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Action of 3 September 1773 This minor battle took place on 3 September 1773 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire during the Russo - Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ) . Alternative source ( Chernyshev ) : Cruising as part of a squadron under Kinsbergen , on August 23rd and September 5th twice spotted an Ottoman force , but apparently the Ottoman force did not engage . Ships involved . Russia . Frigate ( 1 of 2 " numbered " frigates built on Sea of Azov , 32 guns , 160 crew ) " Vtoroy " 32 , F . V . Neyelov < br > Small 2 masted warships ( 3 of a series of 7 built on Sea of Azov ; 14 * 14 pounder guns , 2 howitzers , 128 crew ) " Azov " 16 S . M . Retyunskiy < br > " Zhurzha " 16 S . A . Tokmachev < br > " Modon " 16 P . D . Chvostov < br > Other " ? " ( gunboat ) < br > " ? " ( fireship ) Ottoman Empire . 3 battleships < br > 4 frigates < br > 3 xebecs < br > 8 others which didn ' t take part
Dan Christie Kingman Dan Christie Kingman ( March 6 , 1852 – November 14 , 1916 ) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Chief of Engineers from 1913 to 1916 . Early life . Kingman was born in Dover , New Hampshire on March 6 , 1852 . Military career . Entering the United States Military Academy , Kingman graduated second in the class of 1875 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers . He served as an instructor at the Military Academy and as the engineer officer of the Army ' s Department of the Platte based at Fort Omaha . In 1883 , he began the construction of roads and bridges in the new Yellowstone National Park . Kingman Pass on the Grand Loop Road between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris is named for him . Kingman directed improvements along the lower Mississippi River in 1886 - 90 and received the thanks of the Louisiana legislature for " splendid service rendered " during the 1890 flood . He oversaw harbor and fortification work on Lake Ontario in 1891 - 95 and improvements on the Tennessee River in the last half of that decade . In the latter assignment he initiated planning for federal cost - sharing with private hydroelectric - power investors for a lock and dam built below Chattanooga . Kingman oversaw substantial harbor improvements at Cleveland in 1901 - 05 and headed the Corps ' Savannah District and Southeast Division in 1906 - 13 . The Panama Canal was completed while he was Chief of Engineers . He retired from the army on March 6 , 1916 . Later life . Kingman died November 14 , 1916 , in Atlantic City , New Jersey . He was buried with high military honors in Arlington National Cemetery . Among the pallbearers were Chief of Staff General Hugh L . Scott and two former Chiefs of Engineers , Generals Mackenzie and Bixby . Notes . " This article contains public domain text from "
RAF Silloth Royal Air Force Station Silloth or RAF Silloth is a former Royal Air Force station located north - east of Silloth , Cumbria , England and south - west of Kirkbride , Cumbria . The station was used by RAF Coastal Command Station history . The airfield was originally designed to be used by RAF Maintenance Command but was handed over to Coastal Command during November 1939 . It had a satellite at RAF Hornby Hall . Current use . A large amount of the buildings survive including the hangars however the runways are in a bad condition .
Battle of Ponza ( 1552 ) The Battle of Ponza ( 1552 ) was a naval battle that occurred near the Italian island of Ponza . The battle was fought between a Franco - Ottoman fleet under Turgut Reis and a Genoese fleet commanded by Andrea Doria . The Genoese were defeated and lost seven galleys captured . The battle made it easier for the Ottoman fleet to raid the coasts of Sicily , Sardinia and Italy for the next three years . Opposing fleets . The Ottoman fleet consisted of 100 galleys which had been sent to the Western Mediterranean when Henry II entered in conflict with Charles V in the Italian War of 1551 - 59 . The fleet was accompanied by three French galleys under the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz d ' Aramon , who accompanied the Ottomans from Istambul in their raids along the coast of Calabria in Southern Italy , capturing the city of Reggio . The Genoese fleet consisted of 40 galleys under the command of Andrea Doria . Twenty of the galleys in the Genoese fleet belonged personally to Doria , six to an Antonio Doria and two to the House of Grimaldi of Monaco . Battle . The battle between the fleets took place on 5 August 1552 between the islands of Ponza and Terracina on the Italian mainland . The Ottomans captured seven of the Geonoese galleys which were full of troops . Aftermath . After the battle , the Franco - Ottoman fleet entered Majorca on 13 August 1552 . The Ottomans resisted pressure from the French to send their fleet further west , perhaps for personal reasons of the commander or due to the continuing war with Persia . The victory gave the Ottomans better facility to attack Sicily , Sardinia and the coasts of Italy for the next three years . After the battle , the Ottoman fleet wintered in Chios , where it was joined by the French fleet of Baron de la Garde , ready for major naval operations the following year , including the Invasion of Corsica in 1553 . Doria made a final attempt to thwart Reis at the Battle of Djerba in 1560 but was defeated and Reis continued his raiding of Christian nations until his death five years later .
