miles before being caught at Dungan s Hill, where the Confederate forces had to form up for battle. The battle took place near the modern village of Summerhill and along the present main road between Trim, County Meath Trim and Kilcock . The battle From a Parliamentarian point of view, victory in this battle ...more footnotes date August 2011 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Dungans Hill partof the Irish Confederate Wars date August 1647 place Dungan s Hill, near Summerhill, County Meath result English Parliamentarian Victory, destruction of Leinster army combatant1 Irish Confederate Ireland Confederate Catholics Leinster Army and some Highland Scots combatant2 English Parliamentarians commander1 Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara Thomas Preston commander2 Michael Jones soldier Michael Jones strength1 6000 Irish 900 Highland Scots strength2 6000 casualties1 over 3000 killed, many officers captured and supplies, artillery and equipment lost casualties2 low Campaignbox Irish Confederate Wars The Battle of Dungan s Hill took place in County Meath , in eastern Ireland in August 1647. It was fought ... at Dungan s Hill. One of the English regimental commanders, Colonel Anthony Hungerford roundhead ... coord missing County Meath Category Battles of the Irish Confederate Wars Dungan s Hill Category Battles involving England Dungan s Hill Category History of County Meath Dungans Hill Category 1647 in Ireland de Schlacht am Dungans Hill es Batalla de Dungan s Hill pl Bitwa pod Dungans Hill ... known event, even in Ireland, the battle was very bloody with over 3000 deaths and had ... and forced to give battle. Jones had marched to Trim to relieve the Parliamentarian ... Irish infantrymen killed in the last stage of the battle. Those prisoners who were taken were mainly ... of the battle, Owen Roe s Ulster Army marched through the pass of Portlester Mill to mount an effective ... 13,54,60 Padraig Lenihan, Confederate Catholics at War , Cork 2001 Padraig Lenihan discusses the battle ... more details
Dungan may refer to Dungan people Dungan language Dungan Range in Sibi District , Pakistan Dongan surname, often Dungan, as in Earl of Limerick and Thomas Dongan , Colonial Governor of New York Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages dab ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict BattleHill partof New Zealand land wars image Image Chief Rawiri Puaha in European dress.jpg 300px caption Chief Rawiri Puaha in European dress holding a Mere weapon Mere date 6 13 August 1846 place Horokiri, north of Pauatahanui , New Zealand coordinates coord 41.051978 174.93747 region NZ WGN type event display title territory result Tactically indecisive, strategic colonial victory status combatant1 Colonial forces br Ng ti Awa combatant2 Ng ti Toa commander1 Major Last br Major Arney br Rawiri Puaha commander2 Te Rangihaeata strength1 250 bayonets Regulars of the 58th, 65th, and 99th, the Hutt Militia, and the Wellington armed police br 150 Ng ti Awa br 2 small Mortar weapon mortars br 12 Royal Artillery men strength2 300 including women and children casualties1 3 killed casualties2 At least 9 killed notes The BattleHill engagement took place between 6 13 August 1846, during the New Zealand land wars and was one of the last engagements of the Hutt Valley Campaign . The engagement was between Ng ti Toa , and a colonial force of European troops, police, and Ng ti Awa allies. The colonial force commanded by Major Last was seeking to end resistance to European settlement in the Hutt Valley region. It was pursuing over 300 Ng ti Toa, including women and children, led by Te Rangihaeata . Action The battle took place over several days in early August 1846, on a forest ridge around convert 6 km mi north of Pauatahanui ref name Cowan1955 cite book ... Battle pic.txt.htm title New trail depicts BattleHill history publisher Northern Courier accessdate ... http www.gw.govt.nz History 2 title BattleHill Farm Forest Park History publisher Greater Wellington Regional Council accessdate 12 May 2011 ref The site of the battle has been preserved as a recreational area named BattleHill Farm Forest Park . ref name GWRC References reflist External links http www.pcc.govt.nz A Z Services Cemetery and Crematorium BattleHill Burial Ground BattleHill Cemetery ... more details
Dungan revolt may refer to Dungan revolt 1862 1877 , rebellion of various Muslim ethnic groups in Shaanxi and Gansu, China Dungan revolt 1895 1896 , rebellion of various Muslim ethnic groups in Qinghai and Gansu, China disambig ... more details
BLP IMDB refimprove only yes date February 2009 Frank Dungan is an award winning television producer and writer who won a 1982 Primetime Emmy for the television show Barney Miller . He is a graduate of Bowling Green State University . External links IMDB name 0242244 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dungan, Frank. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dungan, Frank. Category American television producers Category American television writers Category Emmy Award winners Category Living people Category Bowling Green State University alumni ... more details
