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  1. Second Seminole War

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Seminole War image Image Osceola.jpg 300px caption Osceola , Seminole leader. date December 23, 1835 August 14, 1842 place Florida, United States result Pyrrhic US victory 3,800 Seminoles transported to Indian Territory , 300 left in Everglades combatant2 Seminole ... of State Institutions. 9. ref campaignbox Seminole Wars The Second Seminole War , also known as the Florida War , was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between various groups of Native Americans in the United States Native American s collectively known as Seminole s and the United States , part of a series of conflicts called the Seminole Wars . The Second Seminole War, often referred to as the Seminole War, was the most expensive American Indian Wars Indian War fought by the United States ... known as the First Seminole War . The United States subsequently acquired Florida from Spain ... of a Seminole village shows the log cabins they lived in prior to the disruptions of the Second Seminole War. The United States Senate finally ratified the Treaty of Payne s Landing in April 1834. The treaty ... of the demands for manpower in the Florida war. Many people were beginning to think that the Seminole .... ref Missall 176 178 ref Image Seminole War in Everglades.jpg thumb U.S. Marines searching for the Indians during the Seminole War The Mosquito Fleet In the early years of the war Navy Lt. Levin Powell ... br Ar pi uck i Sam Jones br Micanopy br Coacoochee Wild Cat br Halleck Tustenuggee br Alligator Seminole ... origin of Seminole . This name was eventually also applied to the other groups in Florida, although ... at the time of the Seminole Wars included Spanish Indians , so called because it was believed ... the Treaty of Paris 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War and returned East ... in 1834. A new Seminole agent, Wiley Thompson, had been appointed in 1834, and the task of persuading ... the Seminole chiefs told Thompson that they would not move west. Thompson and the chiefs began arguing ...   more details



  1. Second War

    Second War may refer to World War II 1939 1945 Other wars Second Sacred War 449 448 BC Second Samnite War 326 304 BC , part of the Samnite Wars Second Punic War 218 202 BC Second Macedonian War 200 196 BC Second Servile War 104 103 BC Second Mithridatic War 83 82 BC Second Crusade 1145 1148 Second Barons War 1264 1267 Second War of Scottish Independence 1328 1357 Second Italian War 1499 1504 Second war of Kappel 1531 Second Bishops Wars 1640 , part of the Bishops Wars Second English Civil War 1648 1649 Second Anglo Dutch War 1665 1667 Second Silesian War 1744 , part of the War of the Austrian Succession Second Anglo Mysore War 1780 1784 Second Anglo Maratha War 1803 1805 Second War against Napoleon 1812 1814 Second Barbary War 1815 Second Seminole War 1835 1842 Second Carlist War 1846 1849 Second Anglo Sikh War 1848 1849 Second Burmese War 1853 Second Opium War 1856 1860 Second Italian War of Independence 1859 Second War of Schleswig 1864 Second Taranaki War 1864 1866 Second Matabele War 1896 1897 Second Boer War 1899 1902 Second Balkan War 1913 Second Zhili Fengtian War 1924 Second Italo Abyssinian War 1935 1936 Second Sino Japanese War 1937 1945 Second Cod War 1972 1973 Iraq War Second Gulf War , one of three wars in the last two decades of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the twenty first century Second Sudanese Civil War 1983 2005 Second Congo War 1998 2004 Second Chechen War 1999 ? Second Liberian Civil War 1999 2003 Second Lebanon War 2006 , the Israeli name for the 2006 Israel Lebanon conflict Fictional Second Bloody Valentine War Second Robotech War Warcraft II Tides of Darkness , a computer game See also Second Civil War disambiguation disambig ...   more details



  1. Seminole

    from Florida to the Indian Territory modern Oklahoma after the Second Seminole War . There is also ... leader Osceola led the vastly outnumbered resistance during the Second Seminole War . Drawing ... of the Second Seminole War 1835 1842 about 3,800 Seminole and maroons were forcibly removed to Indian ... Portraits Hand colored lithographs of some of the major Seminole leaders of the Second Seminole War ... War transferred British rule of Florida to Spain. The Spanish Empire s decline enabled the Seminole ... known as the First Seminole War . Following the war, the United States effectively controlled East .... After the war, the United States government negotiated only with the loyal Seminole, requiring the tribe ... After the Third Seminole War, the Seminoles in Florida divided into two groups those who were more ..., Seminole ancestors used spears with flint, bone or cane tips, war clubs studded with sharks teeth ...other uses Infobox Ethnic group group Seminole image Image Seminole portraits.jpg none 270px Seminole portraits poptime est. 18,600 br Seminole Nation of Oklahoma br 15,572 enrolled br Seminole Tribe of Florida ... Mikasuki , Creek language Creek related Miccosukee , Choctaw , Creek people Muscogee Creek The Seminole ... now reside primarily there and in Oklahoma . The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis .... 183 187. ref The word Seminole is a corruption of cimarr n , a Spanish term for runaway or wild one , historically used for certain Native American groups in Florida. ref Mahon, p. 183. ref The Seminole ... increasingly from other Creek groups, the Seminole established a thriving trade network during the British Florida British and Spanish Florida second Spanish periods roughly 1767 1821 . ref Mahon ... slaves who settled in communities near Seminole towns, where they paid tribute to the Native ... grew between the Seminole and the United States to the north, leading to a series of conflicts known as the Seminole Wars 1818 1858 . ref name Mahon190191 Over the course of the wars most Seminoles ...   more details



