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USS Hyacinth ( 1862 ) USS " Hyacinth " ( 1862 ) was a steamer acquired by the Union during the American Civil War . She was placed into service as a tugboat , as well as a gunboat , by the Union Army and by the Union Navy . " Hyacinth " was a tug used by the Union Army under the name " Spitfire " on the upper Mississippi River in 1862 . She captured Confederate transport " Sovereign " near Fort Pillow , Tennessee , 5 June 1862 ; and 9 days later , took steamer " Clara Dolsen " after a long chase from Helena , Arkansas , ending on the White River a short distance above its mouth . " Spitfire " was transferred by the U . S . War Department to the Union Navy 30 September 1862 , and renamed " Hyacinth " 19 October . " Hyacinth " served the Mississippi Squadron until the end of the war . She was especially useful in operations which resulted in the fall of Vicksburg , and assisted in the salvage work which refloated " Indianola " . She was sold at public auction at Mound City , Illinois , to A . T . Paine 17 August 1865 .
First Battle of Fort Wagner The First Battle of Fort Wagner was fought on July 10 and 11 , 1863 , on Morris Island in Charleston harbor during the American Civil War . An attempt by the Union Army to capture Fort Wagner was repulsed . The more famous Second Battle of Fort Wagner , which involved an assault by the 54th Massachusetts , would be fought on July 18 . Background . In early June 1863 , Union Brig . Gen . Quincy A . Gillmore replaced Maj . Gen . David Hunter as commander of the Department of the South . Gillmore , an Army engineer , had successfully captured Fort Pulaski in April 1862 . He began preparations for capturing Morris Island and parts of James Island , which dominated the southern approaches to Charleston Harbor . If Union artillery could be placed in those locations , they could assist in the bombardment of Fort Sumter , whose guns prevented the U . S . Navy from entering the harbor . Battle . On July 10 , Union artillery on Folly Island ( which had been occupied in April 1863 ) and naval gunfire from Rear Admiral John A . Dahlgren ' s four ironclad warships bombarded the Confederate defenses protecting the southern end of Morris Island . This provided cover for the landing of Brig . Gen . George C . Strong ' s brigade , which crossed Lighthouse Inlet and landed at the southern tip of the island . Strong ' s troops advanced , capturing several batteries , moving about three miles to within range of Fort Wagner . Also known as Battery Wagner , it was a heavily gunned redoubt that covered nearly the entire width of the northern end of Morris Island , facing Sumter . Strong ' s report described the advance : On July 11 , Strong ' s brigade attacked at dawn , advancing through a thick fog , attempting to seize Fort Wagner . Although the men of the 7th Connecticut Infantry overran a line of rifle pits , they were repulsed by the 1 , 770 - man force under Confederate Col . Robert F . Graham . Heavy artillery fire from Fort Wagner prevented other units from joining the attack . Aftermath . Lewis Henry Douglass , the son Frederick Douglass , fought for the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the first battle at Fort Wagner . Union casualties were 339 ( 49 killed , 123 wounded , 167 missing ) , Confederate 12 . The First Battle of Fort Wagner was followed on July 16 by assaults on James Island and on July 18 by the famous , but also unsuccessful , charge of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry on July 18 in the Second Battle of Fort Wagner .
Constantiana Daphne Daphne was a Byzantine fortification inaugurated , most probably in 327 , on the left bank of the Danube , across Transmarisca , in the delta of the Arges river . In 367 , emperor Valens crossed the Danube at Daphne using a pontoon bridge . It was mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius from Caesarea . The most probable position is at Gradistea at south est of Ulmeni . Still some historians believe that the Daphne was the new name of the Sucidava - Celei .