Incubator code dng Infobox language name Dungan nativename Huejzw jyjan pronunciation IPA ... region Fergana Valley , Chu River Chu Valley speakers 41,400 date 2001 ethnicity Dungan ... rus rusr dunganskij jazyk dungandungan latin Huejzw jyian dungan han The Dungan language IPAc en icon d n is a Chinese dialect spoken by the Dungan people Dungan of Central Asia , an ethnic group related to the Hui people of China . History The Dungan people ... the defeat of the Dungan revolt 1862 1877 Dungan revolt in Northwestern China. The Hui of Northwestern ... Russian and the Turkic languages of their neighbors. In the Soviet Union, a written standard of the Dungan ... Chinese . The language was used in the schools in Dungan villages. In the Soviet Union Soviet time there were several school textbooks published for studying the Dungan language, a three volume Russian Dungan dictionary 14,000 words , the Dungan Russian dictionary, linguistics monographs on the language and books in Dungan. The first Dungan language newspaper was established in 1932 it continues ... Dungan and various Mandarin dialects. The Zhongyuan Mandarin Shaanxi and Gansu Mandarin dialects are understood by Dungans. On the other hand, Dungan speakers like Yasyr Shivaza and others have reported that Chinese who speak Beijing dialect Beijing Mandarin dialect can understand Dungan, but Dungans ... ref Demographics Dungan is spoken primarily in Kyrgyzstan , with speakers in Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , and Russia as well. The Dungan ethnic group are the descendants of refugees from China who migrated west into Central Asia. According to the Soviet census statistics from 1970 to 1989, the Dungan ... in Central Asia however, in the post Soviet period, the proportion of Dungans speaking the Dungan language as their mother tongue appears to have fallen sharply. style margin 3em auto 3em auto Dungan speakers by population Year Dungan First language L1 Russian Second language L2 Total Dungan population ... more details
Infobox person name Troy Dungan image birthname William Troy Dungan Jr. birth date birth date and age 1936 11 17 death date birth place Hillsboro, Texas Hillsboro , Texas , United States US occupation Television Weather gender Male status Retired title Weather Anchor spouse Janet Dungan credits WFAA TV Chief Weather Anchor 1976 to 2007 William Troy Dungan Jr. born November 17, 1936, better known as Troy Dungan , is an United States American weatherman, formerly the chief weather anchor for Belo owned and American Broadcasting Company ABC s Dallas, Texas Dallas affiliate WFAA TV . He was also formerly the chief weather anchor for WBAP AM WBAP News Talk 820 . Dungan graduated from Baylor University , where he earned a Bachelor s degree . He has also received private meteorological training from the National Engineering Science Company in Houston, Texas Houston , Texas while employed at KTRK TV . ref name troydungan cite web url http www.wfaa.com tdungan title Troy Dungan work Dallas Fort ... www.wfaa.com tdungan Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 01 17 ref Dungan began his career at KWTX ..., and then ABC O&O WXYZ TV in Detroit Dungan joined WFAA TV as chief weather anchor on July ... 10 17 ref Ever since July 19, 2006, the day of Dungan s 30th anniversary with WFAA TV, he has done ... 8 Update 10 p.m. . This was done in order to begin the transition from Dungan to Delkus as chief ... eight times. The Dallas Observer has named Dungan the Best Television Weathercaster five times. Dungan ... troydungan During his last week as chief weather anchor, the National Weather Service gave Dungan an award ... 2010 bot H3llBot ref Dungan is currently the spokesman for Santa s Helpers , which provides thousands ... troydungan Dungan and wife Janet have three children Leah, Dana, and Wyn Erin. Citation needed date ... Dungan, Troy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 17, 1936 PLACE OF BIRTH Hillsboro, Texas Hillsboro , Texas , United States US DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dungan, Troy ... more details
Wikify date December 2011 Orphan date November 2006 Olive Dungan Olive Dungan Pullen, 1904 1997 was a Miami, Florida composer of piano and vocal works, most notably Eternal Life , a setting of the Prayer of Saint Francis . Other vocal works include Be Still , Show Me Thy Ways O Lord and Thy Loving Kindness . She wrote the music for a beautiful Christmas composition, The Christ Child, A Sacred Song, copyright 1955, Chappell & Co. Inc, New York, N.Y. with words by Ruth Enck Engle, that is increasing in popularity in recent years. Like her other works, the organ or piano accompaniment of this piece truly conveys the passion of the words being sung. She collaborated with piano prodigy Manna Zucca as a song lyricist in at least 10 compositions. She was the wife of Miami businessman Claude Pullen according to ref floridabookreviews.clm id40.html ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dungan, Olive ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1904 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dungan, Olive Category 1904 births Category 1997 deaths Category American composers US composer stub ... more details
