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Humphrey Bland Lieutenant General Humphrey Bland ( 1686 – 8 May 1763 ) was a British Army general who commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Culloden . Military career . Bland was commissioned as an ensign in 1704 . He was involved in operations against the Jacobite Rising of 1715 . He became a leading military theoretician and military writer : among his books , was " A Treatise of Military Discipline : In Which is laid down and Explained the Duties of Officer and Soldier " which was published in 1727 and " considered the bible of the British Army " . A first edition was owned by George Washington who encouraged his officers in the Continental Army to " study Bland and other treatises . " In 1742 he was appointed Quartermaster - General to the Forces , a post he held until his death . Present at Battle of Dettingen in 1743 , he had his horse shot out from him . He was commander of a cavalry brigade in the Low Countries between 1744 and 1745 . Following the Jacobite Rising of 1745 he was commander of the cavalry at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 . In 1747 he was appointed Commander - in - Chief for Scotland , and although he was Governor of Gibraltar between 1749 and 1754 , he resumed his role as Commander - in - Chief for Scotland from 1753 to 1756 . On 27 June 1737 he was promoted to the colonelcy of the 36th Regiment of Foot , from which he was removed , in 1741 , to the 13th Regiment of Dragoons , and two years afterwards to the 3rd ( King ' s Own ) Regiment of Dragoons . In July 1752 he was removed to the 1st Dragoon Guards , the colonelcy of which he retained until his decease in 1763 . He lived at Blandsfort , Abbeyleix , County Laois , Ireland . Family . In 1755 he married Elizabeth Dalrymple : there were no children .
William R . Terry William Richard Terry ( March 12 , 1827 – March 28 , 1897 ) was a businessman , politician , prison superintendent and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War . Biography . William R . Terry was born in rural Liberty in Bedford County , Virginia , to William Terry and Lettie Johnson Terry . He entered the Virginia Military Institute in July 1846 and graduated on July 4 , 1850 , ranking 15th in a class of 17 cadets . He then attended the University of Virginia and became a prosperous merchant and farmer . In 1856 , he married Mary Adelaide Pemberton ( died 1910 ) . The couple had three sons and three daughters . With the outbreak of the Civil War in early 1861 and Virginia ' s secession , Terry raised and outfitted a company of cavalry in Bedford County . His performance at the First Battle of Manassas garnered attention , praise , and a promotion in September to colonel of the 24th Virginia Infantry , replacing Jubal A . Early , who had been promoted to brigade command . Leading a charge at the Battle of Williamsburg during the Peninsula Campaign , Terry suffered the first of what would eventually be seven combat wounds during the Civil War . He missed the Seven Days Battles , but returned to duty for the Northern Virginia Campaign in August . Later that year , he assumed temporary command of Kemper ' s Brigade of infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia before returning to his regiment al command . Terry was wounded during Pickett ' s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg , and later assumed command of the severely wounded James Kemper ' s brigade . Pickett ' s rebuilt division was assigned later that year to duty in North Carolina , where it participated in the attacks on New Bern . On May 31 , 1864 , Terry was promoted to brigadier general and led his depleted troops during the Battle of Cold Harbor and throughout the Siege of Petersburg . He suffered his seventh battle wound on March 31 , 1865 , at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House , but remained with the army until its surrender at Appomattox Court House . Following the war , Terry returned to Bedford County and was elected to the State legislature , serving for a total of eight years . Was Master of Liberty Masonic Lodge ( 1871 - 1872 ) < / ref > , He served briefly as a prison superintendent and was on the Board of Visitors for VMI . He was in charge of the Confederate Soldiers ' Home in Richmond , Virginia , from 1886 until 1893 . After suffering a paralyzing stroke , Terry returned to Bedford County to convalesce . Terry died in Chesterfield Court House , Virginia , and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond .
