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USS Metha Nelson ( IX - 74 ) USS " Metha Nelson " ( IX ‑ 74 ) was a wooden ‑ hulled sailing schooner of the United States Navy during World War II . The ship was completed in 1896 by H . D . Hendrixsen of Eureka , California , and hauled cargo , primarily lumber , from Maine to Singapore , and appeared in several films . Included in her credits was the portrayal of Captain Bligh ' s ship in the 1935 film " Mutiny on the Bounty " . Service history . " Metha Nelson " was purchased by the US Navy from Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer on 11 June 1942 , converted by the Craig Shipyard , Long Beach , California , and placed on service 25 September 1943 . Charged with the identification of all ships trafficking in and out of Los Angeles , she lay off the city for the duration of her naval service , also acting as pilot ship . Placed out of service on 25 September 1945 , she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 24 October 1945 , turned over to War Shipping Administration a week later , and sold back to her former owner .
Battle of the Medway The Battle of the Medway took place in 43 AD on the River Medway in the lands of the Iron Age tribe of the Cantiaci , now the English county of Kent . It was an early battle in the Claudian invasion of Britain , led by Aulus Plautius . Build - up . On the news of the Roman landing , the British tribes united under the command of Togodumnus and his brother Caratacus of the Catuvellauni tribe to fight them . After losing two initial skirmishes in eastern Kent , the natives gathered on the banks of a river further west to face the invaders . At the same time , the Romans received the surrender of the Dobunni tribe in western Britain . The Dobunni were subjects of the Catuvellauni and this diplomatic gain was likely a blow to native morale and manpower . Chronology . There was no bridge over the river , so a detachment of specially - trained Roman auxiliaries ( described by the only historical source for the battle Cassius Dio as " Celtic " ) swam across the river and attacked the natives ' chariot horses . In the chaos that followed , the bulk of the invasion force spearheaded by Legio II Augusta under Vespasian crossed the river , under the overall command of Titus Flavius Sabinus II . The natives were taken by surprise at how fully armed legionaries were able to cross the river , and Peter Salway stated even Dio seems taken aback . The Romans were unable to press home victory immediately , and the first day of fighting ended without a result . During the second day , a daring attack led by Gnaeus Hosidius Geta almost led to the Roman officer being captured . His troops retaliated however and put the Britons to flight . Geta was awarded a triumph for securing victory , a rare honor for someone who had not been consul . Given the primary roles taken by Geta and Sabinus on different days , it has been suggested by the historian Malcolm Todd that the Romans were operating as two , or possibly three , battle group s . Such a long battle was unusual in ancient warfare , and it was likely the Romans defeated a significant native force . The Britons fell back to the Thames where they were afforded a greater strategic advantage . Location . Dio does not name the battle ' s location or the river , but its site is claimed to be on the Medway . The Romans would have used existing trackways as they moved west from Richborough , and the most well - travelled prehistoric trackway would have been the route of the later Pilgrims ' Way , which forded the Medway at Aylesford . Other theories , however , note that the river is narrow enough at Aylesford not to pose significant difficulties in crossing , and place the battle closer to Rochester , where a large Iron Age settlement stood at the time . Further evidence of a more northern location is at Bredgar , where a find of a hoard of Roman coins from the period has been interpreted as a Roman officer ' s savings buried for safekeeping before a battle . This hoard could , however , post - date the battle by as much as 20 years . Possibly the Romans followed the future route of Watling Street to the battle , although its role as a pre - Roman communications route is not certain .
