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14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 14th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 14th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Scott and Leavenworth , Kansas in April 1863 as a battalion serving as escort for Major General James G . Blunt . It was later organized as a regiment at Fort Scott in December 1863 and mustered in for three years under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Moonlight . The regiment was attached to District of the Frontier , Department of Missouri , April 1863 to January 1864 . Unattached , District of the Frontier , VII Corps , Department of Arkansas , to March 1864 . 3rd Brigade , Frontier Division , VII Corps , to January 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , VII Corps , to February 1865 . Unattached , VII Corps , Pine Bluff , Arkansas , to June 1863 . The 14th Kansas Cavalry mustered out of service at Fort Gibson , Indian Territory on June 25 , 1865 . Detailed service . Cabin Creek , Cherokee Nation , July 1 – 2 , 1863 ( Company B ) . Operations against Quantrill in Kansas August 20 – 28 . Massacre at Lawrence August 21 ( detachment ) . Operations in Cherokee Nation September 11 – 25 . Waldron September 11 . Baxter Springs October 6 ( Company B ) . Regiment moved to Fort Smith , Ark . , November 20 - December 3 . Duty there scouting and foraging until February 23 , 1864 . Expedition into Choctaw County February 1 – 21 . Moved to Ozark February 26 – 28 , and duty there until April 6 . Flint Creek March 6 . Steele ' s Expedition against Camden April 6 - May 3 . Prairie D ' Ann April 9 – 12 . Poison Springs April 18 ( detachment ) . Jenkins ' Ferry , Saline River , April 30 ( Companies F and G ) . Return to Fort Smith May and duty there until January 1865 . Hahn ' s Farm near Waldron June 19 , 1864 . Ozark July 14 – 15 . Scout on Republican River August 19 – 24 . Camp Verdegris September 2 . Cabin Creek September 19 . Vache Grass September 26 . ( Company E with Blunt ' s headquarters during Price ' s Raid in Missouri and Kansas October – November . Big Blue and State Line October 22 . Westport October 23 . Mine Creek , Little Osage River , and Battle of Charlot October 25 . Newtonia October 28 . ) Moved to Clarksville January 1 , 1865 , thence to Pine Bluff February 25 – 27 , and duty there until May . Moved to Fort Gibson and duty there until June . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 169 men during service ; 2 officers and 51 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 2 officers and 114 enlisted men died of disease .
Leukaspides The Leukaspides ( " White Shields " ) , made up one of the two probable corps of the Antigonid Macedonian phalanx in the Hellenistic period , with the " Chalkaspides " ( " Bronze Shields " ) forming the other . The " Leukaspides " were notably used by Antigonus Doson in his campaign against Cleomenes III of Sparta in the 220 ' s BC ( Plutarch , Cleom . 23 . 11 ) , and the shields of the Leukaspides are mentioned as spoils of war after the battle of Pydna in 168 BC ( Diodorus Siculus , 31 . 10 ) .
