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John Patterson ( Medal of Honor ) John Thomas Patterson ( February 3 , 1838 – March 3 , 1922 ) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Winchester . Patterson was born in rural Morgan County , Ohio , near McConnelsville . He married Lizzie E . Bell on January 1 , 1862 . Civil War service . Patterson joined the Union Army in McConnelsville on August 22 , 1862 . He joined Company C of the 122nd Ohio Infantry , which mustered in on October 2 , 1862 . He was promoted from Musician to Principal Musician on October 8 of that year . On June 14 , 1863 , Patterson was wounded during the Second Battle of Winchester while he was rescuing a fellow soldier . For his valor , he received the Medal of Honor . After rescuing a fellow soldier , Patterson was taken prisoner and held for a time at Belle Isle and Libby Prison . After being released he was present at the final Battle of Appomattox Court House , along with the rest of his regiment . He was mustered out with his company on June 26 , 1865 . Life after the Civil War . After the war , Patterson moved with his wife to a farm in the town of Summit , in Juneau County , Wisconsin . He served as chairman of the town board during this time . In November 1885 , he moved with his wife and children to the county seat of Mauston . Patterson was elected and served for years as county surveyor for Juneau County , from about 1889 to 1915 . Patterson also served as a member of the Juneau County board , and as an officer for Mauston . After his wife , Lizzie , died in about 1902 , Patterson married Sarah Harris in about 1906 . Patterson later lived in Mauston , Wisconsin . He died in 1922 . Medal of Honor citation . His award citation reads : His companion , Pvt . Elbridge Robinson , also of the 122nd Ohio , also received the Medal of Honor .
Dogs of Roman Britain Dogs of Roman Britain refers to the use of dogs in the Roman Empire from the Province of Brittania under Roman rule . The Roman Province of Britannia was known for exporting dogs . The references by Roman writers to these dogs suggest that British dogs were both fast and strong , useful in hunting and even in war . Some modern dog book authors are of the opinion that these dogs were a distinct breed of dog , and that this breed was the progenitor to the English Mastiff and possibly the Bulldog . Historical references . The ancient Roman poet Grattius ( or Grattius Faliscus ) wrote of British dogs , describing them as superior to the ancient Greek Molossus , saying : " What if you choose to penetrate even among the Britons ? How great your reward , how great your gain beyond any outlays ! If you are not bent on looks and deceptive graces ( this is the one defect of the British whelps ) , at any rate when serious work has come , when bravery must be shown , and the impetuous War - god calls in the utmost hazard , then you could not admire the renowned Molossians so much . " The ancient Greek historian Strabo reported that dogs were exported from Britain for the purpose of game hunting , and that these dogs were also used by the Celts as war dog s . The Roman writer Tacitus , in the first century AD , mentions in his accounts of Britain that its principal exports were grain , hides , cattle , iron , silver , slaves , and clever hunting - dogs . The late Roman poet Nemesianus referred to British dogs , describing them as swift and suited to hunting . The even later Roman poet Claudian describes British dogs " that can break the backs of mighty bulls . " Agassian . " There is a strong breed of hunting dog , small in size but no less worthy of great praise . These the wild tribes of Britons with their tattooed backs rear and call by the name of Agassian . Their size is like that of worthless and greedy domestic table dogs ; squat , emaciated , shaggy , dull of eye , but endowed with feet armed with powerful claws and a mouth sharp with close - set venomous tearing teeth . It is by virtue of its nose , however , that the Agassian is most exalted , and for tracking it is the best there is ; for it is very adept at discovering the tracks of things that walk upon the ground , and skilled too at marking the airborne scent . " Oppian , early 3rd century . The modern descendant of the Agassian hunting dog of Roman - era Britain is presumed by some to be the Welsh Springer Spaniel .