Charles Edmond Knox Lieutenant General Sir Charles Edmond Knox KCB ( 28 February 1846 – 1 November 1938 ) was an Anglo - Irish soldier of the British Army . Early life . Knox was the son of Robert Knox DD , Archbishop of Armagh , and of his wife Catherine Delia FitzGibbon , daughter of Thomas Gibbon FitzGibbon of Ballyseeda , County Limerick . He had two brothers and two sisters . He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst . Career . On 30 June 1865 , Knox was commissioned into the British Army ' s 85th Regiment of Foot ( Bucks Volunteers ) as an ensign by purchase . This later became the 2nd Battalion the King ' s Shropshire Light Infantry , and the whole of his regimental service was done in that corps . On 7 August 1867 , he was promoted lieutenant by purchase , on 11 June 1876 , captain in a death vacancy , and on 1 July 1883 , major . He served under Sir Charles Warren in the Bechuanaland Expedition between 1884 and 1885 and while there raised and commanded the 4th Pioneer Regiment . The expedition did not see any fighting but due to his performance Knox was promoted a brevet lieutenant colonel ; brevet colonel on 9 December 1889 ; and he was promoted substantive lieutenant colonel on 11 February 1890 , and was commanding officer of a battalion of his regiment from then to 11 February 1894 . After a period of half - pay , he went on to command the 32nd Regimental District ( Duke of Cornwall ' s Light Infantry ) based in Bodmin , from 29 January 1895 to 29 November 1899 , when he was promoted to temporary major general in command of an infantry brigade at Aldershot . Just five days later , with the outbreak of the Boer War , Knox was given command of 13th Infantry Brigade on the mobilisation of the 6th Division under General Kelly - Kenny , which formed part of the South African Field Force . There he was wounded at the Battle of Paardeberg , thrice Mentioned in Despatches , promoted substantive major general , appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ( KCB ) on 19 April 1901 , and awarded the King ' s South Africa Medal . He was given command of 4th Division , 2nd Army Corps on 30 October 1902 , he was promoted lieutenant general on 6 December 1905 , and relinquished command on 1 June 1906 . He was offered the post of Governor of Bermuda , but declined on the grounds that he was unmarried . He was appointed Colonel of the Regiment of the King ' s Shropshire Light Infantry on 6 January 1907 and continued to hold the post until January 1921 , though he retired from active service on 10 May 1909 . He was a member of the Naval and Military Club . In retirement he served as a company chairman . Knox died on 1 November 1938 , his obituary in " Time magazine " magazine dated 14 November 1938 , reads : That in " The Times " noted :
Arnulf Abele Arnulf Abele ( 8 November 1914 – 2 July 2000 ) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Arnulf Abele was captured by American troops in 1944 and was released in 1946 . He later joined the Bundeswehr , retiring in 1973 .
356th Fighter Group The 356th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with the Army Service Forces , being stationed at Camp Kilmer , New Jersey . It was inactivated on 10 November 1945 . During World War II the group was an Eighth Air Force fighter unit stationed in England . Assigned to RAF Martlesham Heath in 1943 . Despite excellent leadership had highest ratio of losses to enemy aircraft claims of all Eighth Air Force fighter groups . It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for actions on 17 , 18 , and 23 September 1944 for support of Operation Market - Garden airborne forces in the Netherlands . History . Organized and trained in the Northeast United States by First Air Force . During training was part of the air defense of the northeast , being attached to the New York and Boston Fighter Wings . Deployed to England aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth and served in combat as part of VIII Fighter Command from October 1943 to May 1945 , participating in operations that prepared for the invasion of the Continent , and supporting the landings in Normandy and the subsequent Allied drive across France and Germany . The group flew P - 47 Thunderbolt s until they were replaced by P - 51 Mustang s in November 1944 . Aircraft of the 356th were identified by a magenta / blue diamond pattern around their cowling . The group consisted of the following squadrons : From October 1943 until January 1944 , operated as escort for B - 17 Flying Fortress / B - 24 Liberator bombers that attacked such objectives as industrial areas , missile sites , airfields , and communications . Fighters from the 356th engaged primarily in bombing and strafing missions after 3 January 1944 , with its targets including U - boat installations , barges , shipyards , aerodromes , hangars , marshalling yards , locomotives , trucks , oil facilities , flak tower s , and radar stations . Bombed and strafed in the Arnhem area on 17 , 18 , and 23 September 1944 to neutralize enemy gun emplacements , and received a Distinguished Unit Citation for this contribution to the airborne attack on Holland . In early 1945 , group ' s P - 51 Mustang s clashed with German Me 262 jet aircraft . The group flew its last combat mission , escorting B - 17 ' s dropping propaganda leaflets , on 7 May 1945 . It returned to Camp Kilmer New Jersey and was inactivated on 10 November 1945 . Redesignated 118th Fighter Group . Allotted to Tennessee Air National Guard on 24 May 1946
Mohammad Khaksar Mohammad Khaksar was an Afghan Taliban intelligence chief and deputy Minister of the Interior . Reportedly , Khaksar was unhappy with Al Queda influence in the Taliban , and so agreed to serve as a mole for the United States in 1999 . Khaksar was assassinated by two motorcycle gunmen on 14 January 2006 , possibly by elements of al Qaeda . The Taliban took credit for the slaying . The current President of Afghanistan , Hamid Karzai , denounced the assassination ; he said , " Their purpose of disturbing the peace process is not only to shed the blood of innocent people but even their own former supporters , which is both against the sacred religion of Islam and humanity . " .