Battle of Hill 60 is a name shared by two battles of World War I Battle of Hill 60 Western Front April 17&ndash April 22, 1915 , a subsidiary battle to the Battle of Neuve Chapelle Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli August 21&ndash August 29, 1915 , the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli See also Illowra Battery otherwise known as Hill 60, is a World War II fortification, in Port Kembla, New South Wales Hill 60 in Roundhay Park , Leeds , named in honour of those who had died in the WWI battles around Ypres. Hill 60 The Unit Hill 60 The Unit , an episode of the television series The Unit disambig ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Dungan image Image Dungan Girls.JPG 250px br Dungan girls in Shor Tyube , Kazakhstan ... Bot generated title ref languages Dungan language Dungan religions Islam related c Hui people Hui Dungan lang ru Dungane , Dungan language Dungan Huejzw is a term used in territories ... news title Kyrgyzstan Eats A Dungan Feast in Naryn author David Trilling newspaper EURASIANET.org date ... China Image Karakol Dungan Mosque Gate 4.jpg thumb The gate of the Dungan Mosque in Karakol , Kyrgyzstan .... After the abolition of slavery by the Russian conquest of Central Asia, female Dungan slaves ... that Dungan women slaves in the Fargana Valley, especially those taken as children, had few choices ... reprint, illustrated location page 25 isbn 0 295 98819 3 pages accessdate 2010 07 30 ref Dungan women ... of the Chala identity that it overrode both the low status of the Dungan grandmother, who arrived ... isbn 0 19 522151 6 page 15 pages accessdate 31 October 2010 ref The Dungan in the former Soviet republics .... ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id 7CP7fYghBFQC&pg PA720&lpg PA720&dq Dungan revolt ... the withdrawal of the Russian troops from the Upper Ili River Ili Basin the Kulja area , the Dungan ... infobox Chinese s t p D ngg nz rus dungan xej dungandungan latin Huejzw dungan han In the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and the post Soviet states, the Dungans continue to refer to themselves as the Hui people zh c zh , Hu z in Cyrillic Soviet Dungan spelling, x . The name Dungan is of obscure origin. One popular theory derives this word from Turkic ... many of the Dungan can trace their ancestry however the character gan used in the name of the ethnic group is different from that used in the name of the province . The term Dungan Tonggan , Donggan ... , where the Kashgarian preacher is told to have converted ulam yi Tunganiyy n i.e., Dungan ... Beg s state period In English and German, the ethnonym Dungan , in various spelling forms, was attested ... more details
Infobox MLB player name Sam Dungan position Outfielder image bats Right throws Unknown birth date birth date 1866 7 29 birth place Ferndale, California death date death date and age 1939 3 16 1866 7 29 death place Santa Ana, California debutdate April 12 debutyear 1892 debutteam Chicago Cubs Chicago Colts finaldate September 27 finalyear 1901 finalteam Chicago Cubs Chicago Colts stat1label Batting average stat1value .301 stat2label Home run s stat2value 3 stat3label Run batted in Runs batted in stat3value 197 teams nowiki nowiki Chicago Cubs Chicago Colts By 1892 By 1894 Louisville Colonels By 1894 Chicago Cubs Chicago Orphans By 1900 Minnesota Twins Washington Senators By 1901 Samuel Morrison Dungan July 29, 1866 in Ferndale, California March 16, 1939 in Santa Ana, California , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1892 to 1901. He would play for the Chicago Cubs Chicago Colts , Minnesota Twins Washington Senators , and Louisville Colonels . External links baseballstats br d dungasa01 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dungan, Sam ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1866 PLACE OF BIRTH Ferndale, California DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1939 PLACE OF DEATH Santa Ana, California DEFAULTSORT Dungan, Sam Category 1866 births Category 1939 deaths Category Major League Baseball outfielders Category Baseball players from California Category 19th century baseball players Category Chicago Colts players Category Chicago Orphans players Category Washington Senators 1901 1960 players Category Louisville Colonels players Category Oakland Colonels players Category Omaha Lambs players Category Milwaukee Brewers minor league players Category Detroit Creams players Category Detroit Tigers Western League players Category Kansas City Blues baseball players Category Memphis Egyptians players Category People from Humboldt County, California US baseball outfielder 1860s stub ... more details
