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	List of battles (geographic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battles on this page are organized by country, that is, by the present location of the battlefield, not by the countries which participated in the battle.
		Battle of Grotnik - 1439 - Polish rebellion*Battle of Grunwald - 1410
		Battle of Niquitao - 1813 - Campaña Admirable
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	Battleship article - Battleship Battleship (game) Workers' Dreadnought naval history warships - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The line of battle was first used by England and Spain in the early 17th century, although ships of similar type, generally called "Great Ships" had existed in several European countries since around 1410.
		In the early stages of the Battle of the Atlantic, during World War II, Germany's large surface units threatened the Atlantic convoys supplying Britain, so the British surface units devoted themselves to protecting the convoys, and seeking out and trying to destroy the German ships, as well lying in wait at Scapa.
		Battleships had also played a major role in the Battle of Cape Matapan, 27-29 March 1941, when three Italian heavy cruisers were surpised and overwhelmed by a British battleship force near Crete.
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	Great Northern War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Denmark was defeated in the summer of 1700 in what was to be the first major battle of the war, and so beaten that she could not participate in the war for a number of years.
		Russia was next, and suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Narva in November.
		When the campaign started again in the spring of 1709, 1/3rd of his force had been lost, and he was crushingly defeated by Peter in the Battle of Poltava, fleeing to the Ottoman Empire and spending five years in exile.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Northern_War (1089 words)

	Battle of Navarino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In the Battle of Navarino (October 20, 1827), a combined Turkish and Egyptian armada was destroyed by an allied British, French, and Russian naval force at the port of Navarino in Pylos, Greece.
		It mainly resulted from the Turkish rejection of the 1827 Treaty of London, which stipulated that if the treaty was rejected, the allied forces would sail against the Turkish forces.
		The most important result of this battle was the end of the Greek War of Independence and the affirmation of independence of modern Greece.
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	Bogolyubov Alexey - Art prints on canvas - AgniArt.ru
		Battle Between the Brig "Mercury" and the Swedish Frigate "Venus" on 21 May 1783.
		Battle Between the Russian Fleet and the Swedish One off Kronstadt at Krasnaya Gorka in 1970.
		Battle Between the Steamship Frigate "Vladimir" and the Turkish-Egyptian War Steamship "Pervaz-Bahri".
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	Battle of Navarino (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		An Egyptian corvette left Navarino Bay on 27 October and arrived in Alexandria on 2 November with news of the battle.
		The engagement took place on the anniversary of the memorable Battle of Salamis, 480 B.C. when the invading army of Xerxes was defeated by the Greeks; and on the same day Euripides, the Greek tragic poet, was born.
		The attack was made on the eve of the anniversary of the glorious Battle of Trafalgar, in which victory Codrington, the vice-Admiral of Navarino, then captain of Orient, was engaged.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Battle_of_Navarino.htm (1219 words)

	Chronology. Three ages of Russian Navy.
		The Gold medal for officers and Silver medal for sailors "For the battle of Gangut" were instituted.
		The medal "For battle of Chemulpo for "Varyag" and "Korean" on Andreev ribbon was instituted.
		Battle ships from countries-victors in the II World War: mine-sweepers "Gladiator" and "Defender" (USA), frigates "Chatem" (Great Britain), "Akonit" (France), "De-Ruister" (Holland), mine-sweeper "Nartsiss" (Belgium) and 22 battle ships of all 4 Russian Naval Fleets took part in it.
	www.navy.ru /history/kron-e.htm (2309 words)

	Lost Battalion Games - Brawling Battleships™ - The Ships of Brawling Battleships: Russia Battleship Gangut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Gangut was the name ship in a four-ship battleship class for the Baltic Sea and was the first Russian dreadnought.
		Considered rather fast for battleships, the Gangut class acquired their speed at the cost of armor protection and this deliberate design feature (the Russians wanted a cross between a battleship and a battle cruiser), which included stretching the armor over as large an area as possible, gave the ships very limited staying power.
		The “Gangut” name commemorated the Battle of Gangut, a naval battle in the Baltic Sea won over the Swedes by Peter the Great in 1714.
	www.lostbattalion.com /BB/Gangut.html (333 words)

	The Military Revolution - 2
		The great naval battles of classical history had been fought between galleys - the object being to row as quickly as possible and then ram the opponent's vessel.
		The Battle of Lepanto (7 October 1571) in which Ottoman sea power in the Mediterranean was broken, was the last important sea battle between galleys.
		Dutch men-of-war scored another victory over the Spanish in Battle of the Downs in 1639 - this time by the use of fireships, which were ignited and sent amongst the closely-packed Spanish fleet with devastating effect.
	history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-162.htm (1394 words)

