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Battle of Wofla The Battle of Wofla was fought on August 28 , 1542 near Lake Ashenge in Wofla ( or Ofla ) in the modern Ethiopia n Region of Tigray ( previously part of Wollo ; its incorporation into Tigray instead of Amhara is therefore disputed ) , between the Portuguese under Cristóvão da Gama and the forces of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al - Ghazi . Reinforced with a superiority not only in numbers but in firearms , Imam Ahmad was victorious and forced the Portuguese , along with Queen Sabla Wengel and her retinue , to flee their fortified encampment and leave their weapons behind . While fleeing the battlefield with 14 soldiers , Gama , with his arm broken from a bullet , was captured that night by followers of Imam Ahmad , who had been led into the brush they had taken refuge in by an old woman . He was then brought into the presence of the Imam Ahmad , who tortured his captured opponent , then in the end the Imam drew his sword and beheaded Gama .
Battle of Hwangsanbeol Battle of Hwangsanbeol ( Hangul : 황산벌 전투 , Hanja : 黃山─戰鬪 ) was a battle that took place between forces of Silla and Baekje in 660 . By the time King Muyeol was able to gain the support of Emperor Gaozong of Tang China , King Uija had led Baekje into demise as his parties and dissipation caused neglect for state affairs . In 660 , Kim Yushin of Silla set out with fifty - thousand strong to rendezvous with the Tang army ( size about : 122 , 711 to 130 , 000 men ) which was being shipped over the sea . When King Uija heard of this crisis , he had already lost support from his ministers and only managed to rally up five thousand men . He quickly appointed General Gyebaek as the commander of the armed forces , and sent him out to face Kim Yu - Shin in battle . The Baekje army arrived at Hwangsanbeol first . Gyebaek set up camp and rallied his troops to make a heroic speech . He reminded the soldiers of the armies of antiquity when Goujian defeated a seven hundred - thousand force with a mere five thousand . With this speech , the Baekje forces regained their strength , and prepared for a face off with the Silla forces . Kim Yu - Shin soon arrived , and the Silla forces attempted a full attack on the Baekje forces . However , fighting to the death , the Baekje forces soon repelled the enemy , and victored over all five skirmishes . The Silla forces gradually lost morale , and the General Kim Pumil sent his young son and Hwarang , Gwanchang , to single - handedly go out and fight the enemy . Gwanchang was captured by the Baekje forces at first and was released by Gyebaek . The young hwarang then returned to the Silla base only to once again charge out at the enemy . Gyebaek captured him once more , and because he respected his young enemy , he executed Gwan Chang and sent his body to the Silla base . Through Gwanchang ' s martyrdom , the Silla forces renewed their morale and Kim Yu - shin released a full attack on the dwindling Baekje forces . In the end , Kim Yu - Shin ' s Silla forces victored and Gyebaek died in battle . Kim later stated that his enemy was a man of honor and bravery . As this battle was the last Baekje resistance to Silla / Tang forces , Baekje soon fell when Kim Yu - Shin and the Chinese general So Jung - Bang surrounded Gongju and King Uija surrendered . Modern depiction . The 5000 Baekje army was defeated by a 50 , 000 Silla army led by General Kim Yu - shin . There is a Korean comedy / war film about this battle , called " Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield " ( ) , starring Park Joong - hoon and Jung Jin - young . During the Baekje festival held in Buyeo and elsewhere , there was a re - enactment in 2008 of the battle that was done at the park in Nonsan along the river .
