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Alexander Cairnes Sir Alexander Cairnes , 1st Baronet ( 1665 – 30 October 1732 ) was an Irish politician and banker . Background . He was the oldest son of John Cairnes of Donoghmore , co . Donegal , and his wife Jane Miller , daughter of James Miller , MD . His younger brother was William Cairnes . During his military service , he became friend with John Churchill , 1st Duke of Marlborough . Career . Cairnes served in the British Army and took part in the Battle of Blenheim . For this , he was created a baronet , of Monaghan , in Ireland by Queen Anne of Great Britain on 6 May 1708 , with a special remainder to his youngest brother Henry . In 1710 , Cairnes entered the Irish House of Commons for Monaghan Borough , representing it until 1713 . Subsequently he was returned for Monaghan County until 1727 , when he stood also for Monaghan Borough . He was elected for both constituencies , however chose the latter and sat for it as Member of Parliament until his death in 1733 . Cairnes was appointed Keeper of Phoenix Park in 1712 . Thomas Sheridan thought him " an eminent Banker " , but Jonathan Swift dismissed him as " a scrupulous puppy " and " a shuffling scoundrel " . Family . On 17 February 1697 / 98 , he married Elizabeth Gould , daughter of John Gould and sister of Sir Nathaniel Gould , at St Peter le Poer in London , and had by her a daughter and a son , Mary and William Henry . Elizabeth died at Monaghan before 4 June 1731 , when the administration of her estate was granted to her husband . Cairnes died at Dublin on 30 October 1732 and his son having predeceased him , was succeeded in the baronetcy according to the special remainder by his brother . His daughter was fostered and educated by Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough . Mary Cairnes ( died 28 August 1790 ) married Baron Blayney , and at the time of Cairnes ' s death she was a childless widow . She subsequently re - married , in 1734 , to Col . John Murray , who was Member of Parliament for Monaghan County in the early 1740s . Murray died on 29 June 1743 leaving his wife with several daughters . One of the daughters , Elizabeth , married Robert Cuninghame , 1st Baron Rossmore , and another , Harriet , was the mother of Warner Westenra , 2nd Baron Rossmore , who succeeded to his maternal aunt ' s husband ' s barony by special remainder .
USS Sylph ( 1813 ) USS " Sylph " was a schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 . Built to strengthen Commodore Isaac Chauncey ' s squadron on Lake Ontario , " Sylph " was laid down on 26 July 1813 at Sackett ' s Harbor , New York , by Henry Eckford ; and launched on 18 August 1813 . Service history . Three days later , the new schooner reinforced Chauncey ' s fleet on Lake Ontario . On the afternoon of 11 September , she began a long - range , running battle off the mouth of the Genessee River . During the three and one - half hour engagement , the American squadron suffered no casualties nor damage while the Royal Navy had a midshipman and three seamen killed and seven wounded . One of their brig s was seriously damaged before the British squadron escaped into Amherst Bay . " Sylph " got into action again on the 28th when the two fleets met in York Bay . However , since she was towing a slower schooner throughout the engagement , she was unable to get close to the fleeing British ships , instead firing at them from a great distance as her contribution to the American victory . Chauncey broke off the pursuit about mid - afternoon , lest his fleet be endangered by a threatening storm . Bad weather lasted until the evening of the 31st . On 2 October , the British fleet got underway and escaped . Chauncey hunted for the English ships and , on the afternoon of the 5th , came upon seven vessels . The American ship captured five ; one other was burned by her crew to prevent capture and one managed to escape . Two of the prizes proved to be HMS " Confiance " and HMS " Hamilton " , which were the former American ships and . Thereafter , the British fleet remained in Kingston , Ontario , where they were blockaded until the end of November when cold weather closed navigation on the lake for the winter . During the off - season , both fleets engaged in a shipbuilding race in an effort to achieve naval superiority in 1814 . During this period , " Sylph " was rerigged as a brig , and her armament was changed to 2 × 9 - pounder and 16 × 24 - pounder carronade s . In the spring of 1814 , the British squadron was first to venture out upon the lake . On 5 May , they captured the American base at Oswego , New York ; and then proceeded to Sacketts Harbor which they blockaded until 6 June . The American fleet got underway on 31 July and sailed up to the head of the lake where Chauncey intercepted British brig . He ordered " Sylph " to sail into shoal water to destroy the brig ; but , before " Sylph " could perform the chore , the British vessel ' s crew ran her aground and burned her . Chauncey then took his squadron to Kingston where he blockaded the British fleet until winter ended navigation . The Treaty of Ghent obviated further naval operations on the Great Lakes . " Sylph " was laid up at Sacketts Harbor until 1823 when she was reported sunk and decayed . Her hulk was sold before 1825 .
