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Henry A . Wiley Admiral Henry Aristo Wiley ( 31 January 1867 – 20 May 1943 ) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish - American War , World War I and World War II . Biography . Born in Pike County , Alabama , Wiley graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1888 . He served in " Maple " during the Spanish - American War and attained his first command , " Villalobos " , in 1904 . During the First World War Wiley commanded battleship attached to the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet and received the Distinguished Service Medal for his " outstanding performance . " After various shore and fleet commands , he was appointed Admiral in 1927 and served as Commander - in - chief , United States Fleet , until his retirement in 1929 after over 40 years of service . Admiral Wiley served in the years that followed as Chairman of the Maritime Commission and in other important government posts until being recalled to active duty in 1941 . In the next year he headed the Navy Board of Production Awards . Admiral Wiley retired once more 2 January 1943 and died 20 May 1943 at Palm Beach , Florida . Namesake . USS " Henry A . Wiley " was named for him .
General - in - Chief of the Confederate States Army The General - in - Chief of the Confederate States Army was the senior - most officer in the Army of the Confederate States of America , during the American Civil War . The first and only holder of this position was General Robert E . Lee . History . General Robert E . Lee was the only officer appointed to this position , which was created late in the American Civil War by the Congress of the Confederate States on January 23 , 1865 , but it had been debated as early as February 27 , 1862 . President Jefferson Davis voiced his rejection ( and veto ) of creating this position to the Congress on March 14 of that year , believing that such a general could " command an army or armies without the will of the President . " Davis performed many of the responsibilities of a general - in - chief himself throughout the war , acting as both a military operations manager and commander - in - chief . General Lee ( from March to May 1862 ) and General Braxton Bragg ( from February 1864 to January 1865 ) also performed many of these same duties , as they were military advisers to Davis , or " charged with the conduct of military operations in the armies of the Confederacy . " On February 6 , 1865 Adjutant and Inspector General Samuel Cooper issued General Orders # 3 , which announced Lee as the General - in - Chief .
Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base Captain Germán Olano Moreno Air Base ( ) is a Colombian military base assigned to the Colombian Air Force ( " Fuerza Aérea Colombiana " or FAC ) Combat Air Command No . 1 ( " Comando Aéreo de Combate No . 1 " or CACOM 1 ) . The base is located in Palanquero , near Puerto Salgar , in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia . It is named in honor of Captain Germán Olano Moreno . Facilities . The air base resides at an elevation of above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 18 / 36 with an asphalt surface measuring . History . Officially inaugurated August 27 , 1933 by the president of the republic Enrique Olaya Herrera , as the nacional airport of La Dorada . In 1932 , due to the conflict with Peru , the idea to create a base in a central strategic location was gaining hold . Back then the Hacienda Palanquero was already in use as an airport by the Colombian - German airline Scadta since 1919 .
Giovanni Andrea Doria Giovanni Andrea Doria , also Gianandrea Doria ( 1539 – 1606 ) , was an Italian admiral from Genoa . He was the son of Giannettino Doria , and the father of Cardinal Giovanni Doria . He became the Admiral of the Genoese Fleet in 1556 , and commanded the combined Christian fleet of the Holy League at the Battle of Djerba in 1560 , which was won by the Ottoman Turks under the command of Piyale Pasha . He also participated in the Battle of Lepanto ( 1571 ) , commanding the right wing , which was won by the Christian forces and signaled the first ever defeat of the Ottoman Turks at sea . Doria also led an expedition against the Barbary states in 1601 . Knight commander of the Order of Santiago . Marquis of Tursi and 6th ( or 2nd ) Prince of Melfi ( both titles inherited from his relation and adoptive father , the famed Genoese admiral Andrea Doria ) . Marriage and children . He married in 1558 with Zenobia del Carretto ( 1540 - 1590 ) and had
Battle of La Mesa The Battle of La Mesa of the Mexican – American War occurred on January 9 , 1847 , in present - day Vernon , California , the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel during the California Campaign . Background . After crossing the river , the American troops advanced to meet Flores ' 300 - strong force of Californio militia near a ravine where the city of Vernon now stands . Battle . At La Mesa , the outgunned Californio s killed one American and wounded five others in the force commanded jointly by Commodore Robert F . Stockton and General Stephen Watts Kearny . The American force was largely on foot but had rifles , while the Californios fought on horseback with only lances . In the battle , the Californios suffered 15 dead and 25 wounded . After a day of charging and outflanking the American soldiers , the Californios fell back in exhaustion and camped at present - day Pasadena , ceding Los Angeles to Stockton ' s forces . Aftermath . The battle was the last armed resistance to the American advance in California , and General José María Flores returned to Mexico . The conquest and annexation of Alta California was settled with the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga by US Army Lieutenant - Colonel John C . Frémont and Californio General Andrés Pico on January 13 , 1847 . The site of the battle is now registered as California Historical Landmark # 167 . The marker is located at 4490 Exchange Avenue at Downey Road in Vernon .