Raja Nadir Pervez Major Raja Nadir Pervez Khan ( born November 11 , 1942 ) is a Pakistani politician , ex - MP of the Parliament , and former Pakistan Army officer . A former member of the Pakistan Army ' s 6 Punjab Regiment , Parvez was a minister in the Nawaz Sharif government during the 1990s . He is the brother - in - law of the former Corps Commander of Quetta Lieutenant - General Tariq Pervez . In a 1999 conversation ( with Taimur Khan ) , he was described by General Tikka Khan , the Pakistani commander in the Rann of Kutch battles in the spring of 1965 , as a " " brave and courageous soldier " . " General Tikka Khan recalled how Nadir Pervez captured an Indian patrol while on a reconnaissance mission during the clashes . Military career . He graduated from the Pakistan Military Academy , Kakul in 1963 and served in Army until 1974 . He had served in the army and fought against India in both Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 and the 1971 Indo - Pak Winter War . Major Parvez had posted to East Pakistan and was the Company Commander of the 6 Punjab Regiment troops which had boarded PNS Rajshah , a Pakistan Navy vessel . However , his team had gotten off the vessel and took the position in a designated areas . Major Pervez was inducted in Pakistan Marines Battalion as a weapon specialist . During the conflict , the Maj Raja Nadir Pervez was informed of the attack on PNS Rajshahi , immediately directed an MI - 8 helicopter in the vicinity to evacuate the wounded Commanding Officer of Rajshahi and the same was done soon thereafter . Nadir was awarded the Sitara - e - Jurat for his service in the 1965 war . His efforts in the 1971 war , which included leading an escape from the Indian prison in Fateh Garh ( Camp Number 45 ) along with four other officers , gained him a second Sitara - e - Jurat and promotion to the rank of Lieutenant - Colonel . In 1974 , he was court martialed by the Judge Advocate General Branch of the Pakistan Army " on false charges " and was sentenced to death , but was later acquitted " Honourably " . Political career . He joined the Pakistan Muslim League in 1985 , a political party of which his father Raja Nadir Khan was one of the founding members . He has since been elected Member of National Assembly ( MNA ) for the terms of 1985 - 1988 , 1990 – 1993 , 1993 – 1997 and 1997 - 1999 . He has also served as Federal Minister for Interior during 1987 - 1988 ; Minister of State for Water and Power during 1991 - 1993 and Federal Minister for the Communications during 1997 - 1999 . He left PML - N on April 2 , 2013 on the grounds of grievances over the allotment of party tickets in Faisalabad . Almost a month later , on May 5 , he joined Pakistan Tehreek - e - Insaf in a public gathering [ " jalsa " ] in Faisalabad .
Rocket vessel A rocket vessel was a ship equipped with rocket s as a weapon . The most famous ship of this type was HMS " Erebus " , which at the Battle of Baltimore in 1814 provided the " rockets ' red glare " that was memorialized by Francis Scott Key in The Star - Spangled Banner . Rocket vessels were also used by the Royal Navy in the attack on the French fleet at Boulogne - sur - Mer in 1806 and at the second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 . At the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809 , there were no less than three vessels participating that had been fitted to throw rockets : two hired armed cutters " King George " and " Nimrod " , and the schooner " Whiting " . The Congreve rocket s of this period were highly inaccurate and unreliable , and were primarily used as a psychological weapon of terror in conjunction with other , more effective , weapons , such as mortar shells thrown by bomb vessel s . The " Erebus " was equipped with a 32 - pound rocket battery installed below the main deck , which fired through portholes or scuttles pierced in the ship ' s side . Some of the other rocket vessels used by the Royal Navy were small boats , rather than ships . These carried a rocket launcher frame supported by a mast and raised and lowered by means of halyard s . Modern warships carry a variety of rocket - powered missile weapons .
USS R - 8 ( SS - 85 ) USS " R - 8 " ( SS - 85 ) was an " R " - class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on 4 March 1918 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company , Quincy , Massachusetts . She was launched on 17 April 1919 sponsored by Ms . Penelope Potter , and commissioned on 21 July 1919 with Lieutenant Commander Philip C . Ransom in command . Service history . 1919 – 1929 . " R - 8 " fitted out at Boston , Massachusetts , during the fall of 1919 , proceeded to New London , Connecticut on 5 December , joined other boats of Submarine Division 9 ( SubDiv 9 ) , and continued south for winter exercises in the Gulf of Mexico . She operated out of Pensacola , Florida , until returning to New England in April . Given hull classification symbol " SS - 85 " in July , she departed Newport , Rhode Island on 13 September and two days later arrived at Norfolk for overhaul prior to transfer to the Pacific Fleet . Sea trials in early April 1921 followed , and on 21 April she headed south . Transiting the Panama Canal in May , she arrived at San Pedro , California , her new homeport on 30 June , and for the next two years conducted exercises — individual , divisional and fleet — off the coasts of California and Mexico . On 16 July 1923 , " R - 8 " sailed west for Pearl Harbor , her base for almost eight years — during which she engaged in training and operations with fleet units . In late October 1925 , she collided with the minesweeper , suffering the loss of her periscope s , the destruction of her bridge , and damage to her radio antenna supports . In August 1927 , she searched for missing Dole Air Race aviators . 1930 – 1936 . Ordered back to the East Coast for inactivation in 1930 , " R - 8 " departed Pearl Harbor on 12 December , transited the Panama Canal in mid - January 1931 , and arrived at Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on 9 February . Decommissioned on 2 May , she was berthed at Philadelphia as a unit of the Reserve Fleet until 1936 . On 26 February of that year , while still in a state of preservation , she sank . Later raised , she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 May 1936 and on 19 August she was used as a target vessel for an aerial bombing test . Four near - misses with bombs sank her off Cape Henry , Virginia .
