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War of the Second Coalition
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

War of the Second Coalition

The War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802), part of the broader French Revolutionary Wars, was the second attempt by an alliance of major European powers to defeat Revolutionary France. The Second Coalition, which included Russia, Austria...
British Concentration Camps in the Boer War
Article by Mark Cartwright

British Concentration Camps in the Boer War

The British authorities controversially used concentration camps for civilians during the Boer War (1899-1902) in Southern Africa. The reason was to deprive Boer guerrilla fighters of logistical support and provide some sort of accommodation...
First Anglo-Afghan War
Definition by Mark Cartwright

First Anglo-Afghan War

The First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42) was fought between the British East India Company (EIC) and, the Emirate of Afghanistan, the ultimate victor. The British were keen to control Afghanistan as they feared Russian expansion into South Asia...
Key German Weapons of World War I
Article by Mark Cartwright

Key German Weapons of World War I

Superior weapons can win wars, and during the First World War (1914-18) all sides attempted to gain an advantage over the enemy by producing more and more destructive devices that could be used effectively on land, at sea, and in the air...
War of the Sixth Coalition
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

War of the Sixth Coalition

The War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814), known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation, was the penultimate conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The Sixth Coalition, which included Russia, Austria, Prussia, the United Kingdom, Sweden...
George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862
Article by Joshua J. Mark

George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862 - Eye-Witness to the Minnesota Massacre

George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862 is an eye-witness narrative of the events leading up to the "Minnesota Massacre" known as the Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Dakota Sioux Uprising and Little Crow's War), given by...
Schmalkaldic War
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Schmalkaldic War

The Schmalkaldic War (1546-1547) was fought between the Protestant Schmalkaldic League and the Catholic armies under Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who, having failed to achieve religious unity of his subjects at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530...
U.S.-Dakota War - 150 Years Later
Video by Minnesota Historical Society

U.S.-Dakota War - 150 Years Later

Today, Minnesota is a highly diverse and evolving state. Many initiatives are teaching residents about the state's true history, helping people to make sense of the past and move forward in a good way. Efforts to commemorate the past and...
Maria Theresa
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Maria Theresa - The Great Habsburg Empress

Maria Theresa (1717-1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy, a sprawling empire that included Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, and other territories spread out across Italy, the Netherlands, and Central Europe. Though her ascension to the...
10 World War I Poems
Article by Mark Cartwright

10 World War I Poems

The First World War (1914-18) stimulated a great wave of literary output, not least in the field of poetry. In an era when photography and film were still in their infancy, poems, especially those written by direct participants, were regularly...
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