Uhrshawan Battery Uhrshawan Battery ( ) , or better known as Tenable Gate of the Sea ( ) is a battery emplacements camp in Keelung , Taiwan . It was built during Qing Empire ' s rule of Taiwan , and was the site of combat between the French and Chinese forces during the Sino - French War . It was the command post of Liu Ming - chuan ( ) , who was later appointed by Qing court as the first governor of Taiwan , when he was charged with the defense of Keelung during the war . It has lost its military value under the Japanese regime , and is currently listed as a class one national historical monument . History . The battery was first constructed in 1840 by Yao Ying ( ) , disciplinary officer of the Qing garrison in Taiwan . It was originally located by the sea , and was used by the garrison to fend off British assaults during the Opium War . It was part of the Taiwan Seventeen Fortification Plan ( ) , which Yao composed and presented to the Qing court . The fortification that exists today , however , is not at the seaside . When the Sino - French War broke out in 1884 , Liu Ming - chuan , who was in charge of defense of Keelung , constructed a battery at the present day location with materials cannibalized from the older fortification , and used it as a major strong point in his defense plan . The battery was put out of action on 5 August 1884 during a bombardment of the Keelung forts by three French warships , and was occupied by the French during the subsequent Keelung Campaign ( October 1884 to April 1885 ) . During the French occupation of Keelung it was renamed Fort La Galissonnière by the invaders , after the French ironclad which had bombarded it in August 1884 . The French built a cemetery nearby in which around 500 dead French soldiers and sailors who died during the campaign were buried ( most of them victims of cholera and other diseases rather than battle casualties ) . The cemetery was moved from its original location in the early years of the twentieth century , and in its new location still exists today . The battery briefly saw action during the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895 . Along with the other coastal fortifications of Keelung , it was bombarded by five Japanese warships during the Battle of Keelung on 3 June 1895 , and was captured by the Japanese Imperial Guards Division with little difficulty . After Taiwan was ceded to Japan in 1895 , the battery lost its significance as a military base , and fell into disrepair . It was later classified as a class one national historical monument by the Republic of China government , who took control of Taiwan at the conclusion of World War II .
Tellicherry Fort Tellicherry Fort is in Thalassery ( Tellicherry ) a town in Kannur District of Kerala state in south India . The British East India Company built the fort in 1708 to establish a stronghold on the Malabar Coast . In 1781 Hyder Ali , ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore , was unsuccessful in capturing the Fort in his campaign to control Malabar . His successor , Tipu Sultan , was forced to cede Malabar District to the British in 1792 , at the conclusion of the Third Anglo - Maratha War . The square fort , with its massive walls , strong flanking bastions , secret tunnels to the sea and intricately carved huge doors , is an imposing structure . The fort was once the nucleus of Thalassery ' s development . It is now a historical monument preserved by Archaeological Survey of India .