File View from BattleHill James Smillie.jpg thumb View from BattleHill by James Smillie. BattleHill is the highest natural point in Brooklyn, New York in the United States of America. The hill, located in what is today Green wood Cemetery , received its name from the battle which occured on its slopes between American troops under the immediate command of General Samuel Holden Parsons and British troops under the command of General James Grant British Army officer James Grant . The fighting occurred on August 27, 1776 during the Battle of Brooklyn , the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War . ref David Smith, Graham Turner New York 1776 The Continentals First Battle, p. 42 Osprey Publishing 2008 ISBN 1846032857 ref References references coord missing Category Battles of the New York Campaign Long Island, Battle of Category New York in the American Revolution Category Brooklyn Category 1776 in New York ... more details
Infobox person name Myles Dungan image image size caption birth name birth date Birth year and age 1954 ref name RT Libraries and Archives Five Seven Live Team cite web url https stillslibrary.rte.ie indexplus result.html? IXFIRST 14& IXSS IXFIRST 3d1 26 IXINITSR 3dy 26 2524 253dtheskeys 3dy 26 IXACTION 3dquery 26 253cphoto taken date earliest 3d 26 2524 253dsort 253d 2524 3dsort 2bdescending 2b 2524relevance 26 2524 253dkv2 253d 2524 3d 26 IXMAXHITS 3d10 26 253did ref 3d 26 252asform 3d 252fweb 252fsearch forms 252fadvanced 26 257bSINGLE 257drte programme 3d 26 2524 253dkv3 253d 2524 3d 26 2524 253dkf1 253d 2524 3d 26 257bSIMPLE 257d 257bSINGLE 257dcollection 3d 26 257bSINGLE 257dcontent people 3dDungan 252c 2bMyles 2b 25281954 2b 252d 2b 2529 26 253ephoto taken date latest 3d 26 IXSESSION 3d9q2hneKRkeh 26 2524 253dkf2 253d 2524 3d 26 252aiexe 2bSECURITY filter 3d 252e 26 2524 253dkf3 253d 2524 3d 26 2524 253dkv1 253d 2524 3d 26 2524 253ds 3d 26 257bUPPER 257drte programmetype 3d 26 IXFPFX ... children parents relations callsign awards signature website footnotes box width Myles Dungan is an Irish people Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RT Radio . Dungan ... templates 2ft title RT broadcaster Myles Dungan work RT Libraries and Archives accessdate 20 ... 06 10 ref In 1988, he won a Jacob s Award for his radio series, Vietnam . In May 2006, Dungan received ... name RT Radio s Myles Dungan receives Fulbright Scholarship for study in U.S. cite web url http www.rte.ie about pressreleases 2006 0531 mylesdungan.html title RT Radio s Myles Dungan receives Fulbright ... , remembering 90 years since the end of World War I . Dungan has also written many books, mainly biography ... of a radio programme of the same name on RTE 1. It was presented by Myles Dungan, and produced ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dungan Myles ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1954 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dungan Myles Category 1954 births Category ... more details
Refimprove date November 2010 Coord 40 16 21 N 26 17 36 E type mountain name Hill 60 display title about the 1915 battle on Cannakale Gallipoli peninsula the 1915 battle in France Battle of Hill 60 Western Front Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Hill 60 image caption partof the Battle of Gallipoli ... casualties2 Unknown Campaignbox Gallipoli File William Birdwood near Hill 60.jpg 150px thumb William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood Lt Gen Birdwood near Hill 60, October 1915 The Battle of Hill 60 was the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli . It was launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hillbattle Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by Frederick Stopford General Stopford s IX Corps United Kingdom British IX Corps . Hill 60 was a low knoll at the northern end of the Sari Bair range which dominated the Suvla landing. Capturing this hill along with Scimitar Hill would have allowed the Anzac Cove Anzac and Suvla landings to be securely linked. Prelude The original objective of the Battle of Sari Bair , which commenced on the night of 6 August, were the peaks of Hill 971 and Chunuk Bair battle Chunuk Bair . The latter peak had been captured by Dominion ... Battle of Hill 60 at Firstworldwar.com DEFAULTSORT Hill 60, Battle of Category Conflicts in 1915 ... Ottoman counter attack. The attack on Hill 971 never eventuated as the assaulting column became lost and then pinned down by the defenders. With the major battle effectively lost, the United Kingdom of Great ... gains. With Hill 971 out of reach, Hill 60 appeared an attainable objective. The attacking force was based ... the advance on Hill 971 and had taken up positions in a gully, now known as Australia Valley , that led towards Hill 60. Also involved were the remnants of the 29th Indian Brigade , two regiments ... by dysentery . Battle On the afternoon of 21 August the first assault was made by Australians of the 13th ... Battalion of the Connaught Rangers. With no effective artillery support, under fire from Hill 60 and neighbouring ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Crucifix Hill partof World War II image caption noinclude Captain Bobbie E. Brown leading the American troops up the hill. noinclude date 8 October 1944 place coord 50 47 57.63 N 6 8 21.9 E type event display inline,title br Aachen Aachen, Germany result American ... G. Leonard, Jr . commander1 Gerhard Wilck Campaignbox Siegfried Line The Battle of Crucifix Hill was a World War II battle that took place on 8 October 1944, on Crucifix Hill Haarberg Hill 239 , next ... Aachen Aachen, Germany . The Battle of Aachen was part of the Drive to the Siegfried Line . The hill was named after a large crucifix mounted on the top of the hill. The objective of the battle was to gain control of the hill, which was laced with a maze of Bunker Pillbox pillboxes and bunker s, so that the main objective of encircling Aachen could be completed. The hill was held by units of the Nazi Germany German 246th Volksgrenadier Division Germany 246. Volksgrenadierdivision . Charging the hill ... wounds. For his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, Capt. Brown received the Medal of Honor . See also List of military engagements of World War II Battle of Aachen Battle of Hurtgen Forest ... Hill. Games Depot. 