Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Cha La partof the Vietnam War date November 23, 1963 place Cha La, South Vietnam result United States South Vietnamese victory combatant1 flag South Vietnam br flag United States combatant2 Image FNL Flag.svg 23px Viet Cong commander1 Unknown commander2 Image FNL Flag.svg 23px Nguy n Ho i Pho strength1 One company of the 32nd 21st Division South Vietnam 21st Division br One company of regional forces strength2 MR9 s 306th battalion br U Minh 1 batallion br One AA MG battalion br Local irregulars casualties1 400 KIA br 18 aircraft casualties2 500 Campaignbox Vietnam War The Battle of Cha La was a battle of the Vietnam War . The assault by Viet Cong forces was one in a series of attacks since the battle of Ap Bac back in January, in an attempt to recover momentum lost from the battle and its ensuing skirmishes. The Viet Cong attacked what it called a vital weapons depot in Cha La lang vi Ch L , Ca Mau Province . The ARVN defenders suffered more than four hundred casualties as the Viet Cong pounded the base with a deluge of mortar and heavy machine gun fire. The US lost 18 aircraft and helicopters as they rushed in rescue the base providing close air support which left them vulnerable to Viet Cong machine positions. The siege was only broken after Viet Cong rebels withdrew after Americans severed their supply lines using pin point artillery fire to collapse in the walls of a narrow jungle canyon . Sources Quoc Vinh, Tran 1965 , Quan Doi Nhan Dan Resolutely defeat the American aggressors. Hanoi, Vietnam. L ch s chi n thu t Qu n i Nh n d n Vi t Nam 1944 1975 T p 2 History of Tactics of the Vietnam People s Army 1944 1975 Vol. 2 , People s Army Publishing House, Hanoi, 2005. External links http www.quansuvn.net index.php?topic ... War Chan La Category Battles involving the United States Chan La Category Battles involving Vietnam Chan La Vietnam war stub no Slaget om Chan La ... more details
Use dmy dates date July 2011 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Tremblaye partof the War in the Vend e image Image Lescure.jpg 275px caption Lescure wounded during the battle, stained glass by Jean Clamens , Le Pin en Mauges , c.1890. date 15 October 1793 place Cholet result Republican victory combatant1 flagicon France First French Republic combatant2 flagicon Kingdom of France Catholic and Royal Army Vend ens commander1 Jean L chelle br Antoine Marie Bard Antoine Bard br Michel de Beaupuy br Jean Baptiste Kl ber br Fran ois S verin Marceau Fran ois S verin Marceau Desgraviers commander2 Maurice d Elb e br Louis Marie de Lescure br Charles de Bonchamps br Charles de Royrand strength1 15,000 men strength2 25,000 men casualties1 casualties2 1,200 to 1,500 dead Campaignbox War in the Vendee The battle of La Tremblaye 15 October 1793 took place near Cholet during the war in the Vend e , and was a Republican victory over the Catholic and Royal Army Vend ens . Prelude The republican Army of Mainz continued its progress and burnt down everything in its way. On 13 October it took Clisson , then Tiffauges and Torfou on 14 October. On 13 October, Charles de Royrand and his 3,000 men of the Catholic and Royal Army Catholic and Royal Army of Centre took refuge in Mortagne after ... contre la Province, les guerres de l Ouest , ditions Economica, 2008, p.145 146. Yves Gras, La Guerre de Vend e , ditions Economica, 1994, p.83. coord missing France DEFAULTSORT La Tremblaye, Battle ... had burnt down Les Herbiers and La Verrie . Nevertheless, the Vend en generals decided to evacuate ... armies converged towards Cholet where the decisive battle seemed to have to take place. The battle ... and of the Lu on division started the attack close to the castle of La Tremblaye, south west of Cholet ... were at Beaupr au with general Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny Marigny . The Antoine Philippe de La ... fr Bataille de La Tremblaye it Battaglia di La Tremblaye ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Carbonera partof French intervention in Mexico image File Francisco de P. Mendoza, Batalla de La Carbonera, 1910..jpg 300px caption Battle of La Carbonera date 18 October 1866 place Oaxaca, Oaxaca Oaxaca , Oaxaca , Mexico result Republican Victory combatant1 flagicon Mexico 1823 United Mexican States Mexican Republic combatant2 flagicon Mexico 1864 Second Mexican Empire commander1 Porfirio D az commander2 Unknown strength1 3,000 strength2 1,500 casualties1 78 killed br 153 wounded casualties2 500 captured notes Campaignbox French intervention in Mexico The Battle of La Carbonera was fought on 18 October 1866 during the French intervention in Mexico . Background Having triumphed over the Imperial forces in the Battle of Miahuatl n , the Republican General Porfirio D az besieged the city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca Oaxaca , defended by the conservative General Carlos Oro ez . The siege lasted about 11 days until D az learned that a column of 1,500 Mexican, French and Austrian soldiers were approaching from the north. On 16 October D az broke off the siege of Oaxaca and marched to fight the relieving Imperial army. The next day he was reinforced at San Juan del Estado by General Luis P rez Figueroa s brigade. D az s army then marched northeast to the town of Villa de Etla Etla , arriving at a hilltop area known as La Carbonara. ref name marley cite book page 561ff title Wars of the Americas a chronology of armed conflict in the New World, 1492 to the present author David Marley publisher ABC CLIO year 1998 ISBN 0874368375 ref Battle D az placed ... were 78 killed and 153 wounded. ref name mcnamara D az took 500 Austrian prisoners in this battle ... allowed them to completely rearm. The battle was decisive, opening the way to Puebla and Mexico City ... intervention in Mexico Carbonera Category History of Oaxaca es Batalla de la Carbonera fr Bataille de la Carbonera ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Rochelle partof the Hundred Years War image File Bataille de la Rochelle.jpg 300px The naval battle of La Rochelle, Chronicle of Jean Froissart, 15th Century. caption The Naval Battle of La Rochelle, Chronicle