  1. Second War of Independence

    Second War of Independence may refer to War of 1812 Second Italian War of Independence Second War of Scottish Independence See also War of Independence disambiguation First War of Independence disambiguation Second Battle of Independence disambig ...   more details



  1. Second Civil War

    The Second Civil War may refer to Second Congo War 1998&ndash 2002 , also referred to as a civil war Second English Civil War 1648&ndash 1649 Second Liberian Civil War 1999&ndash 2003 Second Sudanese Civil War 1983&ndash 2005 The Second Civil War , a 1997 made for television movie disambig ...   more details



  1. The Second World War

    The Second World War may refer to World War II , a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 The Second World War book The Second World War book , a history, originally published in six volumes, of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill disambiguation ...   more details



  1. Second China War Medal

    Infobox Military Award name Second China War Medal image Image second china war medal.jpg 150px br Image Second China War Medal BAR.svg 100px center caption Ribbon 32mm crimson ribbon with yellow edges awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland type Campaign medal eligibility British forces. for Campaign service. campaign Second Opium War 1856 1860 status description Silver disk, 36mm diameter. clasps China 1842 br Fatshan 1857 br Canton 1857 br Taku Forts 1858 br Taku Forts 1860 br Pekin 1860 established 6 March 1861 total image2 caption2 The Second China War Medal was issued by the British Government in 1861 to members of the British Army and Royal Navy who took part in the Second Opium War of 1856 to 1860 against China . The medal was designed by William Wyon . The medal s obverse shows the diademed head of Victoria of the United Kingdom Queen Victoria with the legend VICTORIA REGINA . The reverse has the same coat of Royal Arms and shield found on both the First China War Medal with the inscription ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACIM and the word CHINA in the exergue below. The suspender is the same as that used on the Indian Mutiny Medal . ref name RE http www.royalengineers.ca scwm.html Second China War Medal on the Royal Engineers website ref The medal was issued with the following .... ref name RE References reflist External links http www.northeastmedals.co.uk britishguide second china war medal.htm Guide to the Second China War Medal on the North East Medals website http www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk ... http www.naval military press.com second china war medal 1857 60 Second China War Medal on Naval & Military Press website British campaign medals DEFAULTSORT China War Medal 1861 Category Second Opium War Category British campaign medals Category 1861 establishments it Second China War Medal pl Second China War Medal ... China War , Fatshan 1857, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, Taku Forts 1860 and Pekin 1860. The 32 mm ...   more details



  1. Second Fatherland War

    Use dmy dates date March 2012 Inline date April 2011 The Second Fatherland War was the term given by contemporary Russians to both the Eastern Front World War I Eastern Front of World War I and the Eastern Front World War II Eastern Front of World War II. Both terms attempted to link the current war with the French invasion of Russia in 1812, which had been termed the Fatherland War and later the First Fatherland War . Both the First Fatherland War and the Second Fatherland War are used very rarely, with popular terms being Patriotic War lang ru link no and Great Patriotic War lang ru link no describing the wars against the armies of Napoleon and Hitler respectively. See also Operation Barbarossa Great Patriotic War term Eastern Front World War II Further reading Citation last Geisler first Michael E. title National Symbols, Fractured Identities Contesting the National Narrative publisher University Press of New England location Middlebury, VT year 2005 page 107 isbn 1584654368 . Citation last Moore first Colleen M. title Demonstrations and Lamentations Urban and Rural Responses to War in Russia in 1914 journal The Historian journal The Historian volume 71 issue 3 year 2009 pages 555 575 p. 563 doi 10.1111 j.1540 6563.2009.00245.x . Category Russian Empire in World War I Category Soviet German War Category Military history of Russia Russia hist stub ...   more details



  1. Second Gulf War

    Different armed conflicts in the Persian Gulf region have been called the Second Gulf War Gulf War 1990 1991 , a war between Iraq and a coalition of nations led by the United States Iraq War 2003 2011 , was a military campaign which began with the invasion of Iraq by forces led by the United States and the United Kingdom followed by a seven year occupation See also Iran Iraq War 1980 1988 , the numbering of conflicts in Persian Gulf depends on whether this is called the First Gulf War disambig fa ...   more details



