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William Jones ( VC ) William Jones VC ( 1839 – 15 April 1913 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his action at the Battle of Rorke ' s Drift in January 1879 , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Jones was born and previously lived in Evesham , Worcestershire . He was approximately 39 years old , and a private in the 2nd Battalion , 24th Regiment of Foot ( later The South Wales Borderers ) , British Army during the Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 23 January 1879 at Rorke ' s Drift , Natal , South Africa , Private 593 William Jones and Private 716 ( Robert Jones ) defended one of the wards in the field hospital to the last , until six out of the seven patients had been removed . The seventh was delirious and although they managed to dress him , they could not induce him to move and when they returned to carry him away he was being stabbed to death in his bed . Jones had a joint citation with Robert Jones VC that read : Later life . Jones was being treated at Netley Hospital for chronic rheumatism , which he claimed to have contracted from the cold and wet nights after Rorke ' s Drift ; before being discharged on 2 January 1880 and on 13 January 1880 , he received his award from Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle . Upon leaving the Army , he attempted to establish himself in Birmingham however employment opportunities were few , but managed to take part in a number of acting parts including Hamilton ' s Pansterorama and in 1887 he eventually became a member of Buffalo Bill ' s Wild West Show Later , he moved to Rutland Street , Chorlton - on - Medlock , Manchester and in 1910 pawned his Victoria Cross , having fallen upon hard times . He was admitted to work in the Workhouse on Bridge Street , Manchester . William was one of the few survivors of the battle to live into his 70s . He died on 15 April 1913 and buried in a paupers grave in Philips Park . William ' s grave is located in Philip ' s Park Cemetery Manchester section D - 887 and a large blue commemoration plaque adorns the wall of the disused church , alongside another plaque to commemorate World War I Victoria Cross winner , George Stringer VC . After four years of campaigning , on 2 November 2007 a ceremony was held at Philip ’ s Park Cemetery to celebrate the unveiling of a new headstone for the grave . In the 1964 film " Zulu " , he was portrayed by the actor Richard Davies . The medal . Jones had to pawn his VC when he fell on hard times in the 1890s although it is now displayed at the South Wales Borderers Museum , Brecon , Powys , Wales . Bearing the Cross . Radio 4 , 2 . 15pm " Bearing the Cross " was a Ken Blakeson play which looked into the lives of three soldiers who fought at Rorke ’ s Drift and aired on BBC Radio 4 . Nigel Anthony plays William Jones VC , Sebastian Harcombe plays Robert Jones VC and Jon Strickland is Henry Hook VC . The play starts in 1887 , at Buffalo Bill ’ s Wild West Show in London , where the battle against the Zulus was restaged , with Private William Jones VC as presenter .
Mladen Milovanović Mladen Milovanović ( c . 1760 Botunje near Kragujevac – 1823 in Zlatibor ) was a merchant , a Duke in the First Serbian Uprising , associate of Karađorđe and leader of his party , President of the Administering Council ( 1807 – 1810 and 1813 – 1814 ) and first Serbian Minister of Defence ( 1811 – 1813 ) . Biography . Mladen was of Drobnjak clan ancestry . He was very selfish , acquisitive , and resolute , very skilful schemer . He had a strong influence on the Karadjordje . He was blamed for the defeat of Serbian forces in East in 1809 , and change the war plan contributed to the collapse of the rebellion in 1813 . After the defeat of Serbia , he went abroad , and in 1814 arrived in Hotin , Russian Empire , where he remained until 1821 . He was killed in 1823 , while crossing over the Zlatibor and on the road to Montenegro , by order of Prince Milos Obrenovic , who had never trusted him . In April 1823 , Prince Milos gave in Kragujevac order to Serdar of Zlatibor Jovan Micic to escort Milovanovic to Lim , and transfer him to Montenegro . However , Micic guys Leko and Simo Kovac killed him in the Očka mountain on Zlatibor during alleged escape attempt by Milovanovic , and his body dumped in a nearby cave Zvekara .