USS Radford ( DD - 120 ) The first USS " Radford " ( DD – 120 ) was a " Wickes " class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I , later reclassified AG - 22 . She was named for William Radford . History . " Radford " was launched on 5 April 1918 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company , Newport News , Virginia ; sponsored by Ms . Mary Lovell Radford ; and commissioned on 30 September 1918 at Norfolk Navy Yard , Lieutenant Commander Arthur S . Carpender in command . Assigned to the Destroyer Force , Atlantic Fleet , " Radford " departed Norfolk on 12 October on a shakedown cruise to Melville , Rhode Island . She returned to Hampton Roads on 21 October to join the escort force for the Newport News section of Troop Convoy 76 bound for New York City and European waters . " Radford " subsequently operated on the U . S . east coast into 1919 , sailing southward to Cuba on 14 January 1919 . While based at Guantanamo Bay , she also cruised to Guacanayabo Bay and Santiago , Cuba , before returning north on 13 March . " Radford " operated from Hampton Roads with the Atlantic Fleet from March until July 1919 . " Radford " was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet in July 1919 and cleared Hampton Roads on 19 July for Balboa , Canal Zone , and San Diego . Upon her arrival at San Diego on 7 August , she joined the Destroyer Force , Pacific Fleet . " Radford " operated from Mare Island Navy Yard , San Diego , and San Pedro into 1922 , taking part in training exercises and squadron maneuvers as a unit of Division 12 , Squadron 10 , Destroyer Flotilla 4 . She called at Seattle , Tacoma , and Bellingham , Washington in September 1919 , and at Portland , Oregon , in December 1920 . Designated DD - 120 in July 1920 , " Radford " decommissioned on 9 June 1922 and remained in reserve at San Diego for almost 15 years . " Radford " was reclassified AG - 22 on 16 April 1932 following the decision to convert her to a mobile target vessel . Conversion work was never undertaken and " Radford " reverted to DD - 120 on 27 June . Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 May 1936 , " Radford " was sunk on 5 August in accordance with the provisions of the London Treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament .
Fanaero - Chile Chincol The Fanaero - Chile Chincol ( named for a South American sparrow ) was a prototype trainer aircraft developed in Chile in 1955 for air force use . It was a conventional , low - wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction , with fabric covered wooden wings and tail surfaces ( making extensive use of Mañío , an indigenous wood ) . It was fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and was powered by a single Continental O - 470 air - cooled horizontally - opposed piston engine . The pilot and instructor sat in tandem , and were enclosed under a long canopy . The prototype Chincol made its maiden flight on 14 December 1955 . The Chilean Air Force responded positively to the design , and placed an order for 50 machines . However , technical problems significantly delayed manufacture , and the order was cancelled before the aircraft were produced .
Battle of Klock ' s Field The Battle of Klock ' s Field , also called the Battle of Failing ' s Orchard ; and occasionally as the Battle of Nellis Flatts , was an encounter between Albany County , New York militia and a British - supported expedition of Indians and Loyalist s led by Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Johnson and Captain Joseph Brant . Prelude . On October 19 , 1780 , Johnson and Brant ' s army of Indians and Loyalists — consisting of units from the King ' s Royal Regiment of New York , Butler ' s Rangers , and Brant ' s Volunteers — proceeded to destroy homes and farm buildings in Stone Arabia ( a village about one mile ( 1 . 6 km ) north of Fort Keyser , in modern Palatine Township in Montgomery County , New York ) . Colonel John Brown , commanding a force of Massachusetts levies and New York militia and rangers , advanced from his post at Fort Paris with the aim of defeating one of Johnson ' s detachments , which British deserters had told him was isolated and smaller than his 360 - man garrison . Instead , Johnson met Brown with his main force and , gradually outflanking and enveloping the rebels , defeated them in a running battle , during which Brown was killed . Battle . Late in the day Brigadier General Robert Van Rensselaer , commanding units of the rebel militia from central Albany County , New York and New York State Levies under the command of Colonels John Harper and Lewis DuBois , caught up with Johnson on a farm owned by George Klock in the easternmost portion of Lot 16 of the Francis Harrison Patent . A running battle ensued which lasted until the Loyalist forces were outflanked by the left column of Van Rensselaer ' s force on the flatts of George Klock ' s farm on Lot 17 of the Harrison Patent just to the south of the modern rock quarries of Hanson Aggregates about one and a half miles ( 2 . 