the Swedish Armed Forces and acted in different forms between 1949 - 2000 . The main part of the basic training where held at Gotlands regemente ( P 18 ) within the Gotland Garrison in Visby , Gotland . History . In 1963 The brigade was changed from an infantry brigade to an armoured one . The brigade decommissioned in 2000 .
George Symons George Symons VC DCM ( 18 March 1826 – 18 November 1871 ) was an English 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 . Details . Symons was 29 years old , and a sergeant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery , British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed On 6 June 1855 took place at Inkerman , Crimea for which he was awarded the VC . Further information . He was later commissioned into the Military Train , transferred back to the Royal Artillery in 1862 and reached the rank of captain . His medals are held by the Royal Logistic Corps Officers Mess .
German submarine U - 298 German submarine " U - 298 " was a Type VIIC / 41 U - boat of the Nazi German " Kriegsmarine " during World War II . She was laid down on 23 February 1943 by the Bremer Vulkan company at Bremen - Vegesack as ' werk ' 63 . She was launched on 25 October 1943 , and commissioned on 1 December with " Oberleutnant " Ortwin Hensellek in command . Service history . Hensellek was replaced after only three weeks by " Oblt " . Otto Hohmann while " U - 298 " completed the training of her crew while part of the 8th U - boat Flotilla in the Baltic Sea . In July 1944 " U - 298 " sailed to Bergen , Norway , to join the " U - Abwehrschule " ( U - boat School ) where she remained as a training boat , under the command of " Oblt " . Heinrich Gehrken , until ordered to surrender on 8 May 1945 . Disposal . " U - 298 " was sailed from Bergen on 30 May 1945 , arriving at Loch Ryan , Scotland , on 4 June via Scapa Flow . She was towed out to position by as part of " Operation Deadlight " on 28 November 1945 , and sunk by shellfire from HMS and the next day .
Battle ( formation ) A battle or battaile was a medieval military formation , analogous and ancestral to the modern term battalion . In late medieval warfare , field armies were often drawn up into three main battles , also called guards : the vanguard , the middle guard , and the rearguard , often abbreviated to simply the van , middle , and rear . These terms imply , correctly , that the van preceded the middle , which in turn preceded the rear , into battle if the battles were arranged sequentially as a column . If arranged abreast , the van was on the right and the rear the left . < br >
USS Polly ( SP - 690 ) USS " Polly " ( SP - 690 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 . " Polly " was built as the private motorboat " Howmornel " by the New York Yacht , Launch and Engineering Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx , New York , in 1909 . She later was renamed " Kakhin IV " and " Polly " . On 14 May 1917 , the U . S . Navy purchased " Polly " from William H . Merriman , of New Haven , Connecticut , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned at Newport , Rhode Island , as USS " Polly " ( SP - 690 ) on 15 May 1917 with Chief Quartermaster H . L . Wakeman , USNRF , in command . Assigned to the 2nd Naval District in southern New England , " Polly " carried out patrol duties for the rest of World War I . " Polly " was stricken from the Navy List on 11 March 1919 and transferred to the United States Bureau of Fisheries on 9 September 1919 .
SS Galeka SS " Galeka " was a steam ship originally built for the Union - Castle Mail Steamship Company , but requisitioned for use as a British troop transport and then a hospital ship during the First World War . On 28 October 1916 she hit a mine laid by the German U - boat " UC - 26 " . History . The ship was the last vessel to enter service before the merge between the Union and Castle shipping lines . She served on the South Africa route until the First World War when she was used by the UK as a troop transport , carrying troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps to the Gallipoli Campaign . " Galeka " was then refitted as a hospital ship with accommodation for 366 wounded passengers . Sinking . On 28 October 1916 , while entering Le Havre HMHS " Galeka " struck a mine . She was not carrying patients at the time , but 19 Royal Army Medical Corps personnel died in the sinking . She was beached at Cap la Hogue , but was a total loss , Union - Castle ' s first war casualty .
RCAF Station Oshawa RCAF Station Oshawa was a training station of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan ( BCATP ) located near Oshawa , Ontario , Canada . The No . 20 Elementary Flying Training School ( EFTS ) was located in Oshawa from June 1941 to December 1944 . Student flyers used Tiger Moth aircraft and were trained by civilian instructors from the Oshawa , Kingston , and Brant - Norfolk flying clubs . A relief landing field was located at Whitby . The airport is still in use as the Oshawa Airport .