of Jean Froissart , 15th Century. date 22 and 23 June 1372 place Coast and Port of La Rochelle result French Castilian victory combatant1 File ... Caroline War Campaignbox Hundred Years War The naval Battle of La Rochelle took place on 22 and 23 ... Tuck43 Battle File Battle of La Rochelle.jpg thumb right 230px The Battle of La Rochelle. Miniature from a 15th centry chronicle. On 22 June the English convoy arrived at La Rochelle and the battle ... Battle of La Rochelle 1419 References Reflist 2 Bibliography refbegin cite book last Fern ndez Duro ...?url http es.geocities.com endovelico2001 med lr1372.html&date 2009 10 25 03 18 57 Battle of La Rochelle ... . The Franco Castilian fleet had been sent to attack the English at La Rochelle , which was being ... Differing accounts from different historians exist about what actually transpired during the battle ... the battle in varying ways, emphasizing certain aspects but marginalizing others. Nevertheless ..., in one of his two descriptions of the battle, put the English force on perpahs 14 ships. A fleet ... had fell under French rule and in 1372 Bertrand du Guesclin put the town of La Rochelle under siege ... then withdrew some way from land, while Boccanegra anchored in front of La Rochelle. The Chronicle ... due to the fear of the Castilian galleys, as well as another to enter La Rochelle because of the low ... that the only estimations recorded in the chronicles that mention the battle speak of about 800 deaths ... both fleets. ref name Sherborne Tuck44 Aftermath That suffered off La Rochelle was the first important ... of the war was significant the loss of the town of La Rochelle on 7 September, which was followed ... du Guesclin cleared of English garrisons. ref harvnb Harriss 2006 p 414 ref Some authors claim that the battle ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of La Suffel colour scheme background cccccc image caption partof the Napoleonic Wars date 28 June 1815 place Souffelweyersheim and Hoenheim , France result French victory combatant1 Image Flag of France.svg 22px V Corps of First French Empire combatant2 flagicon Austria empire III Corps of the Austrian Upper Rhine Army Seventh Coalition commander1 Jean Rapp commander2 William I of W rttemberg Crown Prince of W rttemberg ref name Siborne 771 772 William Siborne . The Waterloo Campaign, 1815, http books.google.co.uk books?id RxQazrQnHSkC&pg PA772&lpg PA772&source web&ots MEoSKaiPcn&sig Z2u Q7H4LbLSSrEp NHKz3Xos4&hl en pp 771 772 ref strength1 About 20,000 ref name Siborne 771 772 ref name RM Moore, Richard. http www.napoleonguide.com soldiers rapp.htm Jean Rapp , http www.napoleonguide.com Napoleonic Guide Napoleonic Guide ref strength2 About 40,000 ref name Siborne 771 772 casualties1 3,000 ref name Siborne 771 772 casualties2 75 officers and 2,050 men ref name Siborne 771 772 Campaignbox Waterloo The Battle of La Suffel was a French victory over Austrian forces of the Seventh Coalition and the last French pitched battle victory in the Napoleonic Wars . It was fought on 28 June 1815 at Souffelweyersheim and Hoenheim , near Strasbourg . During the Waterloo Campaign , General Jean Rapp rallied to Napoleon Bonaparte and was given command of the V Corps also known as the Army of the Rhine , consisting of about 20,000 men. He was ordered to observe ... Campaign ref and to defend the Vosges . Ten days after Battle of Waterloo Waterloo in which his corps ... I of W rttemberg Crown Prince of W rttemberg near Strasbourg and defeated them at the Battle of La Suffel. ref name EB11 References Reflist Further reading cite book last Chandler first David year ... involving France Category 1815 in France Category Hundred Days Napoleonic battle stub euro mil stub fr Bataille de La Souffel ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Flor partof the United States occupation of Nicaragua Occupation of Nicaragua , Banana Wars image File Battle of La Flor map.png 300px caption A map of the area showing the graves of American marines killed in the battle. date May 13 14, 1928 place La Flor el Cua La Flor , Nicaragua coordinates coord 13 24 49.8 N 85 42 39.75 W type event scale 10000 region NI display inline,title ref cite web title Mapa municipal del Cu Red vial inventariada por tipo de superficie url http www.mti.gob.ni vialidad red vial nacional JINOTEGA MUNICIPIOS JI El 20CUA ... ref notes United States occupation of Nicaragua The Battle of La Flor was fought in May 1928 between ... died of his wounds at 3 25 am on the same day and was buried at the plantation. The Battle of La ... Robert S. Hunter and the Battle of La Flor, Nicaragua work Fortitudine last Rowley first Amanda J. volume ... refend DEFAULTSORT La Flor, Battle Category History of Nicaragua Category Battles and operations ... of Augusto C sar Sandino Sandinista rebels. It occurred at a hill north of the La Flor coffee ... National Guard troops were forced to withdraw. ref Nalty, pg. 26 ref Battle File Captain Robert S. Hunter s notes 1928.png right thumb 150px Some of Captain Hunter s notes, written during the battle ... Marine private rank private . ref Rowley, pg. 6 ref The battle continued for about fifty minutes ... to the south, back towards La Flor and Quilal . Lieutenant Piper sent a reconnaissance patrol out ... forty five minute battle was fought, during which the wounded Captain Hunter attempted to rejoin ... the trail to La Flor open. By 10 30 am, a Marine reconnaissance aircraft located the battlefield ... casualties and he arrived at La Flor Plantation the following morning. ref Rowley, pg. 7 ref Aftermath Upon arriving at La Flor the Marines and the Guardsmen began fortifying the area, but were not attacked ... the Navy Cross for his bravery in battle, as did Corpsman Young, who treated Hunter s wounds while ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of La Ciotat partof the Mediterranean Theater of World War II image File USS Endicott battle damage.jpg 300px caption American sailors examining battle damage to USS Endicott after the action off La Ciotat date 17 August 1944 place off La Ciotat , France , Mediterranean Sea coordinates result Allied victory combatant1 flag United States 1912 br flag