1st Cavalry Army ( Soviet Union ) The 1st Cavalry Army ( , literally ' 1st Horse Army ' ) was the most prominent Red Army military formation . It was also known as Budyonny ' s Cavalry Army or simply as Konarmia ( ' Horsearmy ' ) . When the Russian Civil War broke out in 1918 , a soldier named Budyonny organized a small cavalry force in the Don region out of local Cossacks . This force rapidly grew in numbers , sided with the Bolsheviks and eventually became the 1st Cavalry Army . It was transformed from a guerrilla force into a proper military unit under the command of Semyon Budyonny , and the political guidance of Kliment Voroshilov . This Army played an important role in winning the Civil War for the Bolsheviks , driving the White General Anton Denikin back from Moscow . In 1920 Budyonny ' s Cavalry Army took part in the invasion of Poland during the Polish - Bolshevik War , at first with remarkable success . The 1st Cavalry Army pushed Polish forces out of Ukraine and broke through Polish southern frontlines , but later was bogged down at Lvov . This in turn led to a heavy defeat of the rest of the Bolsheviks forces in the Battle of Warsaw . When Budyonny ' s Cavalry finally joined the battle it was also soundly defeated in the Battle of Komarów , known as the last great cavalry battle in history . At this point , the 1st Cavalry Army ' s morale and discipline were at a low point and robbery and violence against the civilian population became commonplace . The remains of 1st Cavalry Army were sent south to fight the Wrangel ’ s White forces in Ukraine and the Crimea . At the final phase of Russian Civil War the 1st Cavalry Army was moved to North Caucasus . This voyage was the basis of myth about the invincible 1st Cavalry Army , which has been cultivated by Soviet propaganda . The march of the 1st Cavalry Army became popular after the Russian Civil War and was known as the song We are the Red Cavalry ( ) ( however other names of the song were " Мы красные кавалеристы " ( We , Red cavalrymen ) and " [ Марш Буденного ] " ( Budenny march ) , but earlier was known as " Марш красных конников " ( March of the Red horsemen ) . In commemoration , a monument to the 1st Cavalry Army was constructed in Lvov oblast , Ukraine .
Charles de Lorencez Charles Ferdinand Latrille , Comte de Lorencez ( 23 May 1814 – 16 July 1892 ) was a French Army general under Emperor Maximilian of Mexico during the 19th century . He was a relative of the Empress Charlotte , who was the only daughter of King Leopold I , King of the Belgians and wife of Emperor Maximilian . Lorencez was born in Paris to a noble family . He studied at the military academy of Saint - Cyr from 1830 to 1832 , graduating as a third lieutenant . He served first in Algeria , where he was promoted to the rank of colonel in 1852 . In 1855 , at the Battle of Malakoff during the Crimean War , he won a commission to major general . Latrille de Lorencez then served in the French intervention in Mexico . Most notably , he fought at the Battle of Puebla , on 5 May 1862 , where the French troops under his command were defeated by Mexican troops led by General Ignacio Zaragoza . Latrille de Lorencez left Veracruz on 17 December 1862 . He later fought during the Franco - Prussian War in 1870 . His contraction of yellow fever in Mexico compelled him to retire from active service two years later . He was survived by his wife the Comtesse Emilia Alvarez de Perez and his daughter the Comtesse Emilia Latrille de Lorencez .
Peter J . Ryan Peter J . Ryan ( 1841 – January 8 , 1908 ) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester , Virginia on September 19 , 1864 . Ryan joined the army from Indiana in July 1861 , and was mustered out in July 1865 . Medal of Honor citation . “ The President of the United States of America , in the name of Congress , takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Peter J . Ryan , United States Army , for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1864 , while serving with Company D , 11th Indiana Infantry , in action at Winchester , Virginia . With one companion , Private Ryan captured 14 Confederates in the severest part of the battle . ” Pvt . Ryan was one of three soldiers of the 11th Indiana Infantry to receive the Medal of Honor for this action . The others were Sgt . Charles H . Seston and Pvt . John T . Sterling .
