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Alexander Lillington John Alexander Lillington ( c . 1725 – 1786 ) , also known as Alexander John Lillington , was a Patriot officer from North Carolina in the American Revolutionary War who notably fought in the Battle of Moore ' s Creek Bridge in 1776 . He was afterwards commissioned as colonel of the 6th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army , but resigned after a month to instead serve as brigadier general in the state militia . At the Battle of Camden his troops were among the militia who fled the field . His son John Lillington also served in the North Carolina militia . The town of Lillington , county seat of Harnett County , North Carolina , is named for him . He is buried in Pender County , North Carolina .
Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo The Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo is a military tattoo held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle by permission of Queen Elizabeth II . The tattoo was launched in 2008 with great success and so was held for the second time in 2009 . The event ' s proceeds go to the Royal British Legion to help support recently returned troops from battle . The Tattoo website describes it as : a celebration of the capabilities of today ’ s forces through music and action . It is a tri - service event and has a packed programme of international and British military acts , massed bands , pipes and drums , modern military re - enactments and a fantastic finale . . . The Tattoo tells the story of modern life in each of the services ( the Army , the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy ) and large screens show footage from each of the services in action in war zones , taking the audience to the current operational environment . The Windsor Tattoo is very much like the Royal Tournament , the world ' s largest military tattoo which was axed by the British Government in 1999 . In 2009 the Tattoo saw the return of the Royal Navy Field Gun Race 10 years after it was laid to rest along with the Royal Tournament .
USS Sapphire ( SP - 710 ) The first USS " Sapphire " ( SP - 710 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918 . " Sapphire " was built as a small , private , wooden - hulled steam yacht of the same name in 1900 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol , Rhode Island . On 8 June 1917 , her owner , Jeremiah Milbank of New York City , enrolled her in the Naval Coast Defense Reserve and the U . S . Navy ordered her into service for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . She was commissioned as USS " Sapphire " ( SP - 710 ) on 14 September 1917 at Brooklyn , New York , with Ensign John J . Montgomery , USNRF , in command . After fitting out for naval service at Tebo ' s Yacht Basin , " Sapphire " joined the section patrol in the 3rd Naval District on 14 July 1918 . For the rest of World War I , she patrolled the waters off Execution Light , alternating with or joining the patrol vessels , , and . She ceased active service on 20 November 1918 , and was transferred from Section Base No . 7 to New York Harbor on 10 December 1918 . The patrol vessel towed " Sapphire " to Robert Jacob ' s shipyard at City Island in the Bronx , New York , on 16 December 1918 . She was decommissioned there and returned to Milbank that day .
35 Engineer Regiment 35 Engineer Regiment is a unit of the British Army ’ s Royal Engineers . The Unit provides close support engineering to 20th Armoured Brigade although is commanded by 1st ( United Kingdom ) Armoured Division . It is located in Barker Barracks , Paderborn , Germany . From October 2011 to May 2012 the Unit was deployed on Operation HERRICK 15 in Afghanistan .