United Kingdom combatant2 flag Nazi Germany commander1 File US Naval Jack 48 stars.svg 23px John D. Bulkeley commander2 flagicon Nazi Germany naval Hermann Polenz ref O Hara 2004,, p. 239 ref strength1 1 destroyer br 2 gunboat s br 17 PT boat s strength2 1 corvette br 1 auxiliary cruiser casualties1 American br 1 wounded br 1 destroyer damaged br British br unknown casualties2 169 captured br 1 corvette sunk br 1 auxiliary cruiser sunk notes br One German merchant ship was sunk during the battle. Campaignbox Mediterranean Campaign The Battle of La Ciotat was a naval engagement that occurred in August 1944 during World War II as part of Operation Dragoon . Allies of World War II Allied forces, engaged ... Kingdom British warships to make a feint against the port city of La Ciotat with the objective of creating ..., two German warships attacked the Allied flotilla . Battle On 17 August 1944, the Allied command ... to La Ciotat with a force of one destroyer , USS Endicott 6 , 17 PT boat s and the British Insect ... La Ciotat, the PT boats and gunboats were sent in ahead of Endicott and sank a German merchant steamer ... torpedo tubes, her sister ship UJ6081 had been sunk two days earlier at the Battle of Port Cros .... On the same day, American aircraft, just north of La Ciotat, dropped around 300 military dummy dummy ... Naval battles of World War II involving the United States La Ciotat Category Naval battles of World War II involving Germany La Ciotat Category Naval battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom La Ciotat Category Maritime incidents in 1944 Category History of France ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of La Brossini re partof Hundred Years War image caption date 26 September 1423 place La Brossini re , France result French victory territory combatant1 Image ... The Battle of La Brossini re or Battle of la Gravelle French la besoigne de la Brossini re was a battle of the Hundred Years War on 26 September 1423. It occurred at La Brossini re commune of Bourgon ... of battle at La Brossini re while Lor , Tr migon, those that were allowed to join the baron of Coulonges ... DEFAULTSORT La Brossiniere, Battle Of Category Battles of the Hundred Years War Category Battles ... William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk William de la Pole br Thomas Aubourg br Thomas Cliffeton strength1 ... the battle of Agincourt 1415 . Place The battle was fought on the former Chemin de Cocaigne chemin ... the Carolingians, which linked the Cotentin to the Gascogne . ref Prelude The battle of Agincourt had been particularly damaging for the nobility of the region. After this battle, Agincourt? Brossini re ... this was not effected without resistance. At the time of this battle, in September 1423, the English force commanded by William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk William de la Pole , who had returned ... In the month of September 1423, Lord William de la Pole, brother of the earl of Suffolk, left Normandy ... him of it exactly. It was early at the Bourgneuf la For t , from which he sent word to Anne ... luy bailla pour l accompagner, mestre Guy XIV de Laval, seigneur de Mont Jean, et tous les gens de la ... were three leagues off and that they would pass La Brossini re, following the main road ... ainsi qu ils verroient faire Translation needed . ref Course of the battle Two hours after the troops had been drawn up in battle order, the English scouts who were giving chase arrived and met the French skirmishers. The scouts ran them down and forced them to withdraw into the line of battle, where ... in the battle vaunted their participation on all occasions and, even fifty years later, their children ... more details
War of Jenkins Ear This battle should not be confused with the Battle of La Guaira 1812 Battle of La Guaira in 1812. The Battle of La Guaira or La Guayra , took place on 2 March 1743 in the Caribbean, off the coast of La Guaira , present day Venezuela . La Guaira was a port of the Compa a Guipuzcoana ... ref Battle At first light of the day, Knowles squadron was convert 15 mi km east of the port of La ...Infobox military conflict image Image Engraving la gauria 1743.jpg 300px caption Engraving of the attack by the British fleet on La Guayra 1743 conflict Battle of La Guaira partof the War of Jenkins Ear date 2 March 1743 place La Guaira , Viceroyalty of New Granada present day Venezuela result Spanish victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain combatant2 flagicon Spain 1701 Spanish Empire Spain commander1 Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet Charles Knowles br Chaloner Ogle br commander2 Gabriel Zuloaga br Mateo Gual br Jos Iturriaga strength1 Land br 2,400 br Sea br 8 Ship of the line ships of line br 9 frigate s, bomb vessel s and fireship s, br 2 transports ref name Duro Fern ndez Duro p.283 ref strength2 1,000 casualties1 Officially br 97 killed br 308 wounded ref Shot received ... Sir Chaloner Ogle , who had replaced Admiral Edward Vernon after the defeat at the Battle of Cartagena ... . Believing La Guaira to be not well defended, Sir Chaloner Ogle wanted to take advantage and attack ... Seven other ships Knowles underestimated the defences of La Guaira, believing it to be less well defended than Cartagena de Indias had been. He arrived at La Tortuga Island La Tortuga island on 27 February ... fires at 6 30 A.M., alerting the Spanish at both La Guaira and Caracas and bringing Governor de Zuloaga ... to capture La Guaira. After three and a half hours, Burford cut the anchor cable and moved out of range ... boat parties into La Guaira s roadstead, they boarded a French merchantman before being discovered ... espa ola desde la uni n de los reinos de Castilla y de Le n, Vol. VI . Madrid, Est. tipogr fico Sucesores ... more details
