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John L. Burns was an American veteran best known for fighting as a civilian during the Battle of Gettysburg. He served in the War of 1812 and was also reported to have served in the Mexican–American War, although the latter remains uncertain due to limited historical evidence.

he was born in 1793. By the time the American Civil War broke out, Burns was nearly 70 years old and living in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a constable. When Confederate forces entered his hometown in July 1863, he refused to remain a bystander.

Burns grabbed his old flintlock musket, filled his pockets with ammunition, and marched onto the battlefield to fight alongside Union soldiers. Dressed in his civilian clothes, including his distinctive top hat and swallowtail coat, he exchanged fire with Confederate troops until he was wounded multiple times. His extraordinary courage earned him lasting fame as the legendary "Old Hero of Gettysburg."

credit to video https://youtu.be/qX1NalOC2M8?si=jD5nb3v9UMCmWWMC

King Edward VII earned a reputation as one of the most notorious womanizers among European monarchs. During his lifetime, the press and the public nicknamed him "Dirty Bertie" and "Edward the Caresser," reflecting his well-known romantic and sexual exploits.

some Historians have estimated and claim that he may have had relationships with 15,000 to 18,000 women over the course of his life. During his healthiest years, he was reportedly involved with at least three to four women each week.

His partners came from all walks of life, including aristocrats, actresses, and sex workers, as he was not known to limit his relationships by social status or class.

In 1890, Edward VII is said to have commissioned a custom-made "Love Chair" (Siège d'amour) from a renowned furniture maker in Paris. Designed to accommodate his large physique and satisfy his appetite for pleasure, the chair reportedly allowed him to engage in intimate activities with two partners simultaneously while requiring less physical effort.

The chair later became one of the most infamous pieces of furniture associated with any historical figure, and a replica was once displayed at the Musée de l'Érotisme in Paris

This famous photograph was taken by Dr. Allan Warner at the Isolation Hospital in Leicester, UK, and was published in Atlas of Clinical Medicine, Surgery, and Pathology (1899). It depicts two 13-year-old boys who contracted smallpox from the same source on the same day.

The original caption reads: "Shows two boys, both aged 13 years. The one on the right was vaccinated in infancy, the other was not vaccinated.They were both infected from the same source on the same day. Note that while the one on the left is in the fully pustular stage, the one on the right has had only two spots, which have aborted and have already scabbed."

The photograph was later widely used in public health campaigns to promote smallpox vaccination amid the anti-vaccination movement in Britain during the late 1890s. It became one of the most well-known visual examples illustrating the striking difference in disease severity between a vaccinated and an unvaccinated child.

The anti-vaccination movement in Britain had already gained significant momentum decades earlier, largely in response to compulsory smallpox vaccination laws. One of its most notable events was the Great Leicester Demonstration of 1885, when an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people marched in protest against mandatory vaccination, making it one of the largest anti-vaccination demonstrations in history. Although the government later relaxed some vaccination laws, the debate continued well into the early 20th century. During this period, photographs like this became powerful tools in public health campaigns, providing compelling visual evidence of the protective effect of smallpox vaccination.

The Springfield Model 1863 was one of the primary rifles issued to Union soldiers during the American Civil War. Chambered in .58 caliber, this percussion cap rifled musket was known for its reliability and improved accuracy over smoothbore muskets. It remained in service until the end of the war.

credit to video https://youtu.be/9GteMCUbD7c?si=jj6pQE5nrWGREG2o

I think the musket animations in War of Rights are incredibly realistic, so I wanted to share them with you guys.

fun fact : the Springfield Model 1842 is the last smoothbore musket produced by US armories, but the first to utilize the percussion system. Although designed with a thick barrel intended for future rifling

The gun in the first clip is the Austrian M1849 tube-lock rifle, and the gun in the second clip is the Lorenz M1854 from war of rights game.

, the reason second cilp is from game because it can't find good real life Lorenz rifle video

Since both were used by Austria, this post isn't off-topic, right?

( there's two cilp in this video)

I love musket and blackpowder weapon so I compared reload rifle scene in god & general movie with reload rifle in real life

, I think gun in second clip is springfield 1863

Cilp is from war of rights game , and an musket is charleville 1766

( there's two cilp in this video)

The Black Powder Rifle is one of my favorite weapons in Fallout 76 because it's old school classics and it reminds me of the Founding Fathers, so I decided to compare it with another game and real life.

Rifle in in the second clip is springfield 1863 from game war of rights

I do not own any of the clips used in this post.

credits

https://youtu.be/4S-IrA04MeQ?si=NuOoACY--HYdbN8_

https://youtu.be/9GteMCUbD7c?si=7wGfzRTym67YfzE9

( there's two cilp in this video watch the whole)

Springfield 1861 is my favorite caplock rifles in both this game and civil war, so I compare the one from game to real life Springfield video

All this cilp is not mine https://youtu.be/9GteMCUbD7c?si=fRytEuZrCT6k9zwR

During the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Admiral Lord Nelson led the British fleet to a historic victory against the larger combined French and Spanish fleets, permanently ending Napoleon's plans to invade Britain.

Instead of using traditional tactics, Nelson employed a bold strategy known as the "Nelson Touch," driving his ships perpendicularly into the enemy line to divide and conquer their fleet. During the chaotic, close quarters fighting, Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory, engaged with the French ship Redoutable. A French sharpshooter stationed on the enemy's mast shot Nelson, the bullet severing his spine.

Nelson was carried below deck, where he survived long enough to hear that a decisive British victory had been secured. His final words were, "Thank God I have done my duty," before passing away, cementing his status as one of Britain's greatest naval heroes.