Ukrainian National Army Ukrainian National Army ( UNA ) was a World War II Ukrainian military group , created on March 17 , 1945 in Weimar , Germany , and subordinate to Ukrainian National Committee . The army , formed on April 15 , 1945 , and commanded by General Pavlo Shandruk , consisted of the following units : Plans were made regarding the inclusion of the Ukrainian Freedom Army ( 120 , 000 soldiers ) , Kuban Cossacks and Georgian military divisions . The primary purpose of creation of the Ukrainian National Army was to integrate all the Ukrainian units fighting the Soviets under a single command . The intended size of the army , encompassing all the Ukrainian units subordinate to Oberkommando des Heeres was 220 , 000 . However within the two months left till the end of the war , Shandruk was able to gather about 50 thousand soldiers . In reality , Shandruk was able to command only the 1 . UNA Division and elements of the 2 . UNA Division . On May 7 , under his influence , the division located in western Austria by this time after slowly moving from Slovenia ( February 1945 ) , withdrew further from Red Army forces . The " Army " now split into several groups , with one heading towards Italian border and surrendering to the British Army ' s 15th Army Group and others moved toward the German and Swiss borders and surrendered to the US Army ' s 6th Army Group . The UNA soldiers were interned in northern Italy , in the area controlled by Polish II Corps forces . After the capitulation , Shandruk asked for a meeting with Polish general Władysław Anders in London , and asked him to protect the army against the deportation to Soviet Union . Despite the Soviet pressure , Anders managed to protect Ukrainian soldiers as the former citizens of the Second Republic of Poland . Shandruk and the bulk of his forces managed to remain in the west , with many of the former UNA soldiers joining the French Foreign Legion . Other groups , splintered , either surrendered to the Soviet or the Western Allies , facing repatriation , with several hundred interned in Switzerland . The UNA had a bad relationship with general Andrei Vlasov ' s Russian Liberation Army ( KONR ) and was never subordinated to it .
Siege of Pondicherry ( 1748 ) The Siege of Pondicherry ( August – October 1748 ) was conducted by British forces against a French East India Company garrison under the command of Governor - General Joseph François Dupleix at the Indian port of Pondicherry . The British siege strategy , conducted with inexperience in siege tactics by Admiral Edward Boscawen , was lifted with the arrival of monsoon rains in October 1748 . The siege was the last major action of the First Carnatic War , as the Indian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession is sometimes known .
Army of the West ( 1793 ) The Army of the West ( " armée de l ' Ouest " ) was one of the French Revolutionary Armies . It was created on 1 August 1793 by merging the armée des côtes de Brest , the armée des côtes de La Rochelle , and the armée de Mayence , and was sent to fight the revolt in the Vendee . History . Reorganisation . Visiting Republican soldiers of the armée de l ' Ouest , Jean - Baptiste Carrier was aggrieved by the state in which he found them : patched uniforms , mismatched or worn - out weapons , supplies insufficient in both quantity and quality , infectious illnesses ( especially venereal ones ) spreading rapidly , drunkenness . For Jean - Baptiste Carrier , the negligence and greed of the " fat and bold army suppliers " that had forced the troops to behave like looters . Determined to track down the " egotism of the rich citizens of Nantes " , Carrier began a requisitions scheme to improve the Armée de l ' Ouest .