Battle of Las Piedras ( 1811 ) The Battle of Las Piedras was fought on May 18 , 1811 as part of the Uruguayan struggle for independence . Background and development of events . In 1810 , the May Revolution had forced the Spanish to abandon Buenos Aires , but they held on to the Banda Oriental ( present - day Uruguay ) , as Spain moved the headquarters of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata to Montevideo . At the beginning of April 1811 , the revolutionary José Gervasio Artigas returned to the Banda Oriental with approximately 180 men provided by the Government of Buenos Aires . On April 11 , he issued the Mercedes Proclamation , assuming control of the revolution . The Governor of Montevideo and new Viceroy of Río de la Plata , Francisco Javier de Elío , appointed frigate - captain José Posadas at the head of the forces loyal to Spain . Posadas installed his headquarters at San Isidro Labrador de Las Piedras near Montevideo , to provoke a decisive battle against the revolutionaries . Meanwhile , José Artigas was camped near Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe with an army of a thousand men . The army of Posadas counted 1230 men , of which some 200 would defect to Artigas in the midst of battle . The battle was fought on May 18 at Las Piedras and resulted in a total victory for the revolutionaries . José Posadas capitulated . It was at this occasion that Artigas pronounced his famous sentence " Curad a los heridos , clemencia para los vencidos " ( " Cure the injured , mercy to the vanquished " ) , an unusual decision in those times , referring to the Spanish wounded and prisoners . One of the casualties on the revolutionary side was Manuel Artigas , nephew of José Artigas . Both armies fought in the name of King Ferdinand VII of Spain . Importance of the battle . Some historians consider the victory in the Battle of Las Piedras as crucial for the survival of the revolution in Uruguay and Argentina , after the defeats of General Manuel Belgrano in Paraguay and Paraná . After the battle , the Royalists only remained in control of Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo , which was finally taken by Carlos María de Alvear on June 20 , 1814 . The day of the battle , May 18 , is now an official holiday in Uruguay .
Type 024 class missile boat The Type 024 class missile boat is a Chinese built small missile boat armed with two anti - ship missiles and there were two versions developed . Although most have been placed in reserve , dozens remain in active service . Those in active service have been rearmed with C - 101 supersonic anti - ship missile s . Heku class . The Heku class is the major version of Type 024 class missile boat and it is also known as Hegu class , Hoku class , Hogu class , Hougu class and Houku class , depending on spelling and pronunciation . This class is the Chinese steel - hulled improvement over the original wooden - hulled Soviet . The boat was designed by the 701st Institute at Wuhu while the missile launcher was designed by the 713th Institute . Since the delivery of the first unit by Wuhu Shipyard , around 80 were built in total , including export units . Ten of the Heku - Class were exported to Iran . Homa class . In addition to the development of the Heku class missile boat , another single unit of Type 024 missile boat with hydrofoils was also developed . This boat is called Homa class missile boat , but the design proved to be less satisfactory , and after serving in the People ' s Liberation Army Navy for evaluation , the unit was retired .
USS Bennion ( DD - 662 ) USS " Bennion " ( DD - 662 ) was a " Fletcher " - class destroyer of the United States Navy . The ship was named for Captain Mervyn S . Bennion who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , while in command of . Captain Bennion was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . " Bennion " was launched 4 July 1943 by Boston Navy Yard , sponsored by Captain Bennion ' s widow . It was commissioned 14 December 1943 with Commander Joshua W . Cooper in command . Service history . On 5 January 1944 , " Bennion " encountered two Japanese " Matsu " class destroyers , " Hinoki " and " Momi " , both returning to China after the aircraft carrier was torpedoed and sunk by . Other US destroyers joined in the short fight , and both Japanese destroyers turned away , only for " Momi " to be caught , torpedoed and sunk by TBM Avengers of Task Force 77 shortly afterwards . " Hinoki " was later caught and sunk with all hands by gunfire of and three other destroyers . " Bennion " departed Philadelphia , Pa . 3 March 1944 escorting to the Pacific . Arriving at Pearl Harbor 22 March , she trained and patrolled in Hawaiian waters until 29 May 1944 . Moving westward she served as a fighter director and radar picket ship during the following campaigns : During the Battle of Leyte Gulf , " Bennion " assisted in sinking the Japanese battleship Yamashiro with torpedoes . " Bennion " returned to Puget Sound Navy Yard 27 October 1945 and went out of commission in reserve at Long Beach , Calif . , 20 June 1946 . The ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 15 April 1971 . She was sold 30 May 1973 and broken up for scrap . Awards . " Bennion " received the Presidential Unit Citation for her actions off Okinawa ( 1 April – 1 June 1945 ) , and eight battle star s .