Walter Hamilton ( VC ) Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton VC ( 18 August 1856 – 3 September 1879 ) was born in Inistioge , County Kilkenny and was an Irish 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 . He is featured in M . M . Kaye ' s epic novel " The Far Pavilions " . Details . Hamilton was a great nephew of General Sir George Pollock who led the Army of Retribution in the First Afghan War . He was educated at Felsted . Hamilton was 22 years old , and a lieutenant in the Staff Corps and Corps of Guides , Indian Army during the Second Afghan War when the following deed took place on 2 April 1879 at Futtehabad , Afghanistan , for which he was awarded the VC : The scene of Hamilton ' s death was the Bala Hissar , an enclosure within the city of Kabul . He commanded a small force of 20 Cavalry and 50 Infantry , all from the Corps of Guides , which formed an escort for Sir Louis Cavagnari the Envoy who was to set up the Residency in Kabul following the Treaty of Gandamak . After a riot by mutinous Afghan troops , who were demanding arrears of pay , the Residency was attacked on 3 September 1879 . Fierce fighting took place between the Guides and the attackers , during which Cavagnari and all the Guides were killed . On 15 May 1879 , six weeks after the action at Futtehabad , the Government in India forwarded a Victoria Cross recommendation for Hamilton to London which on 6 August determined that his act was not covered by the Victoria Cross regulations . There was a change of heart when the Secretary of State for India , Lord Cranbrook , noted that Hamilton ’ s actions were similar to those of Captain John Cook and Lieutenant Reginald Hart who had both been awarded the Victoria Cross two months earlier . By this stage Hamilton had been killed at Kabul on 3 September and in order to avoid the precedent of seeming to approve a posthumous award the submission to the Queen on 28 September was backdated to 1 September 1879 . The award was gazetted on 7 October 1879 , the 12th Victoria Cross recommendation approved after the death of the recipient . Memorials . A slightly over - life - size statue of Hamilton striding over an Afghan threatening him with a knife was produced in bronze - painted plaster by Charles Bell Birch in Dublin in around 1880 . It is now on display in the National Army Museum , Chelsea , as is a plaque to him ( set up in the Punjab Frontier Force Chapel , then in the sanctum crypt of St . Lukes Chapel , Chelsea ) . References . Listed in order of publication year
Sahand ( Moudge class frigate ) Sahand also known as Moudge 5 is an Iranian designed frigate launched November 2012 . The vessel is able to fire and can be equipped with latest Iranian anti - ship missiles . The warship added to Iran ’ s arsenal to ensure security in the strait of Hormuz according to Fars News Agency . History . The Sahand was unveiled to the public in late November 2012 . All that was shown was pictures of the completed hull and superstructure . The ship was not outfitted with weapons , electronics , or other essential military equipment . These systems are due to be installed in one or two years . Sahand is named in the memory of original Sahand that was sunk during Operation Praying Mantis on 18 April 1988 .