The Battle of Mars La Tour is also notable for one of the very few successful cavalry charge warfare ... title Category 1870 in France Category Battles of the Franco Prussian War Mars La Tour, Battle ...more footnotes date August 2011 Infobox Military Conflict image File Battle Mars Le Tour large.jpg 300px caption Von Bredow s Death Ride the Prussian 7th Cuirassiers charge the French guns at the Battle of Mars la Tour partof the Franco Prussian War conflict Battle of Mars La Tour date 16 August 1870 place Mars La Tour , France result Prussian victory combatant1 flagicon Prussia 1803 Kingdom of Prussia Prussia combatant2 flagicon France Second French Empire France commander1 Constantin von Alvensleben commander2 Fran ois Achille Bazaine Fran ois Bazaine strength1 30,000 troops, later reinforced to 80,000 strength2 127,000 troops casualties1 15,780 casualties2 13,761 campaignbox Campaignbox Franco Prussian War The Battle of Mars La Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco Prussian War near the town of Mars La Tour in northeast France . Two Prussia n corps encountered the entire French Army of the Rhine in a meeting engagement , and with the surprise entailed, successfully forced ... near Vionville, east of Mars la Tour. Despite being outnumbered more than four to one, III Corps routed ... from retreat, the French inside Metz had no choice but to fight a battle that would see the last ... von Bismarck . Results The battle was a strategic victory for the Prussians. Bazaine had failed to make ... play a decisive role in battle in a modern war between equally equipped forces, and so cavalry units ... and references references cite web url http www.vonsteinmetz.supanet.com subpages vnb mars la tour.html title Mars La Tour August 16th 1870 work Hornchurch Wargames Club Official Home Page accessdate ... Mars la Tour fr Bataille de Mars la Tour ko it Battaglia di Mars la Tour nl Slag bij Mars la Tour no Slaget ved Vionville ru vi Tr n Mars la Tour ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of La Guaira partof the War of 1812 image File Saratoga vs Rachel.jpg 300px thumb Battle between Saratoga and Rachel caption date December 11, 1812 place off La Guaira , Venezuela , Caribbean Sea result United States victory combatant1 flag United States 1795 combatant2 flag United Kingdom commander1 File US Naval Jack 15 stars.svg 23px Charles W. Wooster commander2 flagicon United Kingdom naval Alexander strength1 1 schooner strength2 1 brig casualties1 2 wounded br 1 schooner damaged casualties2 3 killed, 1 wounded, and 31 captured br 1 brig captured notes br Campaignbox War of 1812 Naval This battle should not be confused with the Battle of La Guaira in 1743. File La Guaira War of 1812.gif 300px left The Battle of La Guaira was a naval engagement fought in the West Indies on December 11 of 1812 during the War of 1812 war between United Kingdom Britain and the United States . An American privateer captured a British letter of marque at the Spain Spanish port of La Guaira in Venezuela . ref name maclay Maclay 1899 , pg. 446 447. ref ref name privateers cite web url http www.1812privateers.org 1812IMAGES 116.jpg title War of 1812 UK sources for Privateers publisher 1812privateers.org accessdate 30 May 2011 ref Battle On 10 December 10 while on a commerce raiding cruise, the American schooner Saratoga privateer Saratoga , of 16 guns and 140 men under Captain naval Captain Charles W. Wooster anchored off La Guaira. But just after he arrived the American consul warned Wooster that if he remained at the port, the Spanish garrison would sink his ship with their shore battery shore batteries . The Americans withdrew out of range but remained .... ref name Dudley Dalmahoy had died two weeks before the battle so a first mate named Alexander was in charge ... into La Guaira in a longboat . He kept four of the prisoners on Rachel and two on Saratoga . ref name ... of the War of 1812 La Guaira Category History of Venezuela Category Vargas state Category Caribbean ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Motta partof the War of the League of Cambrai image caption date 7 October, 1513 place Schio , Veneto , Republic of Venice br present day Italy result Decisive Spanish victory ref name Norwich p429 Norwich p.429 ref combatant1 File Flag of Most Serene Republic of Venice.svg 25px Republic of Venice combatant2 Image Armoiries Espagne Catholique.svg 20px Spain commander1 Bartolomeo d Alviano br commander2 Ram n de Cardona br Fernando d Avalos strength1 10,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry 24 guns strength2 7,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry casualties1 Over 4,500 casualties casualties2 Unknown, but minor Campaignbox War of the League of Cambrai Campaignbox Italian Wars The Battle of La Motta , also known as the Battle of Schio , Battle of Vicenza or Battle of Creazzo , took place at Schio , in the Italian region of Veneto , Republic of Venice , on 7 October, 1513, between the forces of the Republic of Venice and Spain , and was a significant battle of the War of the League of Cambrai . ref name Norwich p429 A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d Alviano was decisively defeated by the Spanish army commanded by Ram n de Cardona ref name Norwich p429 and Fernando d Avalos . ref name Taylor Taylor. The Art of War in Italy 1494 1529 ref Background The Venetian commander, Bartolomeo d Alviano , unexpectedly left without France French support, retreated into the region of Veneto, pursued closely by the Spanish army under Ram n de Cardona . ref name ... of Pescara , was the commander of the Spanish infantry at the Battle of La Motta . The battle File ..., composed by 7,000 men, led by Fernando d Avalos , well positioned and ready for battle, launched ... name Taylor Meanwhile, Francis and the main body of the French confronted the Swiss at the Battle of Marignano on 13 September. ref Norwich p.431 ref See also War of the League of Cambrai Battle ... of Venice Category Conflicts in 1513 Category Article Feedback 5 it Battaglia de La Motta ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of La Forbie image caption partof the Crusade s date October 17, 1244 &ndash October 18, 1244 place near the village of Hiribya Harbiyah La Forbie , northeast of Gaza result Ayyubid victory combatant1 Image Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg border 22px Ayyubid Ayyubid Sultantate br Khwarezmian Mercenaries combatant2 Image Flag of Kingdom of Jerusalem.svg border 22px Kingdom of Jerusalem br Image Cross of