Himara revolt of 1912 The Himara revolt ( ) , was a Greek uprising during the First Balkan War that took place in the region of Himara ( Himarë , today southern Albania ) , on . It successfully overthrew the Ottoman forces of the region , thus securing the coastal area between Sarandë and Vlorë for the Hellenic Army . Background . During the First Balkan War , the Epirus front was of secondary importance for Greece after the Macedonian front . A small unit that consisted of local Epirote volunteers was stationed in the nearby island of Corfu under the command of Major Spyros Spyromilios , who was a native of Himarë . This unit was later reinforced by 200 Cretan volunteers sent by General Konstantinos Sapountzakis , commander of the Greek army in Epirus front . Conflict . On November 18 , 1912 , the local population rose in revolt , while Spyromilios and his group landed in the region and quickly secured the coastal area between Sarandë and Vlorë without facing significant resistance . After the successful uprising Spyromilios suggested to the Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos that the coastal city of Vlorë should come under Greek control but he responded negatively in fear that this might trigger Italian military intervention . After the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorë , on November 28 , Himarë was constantly attacked by Albanian units without success and the area remained under Greek control until the end of the Balkan Wars . Aftermath . Under the terms of the Protocol of Florence , signed on December 17 , 1913 , the region of Northern Epirus , in which Himarë was part was awarded to Albania . This decision triggered a series of events that lead to the proclamation of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus in Gjirokastër by the local Greek population .
Mao - 4 moored mine Moored - 4 ( 锚 - 4 , Mao - 4 ) moored mine developed by Fengxi Machinery Factory ( 汾西机器厂 ) was accepted into service in November 1973 , and it is the first moored mine in the Chinese service that incorporates acoustic fuse . The mine can be planted by both the surface ships and submarine s from depth of 20 – 200 meters , and it weighs 600 kg . The mine has an effective radius of 20 meters and effective life of 2 years . The original Moored - 4 was upgraded to Moored - 4 - I ( 锚 - 4甲 , Mao - 4 - Jia ) standard in November 1982 , and subsequently upgraded into Moored - 4 - II ( 锚 - 4乙 , Mao - 4 - Yi ) standard by December 1985 . In comparison to earlier versions , the latest version adopted large scale integrated circuit s .
William Foster ( GC ) William George Foster GC MC DCM ( 12 December 1881 – 13 September 1942 ) was a British Home Guard officer who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades after a grenade accident during training in Ashley Hill , Clarendon Park near Salisbury in Wiltshire . In protecting his comrades from death or severe injury his own life was lost . He was born at sea on 12 December 1881 and fought in the Boer War with the 2nd Imperial Light Horse , returning to Britain after being seriously wounded . After being discharged as medically unfit he rejoined the army , in the 4th Battalion , Royal Fusiliers and fought in the First World War at Ypres and Mons , being mentioned in dispatches three times . He won the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Cross in 1916 while serving with the 3rd Battalion , Royal Fusiliers . He was commissioned in 1916 and retired in 1919 as a Captain . In the Second World War he joined the 7th Wiltshire ( Salisbury ) Battalion of the Home Guard as a Lieutenant . Notice of his citation was published in the " London Gazette " of 27 November 1942 .
Guigues Guiffrey Guigues Guiffrey , lord of Boutières ( born in the Tower House at Cheylas , France on 13 May 1497 ) , was a French soldier in the Italian Wars . He married Gasparde Berlioz in 1526 . In 1521 , he served under the Chevalier Bayard in the siege of Mézières in the Ardennes , and in 1524 he commanded a company of gendarmes in the defense of Marseilles against the Imperial forces . The French king , Francis I , named him military governor of Turin , Italy , in 1537 , but because of his mediocre administrative talents he served just a short time . He acquired the château of Touvet during the Dauphiné period . In 1544 , he commanded the French forces in the Piedmont but when he allowed the town of Carignan to fall to the enemy , he fell into disgrace and was relieved of his command . On the nomination of the Count of Enghien , he took part under the orders of this new general in the Battle of Ceresole , where he won fame through his skillful use of the cavalry charge . He ended his military career in fighting the English during the expedition on the Isle of Wight .