William Mutchler William Mutchler ( December 21 , 1831 – June 23 , 1893 ) was a Democratic member of the U . S . House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . Biography . William Mutchler ( father of Howard Mutchler ) was born in Palmer Township , Pennsylvania . He attended the public schools and Vandeveer ’ s Academy in Easton , Pennsylvania . He studied law , was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Easton . He served as sheriff of Northampton County , Pennsylvania , from 1854 to 1860 , and as prothonotary of Northampton County from 1861 to 1867 . He was adjutant of the Thirty - eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1863 . He was appointed assessor of internal revenue in March 1867 and served until May 1869 . He was chairman of the Democratic State committee of Pennsylvania in 1869 and 1870 , and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions from 1876 until his death . Mutchler was elected as a Democrat to the Forty - fourth Congress , where he served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876 . He was again elected to the Forty - seventh and Forty - eighth Congresses . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884 . He was again elected to the Fifty - first , Fifty - second , and Fifty - third Congresses , and served until his death in Easton . Interment in Easton Cemetery .
HMCS Lady Evelyn HMCS Lady Evelyn was a commissioned patrol boat of the Royal Canadian Navy during the First World War . Originally built as the " Deerhound " , she was acquired in 1907 by the Canadian government and renamed " Lady Evelyn " . After the war , she was sold for civilian service and scrapped in 1936 . SS Deerhound . She had been built by John Jones and Sons in 1901 in Tranmere , Merseyside , Great Britain as the " Deerhound " for the North Pier Steam Ship Company Limited , Blackpool . From 1905 to 1907 she operated between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly . She was sold in 1907 by the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company for use as a mail tender in Canada . Lady Evelyn . Canada ' s Postmaster General purchased the " Deerhound " in 1907 at a cost of some $ 65 , 000 to act as a mail tender for transatlantic steamers . Renamed the " Lady Evelyn " , she met liners in the Gulf of St . Lawrence to transfer mail to and from trains at Rimouski in order to speed its delivery . She replaced the " Rhoda " , an older , smaller ship that had previously performed these duties . In 1914 the " Lady Evelyn " was involved in the rescue of survivors from the RMS " Empress of Ireland " when that ship sank following a collision off Rimouski . The " Lady Evelyn " was one of a number of Canadian government ships taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy during the First World War . Commissioned in 1917 , she spent her career on the East Coast , and was decommissioned in 1919 . At the time of the December 1917 Halifax Explosion , the " Lady Evelyn " was on patrol off the harbour ' s approaches . Postwar career . The Howe Sound Navigation Co . brought the " Lady Evelyn " to Vancouver in 1921 . In 1923 she was bought by the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia and remained with them until 1936 , when she was scrapped .