	Pravda.RU:Russian Naval Infantry Turns 296 Years Old (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Russian marines won victories over the enemy in the Gangut sea battle of 1714, during the rout of the Turkish Navy in Cesme Harbour in 1770, and in taking the Ismail fortress on the Danube in 1790 and the French fortress Corfu in the Ionian Sea in 1799.
		In 1812-1813 the Russian naval infantrymen distinguished themselves in the battles against the French near Borodino and Kulma and in the siege of the Danzig fortress.
		In 1854-1855 the marines defended Sevastopol from the Anglo-French and Turkish troops, and in 1904 defended Port Arthur from the Japanese troops.
	newsfromrussia.com /politics/2001/11/27/22078_.html (296 words)

	Vyborg and Gangut
		On 4 October 1710, in a heated battle in the Kjoge Bay, ships of the Danish fleet forced Swedish war vessels into a shoal.
		Although the Danes themselves lost a vessel, the Swedes were compelled to abandon and set ablaze two of their own grounded warships, the 86-gun Tre Kroner and the 80-gun Prinsessa Ulrika.
		In the course of the battle all the Swedish ships were captured.
	www.neva.ru /EXPO96/book/chap2-2.html (851 words)

	Biographies
		The division came under the Western Front’s 50th Army and conducted defensive battles west of Bryansk on a 72-kilometer wide front, and made a fighting withdrawal toward Tula.
		He took part in the battles in East Prussia and Pomerania and was awarded the Order of Kutuzov 1st class.
		In addition to all these, K.P. Trubnikov was awarded a medal “For work during the excellently carried-out general mobilization of 1914” and put forward for an award of the gold medal “For zeal” worn around the neck.
	home.comcast.net /~markconrad/Trubnikov.htm (1927 words)

	Battle of Navarino
		The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821-29).
		The various Greek forces had achieved significant results against the Turkish fleet in 1821-24, but despite this a Turkish and Egyptian army had reconquered Crete and part of the Morea by mid-1825.
		The most important result of this battle was that it crippled the Turks and Egyptians at sea.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/History/BattleOfNavarino.html (1183 words)

	Shop Fresh : Article 'List of battles (geographic)' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		For an alphabetical list of battles see List of battles (alphabetical) The battles on this page are organized by country, that is, by the present location of the battlefield, not by the countries which participated in the battle.
		Battle of Ucles (1809) - Peninsular War in the Napoleonic Empire Wars
		Battle of Warsaw (1944), near the end of World War II
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	Chronology
		The Sinop battle - everlasting glory of P.S. Nakhimov, the finale of Sailing Navy operations.
		The first artillery battle during the defence of Riga's Gulf.
		The attack of heavy cruiser "Admiral Sheer" on the port Dixon was repelled.
	www.neva.ru /EXPO96/hrono.en.html (2510 words)

	Pravda.RU:Battle of Gangut, Russia's first sea victory, commemorated in Moscow on August 9
		Battle of Gangut, Russia's first sea victory, commemorated in Moscow on August 9
		In 1714, 288 years ago, the advance guard of the Russian rowing fleet under Peter the Great's command attacked and captured Swedish ships by Gangut Cape (the Baltic Sea).
		A ceremony to commemorate the victory will be held by the monument to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet in Moscow on Friday, said the press service of the Russian state military historical-cultural centre.
	english.pravda.ru /society/2002/08/09/34127_.html (178 words)

	Аукционный Дом "Гелос" - монеты, ордена, медали - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Initially a total of 30,300 coins of this type were issued.
		In 1927, a fairly great number of Novodels of this coin were struck for sale through the Soviet Philatelic Association.
		"On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Laupen".
	www.gelos.ru /month/nov2004/numizmat3_eng.html (586 words)

	EW: Cossacks - Historical Events
		The battle finally broke out near Wittstock, in the county of Prignitz.
		It was one of the most astonishing battles in world history.
		Certain that the enemy would be unattainable from the front, Banner outflanked the Imperials from both sides..."
	www.cossacks.de /english/encyclopedia/historical_events.htm (51 words)

	The Battle of Navarino page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Neither side had desired this exchange and neither were proceeding according to a battle plan, however the horseshoe formation advocated by Letellieu now demonstrated its tactical soundness.
		Even the uncoordinated actions of the various Turkish and Egyptian vessels were able to bring devastating fire and cross fire down upon the British fleet, many of which had not yet managed to man battle stations or drop anchor before the maelstrom was at full fever.
		The Azov herself was riddled with 153 holes; the Russian seamen aboard the Gangut, Ezekiel and Castor distinguished themselves in battle though their ships were also badly damaged.
	www.webpages.uidaho.edu /~bryanb/Book_Page/eos_ref_b12.html (442 words)