George C . Rickards George C . Rickards ( August 25 , 1860 — January 15 , 1933 ) was a United States Army Major General who served as Chief of the Militia Bureau , the first National Guard officer to hold this position . Early life . George Collins Rickards was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania on August 25 , 1860 . He was the son of Colonel William Rickards , who commanded the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War . Rickards was raised and educated in Franklin , Pennsylvania . In 1877 he enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard , and in 1881 he settled in Oil City , Pennsylvania , where he became active in the hardware business . After obtaining his commission Rickards served primarily in the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry , including commander of Company F from 1883 to 1888 , and Company D from 1888 to 1891 . He was promoted to Captain in 1883 , Major in 1891 , and Lieutenant Colonel in 1892 . Spanish - American War . The 16th Pennsylvania was mobilized for the Spanish - American War and served in Puerto Rico . Rickards served as a battalion commander , and was mustered out with the regiment in December , 1898 . Pancho Villa Expedition . Rickards was promoted to Colonel as commander of the 16th Pennsylvania in 1907 . In 1916 he commanded the regiment in Texas during the Pancho Villa Expedition . World War I . The 16th Pennsylvania was federalized for World War I as the 112th Infantry Regiment , a unit of the 56th Brigade , 28th Infantry Division . He commanded the regiment throughout the war , and also acted as commander of the 56th Brigade on several occasions . He received the Distinguished Service Medal at the end of the war . Post World War I . Rickards was promoted to Brigadier General in 1919 , and commanded the 56th Brigade . He subsequently volunteered for active duty on the Army General Staff , and took part in development and passage of the National Defense Act of 1920 , which included a provision that the Chief of the Militia Bureau be a National Guard officer . In 1921 Rickards was appointed Chief of the Militia Bureau , and he served until his 1925 retirement . During his term he worked to implement provisions of the 1920 National Defense Act , including reorganizing National Guard units to standardize them with units of the regular Army , building new armories and training sites , and taking steps to standardize training and education requirements between the National Guard and the regular Army . Post military career . After retiring from the National Guard Rickards ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a Republican in 1926 . From 1928 until his death Rickards served as Venango County . He died in Oil City on January 15 , 1933 , and was buried at Oil City ' s Grove Hill Cemetery .
First Celtiberian War The First Celtiberian ( or Spanish ) War was the first of a series of three wars known as the Celtiberian Wars . It was fought between the advancing legions of the Roman Republic and the Celtiberian tribes of Hispania Citerior from 181 to 179 BC . In 181 , several tribes along the Ebro , especially the Lusones , rebelled against Roman rule . Appian cites their reason as a lack of land on which to live . They were quickly put down by the consul Quintus Fulvius Flaccus and scattered . Some fled to Complega , then a newly fortified city , from which they made demands on the Roman general , but after his approach they fled . In 179 , Flaccus was succeeded by Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus . Gracchus quickly went to the rescue of the besieged city of Caravis and then took the city of Complega . He divided up the land among the poor and signed treaties with all of the tribes . His success in establishing peace made him much admired in both Hispania and Rome , where he arrived to a triumph . In the latter year , war also broke out in Hispania Ulterior between the Romans and the Lusitanians .
Sir John Milbanke , 10th Baronet Lieutenant - Colonel Sir John Peniston Milbanke , 10th Baronet VC ( 9 October 1872 – 21 August 1915 ) 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 . Milbanke was born the son of Sir Peniston Milbanke , 9th Baronet , in London . In 1886 he began attendance at Harrow School , where he became a close friend of Winston Churchill . He joined the Army in 1892 . Milbanke was 27 years old , and a lieutenant in the 10th Hussars , British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place near Colesberg for which he was awarded the VC : In 1914 , having retired from the regular army , he became lieutenant - colonel of the Sherwood Rangers . He was killed in action at Suvla , Gallipoli , Turkey , on 21 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial . The Medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King ' s Royal Hussars Museum in Winchester , England .