Achiet - le - Grand Achiet - le - Grand is a commune in the Pas - de - Calais department in northern France . Geography . A farming village located 12 miles ( 19 km ) south of Arras , at the D7 and D9 road junction . The SNCF railway has a station here . History . The commune was involved in the theatre of operations of the Battle of Bapaume ( 1871 ) , during the Franco - Prussian War . The village was twinned with Kings Langley in Hertfordshire , England in November 2009 , in honour of Christopher Cox VC from that village who won a Victoria Cross in fighting near Achiet - le - Grand in World War I . See also . Communes of the Pas - de - Calais department
Battle of Çıldır The Battle of Çıldır was fought in 1578 during the Ottoman – Safavid War ( 1578 – 1590 ) . Background . The peace between the Ottoman Empire and Persian ( Safavid ) Empire after the treaty of Amasya continued from 1555 to 1578 . When Murat III of the Ottoman Empire ascended to throne in 1574 , Tahmasp I of Persia sent presents to Murat III . But before the Persian delegation left İstanbul , the Ottoman capital , Tahmasp died ( 1576 ) . The new shah was Ismail II who changed the peaceful policy towards Ottomans and began hostalities in the border area . Meanwhile the governor of Luristan , a part of Persia took refuge in Ottoman lands , an event which further created tension between the two empires . İsmail II soon died and during the interregnum following his death , Ottoman Porte decided to declare war . The war continued during the reign of Mohammed Khodabanda in Persia . Battle . After an initial combat in so called " Cambaz Çukuru " , the main battle was around a small fort named Çıldır in North east Anatolia . The commander of the Ottoman army was Lala Mustafa Pasha and the commander of the Persian army was Tokmak Khan who had represented Persia in İstanbul after Murat III ’ s accession . He also had a Georgian army under his command . ( Georgian Kingdom was the vassal of Persian empire and there was a family bond by marriage between the royal families of Persians and Georgians . ) Tokmak Khan tried to encircle the Ottoman army and he was about to succeed when Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha of Ottoman side intervened and defeated Tokmak Khan . Aftermath . Although Persians tried to attack Ottoman supply units after the battle , they were forced to retreat and when a bridge was wrecked during this retreat they further lost troops . These defeats left Caucasus to Ottoman conquest . Lala Mustafa Pasha soon conquered Tiflis , the Georgian capital . The next step was the conquest of Derbent ( present Republic of Dagestan in Russia ) . By this conquest Ottomans were able to reach the Caspian Sea .
Siege of Lilybaeum The Siege of Lilybaeum was an action of the Pyrrhic War in 278 BC , when an Epirote - Sicilian army led by Pyrrhus of Epirus attempted to capture the port city of Lilybaeum held by the Carthaginian Empire . Postponing his Italian campaign , Pyrrhus sails for Sicily to fight the Carthaginians who were besieging Syracuse . He evaded the Carthaginian fleet , landed in Catana and entered Syracuse where he was proclaimed commander - in - chief . Then the Epirote King drove off Carthage ' s field army , captured the cities of Panormus and Eryx and refused Carthage ' s offer to surrender everything in Sicily except for Lilybaeum , which they direly needed if they sought to keep their hold on Sardinia . The city of Lilybaeum ( modern Marsala ) , lying on the western end of Sicily , connected the island with Africa and provided Carthage with an advanced harbor on the route to Sardinia . Pyrrhus besieged the city but after two months he found the fortifications to be too strong to be taken and unwilling to be bogged down in a lengthy sea blockade he lifted the siege . After Lilybaeum Pyrrhus decided to take the war on Carthage ' s own soil in Africa for which he built a fleet , but his preparations were frustrated by Greek resistance to the heavy demands the expedition exacted on the Sicilians .
7th Mountain Division ( Wehrmacht ) 7 Mountain Division or 7 Gebirgs Division ( German ) was formed through the redesignation of 99 Light Infantry Division which had fought on the southern sector of the Eastern Front until being withdrawn to Germany and redesignated the 7 Mountain Division in October 1941 . In 1942 , it was sent to Finland and remained there until the Finnish withdrawal from the war . The division retreated into Norway where it remained until the end of the war .
Gorya - class minesweeper The Gorya class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1980s . Three ships were started of which two were completed and are in service with the Russian Navy . The Soviet Designation was " Project 1266 " . Design . The ships are designed for deep ocean sweeping of captor mines with sophisticated mine detection equipment . Sweeping gear includes two submersibles as well as conventional sweeps . Ships . A total of twenty ships were planned but the programme was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union . Two ships were completed References . Also published as
Ceremonial oath of the Bundeswehr There are two types of soldiers serving in the Bundeswehr ( Federal Defence Forces ) : regular units and conscripts . Consequently , there are also two types of oath s . That for conscripts is a pledge , since the latter may bind be soldiers against their own will . The oath for regular units is an oath in the word ' s proper sense . Conscripted personnel . Conscripts ' pledge : Translation : Alternative translation : Any conscripted soldier is allowed to deny taking the pledge . In this case , however , he will forfeit any chance of promotion during his service ( this refusal is not to be mistaken for the conscientious objection to military service , which allows German conscripts to render a social alternative service ) . Professional soldiers and Soldiers For a Time . Oath for other enlisted personnel , non - commissioned officer s and officers serving for a period of more two years and above ( Soldiers For a Time ) or for lifetime ( professional soldiers ) : Translation : The religious adjunct used with the oath is optional .