August Thayer Jaccaci Captain August Thayer Jaccaci , Sr . ( 6 June 1893 - 30 April 1980 ) was a US - born World War I flying ace who , together with his gunners , was credited with 17 aerial victories . Biography . He was born to Augusto Florian Jaccaci ( 1857 - 1930 ) and Mabel Thayer on 6 June 1893 in Hingham , Massachusetts . He had a brother , Paul Thayer Iaccaci . He attended Princeton University while his brother attended Harvard University . He worked for H . K . McCann Co . until he went to Canada and joined the Royal Flying Corps along with his older brother Paul in 1917 . They both were assigned to No . 20 Squadron in Calais , France to pilot Bristol F . 2 Fighter s . He scored his first victory on 19 May 1918 , over a Pfalz D . III fighter ; on 31 May , he became an ace with his fourth and fifth wins ; coincidentally , his brother matched his feat with his fourth and fifth victories on the same day . By September , he ran his total to 11 destroyed , 5 ( and 1 shared ) " out of control " . His score of 17 equaled his brother ' s . His usual observer was Sgt . Arthur Ernest Newland , an ace in his own right . With the exception of one reconnaissance two - seater , August Iaccaci triumphed over German fighter planes and pilots . He was then appointed a Flight Commander with No . 48 Squadron in October . Late that month , an eye wound hospitalized him in Britain for the remainder of the war . He returned home to New York City on 9 May 1919 aboard the RMS Baltic . His father died on 22 July 1930 at Châteauneuf - Grasse in France and named his son as his heir . He married and had a son , August Thayer Jaccaci , Jr . He died on August 30 , 1980 in Madison , Connecticut of natural causes . Honors and awards . Distinguished Flying Cross ( DFC ) Lieut . August Thayer Iaccaci . This officer has taken part in many engagements , and he and his observer have been most successful in destroying enemy machines . A resolute and skilful airman .
RAF Manorbier RAF Manorbier was a Royal Air Force airfield in World War II . It was operational from 1933 , closing on 1 September 1946 . The airfield was located near the village of Manorbier , Pembrokeshire , Wales . History . It was under the control of 11 Group and 70 Group , RAF Fighter Command . One unit resident was the " Pilotless Aircraft Unit " ( PAU ) ( 5 May 1942 – 15 March 1946 ) which modified aircraft for unmanned operation and another was No 1 AACU ' Y ' Flight . Current use . Nearby , and in current use as of 2008 , is the Royal Artillery Range Manorbier ( aka Air Defence Range Manorbier ) .
Rouen Castle Rouen Castle was the castle of the town in Rouen , capital of the duchy of Normandy , now in France . It was built by Philip II of France from 1204 to 1210 following his capture of the duchy from John , duke of Normandy and king of England . Located outside the medieval town to its north , in a dominant position , it played a military role in the Hundred Years ' War and the Wars of Religion . It was the main seat of power , administration and politics in the duchy of Normandy for nearly 400 years , symbolically replacing the ducal palace of Rouen in these roles - of the bailliage and vicomté of the king of France , of the English government of the area ( 1418 – 1449 ) , of the échiquier de Normandie ( which became the Parlement de Normandie ) . It was here that Joan of Arc was imprisoned in December 1430 and tried from 21 February to 23 May 1431 . Vulnerable to artillery like other medieval fortresses , all but the keep ( now known as the Tour Jeanne d ' Arc ) was dismantled in 1591 by Henry IV of France . Buildings . Tour Jeanne d ' Arc . Formerly known as the castle ' s donjon or " Grosse Tour " , this tower is part of Philip ' s 1204 phase . It is said to have housed one of the sessions of Joan of Arc ' s trial , one in which she was shown the instruments of torture , to which she replied " Truly , if you have to pull my members and my soul from my body , I shall say nothing else ; and if I say something to you , I would always say to you afterwards that you made me say it by force . " . She was not imprisoned here but in the now - lost Tour de la Pucelle , whose foundations may be seen at 102 rue Jeanne d ' Arc . The pointed roof was added in restoration works beginning in the 1870s . During the Second World War the tower was camouflaged and turned into a bunker by the occupying German forces . It is now open to the public .
Norman Bottomley Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF ( 18 September 1891 – 13 August 1970 ) was the Yorkshire - born successor to Arthur ' Bomber ' Harris as Commander - in - Chief of RAF Bomber Command in 1945 . RAF career . Born in Yorkshire , Bottomley was educated at Halifax School and the University of Rennes in Brittany before being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1914 during World War I . He served with his Regiment until transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and becoming a pilot with No . 47 Squadron . Between the wars Bottomley ' s appointments included service in the Middle East and the command of No . 4 ( AC ) Squadron RAF from 1928 and No . 1 ( Indian ) Group from 1934 . Bottomley was Senior Air Staff Officer at Bomber Command headquarters between 1938 and 1940 , continuing in that role at the start of World War II , and was then appointed Air Officer Commanding No . 5 Group in November 1940 . He was moved to Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1941 and then Assistant Chief of the Air Staff ( Operations ) in 1942 before reverting to Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1943 . On 15 September 1945 , he followed Sir Arthur ' Bomber ' Harris as Commander - in - Chief Bomber Command , retaining command until 16 January 1947 . Bottomley became Inspector - General of the RAF in 1947 and retired on 1 January 1948 . From 1948 until 1956 , he held the post of Director of Administration at the BBC , acting as Director General when Sir Ian Jacob was away .