Albanian Joint Forces Command The Albanian Joint Forces Command , consists in the branch of the Albanian Armed Forces charged with protecting the territorial integrity of Albania . The Command has under the proper structure the Rapid Reaction Brigade , the Special Operations Battalion ( Albania ) , the Albanian Air Force , the Albanian Naval Defense Forces and the Area Support Brigade . History . Albania requested a Defense Assessment from the USA in coordination with NATO ( Allied Command Transformation ) and NATO Headquarter Tirana , early in 2006 in order to ensure that previous reform efforts were proceeding well and to provide for course corrections if needed . Conclusions of this work encouraged both Ministry of Defence and General Staff of AAF to continue refining force structure and reducing the size of the Armed Forces by reducing staffs and removing obsolete units making the resultant force more capable and affordable . A major element of this restructure process was the development of a Joint Forces Command . This streamlined the command and the control of operational units , by contributing more effectively to NATO led Peace Support Operations . Another key element of this restructuring was the consolidation of almost all units under three major commands ; the Joint Forces Command , the Albanian Training and Doctrine Command , and the Albanian Logistic Support Command , thus enhancing supervision of subordinate units and reducing the span of control of the General Staff . Basic History . In 1999 , ( based on the old structure The Albanian Land Forces were the main Albanian Armed Forces battle component ) , the AAF were in alert due to a possible military confrontation with Yugoslavia over the contested territory of Kosovo . Previous preparations during the 90 ' s , included the purchase of the Chinese antitank missile HJ - 8 , and the antiaircraft HN - 5 , an improved version of the Russia n SA - 7 . During the 1998 - 1999 Kosovo War a vast part of the Albanian Armed Forces were deployed along the Albanian - Yugoslavian border . Developments . The Albanian Land Forces used to field more than 721 Type 59 Main Battle Tanks and 130 M113 Armoured Personal Carriers . Most of the Cold War - era equipment from the Soviet Union and China has been retired or put in storage some has been scraped or sold off . With the new structure , the Albanian Armed Forces does not keep any main battle tanks on active duty although they are in reserve . Antitank weaponry , also combined with Helicopter capability will be the priority . Albania is now a member of NATO and procedures for the acquisition of a new APC in order to achieve the standards required for troop training are underway to achieve the necessary compatibility with NATO equipment standards . Manpower and equipment . As of 2005 , the Land Forces Command had : On 2010 the Joint Forces Command authorized personnel strength will be approximately 8 , 200 . ( With the new structure , the 5 Reserve Brigades have been deactivated )
53 ( Welsh ) Signal Squadron 53 ( Wales & Western ) Signal Squadron is Territorial Army squadron in the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army . The regiment forms part of 37 Signal Regiment , itself part of 2 Signal Group within 11 Signal Brigade , providing military communications for UK - national operations as well as individual augmentees for enduring overseas operations .
Horatio Sharpe Horatio Sharpe ( 1718 – 1790 ) was the 22nd Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1753 to 1768 under the Restored Proprietary Government . Early life . Horatio Sharpe was born in England in 1718 . He had nine brothers and four sistersSharpe ' s brothers John , Joshua , William , and Gregory Sharpe . The sisters ' s names are unknown . His brother Gregory Sharpe ( 1713 – 1771 ) was Master of the Temple and chaplain to George III . Career . He was commissioned in the King ' s forces in 1745 as a Captain and fought in the Jacobite rebellion against the Scots . He served with the 20th Regiment of Foot and the Marines . Later he is found in the West Indies as a Lieutenant - Colonel . He served until his appointment by Frederick Calvert , 6th Baron Baltimore as the proprietary Maryland colonial governor . ( Following Samuel Ogle , who had died . ) Horatio Sharpe was the brother of Lord Baltimore ' s guardian ( William ) . He arrived in Maryland in August 1753 . Appointed by the King in 1754 as the Royal Commander in Chief of all British Forces and commander of colonial forces for the protection of Virginia and adjoining Colonies , Sharpe was superseded by the arrival Maj . Gen . Edward Braddock in 1755 . Prior to Sharpe ' s service , Colonel James Innes had commanded all provincial soldiers . He was a capable civil and military administrator , gentleman - farmer , fancier of fine horses , hospitable host , and friend of George Mason and George Washington . ( Source : Jim Bartlinski , Carlyle House Curator , 14 Feb 2006 ) Horatio Sharpe also built Whitehall on the outskirts of Annapolis ( Whitehall Road , Skidmore , Anne Arundel County ) . Now a National Historic Landmark , Whitehall was designed by Joseph Horatio Anderson , who was also the architect of the Maryland State House . It served as Sharpe ' s residence from the time of his enforced retirement in 1769 until his return to England in 1773 . I am the walrus kookoocachoo Return to England . He returned to England to attend to family matters in 1773 and remained there until his death in 1790 . In the Maryland Confiscation Act of 1780 , Horatio Sharpe is specifically mentioned by name . He was encouraged by the new state of Maryland to return from England to Maryland and reclaim his lands . Barring that , he was permitted to sell or dispose of all his Maryland properties . Sharpe sold or gave his Maryland properties to his long - time secretary , John Ridout , who had stayed in Maryland during the Revolutionary War to protect his former employer ' s property . Sir Robert Eden , 1st Baronet ( 1741 – 1784 ) was the last Royal Governor of Maryland . He followed Horatio Sharpe as governor in 1769 .