James T . Mullen James T . Mullen ( August 30 , 1843 – July 6 , 1891 ) was the first Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from February 2 , 1882 to May 17 , 1886 . Mullen participated in the Civil War having enlisted in New Haven , Connecticut in Company C of the 9th Regiment , on September 11 , 1861 , and became a sergeant in the company . He was honorably discharged on December 27 , 1862 , due to illness .
Bryan Del Monte Bryan Del Monte was the United States Department of Defense ' s deputy director for policy development and international issues in the Office of Detainee Affairs . Del Monte left the Department of Defense in late 2007 and worked for the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton , Inc . Presently , he is the President of Del Monte Agency and works as an advertising executive .
SM UC - 5 SM " UC - 5 " was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U - boat in the German Imperial Navy ( ) during World War I . The U - boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 13 June 1915 . She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 19 June 1915 as SM " UC - 5 " . She served in World War I under the command of Herbert Pustkuchen ( June 1915 - December 1915 ) and Ulrich Mohrbutter ( December 1915 - April 1916 ) . Service . " UC - 5 " had an impressive career , with 29 ships sunk for a total of 36 , 288 tons on 29 patrols . On August 21 , 1915 " UC - 5 " became the first submarine minelayer to penetrate into the English Channel , laying 12 mines off Boulogne , one of which sank the steamship " William Dawson " the same day . " UC - 5 " went on to lay 6 more mines off Boulogne and Folkestone on 7 September , one of which sank the cable layer " Monarch " . Fate . " UC - 5 " ran aground while on patrol 27 April 1916 at and was scuttled . Her crew were captured by and the submarine was displayed at Temple Pier on the Thames river and , later , in New York for propaganda purposes .
Paul Jakobi Korvettenkapitän Paul Jakobi ( died 2 December 1915 ) was a German Naval officer killed during World War I . He commanded the 8th Torpedo boat half flotilla and was killed when his ship , Torpedoboot " V25 " hit a British mine in the North Sea . The German World War II destroyer " Z5 " was named " Paul Jakobi " in his honour .
Harold Douglas Briggs Brigadier - General Harold Douglas Briggs CMG ( 29 September 1877 - 13 September 1944 ) was a senior Royal Navy and Royal Air Force officer who played a leading role in British naval aviation during World War I . Background . Briggs was born 29 September 1877 . After joining the Royal Navy as a young man , Briggs showed steady career progression and by 1908 was on the staff of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guards and Reserves . Towards the end of 1911 he was promoted to commander and at the end of 1912 he became the executive officer on HMS Bellerophon . In 1915 Briggs was appointed Officer - in - Command of Air Stations under the Admiral Commanding the East Coast of England . Later that year he joined the staff of the Inspecting Captain of Air Training . In November Briggs was promoted to acting wing captain and the following January he became the Inspecting Captain of Air Training himself . After only three months in post Briggs was reassigned again , this time as the Officer Commanding RNAS Vendome , a Royal Naval Air Service flight training school in France . In September 1917 he was recalled to his former post and again served as Inspecting Captain of Air Training . Royal Air Force . By the start of 1918 the preparations to create the Royal Air Force were well underway and Briggs was given the RAF rank of temporary brigadier - general in mid - February when he joined the Air Ministry . On 1 April the RAF came into being and Briggs was appointed the General Officer Commanding both RAF Cranwell and No . 12 Group . In 1919 Briggs returned to the Navy and was given command of the dreadnought . Briggs retired from the Navy in 1922 and the RAF granted him the honorary rank of brigadier - general . Briggs died at a nursing home in London on 13 September 1944 . External links .