  1. Second Thirty Years War

    The Second Thirty Years War ref Use of this term can be found in many sources, some examples include http www.globalsecurity.org military ops world war 4 name.htm Naming World Wars at GlobalSecurity.org ... the First World War. ref The concept of a second Thirty Years War originated in 1946 with Sigmund ..., 1914 1945 see http books.google.com books?id bCWJc2nHdkC&pg PR12&dq second thirty years war 1914 ... gave the idea a boost when, in the first paragraph of the Preface to The Second World War Churchill The Gathering Storm 1948 , he says his books will cover an account of another Thirty Years War ... books?hl en&q second 20thirty 20years 20war 201914 1945&um 1&ie UTF 8&sa N&tab wp many other sources ... 1945 emphasizing the similarities of the period as an integral whole. Just as the Thirty Years War 1618 1648 was not a single war but a series of conflicts in varied times and locations, later organized and named by historians into a single period, the Second Thirty Years War has been seen as a European Civil War European civil war fought over the problem of Germany exacerbated by new ideologies such as communism , fascism and nazism . ref http www.hku.hk history 2013.html The European Civil War ... can be seen as a Thirty Years War fought over the problem of Germany, beginning with the First World War, 1914 18, and climaxing with the total defeat of Germany at the end of the Second World War, 1939 45. Tensions between the Great Powers were exacerbated by new ideologies such as Fascism, Nazism ... include Balkan Wars 1912 13 , World War I 1914 18 , Russian Civil War 1917 1923 , Ukrainian Soviet War 1917 21 , Polish Soviet War 1919 1921 , Spanish Civil War 1936 39 and World War II 1939 45 . See ..., Neumann regards the years since 1914 as another Thirty Years War which has been accompanied at the same time by a revolution that is still going on . Likening World War I and the Versailles peace to a prologue ... stable 2144376 Previous Item Next Item European Civil War another term for the period Long ...   more details



  1. Second Goryeo?Khitan War

    unref date September 2008 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Goryeo Khitan War partof Goryeo Khitan Wars image caption date 1010 1011 place Northern Korean Peninsula casus Gang Jo s coup d tat territory result Khitan victory combatant1 Goryeo Dynasty , Korea combatant2 Liao Dynasty , Khitan people Khitan commander1 Gang Jo Killed In Action br Yang Gyu Killed In Action br Kim Suk heung Killed In Action br Ha Gong jin commander2 Emperor Shengzong of Liao Emperor Shengzong strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 notes The Second Goryeo Khitan War was an 11th century conflict between the kingdom of Goryeo and Khitan people Khitan forces near what is now the border between People s Republic of China China and North Korea . It was the second of the Goryeo Khitan Wars , with the First Goryeo Khitan War occurring in 993, the second in 1010, and the Third Goryeo Khitan War third in 1018. See also Goryeo Khitan Wars First Goryeo Khitan War Third Goryeo Khitan War http koreanhistoryproject.org Ket C04 E0406.htm Koryo and the Khitan Category Goryeo Khitan Wars Category Conflicts in 1010 Category Conflicts in 1011 id Perang Goryeo Khitan Kedua ru ...   more details



  1. Second Hundred Years' War

    I of France Napoleon . It is considered the final battle of the Second Hundred Years War. The Second Hundred Years War is a periodization used by some historian s ref Buffinton, Arthur H. The Second Hundred Years War, 1689 1815 . New York Henry Holt and Company, 1929. ref ref Crouzet, Francois. The Second Hundred Years War Some Reflections . French History 10 1996 , pp. 432 450. ref ref Scott, H. M. Review The Second Hundred Years War 1689 1815 . The Historical Journal 35 1992 , pp. 443 469 ... 1792&ndash 1797 French Revolutionary Wars War of the Second Coalition War of the Second Coalition ... . Oxford Oxford University Press, 2002. Buffinton, Arthur H. The Second Hundred Years War, 1689 1815 ... Limited, 2002. Crouzet, Francois. The Second Hundred Years War Some Reflections. French History 10 1996 , pp.  432 450. Scott, H. M. Review The Second Hundred Years War 1689 1815. The Historical ... in the Eighteenth Century . Past & Present 202 2009 , p. 83. ref Like the Hundred Years War , this term does not describe a single military event but a persistent general state of war between ... of all the wars as components of the rivalry between France and Britain for world power. It was a war ... in large alliances but except for the War of the Quadruple Alliance when they were bound by the Anglo ... . Some of the wars, such as the Seven Years War , have been considered world war s and included battles ... Years War they, too, had sought peaceful terms with France during the seventeenth century ... XIV in his Franco Dutch War War against the Dutch Republic . William III, however, sought to oppose ... states vied for colonial domination in the Americas and Asia. The Seven Years War was one of the greatest ... of Leipzig , followed in 1815 by the Hundred Days and the second defeat at the Battle of Waterloo , effectively ended the recurrent war between France and Britain. However, Coalition goal of restoring ... led the two to cooperate in the Crimean War . A century after fighting one another, the two ...   more details