Brima Bazzy Kamara Brima Bazzy Kamara ( born May 7 , 1968 in Freetown ) was a commander of the soldiers of the Sierra Leonean Armed Forces Revolutionary Council ( AFRC ) and in 2007 was convicted of committing war crime s and crimes against humanity in the Sierra Leone Civil War . Kamara was born in the neighborhood of Wilberforce , in the west end of Freetown . In 1998 , Kamara was invited by Johnny Paul Koroma to join the AFRC Supreme Council . In this capacity , Kamara was a commander of the AFRC and Revolutionary United Front forces that attacked civilians in the north , east , and centre of Sierra Leone in 1998 and in Freetown in January 1999 . Kamara was indicted on 7 March 2003 , was arrested on 29 May 2003 , and his trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone began on 7 March 2005 . He was tried with Alex Tamba Brima and Santigie Borbor Kanu . Kamara was found guilt of crimes against humanity and war crime s on 20 June 2007 , including counts of murder , rape , forced labour , and the use of child soldiers . He and his codefendants ' convictions were the first convictions for the Special Court for Sierra Leone and were also the first time anyone had been convicted of the international crime of using child soldiers . On 19 July 2007 , Kamara was sentenced to 45 years ' imprisonment which will probably be served in Austria or Sweden .
Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor The Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor was small battle in 1800 between a French privateer , a Spanish fort and the United States Navy during the undeclared Quasi War between France and the United States . In early May 1800 , Captain Silas Talbot organized a naval expedition to Puerto Plata , Santo Domingo . His object was to harass French shipping around the colony of their Spanish ally . After capturing the small French sloop " Sally " , the USS " Constitution " arrived at Puerto Plata . A French corvette was seen at anchor in the harbor . Unwilling to take fire from Spanish defenses , the USS " Constitution " sailed around to a beach , out of the Spanish forts range . There she off loaded a landing force of about 100 marines and sailors . The landing party then marched on the " Sandwich " while the prize sloop " Sally " was sent in to attack by way of sea . No doubt shocked at the approaching American force , the French hardly put up a fight and the " Sandwich " was captured . Then the Americans turned their attention on Fortaleza San Felipe , which had been taking pot shots at the Americans since they came into range . After another brief fight , the Spanish defenses were overrun and the marines spiked the fort ' s cannon . With the capture of the " Sandwich " , and the assault on the Spanish fort , U . S . forces returned to their ships , and sailed home . The Battle of Puerto Plata Harbor was one of the few land battles during the Quasi War . Detailed casualties of the engagement are unknown ; what is known is that not many people became casualties that day .
Canyon ( satellite ) Canyon was a series of seven United States spy satellites launched between 1968 and 1977 . Also known by its SIGAD as AFP - 827 , the satellites were developed with the participation of the Air Force . The Canyon project is credited as being the first American satellite system tasked for COMINT . The satellites each had a mass of 700 kg and were launched from Atlas / Agena D rockets into near - geosynchronous orbit s . They carried large parabolic reflecting dishes , estimated at 10m in diameter . The Canyon satellites were eventually replaced with the next generation of COMINT satellites , the Vortex / Chalet series . The program is still classified . Seven Canyon satellites were launched from 1968 to 1977 , all with Atlas Agena D vehicles from LC - 13 at Cape Canaveral and there was one failure in 1971 . The first four Canyons apparently remained attached to the Agena after achieving orbit , using its engine for maneuvering ( the missions would have been concluded after Agena propellant depletion ) . Later Canyons were reputedly larger in size and did separate from the booster .
Theodore Wright Theodore Wright VC ( 15 May 1883 – 14 September 1914 ) 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 . Details . He was thirty one years old , and a captain in the 57th Field Company , Corps of Royal Engineers , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC . On 23 August 1914 at Jemappes , Mons , Belgium , Captain Wright , along with Lance - Corporal Charles Jarvis , tried to connect up the lead to demolish a bridge , under heavy fire and although wounded in the head , he made a second attempt . At Vailly , France , on 14 September he assisted the passage of the 5th Cavalry Brigade over the pontoon bridge and was mortally wounded whilst helping a wounded man into shelter . Further information . He was born at Brighton , and received his education from Clifton College and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich . The medal . His medals are displayed at the The Royal Engineers Museum , Gillingham , Kent .