the Knights Templar.svg border 22px Knights Templar br Knights Hospitaller br Teutonic Knights br The Order of Saint Lazarus br Homs br Oultrejordain br Ayyubid ... infantry strength2 About 11,000 casualties1 Unknown casualties2 About 7,500 The Battle of La Forbie , also known as the Battle of Harbiyah , was fought October 17, 1244 &ndash October 18, 1244 between ... Ayyub and died in prison. While the Battle of Hattin holds great symbolic importance as having led to the fall of Jerusalem , it was La Forbie that truly marked the collapse of Christian power in Outremer. In fiction The events of the Battle of La Forbie serve as a backdrop for the novella ... the Egyptian Sultanate. The two armies met near Hirbiya La Forbie , a small village northeast .... However, Walter, to whom the overall command had been given, was unwilling to refuse battle when he ..., the Bedouin on the left. BattleBattle was joined on the morning October 17, with the Christian ... Land. The Kingdom of Jerusalem suffered worst in the aftermath of La Forbie. It had not been able to put so large an army into the field since the Battle of Hattin , and would never be able ... 31 36 20.76 N 34 32 46.89 E display title Category Battles of the Crusades La Forbie Category Battles involving the Teutonic Knights La Forbie Category Battles involving the Ayyubids Category Conflicts in 1244 ar 1244 ca Batalla de la Forbie de Schlacht von La Forbie fr Bataille de Forbie he hu G zai csata it Battaglia di Harbiyya arz nl Slag bij La Forbie pl ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle at Port la Joye partof King George s War date 11 July 1746 place Port la Joye Fort Amherst Port la Joye , near Northeast River, Ile Saint Jean present day Hillsborough River Prince Edward Island Hillsborough River , Prince Edward Island result French, Mi kmaq victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of France , flag New France Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq combatant2 flagicon image British Red Ensign 1707.svg British America br flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain commander1 Jean Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay overall French commander br Nicholas Antoine Coulon de Villiers French commander , Charles Deschamps de Boish bert et de Raffetot , Joseph Michel Legardeur de Croisille et de Montesson commander2 William Pepperrell overall British commander strength1 300 Canadiens 200 Mi kmaq strength2 200 New England troops casualties1 1 Mi kmaq killed, 1 wounded ... George s War The Battle of Port la Joye was a battle in King George s War that took place between ... La Joye on present day Prince Edward Island. Battle Ramezay initially sent Charles Deschamps de Boish bert ... forces to Port la Joye Fort Amherst Port la Joye where they surprised and defeated a company of Province ... Brudenell , the other to Port La Joye. At Three Rivers, Acadian Jean Pierre Roma and others did not give ... English detachment landed at Port la Joye. Under the command of Joseph de Pont Duvivier , the French had a garrison of 20 French troops at Port la Joye. ref Harvey, p. 110 ref The troops fled and New ... two English man of war and 200 troops the HMS Shirley and HMS Ruby at Port la Joye Fort Amherst Port la Joye boarding supplies for Louisburg. ref Lockerby, p. 7 ref On board the vessels were at least ... de Croisille et de Montesson along with over 500 men, 200 of whom were Mi kmaq, to Port La Joye ... River , close to Port la Joye. In the initial assault the French and Mi kmaq killed or imprisoned .... The following year Ramezay would have victory at the Battle of Grand Pr . References Harvey, Daniel ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict image caption partof the Franco Prussian War conflict Battle of Beaune la Rolande date 28 November 1870 place Canton of Beaune la Rolande , France result Prussian victory combatant1 ... Franco Prussian War The Battle of Beaune la Rolande on 28 November 1870 was a battle of the Franco ... Beaune la Rolande Category 1870 in France Battle of Beaune la Rolande Category Conflicts in 1870 ... s XX Corps launched an attack against three Prussia n brigades resting in Beaune la Rolande . These brigades ... surrendered on 28 January 1871 and ended the war. The battle is notable for demonstrating the fragility ... Karl , which was posted to Beaune la Rolande to provide early warning of a French relief force for Paris. The three Prussian brigades at Beaune la Rolande were under the command of Konstantin Bernhard ... fire. The French had lost heart for the battle and the majority of the men refused their officers ...&e en 1 0 all North Otago Times article on battle ref The Prussian lost 817 soldiers and 37 officers killed. ref name dob A sortie from Paris was intended to coincide with the battle but this was delayed until November 30, news of the delay not reaching Aurelle until after the battle due ... receiving news of this sortie the Army of the Loire wheeled to the right to bypass Beaune la Rolande ... , serving as an enlisted man in the 3rd Zouaves, was killed in action at Beaune la Rolande whilst ... who would later found the Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians , also fought in the battle ... who, for the twenty days preceding the battle, did not permit his troops to be billet ed in towns ... Wars , however almost the entire French regular army was already lost at the battles of Battle ... of unexpected French reverses, of which Beaune la Rolande was the most spectacular. ref name sond ... involving Prussia de Schlacht bei Beaune la Rolande fr Bataille de Beaune la Rolande it Battaglia di Beaune la Rolande ru ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La R union partof Second World War image Image Re map.png 250px Map of R union caption La R union. The invasion forces landed at Saint Denis. Action also took place at Le Port and Pointe des Galets date 28 November 1942 place Saint Denis, R union Saint Denis , La R union . result Free French victory combatant1 flag Free French Forces combatant2 flagicon ... casualties2 2 killed Campaignbox Indian Ocean Theatre The Battle of La R union was an amphibious landing and uprising