USCGC Robert Yered ( WPC - 1104 ) The USCGC " Robert Yered " is a serving in Miami , Florida . She was launched on November 23 , 2012 , and was commissioned in February 2012 . Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the Congressional Representative for the district containing the vessel ' s base , met the ship when she arrived in Miami on January 27 , 2013 . Like her sister ships , she is equipped for coastal security patrols , interdiction of drug and people smugglers , and search and rescue . Like the smaller she is equipped with a stern launching ramp . The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water - jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop . She is capable of more than and armed with a remote controlled M242 Bushmaster autocannon ; and four crew - served Browning M2 machine gun s . She is named after Robert Yered who heroically put out a fire in an ammunition dump while serving with the Coast Guard ` s detachment in Vietnam .
Christopher Furness ( VC ) Christopher Furness VC ( 17 May 1912 – 24 May 1940 ) 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 . Furness was born in London , his father was Marmaduke Furness , 1st Viscount Furness . VC action . Furness was 28 years old , and a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion , Welsh Guards , British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . During the period 17 – 24 May 1940 near Arras , France , Lieutenant Furness commanded the Carrier Platoon when his battalion formed part of the garrison of the town . On 23 May the platoon was ordered to cover the withdrawal of the transport ( over 40 vehicles ) to Douai . Early on 24 May the enemy were advancing along the road where the transport columns were moving and Lieutenant Furness decided to attack . He reached the enemy position under heavy fire and when the light tank s and all the carriers and their crews had become casualties he engaged the enemy in hand - to - hand combat until he was killed . His fight against hopeless odds made the enemy withdraw temporarily and enabled the vehicles and survivors to get clear . The Medal . His Victoria Cross , still owned by the Furness family , is loaned to and displayed at The Guards Regimental Headquarters ( Welsh Guards RHQ ) , Wellington Barracks , London .
Fred Korth Frederick Herman Korth ( September 9 , 1909 – September 14 , 1998 ) served as Secretary of the Navy during 1962 - 63 ; he was also Assistant Secretary of the Army in 1952 - 53 . Appointed as Navy Secretary by President John F . Kennedy on 4 January 1962 , he resigned October , 1963 . Various sources cite reasons for Secretary Korth ’ s departure . He was president of the Continental National Bank of Fort Worth , Texas . Continental National Bank was a principal money source for the General Dynamics plant for the TFX ( Tactical Fighter Experimental ) , which later emerged as the more well - known F - 111 Aardvark . A commentary in the May , 1985 edition of Proceedings magazine exonerates Korth for any improprieties relating to the awarding of TFX . Korth was born in 1909 in Yorktown , TX . Fred Korth died in September 1998 in El Paso , Texas and was buried in October 1998 under a three century old Texas Live Oak tree on his ranch in Karnes County , Texas .