13th Rifle Division The 13th Rifle Division was a military formation of the Red Army from 1922 to 1945 . serving in World War II . It was disbanded after being defeated in 1941 and reformed from a Leningrad people ' s militia division later that year . The division was formed 13 . 07 . 1922 in Dagestan ( North Caucasus Military District ) on the basis of the 1st Dagestan Infantry Brigade . It took the honor title ' Dagestan . ' It took part in the Soviet invasion of eastern Poland in 1939 . During the German - Soviet War it was listed as serving from June 22 , 1941 to September 19 , 1941 . On 22 . 06 . 1941 , it was stationed at the border area Zambra - Snyadovo , as part of the 5th Rifle Corps , 10th Army ( Soviet Union ) , itself part of the Western Front ( Soviet Union ) . June 22 , 1941 was the first fight of the division , and on June 23 it retreated toward Bialystok and on 24 June took up the defence of the river Narev . June 26 , 1941 by order of committing waste in Supraselskuyu Forest , where the division was falling apart in unorganized groups . During late June - early July 1941 small groups from the division attempted to break through to the east , but were dispersed . The division was formally disbanded on Sept . 19 , 1941 . It was reformed later that year . With 59th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front in May 1945 .
Mehmed Selim Pasha Mehmed Selim Pasha or Mehmed Selim Sırrı Pasha ( 1771 Bender , Moldova – 1831 Damascus , Ottoman Empire , nickname : " Benderli " ) was an Ottoman statesman . He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire . He ruled from 14 September 1824 to 24 October 1828 as Grand Vizier of sultan Mahmud II and failed in the fight against the Greek War of Independence . The Auspicious Incident ( " Vaka - i Hayriye " ) , the Battle of Navarino ( 1827 ) , happened during his period in office . In 1828 - 30 he became Wali ( governor ) of Rumelia Province and 1830 - 31 Wali of Damascus ( Syria ) . When the citizens of Damascus and the local garrison of Jannisaries rose in revolt against him , Selim Pasha sought refuge into the Citadel of Damascus . After a siege lasting 40 days he was promised safe passage but murdered before he could leave the city .
