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Gold wreath discovered in 1976 at the ancient town of Amphipolis near present day Thessaloniki within the tomb of Spartan General Brasidas, who had died in 422 BC.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 2 days ago

The uniform coat worn by British Admiral Horatio Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar on October 21st, 1805. The hole below the left epaulette is from the French snipers bullet which killed him.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 10 days ago

French Marshal Nicolas Oudinot, was one of the most wounded French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars. Twenty of his recorded thirty four wounds received are illustrated.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 11 days ago

1984 In a futuristic state run society controlled by Big Brother in which independent thought and love is outlawed, employee of the state Winston begins an affair with Julia and is tortured and brainwashed for his crime.

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u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 13 days ago
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During the First World War battle of Second Ypres, April 24th 1915. The Germans released 160 tons of chlorine gas against the Canadian sector of the Allied lines. The attack, while initially causing significant casualties and mass panic, did not result in a breakthrough.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 16 days ago
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Austro Hungarian river monitor SMS Koros, she survived the war patrolling the Danube river from Belgrade to the mouth of the Black Sea. Top speed 10 knots - 12 mph. Displacement 448 tons. Armor belt 2 inchs. Main armament two 4.7 inch - 120 mm naval guns mounted in two single turrets fore and aft.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 16 days ago

The Rosetta Stone, dating 196 BC. The top and middle texts are in ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and demotic scripts, while the bottom is in ancient Greek. Discovered during Napoleons French invasion of Egypt on July 15th 1799, the Greek text was key to deciphering the Egyptian hieroglyphs.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 24 days ago

Roman Emperor Claudius who ruled 41 - 54 AD. Made Britain a province in 43, then extended Roman rule in North Africa by annexing the Kingdom of Mauretania, modern day northern Algeria and Morocco in 44 AD.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 1 month ago
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U-35 Was a German U-boat which operated solely in the Mediterranean sea. By wars end she became the most successful U-boat of the conflict, sinking 224 ships for a total of 539,741 gross register tons, a feat that has never been exceeded.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 1 month ago
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German battle cruiser SMS Seydlitz armed with ten 11 inch 283mm main guns in the port of Keil after suffering heavy damage at the battle of Jutland. May 31st - June 1st 1916 in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 1 month ago

A forth century BC, bronze Thracian helmet discovered at the village of Pletena, Bulgaria. Now in the national history museum in Sofia.

u/GreatMilitaryBattles — 2 months ago