4 km ) west of Saint Johnsville . The fighting continued quite briskly until it became painfully apparent to General Van Rensselaer that his right and left flanks were firing upon one another and the General ordered his men to retreat to the house of George Klock near Timmerman ' s Mill where they could be properly victualed and rested after having been on the march and in battle for approximately 26 hours with only a couple of hours rest . Becoming aware of Van Rensselaer ' s cease - fire , Sir John and Brant ordered their men to cross the Mohawk River at King Hendrick ' s Ford to avoid the necessity of approaching either Fort House on the west bank of the East Canada Creek or Fort Windecker [ formerly known as Fort Hendrick ] immediately opposite . During their precipitous escape , Johnson ' s men were forced to abaondon their cannon , their baggage , and most of the prisoners they had captured earlier . Aftermath . In spite of the Loyalist losses , Johnson ' s campaign to destroy the agriculture and settlements of the area was enormously successful . It was said afterwards that " everything except the soil is destroyed from Fort Hunter to Stone Arabia " , a twenty mile ( 32 km ) swath of the Mohawk Valley
Russian cruiser Pallada ( 1899 ) The RUS " Pallada " was the lead ship in the of protected cruiser s in the Imperial Russian Navy . It was built in Admiralty Shipyard , Saint Petersburg , Russia . The new class was a major improvement on previous Russian cruisers , although the armor protection was light . Background . The " Pallada " - class consisted of three cruisers built expressly with the intention of strengthening the Russian fleet in the Far East . " Pallada " and were both laid down in December 1895 but " Pallada " was launched first in August 1899 , followed by " Diana " in October 1899 . The , which survives in St Petersburg as a museum ship , was laid down in June 1897 and was not launched until May 1900 . Soon after commissioning , both the " Pallada " and the " Diana " were assigned to the Russian First Pacific Squadron at Port Arthur , Manchuria . Operational history . In the initial Japanese attacks on Port Arthur on the night of 8 February 1904 , the " Pallada " was torpedo ed on the port side amidships , but despite a fire in her coal bunker , she was not seriously damaged . In August 1904 at the Battle of the Yellow Sea , after being struck by a torpedo , the " Pallada " managed to make her way back to Port Arthur , and was thus unable to break through the Japanese blockade along with a number of other Russian cruisers . Thereafter , " Pallada " was trapped in the harbor . Her guns were removed to help strengthen the land defenses and most of her crew was reassigned to serve as infantry . The " Pallada " was sunk by Japanese 11 - inch siege howitzers on 8 December 1904 . After the end of the war , the wreck of the " Pallada " was raised and towed to Japan , where it was repaired and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy as a prize of war . Renamed the , it served as a training vessel and later as a minelayer until decommissioned in 1922 and sunk as a target in 1924 .
USS Detroit ( 1813 ) USS " Detroit " was a 12 - gun corvette in the United States Navy and was named after the city of Detroit , Michigan . " Detroit " was built by the British at Malden , Canada , in 1813 and captured by the United States during the Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 . She was so badly damaged that she was taken into Put - in - Bay , Ohio , to prevent her sinking . She was laid up at Erie , Pennsylvania until sold in 1825 .
Robert Butler ( Virginia politician ) Robert N . Butler ( August 1784 – July 31 , 1853 ) was an American politician and physician . He served as Adjutant General of Virginia in the War of 1812 , and was State Treasurer of Virginia 1846 – 53 . Butler was born in Surry County , Virginia , where his family had lived since the mid - 17th century . Several of his ancestors had been members of the House of Burgesses . Butler studied at the College of William and Mary . He eventually obtained a M . D . degree and practiced medicine in Smithfield , Virginia . Butler married twice . His first wife was Eliza Bracken , whose father , Reverend John Bracken , was rector of Bruton Parish Church , president of the College of William and Mary , and had served as a mayor of Williamsburg . Their son , John Bracken Butler , also became a physician . His second wife was Otelia Voinard of Petersburg , Virginia . Their daughter , Otelia Voinard Butler , married William Mahone , a railroad executive , Confederate general , United States Senator , and leading figure in the Readjuster Party . Butler died July 31 , 1853 . He and his second wife are buried in the cemetery at St . Luke ' s Church at Benn ' s Church , Isle of Wight County , Virginia , near Smithfield .