20 May 2003. Wargamer Publishing, Inc.. 24 Nov 2006 http www.pattonsgallery.com cgi local pagegen.pl?P Don 20Stivers Battle 20of 20Crucifix 20Hill Battle of Crucifix Hill. Patton ... its 1st Battalion commanded by Lt. Col. Henry G. Leonard, Jr. to take the hill employing special ... he was wounded, he refused medical attention and continued up the hill. After the hill was secure, he went by himself on a reconnaissance mission to locate enemy troops beyond the hill. He deliberately ... E. Brown Category Conflicts in 1944 Category Battles involving the United States Crucifix Hill 1944 Category Drive to the Siegfried Line Crucifix Hill Category Battles of World War II involving Germany Crucifix Hill 1944 ta ... more details
Coord 38 57 11 N 78 12 0.5 W display title Warbox conflict Battle of Guard Hill partof the American Civil War date Start date 1864 8 16 place Warren County, Virginia result Inconclusive combatant1 flagicon USA 1863 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1863 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Thomas C. Devin commander2 William Wofford strength1 Brigades strength2 Brigades casualties1 71 casualties2 480 campaignbox Sheridan s Valley Campaign The Battle of Guard Hill or Battle of Crooked Run took place on August 16, 1864, in Warren County, Virginia as part of Philip H. Sheridan s Valley Campaigns of 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the American Civil War . According to Pachan, the Union s superior numbers and quality leadership routed the Confederate infantry, and the battle proved a watershed event in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. ref Scott C. Patchan, The Battle of Crooked Run George Custer s Opening Act in the Shenandoah Valley, North .... Gen. George A. Custer s Michigan Brigade rode toward the battle and sustained Devin s line along Crooked Run until they were forced to withdraw to Cedarville by Confederate artillery now on Guard Hill. ref Patchan 2008 p 76, http www.northandsouthmagazine.com images volume11 ind11 1.pdf The Battle of Crooked Run , part of the Battle of Guard Hill ref References reflist 2 Kennedy, Frances H., ed., The Civil ... War DEFAULTSORT Guard Hill, Battle Of Category Valley Campaigns of 1864 Category Battles of the Main ... War Category Virginia in the American Civil War Battle of Guard Hill Category Warren County, Virginia Battle of Guard Hill Category Conflicts in 1864 Category 1864 in Virginia AmericanCivilWar battle ... coming to Guard Hill, a prominent landmark. There, they were hit by Union Army Union Brigadier ..., Scott C. The Battle of Crooked Run George Custer s Opening Act in the Shenandoah Valley, North & South ... abpp battles va117.htm National Park Service battle description http www.nps.gov hps abpp CWSII VirginiaBattlefieldProfiles ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Sideling Hill partof the French and Indian War image caption date April 4, 1756 place Unknown perhaps near Maddensville, Pennsylvania casus territory result Indian victory combatant1 Lenape Delaware Indians combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain commander1 Captain Jacobs ? br Shingas commander2 Alexander Culbertson KIA strength1 about 100 strength2 about 50 militia casualties1 Unknown, but heavy casualties2 20 Killed and about 20 wounded campaignbox Campaignbox French and Indian War Ohio Valley The Battle of Sideling Hill was an engagement between Pennsylvania colonial militia and a band of Native Americans that had recently attacked Fort McCord and taken a number of colonial settlers captive. On April 1, 1756, a band of Lenape Delaware s, probably under the command of either Captain Jacobs or Shingas , stormed Fort McCord in western Province of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania , where they captured or killed 27 settlers. In response to the raid, three bands of militia were sent in pursuit. Captain Alexander Culbertson s company, numbering about 50, caught up with the Delawares three days later. In a two hour engagement, both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the colonists were driven off by the arrival of reinforcements. The precise location of the Battle of Sideling Hill and hence the burial site of the militia lost in the battle has not been determined. External links http books.google.com books?id LvZb8kntVtkC&dq Culbertson 20Shingas&lr &as brr 0&pg PA104 v onepage&q Culbertson 20Shingas&f false