Anton Becker Anton Becker ( 30 May 1915 – 13 August 1995 ) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
Walter Stuart Diehl Walter Stuart Diehl ( December 3 , 1893 – November 21 , 1976 ) was an American naval officer and pioneering aeronautical engineer . Early life . Diehl was born in Jonesborough , Tennessee , on December 3 , 1893 , as the oldest child of Wiliam P . and Lydia Showalter Diehl . He lived in Jonesborough until he served in the United States Navy during World War I , in which the United States participated from April 6 , 1917 to November 11 , 1918 . Personal life . Diehl married Zulime Summers in 1923 in Washington , D . C . They had two children , Zulime Whitney Diehl , born April 19 , 1925 , and Walter Colburn Diehl , born February 22 , 1930 . Career . Diehl was a pioneer of aerodynamics and aircraft design . Serving in the U . S . Navys Bureau of Aeronautics , he directed the Navy ' s work in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics from 1918 until 1951 . He was responsible for the funding , programs , and facilities of the Aerodynamics Laboratory . The author of the authoritative " Engineering Aerodynamics " , he actively participated in and strongly influenced continuing advances in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics . He initiated action that led to establishment of the David W . Taylor Model Basin at Carderock , Maryland , the Aircraft Research Station at Chincoteague , Virginia , and the U . S . Navys test flight unit at Naval Air Station Anacostia in Washington , D . C . , which later developed into the U . S . Naval Air Test Center , Patuxent , Maryland . Retirement and death . Diehl retired from the Navy in 1951 as a captain . He died in Washington D . C . on November 21 , 1976 . Memorialization . A U . S . Navy fleet replenishment oiler , , was named for Diehl . She was christened in his honor in New Orleans , Louisiana , on October 10 , 1987 and entered non - commissioned service as a United States Naval Ship with the Military Sealift Command on September 13 , 1988 . She remains in active service .
Henry Rodenburg Henry Rodenburg ( 1 January 1851 – 13 December 1899 ) was a United States Army soldier received the Medal of Honor . His award came for gallantry in the Indian Wars . Biography . Rodenburg was born in Germany in 1851 . He joined the army and achieved the rank of corporal . Rodenburg died on 13 December 1899 and is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery , Section 2 , Grave 5825 , in Brooklyn , New York City , New York . Medal of Honor citation . “ For gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek , Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October 1876 to 8 January 1877 , while serving with Company A , 5th U . S . Infantry . Private Rodenburg served in a series of engagements against the Sioux Indians in the Montana Territory . In actions at Cedar Creek , Private Rodenburg personally helped in the security of settlers throughout the region . For extreme gallantry , he was awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted Corporal . Date of Issue : 27 April 1877 . ”
Fallschirmjäger memorial The Fallschirmjäger memorial ( ) is a German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten - day Battle of Crete in World War II . The memorial , known to Cretan s as the " German bird " ( , Germaniko pouli ) or the " Evil bird " ( , Kako pouli ) , was erected in 1941 by the occupation forces and is located about 3 kilometers west of Chania on the road to Agii Apostoli . Background . The invasion of Crete in May 1941 was the first major airborne assault in history . Despite their victory , the elite German paratroopers suffered such heavy losses that Adolf Hitler forbade further airborne operations of such large scale for the rest of the war . Structure . The memorial was erected at the end of a stone staircase leading to the top of a small hill . It consisted of a tall pedestal built from stone blocks , atop which stood a concrete diving eagle gripping a swastika in its talons . The eagle ' s posture was that of the " Fallschirmschützenabzeichen " paratrooper insignia . The latter was a badge awarded to soldiers of the " Luftwaffe " after completion of parachute training and the required number of jumps . Present state . Originally in the countryside , " Germaniko pouli " is today encompassed by dense urban buildings and has lent its name to the surrounding area . Apart from the swastika which was covered with cement soon after the liberation of Crete , the memorial stood more or less intact until the early 2000s . In the winter of 2001 , a storm demolished most of the eagle ' s body . Today , the pedestal and its inscription are in a derelict state and mostly covered with graffiti . There have been some discussions and controversy whether it should be restored or demolished .