  1. The Second World War (book)

    Italic title File Churchill History WWII 6vols.JPG thumb right 250px Churchill s The Second World War first edition in 6 volumes File Churchill History WWII 12vols.JPG thumb right 250px Churchill s The Second World War 1960s paperback edition in 12 volumes The Second World War is a history, originally published in six volumes, of the period from the end of the World War I First World War to July 1945 ... 90973.jpg thumb left 200px Winston Churchill during the Second World War What was unknown at the time ... Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War . New York Basic Books, 2007. pp.86 89 ref ... over all other historians of the Second World War for many years. The books had enormous sales ..., p. 205 diary entry dated 14 January 1942 . ref Legacy The Second World War can still be read with great ... World War is also available in a single volume abridgement. See also History of the Second World War The official History of the Second World War References Notes Reflist spacing Refimprove date June 2010 spacing Churchill DEFAULTSORT Second World War Category History books about the United ... Books by Winston Churchill cs Druh sv tov v lka Churchill de The Second World War es La Segunda Guerra Mundial eo La dua mondmilito nl De Tweede Wereldoorlog pt The Second World War livro zh ... for Literature in 1953. ref name Dugdale Churchill labelled the moral of the work as follows In War ... a history of the war then beginning. He said several times I will leave judgments on this matter ... documents, he took the precaution throughout the war of having a weekly summary of correspondence ... for later use as a historian. These arrangements became a source of controversy when The Second World War began appearing in 1948. Churchill was Winston Churchill as historian not an academic historian ..., the book is focussed on the British war effort. ref name ww2 ref Other theatres of war are described largely as a background. The descriptions of the fighting on the Eastern Front World War II Eastern ...   more details



  1. Opposition to the Second Boer War

    Opposition to the Second Boer War in Britain was modest when the war began on 11 October 1899 and was always ... Anti war Category Second Boer War ... groups formed immediately and ineffectually against the war, including the South African Conciliation Committee and William Thomas Stead W. T. Stead s Stop the War Committee . In the United Kingdom Although ... victories against the Boers, public support quickly waned as it became apparent that the war would not be easy ... is a war not a war? with When it is carried on by methods of barbarism in South Africa , referring ... with increasing concern for the general state of the poor in Britain. Opposition to the war was strongest ... the war began formed the nucleus of two tiny Irish commandos . In Australia As part of the empire, Australia joined in the war but also suffered doubts about it. Most such doubts followed the English radical critique of war and empire, but some followed the Irish strain and were an early form of Australian nationalism. Notable among the nationalist critique were the anti war cartoons in the The Bulletin Bulletin magazine, which thumped home a racist message that participation in a war started by Jews ... lieutenants Breaker Morant and Peter Handcock of the Bushveldt Carbineers for war crimes in 1902 and the imprisonment of a third, George Witton , was initially uncontroversial, but after the war prompted an empire wide movement to release Witton which drew on anti war radicalism. More than 80,000 signatures ... ref . He accused the Prince of causing the slaughter of thousands during the Boer War. Remarkably ... of anti war sentiment contributed to the perceptions of British actions after the war. There was much ... China Chinese labour, known as Coolies , after the war by the governor of the new crown colony crown ... believe the Chinese slavery issue can be seen as the climax of public antipathy towards the war. Having taken the country into a prolonged war, the electorate delivered a harsh verdict at the first ...   more details



  1. Second Rohilla War

    The Second Rohilla War was a conflict between British India and the Rohillas of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh Rampur in 1794. ref Strachey, Sir John. 1892 Hastings and the Rohilla War . Oxford Clarendon Press. p. 280 1. ref File Second Rohilla War Cenotaph St John s Churchyard Kolkata 2011 12 18 0243.JPG right thumb 200px The cenotaph at St. John s Churchyard, Kolkata, in memory of deceased persons of the East India Company at Second Rohilla War. The end of the First Rohilla War in 1774 saw Faizullah Khan installed as Nawab of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh Rampur with the support of the British East India Company . Faizullah Khan was a competent ruler who was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Ali Khan of Rampur Muhammad Ali Khan , on his death in 1793. Overbearing and bad tempered, Muhammad Ali Khan was deposed by his younger brother, Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bahadur , and exiled to Dungarpur , where he was later shot in his sleep. Ghulam Muhammad proved to be little better than his predecessor, and the British sent an expedition under the command of General Robert Abercromby of Airthrey Sir Robert Abercromby to remove the usurper. ref Thomas, Joseph. 1915 Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Volume 1 . 4th edn. Philadelphia Lippincott. p. 34. ref ref Thorne, R.G. 1986 The House of Commons 1790 1820 . London Secker & Warburg. p. 17. ref Ghulam Muhammad s army of approximately 25,000 Rohillas was defeated by the British force at Bhitaura, in History of Bareilly Bareilly , on Oct 24, 1794, and Ghulam Muhammad was replaced as Nawab by his nephew, Ahmad Ali Khan Bahadur . References Reflist Category Rohilla Category History of Uttar Pradesh Category 1794 in India Category Conflicts in 1794 BritishIndia mil stub ...   more details