which brought the island of La R union onto the Allies of World War II Allied ... unsourced section date October 2010 Since the Battle of France , the island of La R union had had ... of the island, Pierre Aubert, proposing to pay the French administration on British treasure if La .... Communist cells operated under L on de Lepervanche, though keeping a low profile. La R union also ... was shortly detained and had his equipment confiscated. After the Battle of Singapore , in February ... struck the French possessions of Madagascar, under Vichy Regime control, with Battle of Madagascar Operation Ironclad , on 5 May 1942. La R union lost her shipping communications with mainland Africa ... hand, De Gaulle, who had not been involved in Ironclad , felt hard pressed to re claim La R union ... Diego Soares in the evening, about 9,000 people had moved to La Montagne, Le Br l , Saint Fran ois ... broadcast the statements cquote Governor Andr Capagorry, governor of La R union, is pleased to inform ... thumb Commemorative plaque of the takeover of La R union On 2 December, Pillet and captain .... L opard made several trips between Mauritius and La R union to provide rice, which had been lacking ..., who was discharged. See also Battle of Madagascar Sources and references Reflist External links ...?page article&id article 97621 La R union et le r gime de Vichy 2e partie http www.reunion.pref.gouv.fr etat presse capagorry.php CAPAGORRY ET LE RALLIEMENT DE LA R UNION LA FRANCE LIBRE coord missing ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Belle Famille partof the French and Indian War image caption date July 24, 1759 place Two miles 3 km south of Fort Niagara result British Iroquois victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of France combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain br Iroquois Iroquois Confederacy commander1 Fran ois Marie Le Marchand de Lignery KIA commander2 Eyre Massey br Sayenqueraghta strength1 800 regular and militia br 500 Indian strength2 350 regular br 100 New York militia br 450 Iroquois casualties1 at least 334 killed br at least 96 captured casualties2 Unknown campaignbox Campaignbox French and Indian War The Battle of La Belle Famille occurred on July 24, 1759, during the French and Indian War along the Niagara River portage trail. Fran ois Marie Le Marchand de Lignery s French relief force for the besieged French garrison at Fort Niagara fell into Eyre Massey s British and Iroquois ambush. This action formed part of the larger Battle of Fort Niagara . The British knew of the French approach well in advance and constructed a breastwork across the road about two miles south of Fort Niagara. The French were ambushed, their force was routed, with many casualties. Captain Le Marchand de Lignery was mortally wounded in the battle. ref name S321 Severance, p. 321. ref Background British General Jeffrey Amherst made plans for the 1759 military campaigns of the French and Indian War that included an expedition to capture Fort Niagara , a major French military and supply point between the French Canada, New France province of Canada and their forts ... many of the French allied Indians to desert. ref Brumwell, p. 252 ref Battle Lignery and Aubrey, in spite ... flank covering the portage trail, Massey deployed about 130 men of the 46th in the La Belle ... missing New York DEFAULTSORT Belle Famille, Battle Of Category Battles of the French and Indian War ... de Schlacht bei La Belle Famille nn Slaget ved La Belle Famille pl Bitwa pod La Belle Famille ... more details
la Concepcion oleo .jpg thumb 320px right Drawing of the Battle of La Concepcion Second attack and ending ... War of the Pacific coord missing Peru DEFAULTSORT La Concepcion, Battle Of Category Battles involving ...more footnotes date July 2011 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Concepci n image description ... report ref War of the Pacific The Battle of Concepci n Spanish Batalla de Concepci n was fought ... After the defeat at Battle of Miraflores Miraflores and the invasion of the Peruvian capital ... troops, allowing Caceres to increase his troops easily. In Lima, the Battle of Sangra ... to La Oroya, with the objective to destroy the bridge over there and closing any useful escape route ... the troops state, the permission to retreat was granted. ref name Mellafe cite book title La Guerra ... publisher Centro de Estudios Bicentenario ref File Ignacio Carrera Pinto y los heroes de la Concepcion.jpg ... url http www.laguerradelpacifico.cl campana 20terrestre Sierra Concepcion.htm title La Guerra del Pac fico ... of the battle. The garrison also lacked of ammunition, having only one hundred shots per ... by 17 to 1. Chilean battle plan Since he was outnumbered, Carrera Pinto s plan was to fortify the garrison ..., the troops would retreat to the town s church. ref name Ej rcito The battle On July 8 Salazar ... la concepcion.php title Combate de la Concepci n author Ej rcito de Chile accessdate 2009 ref In the dark .... Aftermath After a 27 hour battle, the Peruvian Army had more than 40 casualties injured or killed based on Ambrosio Salazar s official report. Moreover, 250 guerrillas were also killed in the battle. ref name Estado Mayor cite book title La Historia del Ejercito de Chile author Reyno, Manuel ... year 1927 publisher Imprenta La Tracci n ref and order to burn down the town of Concepcion with torches ... to all 77 killed in these two memorable days in Chilean history. This battle has a strong meaning for both countries. In Chile, every July 10 the Day of the National Flag Spanish D a de la Bandera ... more details