The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry counties Pennsylvania coord missing Pennsylvania DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Sideling Hill Category Battles of the French and Indian War Sideling Hill Category Conflicts in 1756 Category Pre state history of Pennsylvania Category Battles involving France Sideling Hill Category Battles involving Great Britain Sideling Hill US battle stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the Hill of the Jews image date August, 1542 place Hill of the Jews, Ethiopia result Portuguese victory combatant1 File Flag Portugal 1521 .svg 25px border Portuguese Empire combatant2 Image Flag of Adal.png 25px Adal Sultanate commander1 Crist v o da Gama commander2 Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al Ghazi strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown Campaignbox Abyssinian Adal War The Battle of the Hill of the Jews named by Miguel de Castanhoso for a community of Beta Israel who lived there ref R.S. Whiteway, editor and translator, The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1441 1543 , 1902. Nendeln, Liechtenstein Kraus Reprint, 1967 , p. 56 ref was a battle fought in Ethiopia in August 1542 between the Portuguese forces of Crist v o da Gama and the Somali people Somali Muslim followers of Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al Ghazi . The Portuguese won the battle, capturing many horses that they could have used to exploit their victory in the previous battle of Jarte . The benefits of this victory were short lived, for within the month da Gama was slain in Battle of Wofla Wofla even before his soldiers escorting the captured animals could reach the Portuguese encampment at Lake Ashenge . The location of this battle is not known. Whiteway has argued that this place is identical with Amba Geshen , located far to the south of the Portuguese camp. ref Whiteway, Portuguese Expedition , pp. lvii lxii ref More recently, however, C.F. Beckingham has argued that the battle took place in the eastern Semien Mountains near the left bank of the Tekez River . ref Beckingham, A Note on the topography of Ahmad Gragn s campaigns in 1542 , Journal of Semitic Studies , 4 1959 , pp. 362 373 ref References Reflist coord missing Ethiopia Category Battles involving Portugal Hill of the Jews Category Conflicts in 1542 battle stub ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Fisher s Hill image File Battle of Fisher s Hill.jpg 280px caption Confederate prisoners partof the American Civil War date Start date 1864 9 21 &ndash End date 1864 9 22 place Shenandoah County, Virginia result Union American Civil War Union victory combatant1 flagicon USA 1863 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1863 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Philip Sheridan Philip H. Sheridan commander2 Jubal Anderson Early Jubal A. Early units1 Union Army of the Shenandoah Army of the Shenandoah units2 strength1 29,444 strength2 9,500 casualties1 528 casualties2 1,234 campaignbox Sheridan s Valley Campaign The Battle of Fisher s Hill was fought September 21&ndash 22, 1864, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War . Fisher s Hill is located near Strasburg, Virginia . Union ... Coord 38.9838 78.3959 display title type event region US VA DEFAULTSORT Fishers Hill, Battle Of Category 1864 in Virginia Battle of Fisher s Hill Category Valley Campaigns of 1864 Fisher s Hill 1864 ... Civil War Category Virginia in the American Civil War Battle of Fisher s Hill Category Shenandoah County, Virginia Battle of Fisher s Hill Category Conflicts in 1864 AmericanCivilWar battle stub de Schlacht bei Fishers Hill fr Bataille de Fisher s Hill ... Anderson Early Jubal Early , with just under 10,000. Early, following the Battle of Opequon Third Battle of Winchester took a strong position. His right rested on the North Branch of the Shenandoah River . The left flank of his infantry was on Fisher s Hill. Confederate cavalry was expected to hold ... and Luray Gap in Massanutten Mountain and come up behind Early and cut off his retreat at Fisher s Hill ... s Hill. Private James Connors Medal of Honor James Connors , 43rd New York Infantry Private John Creed ... http www.nps.gov history hps abpp battles va120.htm National Park Service battle description ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox military conflict conflict The Battle of Lone Tree Hill aka Battle of Wakde Sarmi partof Western New Guinea campaign Western New Guinea Campaign , World War II image caption date 14 June 1 September 1944 place Lone Tree Hill in the Toem Wakde Sarmi salient coordinates map type latitude longitude map size map caption territory result American victory the Americans gain a major staging point and air base at Wakde airdrome status combatant1 flagicon USA 1912 United States combatant2 flagicon Japan Empire of Japan combatant3 commander1 flagicon USA 1912 Walter Krueger General Walter Krueger commander2 flagicon Japan Lieutenant General Hachiro Tagami commander3 strength1 strength2 strength3 casualties1 400 dead br 1,500 wounded br 15 missing casualties2 3,870 dead br 11,000 dead from sickness and starvation br 