Amar Singh Thapa Amar Singh Thapa , Khas ( Chhetri ) son of Bhimsen Thapa got title of Bada Kaji after death of his father in the battle of Palanchowk as reward . The name of the father of primer Bhimsen Thapa was also Amar Singh Thapa ( Sanu Kaji Ambar Singh Thapa ) was different person . Bada Kaji Ambar Singh Thapa had played an important role at the time of victory of Baise , Chaubise states and had expanded the western boundary up to Satlaj . Bada Kaji Amar Singh is also known as " Living lion of Nepal " , was the Bada Kaji General of the Nepalese forces of western front in the Anglo – Nepalese War . On the other side , Sir David Ochterloney was given the responsibility of operation of war from english side . The son of the both personalities were made friends with each other , a year before the beginning of this war . Bada Kaji Ambar Singh Thapa is regarded as one of the National heroes of Nepal and one of the Fearest Warrior of Asia . His major achievement was the attack on several western states of broken kingdom of Nepal like Jumla , Doti , Kumaon , Garhwal , Dehradun , Srinagar and Kangra , as well the Palpa . Bada Kaji Amar Singh Thapa served as the Nepalese care taker of the areas , until ousted by the British . He carried out small wars , especially with the King of Punjab , Ranjit Singh . He also engaged in defending the western fronts of Nahan , Chamba , Almora , Kangra , Saharanpur , Dehradun against his British counterpart , General David Ochterlony . Although he lost these areas to British , he is praised for his bravery by both Nepalese and British personalities . Thapa also built a temple of the goddess Ganga in the early 19th century . The town of Gangotri in Uttarakhand , India is centred around this temple . To this day , it is one of the four sites in the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit , the most important Hindu pilgrimage circuit in the Indian Himalayas . As Anglo - Nepal War went against Nepal , Nepal had to Sign the Sugauli Treaty with English people . Grieved with this incident , Ambar Singh Thapa went to Gosainkunda for ascetism , voluntarily retired and died on a pilgrimage to Gosaikunda .
1965 Philippine Sea A - 4 incident The 1965 Philippine Sea A - 4 crash was a Broken Arrow incident in which a United States Navy Douglas A - 4E Skyhawk attack aircraft carrying a nuclear weapon fell into the sea from the aircraft carrier . The accident . On 5 December 1965 , 31 days after " Ticonderoga " s departure from U . S . Naval Base Subic Bay in the Philippines , the attack jet fell over the side during a training exercise while being rolled from the number 2 hangar bay to the number 2 elevator . The pilot , Lieutenant ( junior grade ) Douglas M . Webster ; the aircraft , Douglas A - 4E " BuNo " 151022 of Attack Squadron 56 ; and the B43 nuclear bomb were never recovered from the depth . The accident occurred from Okinawa . " Ticonderoga " had aboard Carrier Air Wing Five during this cruise , with two squadrons of Skyhawks , the other being VA - 144 . Revelation . It was not until the 1980s that the Pentagon revealed the loss of the one - megaton bomb . The revelation inspired a diplomatic inquiry from Japan requesting details .
Western Australia University Regiment The Western Australian University Regiment ( WAUR ) is an Australian Army Reserve training unit for the 13th Brigade . Unit history . The regiment was originally founded as the Perth University Regiment on 22 April 1949 to provide military training to university undergraduates and located at Crawley , Western Australia . It was renamed the Western Australian University Regiment in May 1950 .
Deputy Commander Land Forces ( United Kingdom ) The Deputy Commander Land Forces is a senior British Army officer who serves as deputy to the Commander Land Forces . Formerly designated Commander Field Army ( CFA ) he had command over the " Deployable Divisions " of the British Army i . e . those divisions on full strength . Structure . The UK Field Army was first established in 1982 when the Deputy Commander - in - Chief at UK Land Forces was designated Commander of that formation . In 1995 the designation changed to Deputy Commander - in - Chief , Land Command . The Field Army was re - established in 2003 , under the LANDmark reorganisation . The Commander of the Field Army had two deployable Divisions ( 1st Armoured Division and 3rd Mechanised Division ) , HQ 6th Division , Theatre Troops , Joint Helicopter Command , and Training Support under him . The post of Commander Field Army ceased to exist from 1 November 2011 following a major army command reorganisation . The post of Deputy Commander Land Forces was recreated again in January 2012 . Recent Deputy Commanders . Recent Commanders have been : < br > Deputy Commander - in - Chief UK Land Forces Commander UK Field Army Deputy Commander - in - Chief Land Command Commander Field Army Deputy Commander Land Forces Recent Deputy Commanders ( Reserves ) . Recent Commanders for the Reserves have been :