SS Faja de Oro SS " Faja de Oro " ( " Band of Gold " ) was an oil tanker built in 1914 . She sailed for a number of companies , and survived service in the First World War , only to be torpedoed and sunk by a German U - boat during the Second World War while sailing under the Mexican flag in the Gulf of Mexico . Her sinking contributed to Mexico ' s decision to enter the war on the side of the Allies . " Faja de Oro " was originally built by R . W . Hawthorn Leslie & Company , Hebburn - on - Tyne as the " Barneson " , for service with Bank Line Ltd ( Andrew Weir & Co ) , of Glasgow . She was taken over by Andrew Weir & Co in 1915 and renamed " Oyleric " . She was sold in 1937 to the Italian company Ditta G . M . Barbagelata , of Genoa , and was renamed " Genoano " . She was seized while docked at Tampico , in Mexico on 8 December 1941 by the Mexican government and renamed " Faja de Oro " . She was operated by Petróleos Mexicanos ( Pemex ) , and was homeported in Tampico . " Faja de Oro " was sailing unescorted from Marcus Hook , Pennsylvania back to Tampico in May 1942 . She was not carrying any cargo , and was sailing in ballast . She was sighted by the German U - boat " U - 106 " , under Kapitänleutnant Hermann Rasch , and was torpedoed at 04 . 21 hours on 21 May 1942 , while off Key West . The attack was made despite Mexican neutrality , presumably because the ship ' s nationality had been indiscernible in the dark . " Faja de Oro " was hit in the foreship by one of two torpedoes . " U - 106 " then fired a coup de grâce at 04 . 33 hours , which missed . A second was fired 20 minutes later , hitting her amidships and setting her on fire . She sank shortly afterwards with the loss of 10 of her crew . 27 survivors were later rescued . The attack had been observed by another German submarine , " U - 753 " , which had also chased " Faja de Oro " , but on noticing " U - 106 " , had not attempted an attack . The sinking of " Faja de Oro " , coming as it did a week after the sinking of the Mexican tanker " Potrero del Llano " on 14 May by Reinhard Suhren ' s " U - 564 " contributed to Mexico ' s declaration of war on Germany on 1 June 1942 .
French ship Hector ( 1756 ) The Hector was a 74 - gun ship of the line of the French Navy , lead ship of her class . Career . " Hector " was launched on 23 July 1755 , and commissioned under Captain Vilarzel d ' Hélie . In 1757 , the departed Toulon on 18 March , arriving in Louisbourg on 15 June . Returning to Brest on 23 November with 5000 sick aboard , she spread the typhus to the town ; the ensuing epidemic caused 10 000 fatalities . She was then decommissioned and stayed in the reserve in Brest . In July 1762 , while cruising off Cap Français , she struck the bottom on a rock . The same spot had been the theatre of the wreck of " Dragon " on 17 March of the same year . Between 1763 and 1777 , she was decommissioned in Toulon . During the American War of Independence , she reactivated , sailing to the Delaware in July 1778 . She arrived at Newport on 8 August 1778 . On 14 August 1778 , " Hector " and the 64 - gun " Vaillant " captured the bombship HMS " Thunder " . The same day , she also captured the 16 - gun HMS " Senegal " at Sandy Hook . " Hector " then took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779 and in the Siege of Savannah , before returning to Brest , arriving on 10 December 1779 . She was decommissioned in Lorient on 21 December , before rearming and thaking part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781 . During the Battle of the Saintes , from 9 to 12 April 1782 , she battled HMS " Canada " and " Alcide " and was captured . He captain , Lavicomté , died in the action . The British took her to Jamaica , where she was repaired and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS " Hector " . She took part in the Action of 5 September 1782 , where she was damaged by the frigates " Aigle " and " Gloire " . Much damaged in this action and after suffering the 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane of 17 September , she sank on 4 October 1782 . The privateer " Hawke " saved 200 of her crew .
Army of Congress Poland Army of the Congress Poland refers to the military forces of the Kingdom of Poland that existed in the period 1815 – 1831 . History . The army was formed even before the Congress Poland , in 1814 , and was based on the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw . Its creation was confirmed by the Constitution of the Congress Kingdom . It took part in the November Uprising against the Russians . The uprising begun when a group of young officers tried , unsuccessfully , to assassinate Grand Duke Constantine . The uprising defeat in 1831 marked the end of the existence of a regular Poland army for almost a century . It was abolished with the new constitution of 1832 , the Organic Statute of the Kingdom of Poland , which incorporated the army into the Russian Army . Culture and training . The Army retained Polish uniforms . It was reorganized into a Russian army model , with infantry and cavalry divisions , artillery brigades and batteries , and an engineering corps . A regiment of grenadiers and cavalry rifleman were also formed . Obligatory military service was set at 10 years , with the option of buying one ' s time out . The Army was well trained , with a new cadet school in Kalisz , a number of podchorąży training schools , and a higher military school in Warsaw . The cost of maintaining the army was close to 50 % of the Kingdom ' s budget . Composition and size . Notable Polish commanders of the Army included Ignacy Prądzyński and Józef Bem . Its nominal commander - in - chief was the Russian Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia , although for most purposes the Army was commanded by a Military Council . The peacetime army was 28 , 000 - 30 , 000 strong ( sources vary ) . During the November Uprising , it was expanded to 100 , 000 . Of that , about 57 , 000 could be seen as a qualified , first - line troops . Before the Uprising , the Army was composed of two infantry divisions with three brigades each , two cavalry divisions with two brigades each , and two artillery brigades ( one cavalry and one infantry ) . Each infantry brigade was about 3 , 600 strong , each cavalry brigade was about half that size .