USS Telamon ( ARB - 8 ) USS " Telamon " ( ARB - 8 ) was one of twelve " Aristaeus " - class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II . Named for Telamon ( in Greek mythology , son of the King Aeacus , who accompanied Jason as one his Argonauts ) , it was the only U . S . Naval vessel to bear the name . Service history . Originally designated " LST - 956 " , the ship was redesignated ARB - 8 and named " Telamon " on 28 April 1944 , before its construction began . It was laid down on 5 December 1944 at Hingham , Massachusetts by the Bethelehem - Hingham Shipyard , Inc . ; launched on 10 January 1945 ; and commissioned on 5 February 1945 . After steaming to Baltimore , it was decommissioned , underwent conversion at Maryland Drydock Company , and was recommissioned on 1 June 1945 . On 14 July the new battle damage repair ship reported for duty with the Pacific Fleet and on the 23rd was assigned Pearl Harbor as its home port and yard . It joined Service Squadron 10 at Guam in September shortly before being placed in the Pacific Fleet Reserve on 11 September 1945 . In the spring of 1946 , as part of Service Group 1 . 8 , it took part in preparations for " Operation Crossroads " at Bikini Atoll . On 21 June 1946 , before the nuclear tests took place , it departed the atoll and steamed to Kwajalein . It was decommissioned on 20 May 1947 and joined the San Diego Group Reserve Fleet that same day . It remained inactive until 1 June 1973 when its name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register . " Telamon " was sold for scrapping 1 March 1974 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service .
Sir Arthur Blakiston , 7th Baronet Blakiston was educated at Bedford School and Emmanuel College , Cambridge . He served in the Great War as an officer in the Royal Field Artillery and was awarded the Military Cross . He played for Northampton , Liverpool , Blackheath and the Barbarians . A farmer , he was Master of the South Shropshire Foxhounds .
3rd Army ( Russian Empire ) The Russian Third Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war . Field management was established in July 1914 at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District . The unit was disbanded in the beginning of 1918 . At the beginning of the war the 3rd Army was composed of the IX , X , XI , XXI Army Corps . Military Fronts in which the 3rd Army participated . Mobilisation . The Third Army was originally based in Dubno . It comprised four Army Corps and three cavalry divisions , with the 3rd Caucasian Division joining them later . They were part of the invasion of Galicia , with the first stop for the staff officers was at Penyaki where they were made welcome by the servants of a house owned by a major in the Austrian Army . The building was set on fire by unknown people following their departure for Zolochev . Here the Army HQ was accommodated in a three - storey stone building which had previously been a bank .
Battle of Fort Tularosa The Battle of Fort Tularosa occurred in May 1880 near the present - day town of Aragon in Catron County , New Mexico . In an ongoing campaign to keep from being forced to live on reservations , Chiricahua Apache warriors led by Victorio attacked Fort Tularosa north of San Francisco Plaza . Buffalo Soldiers from the United States Army ' s 9th Cavalry , led by Sergeant George Jordan , repulsed the attack . Background . On May 13 , 1880 , Sergeant George Jordan marched a detachment of twenty - five soldiers from K Troop of the 9th Cavalry towards New Mexico with orders to protect Fort Tularosa from potential attack , escort provisions , establish a supply depot and protect local settlers . Halfway through the march to the Fort , the detachment received word that Apaches under Victorio were probably striking the townspeople immediately . With this , Jordan asked each of the troops whether they were willing to march hard and fast to get to the action ; with no question , every one of the men replied yes . On the morning of May 14 , 1880 , Sergeant Jordan arrived at Fort Tularosa . After the forced march the soldiers found the town intact without strike from the Apache forces . Jordan immediately had the troops sleep in shifts , in turn building a new fort to protect the townspeople and a new stockade for their animals . After successfully killing several settlers south of Fort Tularosa , Victorio ' s forces , reportedly 100 strong , went north to continue their ongoing campaign against white settlements . Battle . Jordan recorded that " " on the evening of the 14th , while I was standing outside the fort conversing with one of the citizens , the Indians came upon us unexpectedly and attacked . " " As soon as the attack commenced , the town ' s occupants dashed to the fort and stockade . Victorio ' s forces attacked the fort on the evening of May 14 , immediately firing volleys of arrows towards the embattled townspeoples ' hiding areas . The Apaches then attacked the fort in rounds , continuously pressuring Jordan ' s men . However , the soldiers repelled the attacks , and at one point , made a daring rescue and saved all of the town ' s cattle . The Buffalo Soldiers suffered no casualties , while Victorio ' s forces suffered several dead and wounded . Immediately after the battle the remainder of Colonel Edward Hatch ' s 9th Cavalry arrived at the Fort , with a large contingent giving chase to Victorio ' s warriors . The American troops were unable to follow the Chiricahua forces after they escaped into Mexico . Ten years after the engagement , Jordan was awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership .
Gilgit Scouts The Gilgit Scouts is the name of a paramilitary force that was originally raised , under the name the " Gligit Levies " , in 1889 , by British Army Colonel Algernon Durand . The force was originally headquartered in Gilgit , which was the principal city of the Gilgit Agency , located within the territory of the Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu . History . In 1891 , the force fought against forces from Hunza in the battle of Nilt , part of the Hunza - Nagar Campaign . In 1913 , the force was reorganized on a company basis and became known as the " Gilgit Scouts " , joining the Frontier Corps . When the Gilgit Scouts were raised , its strength was 582 . The recruitment in the Gilgit scouts was based on the recommendation of Mirs and Raja s of the area . Close relatives of Mirs and Rajas were given direct Viceregal commissions in the corps of Gilgit scouts . After the Partition of India , the Gilgit Scouts joined with the forces of the Pakistan Army in attacks against forces of the erstwhile princely state during the First Kashmir War . According to British Major William Brown , one - time commanding officer , there was a secret plan among the Gilgit Scouts to set up a " Republic of Gilgit - Astor ( e ) " when they ousted the armed forces of the Maharajah of Kashmir on November 1 , 1947 , but on November 2 , the Pakistani flag was raised in Gilgit . After conclusion of the war , the Gilgit Scouts operated as a paramilitary force in the Northern Areas , until 1975 , when it became amalgamated into the Northern Light Infantry Regiment .
USS Great Western ( 1857 ) USS " Great Western " ( 1857 ) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War . She was used by the Union Navy as an ammunition ship in support of the Union Navy . Purchased for use as an ammunition ship . " Great Western " , a sidewheel steamer , was built at Cincinnati , Ohio , in 1857 and was purchased by the U . S . War Department 10 February 1862 . She was transferred to the Union Navy 30 September 1862 , but had been used since her purchase by the Western Flotilla . Supplying Union ships on the Mississippi with ammunition . " Great Western " was used as an ordnance boat for the Navy on the western waters , and in that capacity operated from Cairo , Illinois , to various points on the Mississippi River and its tributaries . She supplied ships at the mouths of the White and Arkansas Rivers with ammunition and ordnance , and occasionally fired at Confederate batteries ashore in the almost daily engagements in keeping open the far - spreading river highway system by which the Union divided and destroyed the South . While with the Mortar Flotilla 30 July 1862 she fired on cavalry attacking the boats near the mouth of the Arkansas River and succeeded in driving them off . Supporting Vicksburg campaign operations . During 1862 and the first half of 1863 , the overriding concern of Union forces was the capture of Vicksburg , and " Great Western " spent much of her time during this period near the mouth of the Yazoo River above the city in support of combined operations there . Post - Vicksburg campaign operations . She provided support for the joint attacks of December 1862 above the city , and remained in the area until the Confederate stronghold fell in July 1863 . Following the fall of Vicksburg , " Great Western " continued her duties as supply ship for the squadron , being stationed at Skipwith ' s Landing , Mississippi , and Goodrich ' s Landing , Louisiana . In July 1864 she was sent back to Cairo , Illinois , to act as a receiving ship . Post - war decommissioning and sale . " Great Western " was transferred as receiving ship , Mound City , Illinois , in March 1865 , and was subsequently sold at auction there to John Riley 29 November 1865 .
Hermione - class frigate The " Hermione " class was a type of 30 - gun frigates of the French Navy , carrying 12 - pounder long gun s as their main armament . Two ships of this type were build in 1699 on plans by Blaise . They were labelled " 5th - rank frigates - ships " at the time .