Wikify date January 2012 Unreferenced date February 2012 The Battle of La Arada sp. http es.wikipedia.org wiki Batalla de la arada Batalla de la Arada was the most latent menace to Guatemala s liberty and sovereignty as a Republic at the same time, it was the most important military victory in the country s history as an independent state. It was part of the war between http es.wikipedia.org wiki Guatemala Guatemala and the liberal coalition of http es.wikipedia.org wiki Honduras Honduras and http es.wikipedia.org wiki El Salvador El Salvador . class wikitable sortable Content Background The Battle Consequences Background After http es.wikipedia.org wiki Rafael Carrera Rafael Carrera returned from exile in 1849, the Salvadorean ruler, http es.wikipedia.org wiki Doroteo Vasconcelos Doroteo Vasconcelos granted asylum to the Guatemalan liberals, who harassed the Guatemalan government in several different forms Don http es.wikipedia.org wiki Jos C3 A9 Francisco Barrundia Jos Francisco Barrundia did it through a liberal newspaper that had been established with that specific goal Vasconcelos gave support during a whole year to a rebel faction La Monta a , in eastern Guatemala, providing and distributing money and weapons. By late 1850, Vasconcelos was getting impatient due to the slowness ... been formed 4 years earlier. The Battle of La Arada Batalla de la Arada represented the dominance ... years. The Battle The allied army entered Guatemalan territory through three different places. On January ... the foothills of La Arada, its summit about 50 meters above the level of the river. A 300 meter ... a melee, while the Guatemalan artillery severely punished the invaders. At the apex of the battle ... Polo Sifontes, describes the scene after the battle ...around five in the afternoon, the fire was less ... and a peace treaty. Consequences As an immediate result of the triumph of the Guatemalan Army in La ..., called Acta Constitutiva de la Rep blica Constitutive Act of the Republic . Its content was brief ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Gudi a image caption partof the War of the Spanish Succession date 7th May, 1709 place Near Arronches Municipality Arronches , on the frontier between Portugal and Spain. result Tactical Spanish victory ref name autogenerated1 Mawdsley p.32 ref br Strategic Bourbon aims not achieved ref Stanhope, p. 283 ref combatant1 flagicon Portugal 1707 Kingdom of Portugal br flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain combatant2 flagicon Spain 1701 Philip V of Spain Bourbon Spain commander1 flagicon Portugal 1707 Marquis of Fronteira br flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway Earl of Galway commander2 flagicon Spain 1701 Alexandre Ma tre, Marquis de Bay Marquis de Bay strength1 18,000 infantry ref name autogenerated3 O Callaghan p.271 ref br 5,000 cavalry ref name autogenerated3 strength2 16,000 infantry and cavalry ref name autogenerated3 casualties1 4,000 dead, wounded or captured ref name autogenerated3 br 17 cannons taken ref name autogenerated3 casualties2 400 dead or wounded ref name autogenerated3 Campaignbox War of the Spanish Succession The Battle of La Gudina or Battle of Val Gudina Spanish Batalla de La Gudi a Portuguese Batalha de Caia was fought on 7 May 1709 near Arronches Municipality Arronches between the Spanish ... . London, John Murray 1832 . coord missing Spain conflict yes DEFAULTSORT Battle Of La Gudina Category ... and the Marquis of Fronteira . This battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Anglo Portuguese ..., Marquis de Bay Marquis de Bay . On the 17th of May and on the plain of La Gudina the two armies met ... was staved off for the moment. ref name autogenerated1 Background After the defeat at the Battle ... The Spanish army were, by their published line of battle, about 24 battalions and 47 squadrons. The artillery ... The Battle File Henri de Massue00.jpg thumb 150px Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway , Marquis de Ruvigny ... involving Portugal Category Battles involving Great Britain Category 1709 in Spain nn Slaget ved La ... more details
infobox military conflict conflict Battle of La Ebonal partof the Cortina Troubles First Cortina War image caption date December 13, 1859 place Near Brownsville, Texas Brownsville , Texas , United States coordinates map type latitude longitude map size map marksize map caption map label territory result United States victory status combatant1 flag United States combatant2 Juan Cortina Cortinistas combatant3 commander1 flagicon United States Samuel P. Heintzelman commander2 Teodoro Zamora commander3 units1 units2 units3 strength1 290 ref Ivey, pg. 83 ref ref Thomson, pg. 90 91 ref strength2 400 ref Thomson, pg. 89 ref strength3 casualties1 2 killed br 5 wounded casualties2 16 killed casualties3 notes campaignbox Campaignbox Cortina Troubles The Battle of La Ebonal was fought in December of 1859 near Brownsville, Texas Brownsville , Texas during the Cortina Troubles First Cortina War . Following the Brownsville Raid, on September 28, and a few skirmishes with the Texas Ranger Division Texas Rangers , rebel leader Juan Cortina led his small army into the hills outside of town and dug in near a series of cattle ranch es. The United States Army responded by sending an expedition into the area ... battle began on December 13, at a ranch called La Ebonal, and continued for a few hours as the Americans ... 078644813X, 9780786448135 DEFAULTSORT La Ebonal, Battle of Category Military history of the United ... from the cannon every morning at 6 00 am, there was no battle at the town itself. Over the next weeks ... ref Thompson, pg. 86 90 ref ref Ivey, pg. 83 ref Battle Immediately after arriving in Brownsville ... pound ball down the road from their positions at the nearby Rancho la Ebonal. Heintzelman had his artillery ... La Ebonal and yet another four miles up the road that leads to Edinburg, Texas Edinburg and Rio ... himself was not in charge of the rebels during the battle. He had went north with 200 of his men ... 