SR - 47 The SR - 47 is a modern assault rifle based on the AR - 15 family of rifles created by Knight ' s Armament Company for USSOCOM . Unlike the majority of guns based around ArmaLite design , the SR - 47 is essentially an AR - 15 that fires the Soviet 7 . 62×39mm round from AK - 47 magazines , which explains the " 47 " in the gun ' s name . The rifle was created after soldiers on long missions in Operation Enduring Freedom complained of running out of 5 . 56×45mm NATO ammunition for their M4 carbines but having plenty of captured AK - 47 magazines . The SR - 47 is basically an M4 that will accept standard AK - 47 magazines rather than NATO STANAG M16 / M4 mags , along with other minor modifications common to KAC ' s designs . Development . The SR - 47 is an outgrowth of the Colt M4 Carbine ' s SOPMOD system . Originally it was going to be a drop - in series of parts to convert an M4 or M16 in the field to fire 7 . 62×39mm ammunition . This requirement was later changed to require the weapon to accept and feed from Kalashnikov magazines . The complexity of this task made the planners rethink this approach and the idea of a complete weapon that could still use standard SOPMOD accessories was born . After the September 11 , 2001 attacks , SOCOM placed an open call for a 7 . 62×39mm rifle of basic M16 style design . This was known as the SPR - V . Three companies submitted samples : Lewis Machine & Tool ( LMT ) , Robinson Armament , and KAC . After a series of trials , the pack was narrowed down to the RAV - 02 Robinson carbine and the KAC SR - 47 . The SR - 47 is based on the Knight Stoner Rifle ( or SR ) series . Many aspects of the rifle resemble an M16 , but almost all parts are upsized slightly to handle the larger 7 . 62x39mm cartridge . It uses standard AK magazines and the magazine well is modified to accept standard box magazines . Only seven rifles are known to exist . Six went to USSOCOM and one was retained in the Knight Co . museum . The rifle uses a custom barrel manufactured by Obermeyer Barrel Co . of Wisconsin . It is machined to accept a custom Knight manufactured suppressor . In 2012 Rock River Arms began marketing a civilian rifle very similar to the SR - 47 called the LAR - 47 .
Gordon Gentle Fusilier Gordon Gentle ( born & originally known as Gordon MacCrae ) was a 19 year old soldier from Pollok , Glasgow , who died in Iraq on 28 June 2004 , after completing his 26 - week basic training course at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick . He was serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Highland Fusiliers . Gordon ' s lightly armoured Snatch Land Rover was destroyed by a roadside bomb . His mother Rose Gentle has since campaigned for better protected vehicles for UK forces and the return of British troops from Iraq . With Reg Keys she is a founder member of Military Families Against the War . An inquest in to his death commenced in Oxford on 29 October 2007 . The Inquest recently ( 7 November ) concluded that his death was ' unlawful ' as an Electronic countermeasures device designed to protect against improvised explosive device s was due to be fitted to the Royal Highland Fusiliers ' Land Rovers hours before his death , and the device was only not fitted sooner due to a breakdown in communications and Logistics .
HMCS Swansea ( K328 ) HMCS " Swansea " was a Canadian River - class frigate that was active in the Battle of the Atlantic from 1943 to 1945 . She was the most successful U - boat hunter in the Royal Canadian Navy , having a hand in the destruction of four of them . Following the war she was refit as a Prestonian - class frigate .
Operation Leyte Gulf The ring leader of a cell responsible for conducting improvised explosive device attacks on the people and security forces of North Babil was captured by paratroopers south of Mahmudiyah , 11 July 2007 . Operation Details . The Paratroopers of Company C , 3rd Battalion , 509th Airborne , 4th Brigade Combat Team ( Airborne ) , 25th Infantry Division conducted a raid named Operation Leyte Gulf and captured the cell leader and four of his lieutenants . The paratroopers also confiscated an AK47 automatic rifle with five magazines of ammunition , four hunting knives , and a set of binoculars . The cell members were detained for further questioning . The weapons and other materials were confiscated for use in the investigation .
USS Albany ( SSN - 753 ) USS " Albany " ( SSN - 753 ) , a , was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albany , New York . The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News , Virginia on 29 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 1985 . She was launched on 13 June 1987 sponsored by Nancy M . Kissinger , wife of Henry Kissinger , and was commissioned on 7 April 1990 with Commander Darl R . Anderson in command . " Albany " was the last US submarine built via the traditional " keel up " ship construction method . Thus , it was the last submarine to " launch " down the shipway . The " Albany " and , differ from other members of the " Los Angeles " class as their pressure hulls were partially manufactured using stronger HY - 100 steel rather than the HY - 80 steel used in the manufacturing of all other " Los Angeles " class submarines . This was done to test construction methods using this steel , which would later be employed in the assembly of the new s . On 30 July 2004 " Albany " returned to Norfolk , Virginia , after a six - month deployment that began in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman , then proceeded to the Mediterranean Sea for a NATO exercise , Operation " MEDSHARK / Majestic Eagle . "