Bihar Light Horse The Bihar Light Horse was raised in 1862 and formed part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army . The regimental headquarters was at Muzaffarpur in Bihar . The regiment was disbanded following India ' s independence in 1947 . A light horse regiment was roughly equivalent to a battalion in strength ( ~ 400 men ) and its troops typically fought as mounted infantry rather than traditional cavalry . History . When the 1857 Mutiny broke out in India , Fred Collingridge of the Doudpur factory proposed the formation of a defence force for the British residents of Muzaffarpur . 53 Englishmen under the command of Minden James Wilson chose the civil surgeon , Dr . A . Simpson ' s bungalow for a defence post , calling it " Fort Pill Box " in his honour . In 1862 , Collingridge and C . T . Metcalfe , a Joint Magistrate , submitted an application for the raising of a Mounted Volunteer Corps to the Commissioner of the Behar division . Sanction was obtained and on 8 December 1862 , the Soubah Behar Mounted Rifles Volunteer Corps was formed . The first commandant was Major James Furlong . The regiment was renamed the Bihar Light Horse Volunteer Corps on 29 February 1884 . Its motto , adopted on 1 April 1917 , " " Nec Aspera Terrent " " ( They are not frightened of hardships ) . It ceased to exist as a Volunteer Corps , becoming the Bihar Light Horse Auxiliary Force , in October 1920 . Action . 54 officers and men of the regiment were granted leave in 1900 to travel to South Africa to fight the Boers . For bravery in battle , Captain J . B . Rutherford was awarded the Distinguished Service Order . Sergeant Major C . M . C . Marsham and Corporal Percy Jones received the Distinguished Conduct Medal .
HMS Hannibal ( 1854 ) HMS " Hannibal " was originally planned as a 90 - gun second rate ship of the line , to be built at Woolwich Dockyard . She was ordered on 14 May 1840 , but cancelled and re - ordered . This ship was also named HMS " Hannibal " , and utilised the new screw propulsion technology . She was a 91 - gun second rate , built at Deptford Dockyard by Charles Willcox , Master Shipwright , and launched on 31 January 1854 . She served in the Crimean War , commanded by John Charles Dalrymple Hay . She was used to transport Garibaldi ' s soldiers in Italy . The ship arrived in Naples in July 1860 . In November a smallpox epidemic broke out , and in ten days 90 men from this ship and at least one other had caught the disease . Seven of those who died were buried in the English Cemetery , Naples . She was hulked in 1874 and finally broken up in 1904 , after 50 years in service .
Japanese submarine I - 28 I - 28 was a submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during the Pacific Campaign of World War II . " I - 28 " was commissioned at Kobe , Japan on February 6 , 1942 . The submarine participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 . Returning to base at Truk in the central Pacific , " I - 28 " was torpedoed and sunk with all hands ( 88 officers and men ) by the United States Navy submarine " Tautog " at on May 17 , 1942 .
Fanzhen Fanzhen ( ) was a governmental system involving administration through regional governors ( " jiedushi ) " . The term " fanzhen " literally means " buffer town " , and refers to the system of settling troops in strategic locations along the empire ' s border areas , which during the Tang Dynasty came under the control of provincial military governors , or " jiedushi " . As control of these " fanzhen " devolved from central authority into the hands of the local leaders , they at times became powerful enough to threaten the imperial Chinese central government during the Tang Dynasty , ( 618 – 907 CE ) particularly during and after the An Shi Rebellion . This important example of the " fanzhen " system in action involved the case of An Lushan , the provincial governor and military commander who started this rebellion against Emperor Xuanzong of Tang , in 755 CE . An Lushan went so far as to proclaim himself emperor , in 756 CE ; but , was killed by his own son in the following year and Tang power was re - established by 763 CE , when the rebellion was quelled . The An Shi Rebellion allowed many " jiedushi " on the periphery of the Tang Empire to gain significant autonomy with many became virtual warlords . Subsequent Tang emperors were unsuccessful in curtailing the power of these " fanzhen " , in particular , Emperor Dezong of Tang ( r . 780 – 805 CE ) was driven from his capital , Chang An , after an unsuccessful attempt to subjugate them . Subsequent Emperor Xianzong of Tang ( r . 805 – 820 CE ) experienced some success against the " fanzhen " but at the cost of further empowering the eunuchs who had come to dominate the life of the Imperial Court . Xianzong died in 820 CE , possibly as a result of court intrigue , and his successors were unable to stop the dynasty ' s decline . The ambitions of the " jiedushi " , in tandem with the corruption of the Imperial Court eunuchs who dominated the central civil administration and even attained high military command under the later Tang , contributed to the eventual disintegration of the Tang monarchy . A brief resurgence under emperors Wuzong and Xuānzong failed to halt the eventual decline of the dynasty , which collapsed following a further series of revolts that included the Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao rebellions . Parallels are evident between the rise of the fanzhen in Tang China and the rise of feudalism in medieval Europe following the decline of the Carolingian Empire .