  1. Germany and the Second World War

    lead date December 2011 Infobox book name Germany and the Second World War image include the file, px and alt File Example.jpg 200px Cover image caption author title orig translator illustrator cover artist country language series subject genre publisher pub date english pub date media type pages isbn oclc dewey congress preceded by followed by In the late 1970s, the Milit rgeschichtliches Forschungsamt German Armed Forces Military History Research Office in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany undertook to produce a comprehensive, quasi official history of the Second World War. The resulting 10 volume work was The German Reich and the Second World War published in German between 1979 and 2008 in 13 parts. In 1990, Clarendon Press an imprint of Oxford University Press began publishing an English translation of the German work. This effort is on going, with 9 of the 13 parts having been published at a rate of one approximately every two years. In the following table, the publishing dates of the final ... change slightly. Germany and the Second World War class wikitable border 1 Volume Title Authors ... To be published TBA X I The Collapse of Germany 1945 and the Results of the Second World War ... and the Second World War German edition page in English de Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg German edition page in German DEFAULTSORT Germany And The Second World War Category History books about World War II ... ISBNT 0 19 820873 1 VI The Global War Horst Boog, Werner Rahn, Reinhard Stumpf, Bernd Wegner Ewald ... 0 VII The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia 1943 1944 5 Horst Boog ... Wilson 2006 928 In print ISBNT 0 19 822889 9 VIII The War in the East and in Other Fronts 1943 ... 1000 approximate To be published TBA X II The Collapse of Germany 1945 and the Results of the Second World War The Resolution of the Wehrmacht and the Consequences of the War Rolf Dieter M ller, et al ...   more details



  1. Apocalypse: The Second World War

    cleanup date December 2009 Infobox television show name Apocalypse The Second World War caption format Documentary runtime 5 hours 20 minutes creator Daniel Costelle br Isabelle Clarke br Jean Louis Guillaud br Henri de Turenne writer Henri de Turenne narrated by Mathieu Kassovitz channel France 2 , RTBF , T l vision Suisse Romande TSR country France first aired 20 August 2009 last aired 22 September 2009 num series 1 producer CC&C br ECPAD Apocalypse The Second World War French language French Apocalypse, la 2e Guerre mondiale 2009 is a six part French language French documentary by Daniel Costelle and Isabelle Clarke about the World War II Second World War . The music of the documentary was composed by Kenji Kawai . The documentary is composed exclusively of actual footage of the war as filmed by war correspondent s, soldiers , French resistance resistance fighters and private citizens . The series is shown in color, with the black and white footage being fully colorized , save for some ... Kingdom, Canada, Australia ref http natgeotv.com.au Programmes apocalypse the second world war ref and Asia, ref http www.ngcasia.com programmes apocalypse the second world war ref on YLE Teema ... 1933 1939 rise of Nazism and Invasion of Poland campaign of Poland , Phoney war Crushing Defeat 1939 ... Shock 1940 1941 the Desert War , Yugoslav front , Battle of Greece and Battle of Crete , Operation ... of Stalingrad , Second Battle of El Alamein El Alamein , Operation Torch , Tunisia Campaign Tunisia , Battle of Kursk Kursk and Italian Campaign World War II Italian campaign Inferno 1944 1945 Western Front World War II liberation of France , Western Allied invasion of Germany invasion of Germany ... The documentary includes a series of portraits of the main leaders of the World War II. Germans ... Rose Gowlland A British child who was a year old when the war broke out. Gaston Sirec A French ... films about World War II war documentary film stub de Der Zweite Weltkrieg Apokalypse der Moderne ...   more details