USS Viper ( 1814 ) USS " Viper " was a heavily - armed row galley commissioned by the United States Navy for service in the War of 1812 . She was successful in her operations against the British on Lake Champlain , and was retired after the war . Built in Vermont . The second ship to be so named by the Navy , " Viper " was one of six large row galleys hastily built and commissioned in the mid - 1814 at Vergennes , Vermont , for use by Commodore Thomas Macdonough against the British on Lake Champlain . Service in the War of 1812 . Under the command of Lieutenant Francis Mitchell , " Viper " participated in the capture of the British squadron , under Commodore George Downie , off Plattsburg , New York , on 11 September 1814 , where she helped drive the surviving enemy gunboats back towards Canada . This American naval victory ended English attempts to invade and split the United States in two by way of the Lake Champlain - Hudson River corridor , immeasurably strengthening the American bargaining position during peace negotiations at Ghent . " Viper " remained with the squadron for the remainder of the war but , with the return of peace , was partially dismantled and laid up at Whitehall , New York . Post - war disposition . " Viper " was sold at Whitehall at public sale in 1825 .
Larry C . James Larry C . James is an American psychologist , author and former officer in the United States Army . James is notable for serving as Joint Task Force Guantanamo ' s chief psychologist in 2003 , and as Abu Ghraib ' s chief psychologist in 2004 . Post Military career . James has also served on the Presidential Task Force on Military Deployment Services for Youth , Families and Service Members . In 2008 James was hired as the Dean of Wright State University School of Professional Psychology . In 2008 he published a memoir , entitled : " " " " . A review in the " Brooklyn Rail " described the book as James ' s defense against insinuations he was a " torture shrink " , and noted : Trudy Bond , another psychologist , requested in 2008 that the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists review the ethics of James ' work in Guantanamo . When the board dismissed Bond ' s complaint she requested the Board ' s actions be reviewed . State District Judge Mike Caldwell ruled he didn ' t have jurisdiction over the Board . Bond is considering appealing Caldwell ' s decision .
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club was a tongue - in - cheek nickname for the United States Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam War . All through the war in Vietnam , the Seventh Fleet engaged in combat operations against enemy forces through attack carrier air strikes , naval gunfire support , amphibious operations , patrol and reconnaissance operations and mine warfare . History . The name " Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club " was used from 1961 when the Seventh Fleet arrived to the waters off Vietnam and carried out most of its operations from the Gulf of Tonkin . This included aircraft operations at Yankee Station and destroyers and cruisers along the coast on the " gun line " . After the 1973 cease - fire , the Fleet conducted mine countermeasure operations in the coastal waterways of North Vietnam . Two years later , ships and aircraft of the Fleet evacuated thousands of US citizens and refugees from South Vietnam and Cambodia as those countries fell to opposing forces . The fleet departed in 1975 . Although the insignia for the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club always remained unofficial , it became very popular . It is present in a wide range of Vietnam War military memorabilia . The yellow and red background colors are those of the flag of the Republic of Vietnam .