USS Agawam ( SP - 570 ) USS " Agawam " ( SP - 570 ) — later renamed as the USS " Natick " ( SP - 570 ) — was a yacht acquired during World War I by the United States Navy . She was employed by the Navy as a patrol boat in the Great Lakes and was returned to her owner when the war was over . A yacht built in England . Yacht " Agawam " was built in England ; acquired by the Navy on free lease from Richard T . Crane of Chicago , Illinois on 12 April 1917 ; renamed " Natick " and commissioned on 20 October 1917 . World War I service . " Natick " was assigned as a patrol craft in the 9th Naval District during World War I . Post - war disposition . After war - time patrol duties , she was returned to her owner 15 August 1919 .
List of United States Air Force squadrons This is a list of United States Air Force squadrons . It covers both the independent United States Air Force ( USAF ) and its period as a branch of the US Army culminating as the Army Air Forces up to 1947 . All numbered USAF squadrons are assigned numbers from 1 to 999 , with the block 101 to 300 being reserved for the Air National Guard . Generally speaking the numbers in the 900 block are post World War II units , they may however be consolidated units with lineage and heraldry dating back to World War II or even early as part of the Air Service . The only official source of lineage information is provided by the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base , Alabama . The only official sources of heraldry information are the AFHRA and the Institute of Heraldry , Fort Belvoir , Virginia . Communications < / a > Installation < / a > Analysis < / a > Evaluation < / a > Therapeutics < / a > Exploitation < / a > Rehabilitation < / a > Operations Aerospace Medicine < / a > Operations Aircraft Maintenance < / a > Operations Civil Engineering < / a > Operations Component Maintenance < / a > Operations Equipment Maintenance < / a > Operations Logistics Readiness < / a > Operations Medical Operations < / a > Support < / a >
Theodor Preu Theodor Preu ( 29 November 1896 – 8 July 1974 ) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 . Theodor Preu was captured by Soviet troops in June 1944 near Vitebsk , Belarus during the Vitebsk – Orsha Offensive . He was released in 1948 .
USS Pharris ( FF - 1094 ) USS " Pharris " ( FF - 1094 ) was a named after Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Commander Jackson C . Pharris . It was originally designated as destroyer escort DE - 1094 and later reclassified as a frigate in the United States Navy . In 1992 the ship was decommissioned and transferred to the Mexican Navy . It was recommissioned as ARM " Victoria " , named after Mexico ' s first president , Guadalupe Victoria . During the 1987 - 1988 Mediterranean cruise , " Pharris " escorted " Mighty Servant 2 " carrying from the entrance of the Persian Gulf to about halfway up the Red Sea . " Pharris " was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for its part in Operation Earnest Will . On 8 February 1991 , during a port visit in the Madeira Islands , two Canadian divers from drowned when they were sucked into the cooling intake of " Pharris " while conducting a hull search . In fiction . In Tom Clancy ' s 1986 novel , " Red Storm Rising " , " Pharris " suffers extreme damage following a torpedo attack by a Victor III submarine ( the bow forward of the ASROC mounts was torn off ) , warranting an extensive repair . Her captain , Ed Morris , is subsequently transferred to the .
French ship Lys ( 1669 ) The Lys was a 70 - gun 3 - decker ship of the line of the French Navy , designed by Audibert . She was the first ship of the line to feature suspended lamps instead of candels . As " Ile de France " , she was commissioned under Captain Bellisle to wadged war against the Barbary corsairs . She was renamed " Lys " on 24 June 1671 . She took part in operations off Tripoli under Captain de La Fayette . In 1672 , along with " Dauphin " , " Juste " and " Reine " , she battled corsairs from Algiers at the entrance of Rhône , destroying two of them . She was part of Abraham Duquesne ' s squadron in operations off Sicily . She took part in the Battle of Stromboli under Lieutenant - Général Marquis Guillaume d ' Alméras , and in the Battle of Augusta , where she led the vanguard of the French fleet . She was in the rear - guard at the Battle of Palermo . She was eventually broken up in 1689 .