Special Operations Task Force The Special Operations Task Force ( Abbreviation : SOTF ; Chinese : 特别行动队 ; Malay : Operasi Khas Pasukan Khas ) is a Special operations Force created by the Singapore Army to better combat terrorists threats that would harm Singaporean interests at home and overseas . Plans to create the unit has been officially announced to the press on June 30 , 2009 . According to Colonel Benedict Lim , then Assistant Chief of General Staff ( Operations ) , the SOTF is responsible at the national level for conducting counter - terrorist operations . History . It was announced to the media that the Singaporean government has planned to create the Special Operations Task Force to counter all terrorist threats from land , sea and air . According to Deputy Prime Minister and Singaporean Minister of Defence Teo Chee Hean , he states that the unit ' s establishment was needed because Singapore is not " dealing only with people with guns . They may be dealing with people who have very powerful explosives and various kinds of other substances , chemical , radiological and so on , so you need to develop capabilities to deal with these things . You have to deal with them at sea , at shore , buildings , aeroplanes , ships , coastlines and so on , so you do need to bring together these capabilities , develop them in a much more complete , coherent and integrated way . " In addition , Colonel Lam commented on the 2008 Mumbai attacks " where terrorists are getting smarter as well . They are getting more organised - they learnt from what the special and security forces are doing . " The SOTF is a command rather than an actual unit , combining the Commando ' s Special Operations Force and the Navy ' s Naval Diving Unit - both already well - established special force units , as an integrated force and operational command . Furthermore , the task force would be able to tackle and adapt to various threats according to the various specialties of Singapore ' s special forces units . The SOTF had recently participated in the Exercise Northstar VII drills , neutralizing several " terrorists " after they have infiltrated Sentosa . On March 11 , 2011 , Colonel Chiang Hock Woon was appointed to serve as Commander of SOTF , replacing then - Colonel , Brigadier - General Lam Shiu Tong , who will be appointed Commander of 2PDF . Formation . The following units are to be placed under SOTF command : Headquarters . The SOTF formation includes personnel from the Air Force and Navy , who are in charge of mobilizing resources for SOTF missions based on their Service - specific knowledge . Colonel Tan Tai Tiong said in a statement that SOTF operators " are not losing our individual identities as Divers and Commandos , but gaining a valuable partner in each other ' s skill sets . "
200th ( Winnipeg ) Battalion , CEF The 200th Battalion , CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Based in Winnipeg , Manitoba , the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915 / 16 in that city . After sailing to England in May 1917 , the battalion was absorbed into the 11th Reserve Battalion on May 14 , 1917 . The 200th Battalion , CEF had one Officer Commanding : Lieut - Col . A . L . Bonnycastle . References . Meek , John F . " Over the Top ! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War . " Orangeville , Ont . : The Author , 1971 .
John D . Gardner John D . ' Jack ' Gardner is a Lieutenant General in the United States Army . He is the deputy commander of EUCOM , in Stuttgart , Germany . Gardner is a native of Columbus , Ohio . Past assignments . Deputy Commander MNF - I for detainee operations . Gardner was most recently assigned as Deputy Commander for detainee operations / Commander of Task Force 134 , Multinational Force Iraq . His oversight included all detainee operations at Camp Bucca , Camp Cropper , Fort Suse and Abu Ghraib prison as well as operations at Camp Ashraf . Both Fort Suse and Abu Ghraib prison were returned to Iraq control during his tenure . U . S . Army South . Gardner was the Commander of the United States Army South where he oversaw American military operations in 31 countries and 13 dependencies , in Central and South America and the Caribbean . His Operational Area of Responsibility covers over 15 . 6 million square miles ( 40 . 4 million km² ) of area , or one - sixth of the world ' s surface area . Education . Gardner is a graduate of West Point and the Army Command and General Staff College . In addition Gardner holds a Masters from Georgetown University , and completed a Senior Service College Fellowship at Harvard University .
HMCS Antigonish ( K661 ) HMCS " Antigonish " was a River - class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944 - 1946 and as a from 1957 - 1966 . Built by Yarrows Ltd . , Esquimalt , she was commissioned into the RCN on 4 July 1944 with the pennant K661 . She was placed in reserve in 1946 and reactivated in 1947 for use as a training ship until 1954 . She underwent conversion to a " Prestonian " - class frigate in 1956 - 1957 and was recommissioned with pennant 301 on 12 October 1957 . She was paid off by the RCN in December 1966 . Ship ' s bell . The ship ' s bell of HMCS " Antigonish " is currently held by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia . The Christening Bells Project at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum includes information from the ship ' s bell of HMCS " Antigonish " , which was used for baptism of babies onboard ship .