51 captured casualties3 notes Campaignbox Western New Guinea The Battle of Lone Tree Hill , also known as the Battle of Wakde Sarmi , is the name given to a major battle in 1944 in Dutch New Guinea , between United States and Empire of Japan Japanese ... took Lone Tree Hill. The Japanese suffered more than 1,000 dead, including some trapped in collapsed caves. The U.S. Army suffered about 700 battle and 500 non battle casualties. With Lone Tree Hill in American possession, Maffin Bay became a major staging base for six subsequent battles Battle of Biak Biak , Battle of Noemfoor Noemfoor , Sansapor, Battle of Leyte Leyte and Battle of Luzon Luzon . coord 6 0 S 147 0 E display title Category South West Pacific theatre of World War II Battle of Lone Tree Hill 1944 Category Conflicts in 1944 Battle of Lone Tree Hill WWII battle stub ... by Lieutenant General Hachiro Tagami, were concentrated at Lone Tree Hill, overlooking Maffin ... from Jayapura Hollandia , towards the Toem Wakde Sarmi area. Lone Tree Hill rose from a flat, coastal plain about convert 6000 ft m yards west of the main jetty in Maffin Bay. The hill was named for a single ... more details
Campaignbox Kargil War Campaignbox Indo Pakistani Wars The Battle of Tiger Hill encompasses the battles fought in and around the peak of Tiger Hill, Kargil Tiger Hill between Indian Army and Kargil war Occupation by Pakistan Pakistani force from the final week of May till second week of June, 1999 during the Kargil War in 1999 . The Battle, with the concomitant Battle of Tololing battle for the adjoining peak of Tololing , culminated in Indian forces capturing it. However, the adjoining peak 5353 could not be taken back. ref http www.indianexpress.com news near tiger hill point 5353 still pakoccupied 488505 ref Indian forces involved in the operation included the 18 The Grenadiers Grenadiers and the 8th Sikh Regiment . The battle was one of the costliest operations for the Indian forces in the entire conflict, with casualties of nearly forty personnel killed and nearly a hundred wounded in the entire operation. Pakistan at the time denied regular troop involvement but Indian figures estimated twenty one killed in the battle for the peak itself. Main Battle Indian artillery started shelling Tiger Hill to keep the enemies head down, while the 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army got ready to attack Tiger Hill. The assault team had 200 men, with some 2000 troops providing rear support. Such was the determination of the Indian soldiers that most of the Grenadiers eschewed their rations to carry extra ammunition. In the 36 hour operation, the first meal they had were the dates left behind by the retreating Pakistani defenders. While the Alpha, Charlie, and Ghatak companies of the Grenadiers attacked from the rear, the Nagas were on the left flank, and the Sikhs ... south asia 385826.stm Tiger Hill how important is it? BBC news. http www.bharat rakshak.com LAND FORCES History 1999 308 Seven Hour Battle.html Seven Hour Battle that won India, Tiger Hill . Bharat ... military honour of India, Param Vir Chakra, for bravery during the retaking of Tiger Hill. References ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Hill 881 partof the Vietnam War image date April May 1967 ... War portal United States Marine Corps The Battle of Hill 881 was a battle during the Vietnam War between ... http www.hodierne.com 881splash.htm The Battle for Hill 881 May 1967 Photos Category Battles and operations ... it became known as the Hill Fights , involving Hill 881 North coord 16 41 26.5 N 106 39 34.5 E type mountain , Hill 881 South coord 16 40 18 N 106 39 45.2 E type mountain , and Hill 861 coord 16 40 ... Where We Were In Vietnam publisher Hellgate Press year 2002 pages 5 236 isbn 1 55571 625 3 ref .The hill designation in this case actually refers to a hill mass or a collection of ridges and saddles, the numbers to the elevation the highest point of the hill masses in meters. The first contact made with the NVA occurred on Hill 861 when 5 American Marine forward observers were ambushed in the bamboo, 4 of which were killed by gunfire. After this contact, two companies of Marines advanced on Hill ... set up hedgehog positions until relieved by other Marine companies. Even after skinning the hill ..., Marine forces managed to take Hill 861, the closest hill mass to Khe Sanh. Dug into the hill ... Hill 861, the Marine forces advanced against Hill 881 South covered, as they found later, with 10 times as many foxholes and bunkers than 861. Despite the discovery of the well entrenched bunkers on Hill 861 Marine aircraft used 500 pound bombs in the bombardment of Hill 881 South for fear of hitting themselves with shrapnel when they flew low over their targets to avoid monsoon cloud. With Hill 881 South insufficiently bombarded, Marine infantry found the going even harder than the previous hill ... losses on Hill 881 South, a new commander ordered the Marine aircraft to break with tradition and use ..., American forces managed to take Hill 881 North and South in the same day. After beating off a fierce NVA counterattack on Hill 881 North, the Marines could finally