Wilhelm Sissener Wilhelm Sissener ( 30 April 1779 - 29 December 1846 ) was a Belgian - born military leader . He is the originator of the Sissener family of Norway . Biography . Colonel Guilliame Sissener was born in Brussels in 1779 . He started his military career as a soldier in Napoleon Bonaparte ' s army in 1799 . After being captured by the Russians , he escaped in 1807 and joined the Royal Danish Lifeguard in Copenhagen . In January 1808 , Sissener was promoted to Lieutenant with the 1st . National Infantry Regiment at Trondheim . This is when he took the name Wilhelm , the Norwegian equivalent of Guilliame . In 1810 , another soldier of Napoleon , Jean - Baptiste Bernadotte ( 1763 – 1844 ) , was elected King of Sweden , and took the name Karl Johan . In 1814 , France ' s ally Denmark was forced to give Norway up to Sweden . Sissener benefitted from his common origin with the new King , and rose quickly in the military ranks . In 1814 , he was promoted Captain and in 1818 Sissener was transferred to the 1st Akershus Brigade ( Akershusiske infanteribrigade ) . He moved into the historic site of Brensmork in Eidsvoll with his wife Maren Hals , the daughter of a highly ranked soldier . In April 1837 , Wilhelm Sissener became Commandant of Kongsvinger Fortress , and two years later he was promoted to Colonel . During his life at Brensmork , the Sissener family made close ties to the Wergeland family . The famous Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland mentions several members of the Sissener family in his poems . Sissener and King Karl Johan were good friends , and when the King visited Christiania ( now Oslo ) , Sissener was always by his side . Marriage and children . He moved into the historic site of Brensmork in Eidsvoll with his wife Maren Hals , the daughter of a highly ranked soldier . The couple had eleven children : Death and afterward . Wilhelm Sissener died 29 December 1846 . He is buried in Eidsvoll cemetery . External links . Family Website : http : / / www . sissener . be
Harrying of Buchan The Harrying of Buchan , also known as the Herschip ( hardship ) or Rape of Buchan , took place in 1308 during the Wars of Scottish Independence . It saw vast areas of Buchan in northeast Scotland , then ruled by Clan Comyn , burned to the ground by Robert the Bruce and his brother Edward , immediately following their May 1308 success at the Battle of Barra . After his defeat at Barra , John Comyn , Earl of Buchan fled to England . Bruce ' s men chased him as far as Turriff , a distance of sixteen miles ( 25 km ) . Before heading south to lay siege to Aberdeen Castle , the Bruces " destroyed by fire his whole Earldom of Buchan " , including all the castles and strongholds , principally Rattray Castle and Dundarg Castle . Bruce ' s men proceeded to kill those loyal to the Comyns , destroying their homes , farms , crops and slaughtering their cattle . Terrorising the locals , Bruce prevented any possible chance of future violent hostility towards him and his men . The Comyns had ruled Buchan for nearly a century , from 1214 , when William Comyn inherited the title from his wife . Such was the destruction however , that the people of Buchan lost all loyalties to the Comyns and never again rose against Bruce ' s supporters . It took thirty years before John Comyn ' s successor to the Earldom , Henry Beaumont , made an appearance in the area . Between 1333 – 34 he repaired Dundarg Castle , which Bruce had destroyed during the harrying , only for it to be laid siege to and destroyed by Sir Andrew Murray of Bothwell in December 1336 . Finding little support , he left after the siege to England where he died in 1340 . His son John refused the Earldom , ending the Comyn lineage and the first creation , Mormaers of Buchan .