HMAS Koompartoo HMAS " Koompartoo " was a Royal Australian Navy ( RAN ) auxiliary boom defence vessel , and former Sydney harbour ferry . Built in 1922 by the Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works in Newcastle , New South Wales . " Koompartoo " was constructed with 18 watertight compartments , regarded as being unsinkable and therefore was not required to carry lifebelts . After service with Sydney Ferries , she was purchased by the British Ministry of War Transport for service in the Middle East and began conversion work at Mort ' s Dock , Sydney . With the outbreak of war in the Pacific , she was transferred to the RAN in October 1942 and was commissioned on 23 December 1942 . References .
Walther Nehring Walther Kurt Josef Nehring ( 15 August 1892 – 20 April 1983 ) , was a German general of World War II , known for his involvement with the Afrika Korps . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Early life . Walther Nehring was born on 15 August 1892 in Stretzin district of West Prussia . Nehring was the descendant of a Dutch family who had fled the Netherlands to escape religious persecution in the seventeenth century . His father , Emil Nehring , was a schoolteacher and officer of the Military Reserve . While Nehring was still a child the family moved to Danzig . His father ' s first wife Minna died early . Walther Nehring ' s oldest brother Edwin Nehring resulted from this marriage . Emil Nehring married Martha Weiß in 1884 , the daughter of Marie Alexandrine von Zitzewitz , who belonged to the old Pomeranian nobility . Walther Nehring and his seven year older sister Else were born from this marriage . World War I . Nehring joined the military service on 16 September 1911 in the Infanterie - Regiment 152 . He became a commissioned " Leutnant " on 18 December 1913 . World War II . Nehring was the Chief of Staff of the XIX Corps during the German invasion of Poland and the Panzer Group Guderian during the Battle of France . He later took command of the Afrika Korps in May 1942 and took part in the last major Axis offensive ( Operation Brandung ) of the Western Desert campaign and the subsequent Battle of Alam Halfa ( August 31 - September 7 , 1942 ) , during which he was wounded in an air raid . Between November and December 1942 , he commanded the German contingent in Tunisia . After North Africa , Nehring was posted to the Eastern Front where he commanded first the XXIV Panzer Corps , and then from July to August 1944 the Fourth Panzer Army . Nehring then returned to the XXIV in August 1944 and led the Corps until in March 1945 when he was made commander of the 1st Panzer Army . During 1944 he was also the commanding officer of the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps . Following the end of the war , General Nehring wrote a comprehensive history of the German panzer forces from 1916 to 1945 , " Die Geschichte der deutschen Panzerwaffe 1916 bis 1945 " . He also wrote the foreword to Len Deighton ' s " . "
Battle of Wilhelmsthal The Battle of Wilhelmsthal ( sometimes written as the Battle of Wilhelmstadt ) was fought on 24 June 1762 during the Seven Years ' War between on one side the allied forces of British , Prussian , Hanover , Brunswick and Hessian troops under the command of the Duke of Brunswick against the French . Once again , the French threatened Hanover , so the Allies manoeuvered around the French , surrounded the invasion force , and forced them to retreat . It was the last major action fought by Brunswick ' s force before the Peace of Paris brought an end to the war . Background . France had made a number of attempts to invade and overrun Hanover since 1757 , hoping to occupy the Electorate and use it as a bargaining counter to exchange for the return of French colonies captured by the British . The Allied army under the Duke of Brunswick had prevented them from taking Hanover - and by 1762 , aware that the war was likely to draw to a close , the French had decided on a final thrust to try to defeat Brunswick and occupy Hanover . The battle . Ferdinand had advanced and outflanked the French on both flanks , nearly encircling them . An attack on the French center held by Stainville ' s command was particularly effective , with one column engaging his front , another striking his rear causing some 1500 casualties and forcing some regiments to surrender . Aftermath . The result is viewed as victory for the Allied forces . It ended the last French hopes of overunning and occupying Hanover before the armistice that ended the war , and the Treaty of Paris . The Anglo - German forces advanced and captured Cassel in November , but by then the premilaries of peace had been signed .
Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard are military medals and ribbons of the United States Coast Guard which are currently issued under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security . Prior to 2002 , such awards were issued by the Secretary of Transportation and Coast Guard personnel were eligible to receive a variety of Department of Transportation ( DOT ) civilian decorations . Since transferring to the Department of Homeland Security , the issuance of DOT awards has been discontinued in the Coast Guard , although such awards may still be seen on active duty Coast Guard uniforms . Coast Guard military awards are similar to U . S . Navy decorations and Coast Guard personnel are eligible to receive all inter - service awards and decorations , authorized foreign awards and international decoration s . The current active awards and decorations of the U . S . Coast Guard are as follows : Order of precedence . The following is the ribbon order of precedence authorized for wear by the U . S . Coast Guard . The list contains awards and decorations for the departments of Defense ( including Army , Navy and Air Force ) , Homeland Security and Transportation : References .
Battle of Braşov The Battle of Braşov ( ; ) was fought on July 17 , 1603 , between the troops of Wallachia led by Radu Şerban and the Habsburg Empire on one side and the Transylvanian troops led by Mózes Székely on the other side . Mózes Székely was killed on the battlefield , and the Wallachian lord Radu Şerban became ruler of Transylvania for until September 1603 , when Giorgio Basta and the imperial commissioners took control of the country in the name of the emperor .
Mark Twain Village Mark Twain Village ( MTV ) is a United States Army military base located in the Südstadt district of Heidelberg , Germany . It is one of two American bases in the United States Army Garrison Heidelberg that house American soldiers and their families ( the other being Patrick Henry Village ) . MTV is located adjacent to Campbell Barracks , which serves as the home to the Headquarters of : United States Army Europe ( USAREUR ) , the Headquarters for NATO ' s Allied Land Forces Central Europe ( LANDCENT ) , and the Installation Management Command Europe Region ( IMCOM - E ) . The Village is separated by a main thoroughfare . Located at the base is an Army and Air Force Exchange Service ( AAFES ) shoppette , a library , a chapel , the Mark Twain Elementary School , and the Heidelberg High School , which both serve American military dependant children living in the surrounding area . The high school serves students from Mark Twain Village , nearby Patrick Henry Village , and their respective surrounding areas . Heidelberg High is one of the largest DoDDS schools in Germany . It , along with all the other schools in the Heidelberg area , is closing in 2013 . Most of MTV ' s housing area has been shut down ( the area across the street from Campbell Barracks ) and given back to the city of Heidelberg . Because the closed area had severed access from Campbell Barracks , the decision was made that this would be the first portion returned to the city of Heidelberg . It is currently being renovated with some buildings already accommodating German civilians . Another part of MTV ' s housing area is now being used by NATO personnel . In 2003 , a fence was installed around MTV and all other United States Army installations in Heidelberg . Before that there was no requirement to show ID to enter the area . The entire compound , along with Campbell Barracks , is gated and requires United States military ID to enter .
Model 1816 French artillery short sword The 1816 artillery short sword was a sidearm issued to the French foot artillery . Heavily influenced by the prevailing Neoclassical style of the day , the sword was based on ancient sculptural depictions of the Roman " gladius " , the standard sword of the Roman legionaries . The short sword would not have been a practical weapon for combat without a shield , but served as a fascine knife or a machete to clear fields for the guns . It also served for other practical uses , the French soldiers calling it a " coupe - chou " ( " cabbage cutter " ) . It was in service until about 1870 . The model was reissued in 1831 with minor changes . Most visibly , the newer model had a ringed grip rather than the fishscale pattern seen in the earlier model . It also provided the inspiration for the American Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword , though the American model retained the fishscale grip of the 1816 model . .
Technician Third Grade Technician Third Grade ( officially abbreviated as T / 3 ) was one of three United States Army technician rank s established on January 8 , 1942 during World War II . Those who held this rank were often addressed as Staff Sergeant , as they shared the same pay grade , but technicians did not have the authority to give commands as a staff sergeant would . Initially they shared the same insignia but on September 4 , 1942 , the three technician ranks were distinguished by a block " T " imprinted below the standard chevrons . Unofficial insignia using a technical specialty symbol instead of the T were used in some units .