Hideo Itokawa The asteroid 25143 Itokawa , named in honor of Itokawa , is notable as the target of the Hayabusa mission . Biography . Born in Tokyo , he skipped grades in school and graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University in 1935 , having majored in aeronautical engineering . In 1941 , he became an assistant professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo . During World War II , he was involved in designing aircraft at the Nakajima Aircraft Company and designed the Nakajima Ki - 43 Hayabusa " Oscar " fighter . He became a full professor in 1948 . In 1955 Itokawa worked on the Pencil Rocket for Japan ' s space program . He retired from his post at the university in 1967 and established an institute . He wrote 49 books , and was , many times , a best - selling author . Topics that Itokawa became interested in or took as a hobby , include such sports as basketball , golf and swimming , as well as orchestral arrangements and such instruments as cello , harmonica , organ , piano , violin and taishōgoto ( a string instrument invented in Japan ) . He was also interested in baton twirling , brain waves , English plays , Mah Jong , philosophy , rocket engineering and novel writing .
Gordon MacDonald ( Alberta politician ) Gordon MacDonald ( December 26 , 1866 – February 24 , 1941 ) was a provincial level politician from Alberta , Canada . MacDonald was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1913 Alberta general election . He defeated Conservative candidate F . D . Armitage in a hotly contested election by just 11 votes to win his first term in office . MacDonald enlisted in World War I and went to fight overseas while he was still a member of the Assembly . He was acclaimed to his seat in the 1917 Alberta general election under the Section 38 clause of the " Elections Act " that stipulates an incumbent member involved in active combat in World War I would be automatically returned without challenge in his district . MacDonald retired from provincial politics at the end of his term in 1921 .
John Crowder Sir John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder ( 10 November 1890 — 9 July 1961 ) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom . He was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Finchley from the 1935 general election until the 1959 general election , when he was succeeded by Margaret Thatcher ( who went on to become the first female British Prime Minister ) . Crowder was educated at Eton College and Christ Church , Oxford . He worked as an underwriter and elected a member at Lloyd ' s of London . He served with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry from 1914 to 1918 , when he transferred to the Reserve Regiment of the Royal Horse Guards . He served again during World War II , as a Staff Captain and army welfare officer . Crowder served as a Hampshire County Council lor 1931 - 46 and a Fleet Urban District Council lor 1933 - 46 . He was vice - chairman of the Aldershot and North Hants Conservative Association from 1930 . He won Finchley in 1935 by a majority of 18 , 040 over Thomas Robertson , who had been Liberal MP for the seat 1923 - 24 . In Parliament , Crowder was an influential member of the 1922 Committee and Second Church Estates Commissioner . His son Petre Crowder also became a Member of Parliament . He appears as a character in " The Long Walk to Finchley " , on Thatcher ' s selection to succeed him as Conservative candidate for his seat - he is played , in a less than flattering light , by Geoffrey Palmer .
21st Ohio Battery 21st Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati , Ohio and mustered in April 29 , 1863 for a three year enlistment under Captain James W . Patterson . The battery was attached to Willcox ' s Left Wing , IX Corps , Department of the Ohio , to October 1863 . 2nd Brigade , Left Wing , Department of the Ohio , to January 1864 . District of the Clinch , Department of the Ohio , to April 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , Department of the Ohio , to February 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , District of East Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to July 1865 . The 21st Ohio Battery mustered out of service on July 21 , 1865 . Detailed service . Ordered to West Virginia May 5 . Returned to Camp Dennison May 20 , and served duty there until September . Pursuit of Morgan through Indiana and Ohio July 5 – 28 . Moved to Camp Nelson , Kentucky , September 22 . Moved from Camp Nelson , to Greenville , Tennessee , October 1 . Action at Blue Springs October 10 . Walker ' s Ford December 2 . Duty at various points in Tennessee and Alabama until July 1865 . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 9 men during service ; 1 officer and 8 enlisted men died due to disease .