USS Reno ( DD - 303 ) The first USS " Reno " ( DD - 303 ) was a " Clemson " - class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Walter E . Reno . History . " Reno " was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Union Iron Works , San Francisco , 4 July 1918 ; launched 22 January 1919 ; sponsored by Miss Kathryn Baldwin Anderson , daughter of former Lieutenant Governor of California Alden Anderson , and commissioned 23 July 1920 . Reno ' s mother , Mrs . L . D . Reno , of Eldon , Iowa was approached to sponsor the ship , but declined due to her health . Reno ' s widow , Beatrice Tracy Reno , daughter of former assistant secretary of the Navy Frank Tracy , was also considered as a potential sponsor . Attached to the Pacific Fleet , " Reno " operated along the west coast until January 1921 when she joined other fleet units in a cruise to Valparaíso , Chile . Resuming west coast operations on her return , she ranged between Washington and Lower California , with occasional runs to Hawaii or the Panama Canal Zone . In April 1927 she came as far east as Guantanamo , Cuba , and in July of that year she was at Prince Rupert , British Columbia , to participate in the celebrations of the Canadian Diamond Jubilee . Decommissioned at San Diego 18 January 1930 , " Reno " was struck from the Navy list 8 July 1930 . She was scrapped in 1931 , in accordance with the terms of the London Treaty limiting naval armament .
Battle of Ivankovac The Battle of Ivankovac was the first full - scale confrontation between the Serbian rebels and the official forces of the Ottoman Empire , during the First Serbian Uprising . It took place on 18 August 1805 . Prelude . After Serbs forces nominally in the name of the Ottoman Empire , had ousted the rebel Janissaries in 1804 , negotiations began over the degree of autonomy Serbia would now have . As Serb demands exceeded what the Sultan Selim was able to offer due to his political weakness in Constantinople , negotiations broke down . The Sultan sent Hafiz - paša , commander of Niš , to defeat the rebels . He led an army of 15 , 000 soldiers . Battle . The leader of the rebellion , Karađorđe Petrović anticipated the attack near the town of Ćuprija , on the left bank of the Great Morava river . However , Hafiz - Paša evaded him , and attacked voivode Milenko Stojković ' s Army , which was entrenched near the village of Ivankovac ( about 4 km from Ćuprija ) and commanded an army of 2 , 500 soldiers . After an unsuccessful attempt to bribe Stojković , the Turks attacked . Their assault on the Serbian trenches lasted the entire day , but in the evening , the Serbs had repelled the attack . The Ottoman Army then withdrew to the small town of Paraćin . The Serbs besieged the town , and bombarded it with cannons . One grenade smashed into Hafiz - Paša ' s leg , after which he retreated back to Niš , where he died from his wounds . This battle was one of the turning points of the rebellion and marked the beginning of Turkish decline in the Balkans . External links . < br >
Curtiss O - 52 Owl The Curtiss O - 52 " Owl " is an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps before and during World War II . Design and development . Developed in 1939 , the Curtiss O - 52 was the last " heavy " observation aircraft developed for the US Army Air Corps . The concept of the two - seat observation aircraft , classed as the " O " series aircraft , dated to World War I , and in 1940 , the Army Air Corps ordered 203 Curtiss O - 52s for observation duties . By 1941 , the O - 52 was no match for modern combat conditions . Operational history . Upon delivery , the aircraft was used in military maneuvers with the USAAC , but following America ' s entry into World War II , the USAAF determined that the aircraft did not possess sufficient performance for " modern " combat operations in oversea areas . As a result , the O - 52 was relegated to courier duties within the U . S . and short - range submarine patrol over the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic and Pacific Oceans . The O - 52 was the last " O " type aircraft procured in quantity for the Air Corps . Following the attack on Pearl Harbor , the " O " designation was discontinued and the " L " series for liaison - type aircraft was adopted instead . In November 1942 , the USSR ordered 30 O - 52 Owls through the Lend - Lease program . Twenty - six were shipped , with only 19 were delivered as a number were lost on the North Arctic Route . Of these only 10 were accepted into service . They were used operationally for artillery fire spotting and general photographic and observation platforms in north and central areas on the Russian Front during spring – summer 1943 . One O - 52 was shot down by " Luftwaffe " fighters . The aircraft was generally disliked in Soviet use although some were still flying into the 1950s .
HMS Patrician ( 1916 ) HMS " Patrician " was a Thornycroft " " M " " class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy . Built by Thornycroft & Company , Southampton , she was launched on 5 June 1916 . HMS " Patrician " saw service throughout World War I . At the end of the war , she was deemed surplus and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and was renamed . She was transferred to Halifax in late 1920 along with her sister ship and the cruiser .