Stefano de Nonveiller Stefano de Nonveiller ( c . 1660 - 1735 ) was a Venetian Naval officer and governor . He was born in Trier around 1660 , and joined the Venetian Navy during the Great Turkish War . He fought under General Degenfeld in the Morean War and reached the rank of " Sergente Maggiore di Battaglia " . He remained in service after the war and became the general of the city of Kotor , on the east Adriatic coast , from 1712 to 1728 . He died in Kotor in 1735 . He was the grandfather of General Stefano Nonveiller .
French frigate Gracieuse ( 1788 ) The Gracieuse was a 32 - gun " Charmante " class frigate of the French Navy . Renamed to " Unité " , she took part in the French Revolutionary Wars . The Royal Navy captured her in 1796 and brought her into British service as HMS " Unite " . French service . Re - commissioned in Rochefort in April 1793 under Captain Chevillard , " Gracieuse " took part in the War in the Vendée , capturing the British privateer " Ellis " on 22 July 1795 . In September 1795 " Gracieuse " was renamed " Unité " . In April 1796 , she was again renamed , this time to " Variante " . She then undertook a crossing from Port Louis to Rochefort under commander Durand . On 13 April 1796 , under the command of Captain Sir Edward Pellew was in pursuit of a French frigate . Pellew signaled to his squadron mate to sail to cut the frigate off from the shore . " Revolutionnaire " then captured " Unite " after having fired two broadsides into her . " Unite " had nine men killed and 11 wounded ; " Revolutionnaire " had no casualties . The Royal Navy took the frigate into service as HMS " Unite " . British service . She was then captained by Ralph Willett Miller and Sir Charles Rowley . On 4 March 1799 she and the sloop left Portsmouth as escorts to a convoy for the West Indies . On 16 June 1812 boats from " Unite " , and captured three vessels of from eighty to one hundred tons in the small port of Badisea , near Otranto . On 9 November 1812 " Unite " was in sight when captured " Nebrophonus " .
Military history of Russia The military history of Russia starts with the first people to establish settlements , the Rus ' , who built Kiev , the Mongol invasion , the numerous wars against Turkey , Poland , Sweden , the Seven Years War , Napoleonic Wars , the Crimean War , and the two world wars , under the Soviet Union , as well as numerous other conflicts . Post 1991 it became the Military history of the Russian Federation . It is covered by :
Nikolaos Zorbas Nikolaos Zorbas ( ; 1844 – 1920 ) , was a Greek soldier , most notable as the nominal leader of the Military League which organized the Goudi coup in 1909 . Life . His family was from Magnesia in Asia Minor and he was born in Athens . After studying at the Military Academy , he finished his studies in France and Belgium . He fought during the Greco - Turkish War ( 1897 ) , and in 1909 , as a Colonel , he was chosen as the leader of the clandestine Military League . After the League organized the Goudi coup in August 1909 , he was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in the Stephanos Dragoumis government and retired in 1911 as a Major General . Zorbas died in Athens .