Riga - class frigate The Riga class was the NATO reporting name for class of frigate s built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s . The Soviet designation for these ships was " Storozhevoi Korabl " ( escort ship ) " Project 50 Gornostay " ( " Ermine stoat " ) . The Riga class was analogous to World War II era destroyer escorts . Design . These ships were a smaller and simpler version of the Kola class frigate . According to Conway ' s , this simpler group of ships were ordered by Joseph Stalin who was concerned about the cost of large ships . The class introduced high pressure steam turbines and new radars into Soviet service . The bridge gun turrets and magazines were covered in 8mm - thick armour . The main armament comprised three single dual - purpose 100mm guns with remote power control and a single " Yakor " type fire control director . The machinery comprised two TV - 9 steam turbines with two boilers and had initial problems with reliability . There was a modernisation programme designated Project 50 A in the late 1950s early 1960s . This included fitting anti - submarine rocket launchers ( RBU - 2500 ) new radar and adding permanent ballast for improved stability . Ships . A total of 68 ships were built by Nikolayev yards ( 20 ships ) , Komsomolsk na Amure ( 7 ships ) and Kaliningrad ( the lead yard 41 ships ) . Most ships were decommissioned by 1980 , however some were sold to China . The programme was cut short by Nikita Khrushchev in 1956 as the ships were becoming obsolete and the last ship was completed in 1958 . " Leopard " , " Bars " , " Rosomacha " , " Sobol " , " Barsuk " , " Kuguar " , " Jenot " , " Filin " , " Luń " , " Kobchik " , " Tur " , " Loś " , " Olień " , SKR - 76 , SKR - 69 , SKR - 70 , SKR - 71 , SKR - 72 , SKR - 73 , SKR - 74 , SKR - 54 , SKR - 75 , SKR - 77 , SKR - 80 , SKR - 81 , SKR - 10 , SKR - 4 , SKR - 5 , SKR - 8 , SKR - 14 , SKR - 15 , SKR - 59 , SKR - 60 , SKR - 61 , SKR - 62 , SKR - 64 , SKR - 55 , SKR - 65 , SKR - 68 , SKR - 56 , SKR - 50 " Gornostay " , " Pantera " , " Ryś " , " Yaguar " , " Sarych " , " Puma " , " Volk " , " Kunitsa " , " Korsak " , " Norka " , " Voron " , " Grizon " , SKR - 51 , " Tuman " , SKR - 53 , SKR - 57 , SKR - 58 , SKR - 63 , SKR - 66 , SKR - 67 " Zubr " , " Bizon " , " Aist " , " Laska " , " Pelikan " , " Pingvin " , " Gepard "
William H . Morin William Henry Morin ( May 23 , 1869 – August 29 , 1935 ) was a boatswain ' s mate second class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish – American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . Biography . Morin was born May 23 , 1869 in England and after entering the navy was sent as a boatswain ' s mate second class to fight in the Spanish - American War aboard the U . S . S . Marblehead . He died August 29 , 1935 and is buried in Saint John Cemetery Middle Village , New York . His grave can be found in section 25 , row B . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Boatswain ' s Mate Second Class , U . S . Navy . Born : 23 May 1869 , England . G . O . No . : 500 , 14 December 1898 . Citation : On board the U . S . S . Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera , Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , 26 and 27 July 1898 . Displaying heroism , Morin took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period .
USS Lorikeet ( AMc - 49 ) USS " Lorikeet " ( AMc - 49 ) was an " Accentor " - class coastal minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing . The first ship to be named " Lorikeet " by the Navy was laid down by Greenport Basin and Construction Company , Greenport , Long Island , New York , 28 February 1941 ; launched 19 April ; sponsored by Miss Mildred Howard ; and commissioned 8 August 1941 , Ens . Lawrence G . Fitzsimons in command . Attached to the Inshore Patrol , " Lorikeet " was based at Staten Island for sweeping operations to keep vital New York Harbor free from the menace of enemy mines . In November 1944 she was transferred to the 1st Naval District and swept the sealanes approaching Boston , Massachusetts . As World War II closed , she arrived Charleston , South Carolina , 8 August 1945 . " Lorikeet " decommissioned there 14 December , was struck from the Navy list 8 January 1946 , and was turned over to the Maritime Commission . She was sold to Karl H . Anderson of Atlantic Beach , Florida , 31 July 1947 and was subsequently sold to Nassau Fertilizer & Oil Co . , Inc . , Fernandina , Florida .