Finnish I Corps ( Winter War ) The I Corps was a formation of the Finnish Army during the Winter War . It was formed on February 25 from parts of the II Corps which had become too large to function properly . It fought during the final stages of the war on the front north of Viipuri .
Cornu ( horn ) A cornu or cornum ( , " horn , " plural " cornua " , sometimes translated misleadingly as " cornet " ) was an ancient Roman " brass " instrument about long in the shape of a letter ' G ' . The instrument was braced by a crossbar that stiffened the structure and provided a means of supporting its weight on the player ' s shoulder . Some specimens survive in the archaeological record , two from the ruins of Pompeii . The " cornu " may be difficult to distinguish from the buccina . It was used by the Roman army for communicating orders to troops in battle . In Roman art , the " cornu " appears among the instruments that accompany games " ( ludi ) " or gladiator combat in the arena , as on the Zliten mosaic . Military use . The " cornu " was carried by the " cornicen " ( horn - blower ) who coded the general ' s orders into signals and broadcast them over the field during battles . The Roman army also made use of a straight trumpet called a " tuba , " which bore no resemblance to the modern tuba . The military writer Vegetius described the use of horns to give signals : The music of the legion consists of trumpets , cornets and buccina e . The trumpet sounds the charge and the retreat . The cornets are used only to regulate the motions of the colors ; the trumpets serve when the soldiers are ordered out to any work without the colors ; but in time of action , the trumpets and cornets sound together . The " classicum " , which is a particular sound of the " buccina " or horn , is appropriated to the commander - in - chief and is used in the presence of the general , or at the execution of a soldier , as a mark of its being done by his authority . The ordinary guards and outposts are always mounted and relieved by the sound of trumpet , which also directs the motions of the soldiers on working parties and on field days . The cornets sound whenever the colors are to be struck or planted . These rules must be punctually observed in all exercises and reviews so that the soldiers may be ready to obey them in action without hesitation according to the general ' s orders either to charge or halt , to pursue the enemy or to retire . For reason will convince us that what is necessary to be performed in the heat of action should constantly be practiced in the leisure of peace . " " Tuba curva " . The cornu was revived as the " tuba curva " during the French Revolution , along with the buccin . Both were first used in music that François Joseph Gossec composed for the translation of the remains of Voltaire to the Pantheon , on 11 July 1791 .
Heinrich Paepcke Heinrich Paepcke ( 11 December 1910 – 17 October 1942 ) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II , and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Heinrich Paepcke was killed on 17 October 1942 over the island of Malta , he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight ' s Cross on 19 December 1942 and was promoted to Major .
Canon de 75 modèle 1914 Schneider The Canon de 75 modele 1914 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery , designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot . Similar to the earlier Canon de 75mm Modele 1912 Schneider and also a derivative of Canon de 75 modèle 1897 , it featured a longer barrel and an extended firing range .
5th District of Columbia Infantry Battalion The 5th District of Columbia Infantry Battalion was an infantry battalion that served in the Union Army between April and July , 1861 , during the American Civil War . Service . The battalion was organized at Washington , D . C . . Its purpose , until June , was the defence of Washington . In June , the regiment formed part of an expedition to Rockville , Maryland , passing through Seneca Mills ( on June 10 ) and reaching Great Falls on July 7 . They were then mustered out during July , 1861 .
Tambov ( air base ) Tambov is an air base in Russia located 4 km southwest of Tambov . It is a bomber training base with many Tupolev Tu - 134 UBL aircraft . Yefim Gordon ' s MiG - 23 / 27 book refers to a 652 UAP ( 652nd Aviation Training Regiment ) stationed at Tambov / Vostochnyy flying 96 Aero L - 29 Delfin , but Vostochny is Russian for " east " , which may refer to the civilian Tambov Donskoye Airport rather than this southwest airfield . Tambov is also home to 4255 BRS flying MiG - 23 aircraft .