Frederick Ernest Appleyard Major General Frederick Ernest Appleyard CB ( 6 June 1829 – 4 April 1911 ) was a British Army commander who served in numerous Victorian Era military campaigns including the Crimean War and the Second Anglo - Afghan War . Appleyard was born on 6 June 1829 in Surrey , England to Frederick Newman Appleyard ( formerly Cursitor of the High Court of the Chancery ) . He first enlisted as an Ensign in the 80th Regiment of Foot on 14 June 1850 at the age of twenty . He served in the Burmese War of 1852 , and was present at the Capture of Martaban , Operation before Rangoon on 12 , 13 and 14 April , the capture of the Great Dragon Pagoda with the storming party , and capture of Prome ( Medal with clasp for Pegu ) . During the Eastern Campaign of 1854 - 55 he served with the Royal Fusiliers , was present at the Alma ( wounded ) , and Inkerman , Siege of Sebastopol , including the Sorties on 5 April and 9 May , Defence of the Quarries 7 June , and Assault on the Redan 18 June – wounded ( MID ) Medal with 3 Clasps . Brevet - Major , Knight of the Legion of Honour ; 5th . Class of the Medjidie , and Turkish Medal . Afghan War 1878 - 79 in Command of the 3rd . Brigade , 1st . Division Peshawur Valley Field Force . Present at the attack and capture of Ali Musjid ( MID ) and in the Bazaar Valley ( MID ) Medal with clasp . Gazetted CB 29 May 1875 . By the end Appleyard ' s military career he had held numerous commands , including the 3rd Brigade , 1st Division Peshawar Valley Field Force in the Second Anglo - Afghan conflict . Appleyard retired from the military in 1884 at the rank of Major General . In 1885 , he married Gertrude Tappen at St Mary ' s Church , West Brompton . She later competed in the archery event at the 1908 London Olympic Games . Appleyard died on 4 April 1911 , aged 81 . He is buried in Kensall Green cemetery
37mm Marsh Mortar The 37mm Marsh Mortar was a compact commando mortar developed by the Iranian Army during the Iran - Iraq War . It is very similar in concept to the World War II Soviet 37mm Spade Mortar . Though not officially designated as " marsh mortar " , the term is used by academics in describing this mortar . Though small for a mortar , 37mm was the maximum shell size for which recoil did not drive the mortar into the soft ground .
USCGC Tahoma ( WMEC - 908 ) USCGC " Tahoma " ( WMEC - 908 ) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter . Her keel was laid on June 28 , 1983 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated , Middletown , Rhode Island . She was delivered August 12 , 1987 and commissioned April 6 , 1988 . She is the third cutter to bear the name Tahoma , which is the Northwest Pacific Indian word that refers to the Cascade Range mountain peak now known as Mount Rainier . Her nickname , " Mighty T " , was selected because it was the nickname of her predecessor , " Tahoma " ( WPG - 80 ) , during World War II . On 13 January 2010 , the " Tahoma " was ordered to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake . During the afternoon of 16 January 2010 a baby boy was born on board to a Haitian woman while it was transporting wounded survivors from Port - au - Prince to the still - functional medical facilities of Cap - Haïtien , to the north .
Frank Beck ( British Army officer ) Captain Frank Reginald Beck , MVO ( 3 May 1861 – 12 August 1915 ) was a land agent , British soldier and a central figure in one of World War I ' s myths . Born in Oxwick , Norfolk , he was the son of Edmund Beck , Land Agent to the British Royal Family at Sandringham . Educated at Norfolk County School , North Elmham , he inherited his father ’ s position on the King ’ s estate , serving as Land Agent at Sandringham to Edward VII when Prince of Wales , 1891 – 1901 , and when King , 1901 – 10 ; and to King George V from 1910 until the war . He was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order ( 4th Class ) in 1901 and created a Knight of the Order of St Olav by the King of Norway , 13 November 1906 . Beck was instrumental in the formation of the Sandringham Company of Volunteers ( ' E ' Company , 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment , Territorial Force ) , which included grooms , gardeners , farm labourers and household staff from the King ' s estates . Beck raised the company as a Volunteer Force unit in 1906 . Despite his age and the fact King George V told him not to go , he volunteered for foreign service after the outbreak of war and served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli , leading his company during the attack on Anafarta on 12 August 1915 . He fought alongside his two nephews , Arthur Evelyn and Albert Edward Alexander Beck , who were both awarded the Military Cross . On that day , a large part of the Norfolks ( including Capt . Beck and many of the Sandringham Company ) were missing in action . For several years , nothing was known of their fate . Queen Alexandra , Edward VII ' s widow , took a particular interest in establishing what had happened to the men , many of whom had been her employees . Many years later , a legend sprang up that they had disappeared in a massive cloud of unknown , supposedly supernatural , origin . However , after the Armistice , 180 bodies were found " scattered over an area of about one square mile , at a distance of at least 800 yards behind the Turkish front line . " This information was kept from Queen Alexandra as it was felt she would be too distressed at the news . A watch belonging to Beck , given to him in 1915 by Sir Dighton Probyn VC , was recovered after the war . It was presented to his heirs in 1922 and remains in the family ' s possession . Beck is commemorated on the Helles Memorial and with a brass plaque in the Church of St Mary Magdalene , Sandringham . He and the 18 other men from the company who died at Suvla Bay , Gallipoli are commemorated on the Sandringham war memorial cross and in West Newton parish church . Beck was survived by his wife Mary Plumpton Wilson and their 5 daughters ; the only son , Jack had died in infancy . In 1999 , a film was made , entitled " All the Kings Men " , depicting the formation of the Sandringham company , its fate , and Beck ' s role in this . Beck was portrayed by David Jason .