William F . Tucker William Feimster Tucker ( May 9 , 1827 – September 14 , 1881 ) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . Early life . Tucker was born in Iredell County , North Carolina . He attended Emory and Henry College in Abingdon , Virginia , and graduated in 1848 . That same year he moved to Houston , Mississippi . In 1855 , he was elected probate judge of Chickasaw County . Tucker then studied law and was admitted to the bar and began practicing . Civil War . Tucker entered the Confederate Army as a captain of Company K , 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment . He was part of Barnard Bee ' s brigade at the First Battle of Manassas . Soon afterwards Tucker ' s company was sent to the West and merged with the 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment . Tucker was commissioned colonel of the regiment in May 1862 . He led the regiment at the Battles of Perryville , Murfreesboro , Chickamauga , and Chattanooga before being promoted to brigadier general to rank from March 1 , 1864 . Tucker ' s field duty ended that summer after suffering a severe wound at the Battle of Resaca during the Atlanta Campaign . In the last weeks of the war he commanded the District of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana . Post - War and murder . After the war , Tucker returned to Chickasaw County and again practiced law . He was elected to the state legislature in 1876 and 1878 . He was assassinated on September 14 , 1881 , in Okolona , Mississippi . It was alleged that a man whom Tucker had a case pending against had hired two men to assassinate him .
Battle of the Litani River The Battle of the Litani River ( 9 June 1941 ) was a battle of the Second World War that took place between during the advance on Beirut during the Syria - Lebanon campaign . The Australian 7th Division , commanded by Major - General John Lavarack , crossed the Litani River and later clashed with Vichy French troops . Operation Exporter begins . During the first hour of 8 June 1941 , Australian forces in northern Palestine crossed the border into southern Lebanon . Guides from the Palmach supported many of the lead units . Initial resistance from Vichy forces south of the Litani River was scattered and generally disorganised . The 21st Australian Brigade advanced along the coast road heading for Beirut and attempted to cross the Litani River . A surprise landing by the British No . 11 ( Scottish ) Commando , under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R . L . Pedder ( Highland Light Infantry ) , was attempted in order to seize the bridge near the mouth of the river , but was delayed for a day by rough seas . This gave the Vichy French defenders enough time to destroy the bridge . When the commandos eventually landed , in three separate places , they took heavy casualties , among them Pedder , who was killed in an assault on the French barracks . He was succeeded in command by Geoffrey Keyes , whose party was ultimately able to secure the crossing by getting over the river in canvas boats with the help of some of the Australian troops . The Australians came under fire from two Vichy French destroyers , the " Guépard " and the " Valmy " . Australian artillery had to drive off the warships which had come close inshore to shell the advancing troops .
RFA Wave Master ( A193 ) RFA " Wave Master " ( A193 ) was a Wave - class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary . She was built as " Empire Salisbury " by Sir J . Laing & Sons Ltd , and transferred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1946 . She was laid up at Singapore on 23 September 1962 , and scrapped at Jurong in May 1963 .
Battle of Nantes The Battle of Nantes was a battle between Royalist and Republican French forces at Nantes on 29 June 1793 during the War in the Vendée . It consisted of the siege of that town , and was a Republican victory . Louis Marie Turreau wrote of it : Historical context . The Battle of Nantes was one in a series of battles during the War in the Vendee , which was a counterrevolution in the French province of Vendee against the French revolutionaries and lasted from 1793 to 1796 . It was one encounter in many between the Vendee rebels and republican troops sent to crush the rebellion .
713th Infantry Division ( Wehrmacht ) The 713th Infantry Division ( German : " 713 . Infanteriedivision " ) was a German Army infantry division in World War II . History . The 713th Infantry Division was raised in May 1941 under the command of Generalmajor Franz Fehn . It was first used in September , where it was moved to the Balkans for standard occupational duties in southern Greece and Crete . The division was disestablished on 15 January 1942 and reformed into the first Crete Brigade .
HMS C1 HMS " C1 " was a British C class submarine built by Vickers , Barrow . She was laid down on 13 November 1905 , launched 10 July 1906 and was commissioned on 30 October 1906 . " C1 " was equipped with wireless telegraphy . She was converted to a surface patrol boat and renamed " S8 " for Adriatic service . On 23 April 1918 she was packed with dynamite to be blown up at Zeebrugge Mole . However , this did not happen . " C1 " was sold 22 October 1920 to Stanlee , and resold 14 November 1921 to Young , Sunderland .