  1. Second Maroon War

    Unreferenced date October 2007 Infobox Military Conflict conflict The Second Maroon War partof date 1795 1796 place Colony of Jamaica 1655 1962 Colony of Jamaica result Slave defeat combatant1 flagicon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Military br Colony of Jamaica 1655 1962 Jamaican Government combatant2 Jamaican Maroons Maroons commander1 flagicon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Walpole British Army officer Major General George Walpole commander2 strength1 5,000 strength2 500 casualties1 casualties2 The Second Maroon War of 1795 1796 was an eight month conflict between the Jamaican Maroons Maroons of Trelawny Parish, Jamaica and the British. The other Jamaican Maroons Jamaican Maroon communities did not take part in this rebellion and their treaty with the British remained in force until Jamaica gained its independence in 1962. The Outbreak of the War Jamaican Maroons Maroons felt that they were being mistreated under the terms of Cudjoe s Treaty of 1739, which ended the First Maroon War . The spark of the war was when two Jamaican Maroons Maroons were flogged by a black slave for stealing two pigs . When six Jamaican Maroons Maroon leaders came to the British to present their grievances, the British took them as prisoners. Fighting began in mid August. The War The war lasted for five months as a bloody stalemate. The British 5,000 troops and militia outnumbered the Jamaican Maroons Maroons ten to one, but the mountainous and forested topography of Jamaica proved ideal for guerrilla warfare. The Jamaican Maroons Maroons surrendered the war in December 1795. The British also had some one hundred bloodhound s and their handlers imported from Cuba. Aftermath The treaty signed in December between ... historians to mention the Jamaican Maroons and the Second Maroon War were the following R. C. Dallas ... about the Second Maroon War. See also First Maroon War Category Conflicts in 1795 Category Conflicts ...   more details



  1. Second Dacian War

    Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Dacian War partof the Trajan s Dacian Wars Dacian Wars date war lasting from 105 to 106 place Roman Dacia Dacia , on the North border of the Roman Empire , near the Black Sea . territory Romans take over Dacian kingdom and make it the province of Dacia result part of Dacia annexed to the Roman Empire combatant1 Roman Empire combatant2 Dacian Kingdom Campaignbox Dacian Wars The Second Dacian War was fought in 105 to 106 because the Dacian king Decebalus had broken his peace terms with the Roman emperor Trajan from the First Dacian War . Now Trajan set out to Dacia with total conquest in his sights. Before the War Following his subjugation, Decebalus complied with Rome for a time, but was soon inciting revolt among tribes against them and pillaging Roman colonies across the Danube . True to the intrepid and optimistic nature he had become renowned for, Trajan rallied his forces once more in 106 for a second war against the Kingdom of Roman Dacia Dacia . The War At the start of the war, Trajan built another bridge over the Danube to move his legions faster into Dacia. Unlike the first conflict, the second war involved several skirmishes that proved costly to the Roman military, who, facing large numbers of allied tribes, struggled to attain a decisive victory. Eventually, however, Rome prevailed and took Dacia. An assault against the capital Sarmisegetusa took place at the beginning of the summer of 106 with the participation of the legions Legio II Adiutrix II Adiutrix and Legio IV Flavia Felix IV Flavia Felix and a detachment vexillatio from Legio VI Ferrata see also Battle of Sarmisegetusa . The Dacians repelled the first attack, but the Romans destroyed the water pipes to the Dacian capital. The city was burned to the ground. Decebalus fled, but committed suicide rather than face capture. Nevertheless, the war went on. Thanks ... would lose the province of Dacia to the invading Gothic tribes . See also First Dacian War Trajan ...   more details



  1. Second Servile War

    Refimprove date July 2007 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Servile War partof the Roman Servile Wars image caption date 104 BC 104 100 BC place Sicily territory None result Roman victory combatant1 Roman Republic combatant2 Slaves of Sicily commander1 Manius Aquillius consul 101 BC Manius Aquilius , consul commander2 Salvius , br Athenion Campaignbox Servile Wars Campaignbox Roman Republican Civil Wars The Second Servile War was an unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic on the island of Sicily . The war lasted from 104 BC until 100 BC . The Consul Gaius Marius was recruiting for his eventually successful war against the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul . He requested support from King Nicomedes III of Bithynia . Additional troops were not supplied due to the claim that contracted Roman tax collectors had enslaved Italians unable to pay their debts. Marius decreed that any allied friendly Italian should be released if they were in Roman slavery. Around 800 Italian slaves were released from Sicily, frustrating many non Italians who thought they would be released as well, and many of these abandoned their masters incorrectly believing to have been freed. A rebellion broke out when they were ordered back to servitude by the Governor. A slave by the name of Salvius was following in the footsteps of Eunus , fighting for his rights and elected leader of this rebellion. He assumed the name Tryphon, from Diodotus Tryphon , a Seleucid ruler. He amassed an army containing thousands of trained and equipped slaves, including 2,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, and was joined ... abuse in Sicily and Southern Italy. Second Servile War in Literature F. L. Lucas s short story The Boar ... consul 101 BC Manius Aquillius quelled the revolt only after great effort. It was the second of a series ... War. References Shaw, Brent 2001 . Spartacus and the Slave Wars a brief history with documents. Pp. 107 ... at google books DEFAULTSORT Servile War 2 Ancient Roman Wars Category 2nd century BC conflicts Category ...   more details