Royal Army of Oman The Royal Army of Oman ( Arabic : الجيش السلطاني العماني ) , also called the Royal Oman Land Forces , is the ground branch of the Sultan of Oman ' s Armed Forces that protects the sovereignty of Oman . In terms of materiel , the Army is small but well equipped to the extent that external aggression is now realistically deterred . The Royal Army is the oldest and largest branch , with 20 , 000 personnel . The Royal Army was originally established for defeating an insurgency in the south of the country . History . At the beginning of the 20th century , the Royal Oman Army was composed of fifty or sixty men who protected the Sultan of Oman , and evolved into a full - fledged army by 1975 . It played a major role in a counterinsurgency operation in southern Oman in the 1970s , at the time under the command of a British officer , along with the Royal Oman Navy and Royal Oman Air Force . The campaign saw a reformation and expansion of the Royal Army , as well as the creation of a special forces unit , the Royal Guard of Oman . It was used for ceremonial purposes , as well as the defense of the Sultan . As of the 1990s , most of the officers were ethnic Omani s , however , there were still a British presence in the Royal Army . France and the United States also gave tanks to the Royal Army . Two officer schools were formed in Muscat , the capitol . Equipment . Has one regiment of British - built Challenger 2 main battle tanks and the other slightly larger regiment of M60 ( predominantly M60A3 ) MBTs rounding out Oman ' s sole armoured brigade . Oman recently received 174 Piranha light armoured vehicles and over 80 VBL scout cars from France to further strengthen military capabilities . In terms of artillery , in the 1990s Oman received G6 155 mm howitzers from South Africa , and Oman ' s anti - tank capabilities are to be greatly strengthened by the soon - to - be - delivered 100 Javelin missiles from the United States . On a troop level , Oman ' s armed forces are frequently trained and briefed by the regular British Army and elite British Special Air Service ( SAS ) . In addition to the relatively high calibre of weaponry , Oman ' s close historical and military ties with Britain virtually guarantees Omani sovereignty , and strengthening relations with Washington assures the Royal Army of Oman of a quiet immediate future . In May 2013 , the US announced an Oman Air - Defense Deal worth $ 2 . 1 billion to supply a US - made air - defense system . Recently ordered : 6 - 12 B1 Centauro s with 120 mm gun ( Hitfact ) .
Cassibile Airfield Cassibile Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy , which is located in the vicinity of Syracuse on the island of Sicily . Its precise location was unknown until , in June 2012 , Mr . Lorenzo Bovi had identified the precise location in " Torre Cuba " , which was 3 km west from Cassibile . It was an all - weather temporary field built by the United States Army Air Force XII Engineer Command using a graded earth compacted surface , with a prefabricated hessian ( burlap ) surfacing known as PHS . PHS was made of an asphalt - impregnated jute which was rolled out over the compacted surface over a square mesh track ( SMT ) grid of wire joined in 3 - inch squares . Pierced Steel Planking was also used for parking areas , as well as for dispersal sites , when it was available . In addition , tents were used for billeting and also for support facilities ; an access road was built to the existing road infrastructure ; a dump for supplies , ammunition , and gasoline drums , along with a drinkable water and minimal electrical grid for communications and station lighting . Once completed , the Cassibile Airfield was turned over for use by the Twelfth Air Force 415th Night Fighter Squadron between September 5 - November 5 , 1943 , during which time Bristol Beaufighter s flew night interceptor missions against Axis aircraft during the Sicilian and Italian Campaign s . When the American occupation of the area had withdrawn , the airfield was dismantled by engineers . Today , only the medieval watchtower used as a control tower remains ; all the surrounding fields which were used as runways and aprons are used for agricultural purposes .
USS Kingbird ( AMc - 56 ) USS Kingbird ( AMc - 56 ) was a wooden dragger acquired by the U . S . Navy , just prior to World War II , for clearing coastal minefields . The first " Kingbird " ( AMC - 56 ) , ex - " Governor Saltonstall " , was built in 1939 by the Quincy Drydock & Yacht Co . , Quincy , Massachusetts , acquired by the Navy 26 December 1940 , and placed in service as a coastal minesweeper in the 1st Naval District 24 July 1941 . Following assignment to Portsmouth , New Hampshire , in January 1942 , " Kingbird " operated in the 1st Naval District as a coastal minesweeper for over 2 years . She was reclassified IX - 176 10 July 1944 and placed out of service 28 July 1944 for use in training sound operators for new submarines . " Kingbird " was transferred to the War Shipping Administration 7 June 1946 for disposal . Her fate is unknown .