27 in the Battle of Rio Grande City, the decisive engagement of the war. During the fighting, the rebels ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Spanish capture of Providencia colour scheme background ffff99 partof the Thirty Years War image File 2006 01 04 4.JPG 300px caption View of Providencia Island . date 17 May, 1641 place Providencia Island , Archipelago of San Andr s, Providencia and Santa Catalina San Andr s y Providencia present day Colombia result Spanish victory ref Parry p. 203 ref combatant1 flagicon Spain 1506 Spanish Empire Spain combatant2 flagicon England England commander1 Francisco D az Pimienta commander2 Unknown POW strength1 1,400 soldiers br 600 sailors ref Marley p.140 ref br 10 ships strength2 600 men casualties1 Minimum casualties2 770 prisoners br 380 slaves br 40 guns ref Marley p.141 ref Campaignbox Eighty Years War Campaignbox Thirty Years War The Spanish conquest of Providencia took place on 17 May 1641 and was a Thirty Years War Amphibious warfare amphibious expedition launched by Spanish Empire Spain in order to seize the island from England English control. The Spanish fleet carrying 2,000 men captured the island and demolished the forts taking so much gold that the value of the plunder was estimated at above half a million Ducat ducats . ref Scott p.335 ref Background Determined to expel the English, the Spanish crown ordered veteran Admiral Don Francisco D az Pimienta to take his battle fleet to expunge the intruder settlement. D az Pimienta appeared off Providencia Island with his 400 ton flagship San Juan the 800 ton, foreign built viceflag Sans n under Jer nimo de Ojeda the 400 ton galleons Jes s Mar a del Castillo and San Marcos the 300 ton ships Santa Ana , Teatina , and Comboy the auxiliary San Pedro and three lesser craft of 70 80 tons apiece ... p.140 ref Action The attackers were again stymied by Providencia s reefs, spending several days searching .... ref Marley p.140 ref At this point, Providencia s residents sent out two flags of truce, requesting ... on Providencia s reefs. Furious, D az ordered two of its officers shot and their bodies ... more details
TennisEventInfo 2009 Challenger de Providencia date March 9 &ndash March 15 edition 5th location Providencia, Chile champs flagicon ARG M ximo Gonz lez champd flagicon ARG Horacio Zeballos flagicon ARG Sebasti n Prieto main name Cachant n Cup ATP before name Challenger de Providencia after name Cachant n Cup before year 2008 after year 2011 The 2009 Cachant n Cup ATP Challenger de Providencia was a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court Clay courts outdoor red clay courts . It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour . It took place in Providencia, Chile between 9 and 15 March 2009. Singles entrants Seeds class wikitable border 1 Nationality Player Ranking Seeding flag ARG Leonardo Mayer 95 1 flag ARG M ximo Gonz lez 99 2 flag ARG Sergio Roitman 105 3 flag ARG Horacio Zeballos 149 4 flag BRA Franco Ferreiro 170 5 flag BRA Ricardo Hocevar 171 6 flag ARG Sebasti n Decoud 183 7 flag ARG Mariano Puerta 187 8 Rankings are as of March 2, 2009. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw flagicon ARG Gast n Gaudio flagicon CHI Guillermo Hormaz bal flagicon CHI Hans Podlipnik Castillo flagicon CHI Guillermo Rivera Aranguiz The following players received entry from the qualifying draw flagicon CHI Jorge Aguilar flagicon ITA Luigi D Agord flagicon ARG Alejandro Kon flagicon BRA Fl vio Saretta flagicon ARG Alejandro Fabbri as a Lucky Loser flagicon ARG Gonzalo Tur as a Lucky Loser Champions Men s singles main 2009 Challenger de Providencia Singles flagicon ARG M ximo Gonz lez def. flagicon ARG Mariano Zabaleta , 6 4, 6 3 Men s doubles main 2009 Challenger de Providencia Doubles flagicon ARG Horacio Zeballos flagicon ARG Sebasti n Prieto def. flagicon BRA Fl vio Saretta flagicon BRA Rogerio Dutra da Silva , 7 6 2 , 6 2 DEFAULTSORT 2009 Challenger De Providencia Copa Cachantun Category 2009 ATP Challenger Tour Challenger de Providencia ... Providencia 2009 ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Resaca de la Palma image File Genl. Taylor at the battle of Resaca de la Palma Currier & Ives .jpg 300 px caption General Taylor at the battle of Resaca de la Palma Currier & Ives partof Mexican American War date May 9, 1846 place near Brownsville, Texas result United States victory combatant1 flagicon United States 1845 United States combatant2 flagicon Mexico 1823 Mexico commander1 flagicon United States 1845 Zachary Taylor commander2 flagicon Mexico ... Battle of Resaca de la Palma Bot generated title ref strength2 4,000 ref name mymexicanwar.com ... Resaca de la Palma merged.JPG 600px right thumb Monument to the Battle of Resaca de la Palma on Flirtation Walk at West Point. The Resaca De La Palma Battlefield battle site is in the city limits of present day Brownsville, Texas . Gallery gallery Image Battle of Resaca de la Palma.jpg gallery See also ... display title DEFAULTSORT Resaca de la Palma, Battle of Category 1846 in Mexico Category Battles of the Mexican American War Resaca de la Palma Category Battles of the Texas Ranger Division Resaca de la Palma Category History of Brownsville, Texas Category Texas Campaign Resaca de la Palma da Resaca de la Palma es Batalla de Resaca de la Palma fr Bataille du Resaca de la Palma ja ... br 156 captured br 8 artillery pieces captured Texas Campaign Campaignbox Mexican American War At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma , one of the early engagements of the Mexican American War , United ... 8, following disappointments at the Battle of Palo Alto , Arista chose to withdraw to the more defensible position of Resaca de la Palma, a dry riverbed resaca is the Spanish term for a Wadi dry riverbed ... terrain of the battlefield. Battle Resistance on the part of the Mexicans was stiff, and the U.S. ... External links http www.nps.gov paal historyculture resacadelapalma.htm Resaca de la Palma Overview ... 20de 20la 20Palma Palo 20Alto.htm guns Guns Along the Rio Grande Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma ... more details
Expand Spanish Batalla de la Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid date July 2011 Campaignbox Spanish Civil War The Battle of Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid took place around the Complutense University of Madrid Ciudad Universitaria district in Madrid between 15 and 23 November 1936, during the Spanish Civil War . References Reflist coord 40 26 38 N 3 43 34 W type event source kolossus eswiki display title Category Battles of the Spanish Civil War Category 1936 in Spain Category Conflicts in 1936 Spain stub es Batalla de la Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid fr Bataille de la Cit universitaire de Madrid ... more details
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