1951 Army Cadets football team The 1951 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy . Led by head coach Red Blaik , the team finished with a record of 2 - 7 . The Black Knights offense scored 116 points , while the defense allowed 183 points . Offseason . In the offseason , Blaik was still agitated by the loss Army suffered to Navy in 1950 . In addition , he was upset over the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur . Sam Galiffa , who was part of the 1949 team , was now a decorated aide to General Matthew Ridgway . Galiffa arranged for members of the Army coaching staff to come to Japan and visit the troops . Vince Lombardi and Doug Kenna first visited Tokyo and conducted several football clinics for the troops stationed there . Although defensive coordinator Murray Warmath helped the discharged players relocate to other schools , it would be his last year at Army . He would leave at the end of the season to become the head coach for Mississippi State . Honor code violation . A massive honor code academic violation was revealed in the spring of 1951 . There were accusations that football players were distributing unauthorized academic information . This was reported to Colonel Paul Harkins on April 2 . It was later revealed that Red Blaik ’ s son , Bob was part of the honor code violation . On August 3 , the violations were announced and several athletes were implicated in the scandal . Joseph P . Kennedy spoke to assistant coach Doug Kenna , and he helped pay the way for several discharged players to attend Notre Dame . Bob Blaik left Army for Colorado College . Of the players that were discharged , three went on to careers in the National Football League : Al Pollard , Gene Filipski and Ray Malavasi . Malavasi would eventually become head coach of the Los Angeles Rams . Regular season . The makeshift team that was assembled had no involvement in the honor violation , but they were still a painful reminder of it . After losing several games to Ivy League schools , Army defeated Columbia for its first win . The team received a congratulatory note from General Douglas MacArthur . In Week 6 of the season , the Cadets played Frank Gifford and his USC Trojans squad . The game was played at Yankee Stadium . Before the Army - Navy game , the Cadets had a record of 2 wins and 6 losses . This was Coach Blaik ’ s worst record as a head coach at Army . In the Army - Navy game , Navy would score two touchdowns before Army even ran an offensive series .
Pembridge Castle Pembridge Castle , originally called Newland Castle , is a late 12th century to early 13th century Grade I listed former border castle located approximately northwest of Welsh Newton in Herefordshire , England . It was most likely constructed by Matilda de St Valery sometime before 1208 . It is over away from the actual village of Pembridge . Founded by 1208 , it was the seat of the Pembridge family , then later the Wakes and Mortimer families in the 14th and 15th centuries . The chapel is 16th century and was ruined in 1644 during the English Civil War . Much reconstruction of the castle was undertaken in the early 20th century by a Dr Hedley Bartlett . It remains in private ownership . The castle sits on a 36 m x 27 m plot of land and is surrounded by a moat . It is constructed of ashlar , sandstone and rubble walls . The curtain wall surrounding the castle is 1 . 4 m thick . The earliest part of the castle , thought to be the keep , is the four story round tower on the western corner . The internal diameter of the tower is 7 . 5 m and the internal rooms of the tower are 5 m wide .
63rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment The 63rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment was a U . S . C . T . infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was formed from the 9th Louisiana Infantry ( African Descent ) in March 1864 and served in various garrison posts in Mississippi . It was mustered out on January 9 , 1866 .
Pseudocomitatenses Pseudocomitatenses were a class of regiment in the Late Roman army . Although they were attached to the " comitatus " ( higher - grade mobile armies ) , they enjoyed lower status and pay to the " comitatenses " , the regular regiments of the " comitatus " . This is because their regiments had originally been classified as lower - grade " limitanei " ( " border troops " ) , but at some point attached to a " comitatus " for a particular campaign and subsequently retained long - term .