	About Cossacks
		Battle of the White Mountain/Battle of Breitenfeld/Battle of Luetzen
		As a result, the fierce battle ended with the defeat of the Imperial forces.
		His captured infantry went over to the Swedish side, making the Swedish army stronger after the battle than it had been beforehand.
	www.angelfire.com /tv2/siambear50/History_battle_of_Breitenfeld.htm (190 words)

	All News 2003 on www.Aviapress.com. Model kits, Military Books and Magazines - the choice of the whole internet. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		I-5 fighters participated in the air battles of the initial period of the WW2.
		Battles of the Eastern front in 1941 have revealed complete helplessness of light machine-gun tanks in conditions of war with Russia.
		At the time of the Battle of Britain, 247 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was the only unit equipped with the Gladiator Mk.ll; pilots flying the type managed to score several victories.
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	The burial grounds of the Russian galley fleet in the Gulf of Bothnia (Finland) from 1714
		In honor of the victory, the name Gangut (from 'Hangöudd', the Swedish form of Hankoniemi) was thereafter reserved as the name of major Russian (and later Soviet) battleships.
		The casualties in ships and men were, according to the diary of Peter the Great, "greater than in the bloody battle of 'Gangut'".
		The War of King Gustavus III and the Naval Battles of Ruotsinsalmi.
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	Battle Model Ship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The model is 16" in length and 4" high at the mast head.
		This model is battle proven The canister /filter's life span...
		RC & Model Ships Battle Ship By Mega Blocks With 718 pieces, the Iraq war could start and be over before I could finish putting it together, but you maybe you have better luck getting your blocks to...
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	The Great Northern War, 1700-1721
		The Russians defeated the Swedes at the mouth of the Newa (1703), occupied INGRIA and on May 27th founded ST. PETERSBURG on what used to be Swedish soil.
		In 1709, Charles XII., hoping for support from the COSSACKS who rose in rebellion in 1707/08, marched into Ukraine from Poland; in the BATTLE OF POLTAVA the Swedish force, weakened by a pursuit of the Russians through areas where the Russians pursued their SCORCHED EARTH POLICY, where decisively defeated by the Russian army.
		In 1714 the Russians achieved victory in the NAVAL BATTLE OF HANGÖ, on land in the BATTLE OF ÅBO; Finland was occupied.
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	RUSNET :: Encyclopedia :: P :: Peter I: External events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In planning it and in sustaining it he displayed iron willpower, extraordinary energy, and outstanding gifts of statesmanship, generalship, and diplomacy.
		Peter also took part in the naval battle of Gangut (Hanko, or Hango) in 1714, the first major Russian victory at sea.
		The treaties concluded by Russia in the course of the war were made under Peter's personal direction.
	www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/p/peter_I_ext.shtml (1278 words)

	Wargames Board - Tsushima -- old Japanese ships
		The guns were a 12.6-inch Canet design, with a theoretical rate of fire of 1 round per 5 minutes (reload time 300 seconds).
		In practice (at the Battle of the Yalu in 1894) the rate of fire seems to have been about 1 round per hour!
		(4) SV: name should be spelled "Sissoi Velikii" (or "Sisoi"), not "Sissio" (name refers to St. Sisoi (Sisoes) the Great -- in turn a reference to the Battle of Gangut, fought on the saint's feast day in 1714).
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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The pre-dreadnoughts of the Black Sea Fleet remained in service through World War I, though they were superseded by three Imperatritsa Maria-class dreadnoughts commissioned in 1915.
		Maintaining a speed of 20 knots (23.3 miles per hour) it can travel independently for up to 1,440 sea miles.
		Amongst the ship's exhibits visitors can see a portrait of the ship's captain, who was killed during the battle.
	www.njshipmodelsociety.org /Main/BroadAxe/Nov2003.htm (1179 words)

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		This ship was a hero of the St. Petersburg defense against German fleet in 1916.
		(Moondux islands battle) This particular model has been a gold prizewinner of many championships.
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	MERSH Volume 13 Contents
		Contents of Volume 16 (Karakala, Battle of--Kievan Rus)
		Hango (Gangut), Battle of (1714) Patrick J. Rollins
		Hassan Lake: see Khasan Lake, Battle of (1938)
	www.ai-press.com /MERSH.13.contents.html (613 words)

	Orders and Medals of the Russian Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		200th Anniversary of the Battle of Poltava (1909) (lb)
		100th Anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig (1913) (b)
		200th Anniversary of the See Battle of Gangut (1914) (lb)
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