USS Epperson ( DD - 719 ) USS " Epperson " ( DD / DDE - 719 ) was a of the United States Navy , named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G . Epperson ( 1923 – 1944 ) , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan . " Epperson " was launched on 22 December 1945 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co . , Kearny , New Jersey ; sponsored by Mrs . J . B . Epperson , mother of Private Epperson ; redesignated DDE - 719 on 28 January 1948 ; completed by Bath Iron Works Corp . , Bath , Maine ; and commissioned on 19 March 1949 , Commander T . H . W . Connor in command . Service history . " Epperson " conducted training along the east coast ; on 10 December 1949 she arrived at Key West for intensive antisubmarine warfare exercises . On 22 August 1950 " Epperson " sailed for Pearl Harbor , her home port , arriving on 10 September . She operated in the Hawaiian Islands with her squadron and ships of other types , and on 7 November 1950 became flagship of Commander , Escort Division 12 . " Epperson " sailed from Pearl Harbor on 1 June 1951 for service in the Korean War . She screened the carrier task force off Korea , patrolled and bombarded the coast , and joined in hunter - killer exercises off Okinawa before returning to Pearl Harbor on 14 November . Her second Korean tour , from 10 November 1952 to 29 May 1953 , found her performing similar duty , as well as patrolling the Taiwan Straits , and entering the dangerous waters of Wonsan Harbor to bombard enemy shore batteries . During the first 4½ months of 1954 , " Epperson " patrolled in the Marshall Islands during thermonuclear weapons test , and in June sailed for duty in the Far East once more , an annual part of her employment schedule through 1962 . In 1958 and 1959 , her western Pacific cruises included visits to Manus , ports in Australia and New Zealand , and Pago Pago , American Samoa . " Eppersons classification reverted to DD - 719 " ' on 30 June 1962 . " Epperson " was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 January 1976 . PNS " Taimur " . The ship was transferred to Pakistan on 29 April 1977 , and served in the Pakistani Navy as PNS " Taimur " ( DD - 166 ) . The first commanding officer was Commander Syed Sajjad Haider . Under his command PNS " Taimur " was reconditioned at Naval Base San Diego and also underwent upgrading at Subic Bay Philippines . " Taimur " was decommissioned in 1999 , and sunk as a target in March 2000 . Awards . " Epperson " received five battle star s for Korean War service .
United States Naval Academy Band The United States Naval Academy Band was officially founded in November 1852 . Previously , there had been a band since the founding of the Naval Academy in 1845 , consisting of a fife r and a drum mer . The band consists of US Navy career musicians . The band is required to blend tradition and change into a wide variety of musical style s . The Naval Academy Band is one of two Navy premier bands . The Washington DC Navy Band and the Academy Band is staffed based on auditions not limited to military personnel . Winners of the auditions are required to attend boot camp . Upon completion they are awarded the rank of E - 6 , Petty Officer First Class . They have been granted an exemption to wear the same uniform as a Chief Petty Officer to maintain a consistent appearance . The crest on their hats are a musician ' s lyre . Their career can be entirely at this one duty station . The Directors are the only officers and the only members who are subject to transfers . The band has been termed " the Chiefs " by midshipmen to distinguish it from the Naval Academy marching band . Performances . The United States Naval Academy Band leads a column of Midshipmen on military parade before dignitaries on Worden Field , advances into Navy / Marine Corps Stadium for a contest in American football , escorts a fallen shipmate to his final resting place , or represents the Navy and Naval Academy on “ Main Street , USA ” in their Memorial Day celebration . The Concert Band performs a year - round concert series . Performances include programs of light classics , popular melodies , patriotic songs , and marches . It performs at special events including the Side - By - Side concert with local high school musicians chosen to play with the band under the baton of a special guest conductor , and the annual Finale Concert featuring all Naval Academy Band ensembles and closing with Tchaikovsky ’ s “ 1812 Overture ” , complete with live cannon fire . Smaller ensembles are featured in the Chamber Music Series , a variety of recital s planned and presented by individual band members . The Electric Brigade , the Navy ’ s premier Top 40 Band , aids recruiting by acquainting young Americans with the Navy and the United States Armed Forces , in addition to performances for the Brigade of Midshipmen in functions ranging from formal occasions such as the Graduation Ball during Commissioning Week to informal dances , pep rallies , and company picnic s . From its 66 members , the band has two jazz groups , brass and woodwind quintets , trombone and clarinet quartets , tuba and percussion ensembles , and two reception combos . A succession of 26 leaders and hundreds of instrumentalists have been members of the band .