USS Detroit ( C - 10 ) The USS " Detroit " ( C - 10 ) was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy which was launched 28 October 1891 by Columbian Iron Works , Baltimore , Maryland , sponsored by Miss F . Malster and commissioned 20 July 1893 with Commander Willard Herbert Brownson in command . It was the third ship to be named for Detroit , Michigan . " Detroit " sailed from Norfolk 5 October 1893 for Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , and lay at anchor in the harbor to protect American citizens and interests during revolutionary disturbances in Brazil , during which she engaged the rebel cruiser " Trajano " in a short and bloodless action . After , the " Detroit " returned to Norfolk , Virginia 24 April 1894 . She sailed 16 October to serve on the Asiatic Station for 2 years , cruising along the Chinese coast , and visiting ports in Japan and Korea . " Detroit " returned to New York City 17 May 1897 , and after overhaul , sailed for Key West where she was based from 16 October 1897 , in view of the increasingly tense situation in the Caribbean . During the Spanish - American War " Detroit " was part of a US naval squadron that shelled Fort San Cristobal , Castillo San Felipe del Morro , and several shore batteries as part of the bombardment of San Juan on 12 May 1898 . " Detroit " returned to the Caribbean in February 1899 . She protected American interests in Nicaragua , and then in September during the revolutionary movements in Venezuela . She remained at anchor at La Guaira during October and November , then returned to her base at Key West 21 December 1899 . Except for two short cruises in 1900 into the Caribbean , she remained at Key West until May when she sailed to Portsmouth , New Hampshire and was taken out of commission on 23 May 1900 . Recommissioned 23 September 1902 " Detroit " sailed for the Caribbean in November for squadron maneuvers at Culebra and San Juan . She joined " Fortune " at Port of Spain , Trinidad , in January 1903 , and towed her around the coast of South America to Talcahuana , Chile . " Detroit " operated between Montevideo , Uruguay , and Bahia and Santos , Brazil , until January 1904 when she arrived at Puerto Plata , Santo Domingo , to protect American interests in the revolution - torn island . Her diplomatic offices resulted in a peace conference in June , after which the insurgent army capitulated at Monte Cristi . Except for a brief cruise to Boston and on to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the summer of 1904 , " Detroit " remained off troubled Santo Domingo . She returned to Boston in July 1905 , was placed out of commission 1 August 1905 , and sold on 22 December 1910 .
Louis Pierre de Chastenet de Puységur Louis Pierre de Chastenet , comte de Puységur ( 30 December 1727 , Rabastens , Tarn – October 1807 , Rabastens ) was a French soldier under the Ancien Regime . A lieutenant général from 1781 , he became minister of war in the ministry of Jacques Necker , from 30 November 1788 to 12 July 1789 . Replaced by Victor - François , 2nd duc de Broglie , he received marks of esteem from the Assembly . Remaining faithful to the king , he commanded a small troop of gentlemen and defended the Tuileries against the Revolutionaries on 10 August 1792 , and emigrated soon afterwards . He returned on Napoleon ' s seizure of power on 18 Brumaire and institution of the First French Empire , and died in his home town .
Hans Hirning Hans Hirning was an Oberscharführer , in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . Hans Hirning was born on the 14 November 1922 at Ulm , he volunteered to join the SS and was posted to the 3rd SS Division " Totenkopf " . He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class in October 1941 and the 1st class award in July 1942 . He was a Rottenführer in the Mortar section of the 6th Company , 1st Infantry Regiment , SS " Totenkopf " when he was awarded the Knight ' s Cross in October 1942 . Hans Hirning was killed in action at Dürnholz in Czechoslovakia on the April 30th , 1945 .