26th Airborne Brigade ( Bundeswehr ) 26th ( Saarland ) Airborne Brigade ( ) is a formation in the Special Operations Division of the German Army with a strength of about 3 , 500 men and its brigade headquarters in Saarlouis . The Brigade is also called the Saarland Brigade as almost all its troops are stationed in the federal state of Saarland . Other elements are based in Rhineland - Palatinate . Most of the 26th Airborne Brigade belongs to the intervention forces of the " Bundeswehr " , and the formation therefore provides the overwhelming proportion of paratroopers and airborne troops for the intervention forces of the Army . The Brigade motto is : " Einsatzbereit – jederzeit – weltweit " ( " Ready for action - anytime - worldwide " ) . The Brigade greeting is " " Glück ab " " . The brigade was previously part of the 1st Airborne Division ( Bundeswehr ) alongside the 25th and 27th " Luftlande " Brigades . Commanders . The brigade commanders were ( rank on takeover ) :
Hardy Cross Dillard Hardy Cross Dillard ( 23 October 1902 – 12 May 1982 ) was an American lawyer who served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1970 to 1979 . He previously served as Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law from 1963 to 1968 . Life and career . Dillard completed his Bachelor of Science degree at West Point in 1924 , but resigned his commission because of the limited military activity of the time . He earned his J . D . from University of Virginia in 1927 and joined the faculty that year . The Hardy Cross Dillard Prize at University of Virginia is named in his honor .
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade 1 Canadian Army Tank Brigade , later known as 1 Canadian Armoured Brigade , was composed of the 11th , 12th and 14th Canadian Armoured Regiments and saw service in the Italian campaign and in north - west Europe during the Second World War . It was one of only two independent Canadian armoured brigades in combat . History . The 1st Canadian Tank Brigade was formed on 4 February 1941 . The Ontario Regiment and The Three Rivers Regiment were transferred from the incomplete 1st Canadian Armoured Division to provide the nucleus of 1st Canadian Tank Brigade in February 1941 . In March , The Calgary Regiment joined the new brigade from 2nd Division . The Fort Garry Horse were also originally part of the brigade , but transferred to the 5th Canadian Armoured Division in May 1941 . 1st Tank Brigade moved to the UK in the summer of 1941 ; personnel arrived in the Clyde on 30 June and were promptly moved to Salisbury Plain where they were issued sufficient Churchill tank s for training . The Calgary Regiment participated in the disastrous Dieppe landing in 1942 . Issued brand new M4 " Sherman " tanks , the entire brigade moved to the Mediterranean , with The Three Rivers Regiment participating in the assault landing at Pachino . The remainder of the brigade landed with the follow - up convoy of 13 July and served alongside the Three Rivers Regiment for the final weeks of the brief campaign . 1st Tank Brigade ' s role in the latter operations was largely one of fire support , the rugged terrain limiting the role of the armoured corps . The fight for Sicily ended with 1st Tank in reserve . Preparing for Operation Baytown , landings on mainland Italy , it was redesignated 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade in August 1943 . Although reorganized as an armoured brigade , no motor battalion served under command . Having established a reputation for both courage and skill , the Canadian tankers were in constant demand by British commanders . It took part in 8th British Army ’ s assault landing on the toe of Italy in Operation Baytown . Its regiments participated in the Battles of Potenza , Termoli , Ortona . It helped break the Gustav Line crossing the Gari River with the 8th Indian Division . Its regiments helped the 1st Canadian Division and the 78th British Division in breaking the Hitler Line . It cooperated with the XIII British Corps in the Battle of Lake Trasimeno . It was active in the crossing of the Arno River . Combined with the 1st Canadian Infantry Division and 5th Canadian Armoured Division as part of I Canadian Corps , the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade was moved from Italy and joined the First Canadian Army at the beginning of 1945 . Here it participated in the crossing of the Ijsel river . In its two incarnations as 1st Tank and 1st Armoured , the brigade ’ s service at Dieppe , France , in Sicily , Italy , and Northwest Europe earned it the distinction of the longest and widest service of any brigade in the Canadian Army during the war .
Eurybotas Eurybotas of Crete was the toxarch of the Cretan archers in the Macedonian army , a position to which he may have been summoned already by Philip II , when he planned his Asiatic campaign . He was killed , along with seventy of his men , in the Siege of Thebes in 335 BC . His successor appears to have been Ombrion of Crete . Cretan archers were highly skilled and were an essential part of Greek military tactics . The Cretan archers were generally mercenaries .