  1. Second Messenian War

    see also First Messenian War Infobox Military Conflict conflict Second Messenian War date 685 BC 668 BC ref cite news title Early History of Peloponnesus and Sparta to the end of the Messenian Wars, B.C. 668 url http www.ellopos.net elpenor greek texts ancient greece history of ancient greece 4 668.asp?pg 11 publisher Elpenor date accessdate 2008 02 23 ref place Peloponnese territory Messenia remains under Spartan control result Spartan victory combatant1 Messenia br Arcadia br Sicyon br Elis br Argos combatant2 Sparta br Corinth br Lepreo br Crete Cretan mercenaries commander1 Aristomenes br Androcles br Fidas br Aristocrates II commander2 Anaxander br Anaxidamus br Tyrtaeus br Emperamus Second Messenian War The Second Messenian War was a war between the Ancient Greece Ancient Greek states of Messenia and Sparta . It started around 40 years after the end of the First Messenian War with the uprising of a slave rebellion. This war lasted from 685 to 668. Prelude The First Messenian War lasted from 743 BC to 724 BC . Sparta at the time prior to conquest dealt with overpopulation in the Laconia region. In an effort to further expand their territory in the Peloponnese , the Spartan Army went to war with the Messenians. As a result of the two decade battle, the Messenian people became enslaved as helots and declared serfs of the state following Spartan victory in the west region of the Peloponnese ref Dunstan, William E. Ancient Greece . Orlando Harcourt Inc. 2000. p.95 ref Furthermore ... Jun.6 The Second Messenian War. Retrieved Feb 3, 2008 from http www.ancientworlds.net aw Post 157630 ... ref cite news title The Messenian War url http www.mainlesson.com display.php?author guerber&book greeks&story war publisher The Baldwin Project date accessdate 2008 02 23 ref War The Second Messenian War was the result of revolt by the helot population of Messenia, supported with the aid of the Argives ... and re establish their helot status. As a result of this war, Spartan society became a strong ...   more details



  1. Second Samoan Civil War

    Infobox military conflict conflict Second Samoan Civil War partof image File Second Samoan Civil War.gif 300px caption Map featuring the locations of battles in which British and American forces fought. date 1898 1899 place Apia , Upolu , Samoa , Pacific Ocean coordinates result Mataafan victory, Mata afa Iosefo becomes high chief of Samoa. United States acquires American Samoa , Germany acquires German Samoa . combatant1 Allies of the Second Samoan Civil War Allies br Samoa br flag United Kingdom br flag United States 1896 combatant2 Samoa Mataafans commander1 Tanu br File US Naval Jack 45 stars.svg 23px Albert Kautz br flagicon United Kingdom naval Leslie Stuart Royal Navy officer Leslie Stuart commander2 Mata afa Iosefo strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Second Samoan Civil War Main History of Samoa see also Siege of Apia The Second Samoan Civil War was a conflict that reached a head in 1898 when German Empire Germany , the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom , and the United States were locked in dispute over who should have control over the Samoa Islands Samoan island chain, located in the South Pacific Ocean . At the war s conclusion in 1899, the United States was granted the eastern section of the islands, the Germans were granted the western section of the islands, and the British were given other Pacific island chains formerly belonging to Germany. ref Ryden, George Herbert. The Foreign Policy of the United States in Relation to Samoa . New York Octagon Books, 1975. Reprint by special arrangement with Yale University Press. Originally published at New Haven Yale University Press, 1928 , p. 574 the Tripartite Convention United States ... 23. pg. 249 ref See also Samoan Civil War First Samoan Civil War Samoan crisis German Samoa Gallery ... Wars involving the United Kingdom Category Wars involving the United States Category Second Samoan Civil War Category 1898 in Samoa Category 1898 in American Samoa Category 1899 in Samoa Category ...   more details