claim victory in what had become ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Hill 723 partof Vietnam War date March 7 16, 1971 place Laos result North Vietnamese Victory combatant1 File Flag of South Vietnam.svg 22px Army of the Republic of Vietnam combatant2 File Flag of Vietnam.svg 22px Vietnam People s Army commander1 Hoang Xuan Lam commander2 strength1 1st Infantry Division strength2 ??? casualties1 Heavy casualties2 Heavy notes Campaignbox Vietnam War The Battle of Hill 723 was a Vietnam War battle in the country of Laos, which was fought between the Army of the Republic of Vietnam South Vietnamese Army and the Communist Vietnam People s Army North Vietnamese Army NVA . It took place from March 7 to March 16, 1971, during the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos. The result was a North Vietnamese Army victory. As the South Vietnamese Army approached Hill 723, moving along Route 9 on March 7, 1971, the North Vietnamese Army artillery opened fire and quickly pinned down the advancing South Vietnamese troops. The South Vietnamese Army ARVN s 1st Infantry Division was trapped as the northern flank was closed and the main column was cut off. To no avail, the South Vietnamese High Command attempted to reinforce the 1st Infantry Division with the 2nd and 3rd Regiments. The result was that the South Vietnamese forces were almost completely annihilated. References Quan doi nhan dan Recent battle, victory lauded. Vietnam, 1971. coord missing Vietnam Category Conflicts in 1971 Category 1971 in Vietnam Category Battles involving Vietnam Hill 723 Category Battles and operations of the Vietnam War Hill 723 Battle stub Vietnam war stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Agusan Hill partof Philippine American War image Deleted image removed file Captured Remingtons in Agusan.jpg 199px caption date May 14, 1900 place Cagayan de Oro City , Mindanao casus territory result American victory combatant1 flag Philippines 1898 combatant2 flag United States 1896 commander1 Colonel Vicente Roa commander2 Captain Walter B. Elliot strength1 500 strength2 80 casualties1 38 Killed casualties2 2 Killed 3 Wounded casualties3 notes Campaignbox Philippine American War Battle of Agusan Hill , May 14, 1900. Capt. Walter B. Elliott, CO of Company I, 40th Infantry Regiment USV, with 80 men proceeded to the village of Agusan, about 16 kilometers west of Cagayan de Misamis town proper, to dislodge about 500 guerillas who were entrenched on a hill with 200 rifles and shotguns. The attack was successful 2 Americans were killed and 3 wounded the Filipinos suffered 38 killed, including their commander, Capt. Vicente Roa. The Americans also captured 35 Remington rifles See also Philippine American War Battle of Cagayan de Misamis Battle of Makahambus Hill Cagayan de Oro City coord missing Northern Mindanao DEFAULTSORT Agusan Hill Category Conflicts in 1900 PAGENAME Category 1900 in the Philippines PAGENAME Category Battles involving the United States Category Battles of the Philippine American War Philippines stub US battle stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Diamond Hill partof Second Boer War image File Coldstreams Guards at Diamond Hill.jpg 250px caption The Charge of the CIV s and Coldstreams at the Battle of Diamond Hill, after a drawing by William Barnes Wollen date 11 12 June 1900 place Diamond Hill, near Pretoria, Transvaal coordinates coord 25 47 S 28 28 E name Battle of Diamond Hill type event region ZA display title,inline casus territory result British victory combatant1 flagcountry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland br flag Canada 1868 combatant2 flag South African Republic br flag Orange Free State commander1 flagicon United Kingdom Field Marshal Lord Frederick Roberts br General Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton Ian Hamilton commander2 flagicon South African Republic Louis Botha br flagicon Orange Free State ? strength1 14,000 men and 70 guns strength2 4,000 men and 22 guns casualties1 162 killed and wounded casualties2 50 killed and wounded Campaignbox Second Boer War The Battle of Diamond Hill Donkerhoek took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 during the Second Boer War . Fourteen thousand British Empire British soldiers squared up against four thousand Boer s and forced them from their positions on the hill. Forty four years after the battle, British people British General Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton Ian Hamilton opined in his memoirs that the battle, which ensured that the Boers could not recapture Pretoria, was the turning point of the war . Hamilton credited Winston Churchill with recognizing that the key to victory would be in storming the summit, and risking his life to signal Hamilton. ref Brian Kelly, Best Little Stories from the Life and Times of Winston Churchill Cumberland House Publishing, 2008 , pp. 57 58. ref References reflist http www.pinetreeweb.com conan doyle chapter 26.htm Category Battles of the Second Boer War Diamond Hill UK battle stub af Slag van Donkerhoek fr Bataille de Diamond Hill ru ... more details
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