  1. Second Carlist War

    refimprove date July 2007 The Second Carlist War , or the War of the Matiners or Madrugadores Catalan language Catalan and Spanish language Spanish for early risers, so called from the harassing action that took place at the earliest hours of the morning , was a short civil war fought primarily in Catalonia by the Carlism Carlists under General Ram n Cabrera against the forces of the government of Isabella II of Spain Isabella II . The uprising began in September 1846 and continued until May 1849, spreading to Galicia Spain Galicia . Theoretically, the war was fought to facilitate the marriage of Isabella with the Carlist pretender, Carlos, Count of Montemol n , which was supported by the moderate party and by the Carlists. The marriage never took place, as Isabella was wed to Francis, Duke of C diz . The conflict was minor, leading some historians to question even the label war. It coincided with the democratic Revolutions of 1848 , when Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Maria Christina revoked the constitution of Ram n Mar a Narv ez . Narv ez himself led the counterattack against the revolt in Galicia while Fernando Fern ndez de C rdova , captain general of Catalonia, put down the isolated rebel cells in that region by early 1849. In June of that year, amnesty was granted to the Carlists and those who had fled returned. The war caused between 3,000 and 10,000 casualties. ref http users.erols.com mwhite28 wars19c.htm 2Carl Nineteenth Century Death Tolls ref References Reflist Category Conflicts in 1846 Category Conflicts in 1847 Category Conflicts in 1848 Category Conflicts in 1849 Category 1840s in Spain Category Wars involving Spain Category Carlism spain hist stub ca Segona guerra carlina et Teine karlistide s da es Segunda Guerra Carlista eu Bigarren Karlistaldia gl Segunda Guerra Carlista ...   more details



  1. Second Genoese-Savoyard War

    Infobox military conflict conflict Second Genoese Savoyard War partof image caption date 1672 3 place Liguria result Genoese victory Status quo ante bellum combatant1 flagicon Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Savoy combatant2 File Flag of Genoa.svg 22px Republic of Genoa br supported by Spain commander1 Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 The Second Genoese Savoyard War 1672 1673 was a short war fought between the Duchy of Savoy and the Republic of Genoa . The war was launched by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy , in 1672, ref name Symcox Geoffrey Symcox, Victor Amadeus II absolutism in the Savoyard State, 1675 1730 . International Crisis Behavior ... had initially prompted Charles Emmanuel into declaring war. ref name Ludlow Edmund Ludlow, The memoirs ... believed that Spain , engaged in hostilities with France in the Franco Dutch War , would not assist ..., 2008 , 34. ref Charles Emmanuel s declaration of war was based on pretexts that were slight and trivial, ref name Ludlow and it was evident that his reasons for going to war were to gain the seaport ... prevented them. ref name Ludlow End of war and aftermath Louis XIV of France intervened diplomatically in the war to protect French interests. ref name paoletti Louis XIV wanted to end the war between ... Dutch War could be opened in Italy. ref name paoletti Under the mediation of France ref name Sayer ... whatever conquests that they had made. ref name Sayer According to George Procter, the war scarcely ... of the French revolution, Volume 2. G. B. Whittaker, 1825 , 506. ref However, the war had deleterious effects on the Duchy of Savoy. Since the war ended in defeat for Savoy, a bitter search for scapegoats followed, including Marchese di Pianezza, who had a prominent role in this war and was the duke ... of California Press, 1983 , 85 6. ref Savoy s 1672 war with Genoa also caused civil unrest it had .... See also First Genoese Savoyard War References Reflist Category Wars involving the Republic ...   more details



  1. Second War of the Diadochi

    Infobox military conflict conflict Second War of the Diadochi date 319BC 315 BC place Alexander the Great s former empire result Cassander becomes regent of Macedon, instead of Polyperchon. territory Antigonus takes Eumenes s Asian territories, giving him a central location in Alexander s former empire, which leaves him vulnerable for the Third War of the Diadochi. Cassander takes over Macedon, while Polyperchon flees to the Peloponnesus, still in charge of Corinth and Sicyon . combatant1 Polyperchon s faction combatant2 Cassander s faction commander1 Polyperchon , Eumenes , Olympias , Aeacides of Epirus commander2 Cassander , Antigonus I Monophthalmus Antigonus , Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemy , Lysimachus , Eurydice II of Macedon Eurydice , Philip III of Macedon Philip Arrhidaeus strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 Refimprove date January 2008 The Second War of the Diadochi is the conflict between Polyperchon and Cassander , following the death of Cassander s father, Antipater . ref http www.heritage history.com www heritage.php?Dir wars&FileName wars diadochi.php Wars of Alexander s Successors Diadochi ref Background The unexpected death of Alexander the Great left his newly created and vast empire without a clear successor. This lack of an arrangement for succession eventually led to war between his top generals, the Diadochi . In a series of shifting alliances they proceeded to carve out kingdoms and independent empires from Alexander s conquests. Following the first conflict, Antipater became the de facto ruler of Alexander s European territories, while Antigonus gained ... by Eumenes , Alexander s former secretary, who was then the ruler of Cappadocia . The War Cassander gained an early advantage in the war, and was able to force Polyperchon to retreat to Epirus with the infant ... by Antigonus, allowing Antigonus to control the Asian territories once more. Aftermath The war had ... Diadochi, leading to Cassander, Ptolemy and Lysimachus allying against him in the third war of the Diadochi ...   more details




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