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- Action of 22 October 1793The action of 22 October 1793 was a minor naval engagement fought in the Mediterranean Sea
- Afonso de AlbuquerquePortuguese general and conquistador (1453–1515)
- Alexander Nevsky Lavra59°55′16″N 30°23′17″E / 59.921°N 30.388°E
- Alexander SuvorovRussian military commander (1729/30–1800)
- Amr ibn al-AsArab military commander and governor (c. 573–664)
- Anglo-Irish peopleEthnic group and historical social class in Ireland
- Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania)Arlington Cemetery is a cemetery in the Drexel Hill neighborhood of Upper Darby Township,
- Arlington National CemeteryMilitary cemetery in Virginia, US
- Army Group VistulaGerman army group that attempted to defend Berlin during WW2
- Arrests of Ulysses S. GrantThere are three reported arrests of Ulysses S. Grant by officers of the Metropolitan Polic
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonBritish Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)
- Ash, MusburyAsh in the parish of Musbury in the county of Devon is an historic estate, long the reside
- Assault on CádizThe Assault on Cádiz was a part of a protracted naval blockade of the Spanish port of Cádi
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- Bailleul, NordBailleul (French pronunciation: ; Belle in Dutch) is a commune in the Nord department in n
- Battle near OscaThe Battle of Osca took place near Osca, north-eastern Spain, between the armies of the Ro
- Battle of Alcântara (1580)The Battle of Alcântara took place on 25 August 1580, near the brook of Alcântara, in the
- Battle of Barbados (1665)The Battle of Barbados also known as the Action of Carlisle Bay was a military action that
- Battle of Genoa (1795)
- Battle of Mount QiThe Battle of Mount Qi was a military conflict which took place around Mount Qi (祁山; the m
- Battle of SedgemoorThe Battle of Sedgemoor was the last and decisive engagement between the Kingdom of Englan
- Battle of StromboliThe Battle of Stromboli, also known as the Second Battle of Stromboli or the Battle of Ali
- Battle of the AbasThe Battle of the Abas was fought in 65 BC between the forces of the Roman Republic under
- Battle of the Asio River (82 BC)The Battle of the Asio River took place in March of 82 BC during the context of Sulla's Se
- Battle of the PelorusThe Battle of the Pelorus river was fought in the spring of 65 BC between a Roman Republic
- Battle of Valentia (75 BC)The Battle of Valentia was fought in 75 BC between a rebel army under the command of Marcu
- Battle of VyšehradThe Battle of Vyšehrad was a series of engagements at the start of the Hussite War between
- Bavarian ArmyArmy of the Electorate and Kingdom of Bavaria
- Bernard MontgomeryBritish Army officer (1887–1976)
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- CapreraCaprera is an island in the Maddalena archipelago off the coast of Sardinia, Italy. In the
- Carl von ClausewitzPrussian military theorist (1780–1831)
- Chinese honorificsChinese honorifics (Chinese: 敬語; pinyin: Jìngyǔ) and honorific language are words, word co
- Colonel (United Kingdom)Military rank of the United Kingdom
- Cornelia (wife of Livianus)Cornelia Sulla or Cornelia Silla was the eldest daughter of the Roman statesman and genera
- Cornelia MetellaCornelia Metella (c. 73 BC – after 48 BC) was the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus P
- Cornelia PostumaCornelia Postuma or Postuma Cornelia (born 78 or 77 BC) was the only daughter of Roman dic
- Cultural depictions of Ulysses S. GrantThe following is a sample of character portrayals of Ulysses S. Grant in popular entertain
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- E. Roland HarrimanEdward Roland Noel "Bunny" Harriman (December 24, 1895 – February 16, 1978) was an America
- Edmund Nelson (priest)The Reverend Edmund Nelson (19 March 1722 – 26 April 1802) was a British priest who was Re
- El CidCastilian warlord and Prince of Valencia from 1094 to 1099
- Enver PashaTurkish general and politician (1881–1922)
- Erich LudendorffGerman general and politician (1865–1937)
- Erwin RommelGerman field marshal (1891–1944)
- Eugene Maurice, Count of SoissonsPrince Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano (French: Eugène Maurice de Savoie-Carignan; 2 Mar
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- Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany)Ministry of the Interior of Germany
- Ferdinand FochFrench general and military theorist (1851–1929)
- Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of AlbaSpanish military officer, statesman and diplomat (1507–1582)
- Flavius AetiusRoman general and statesman (c. 390 – 454)
- Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Francis DrakeEnglish sailor and privateer (c. 1540–1596)
- Francisco PizarroSpanish conquistador (1478–1541)
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- General of the ArmiesHighest rank in the United States Army
- GeneralfeldmarschallHistorical military rank of Germany and Austria
- George C. MarshallAmerican politician and United States Army general (1880–1959)
- Georgy ZhukovSoviet military leader (1896–1974)
- Giuseppe GaribaldiItalian patriot and general (1807–1882)
- Godfrey of BouillonRuler of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100
- Gudrun BurwitzDaughter of Heinrich Himmler (1929–2018)
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- Half-payHalf-pay (h.p.) was a term used in the British Army and Royal Navy of the 18th, 19th and e
- Hampstead CemeteryHampstead Cemetery is a historic cemetery in West Hampstead, London, located at the upper
- HannibalCarthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
- Hayreddin BarbarossaOttoman corsair and admiral of the Ottoman navy (c. 1478–1546)
- Heinrich HimmlerGerman Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945)
- Helmuth von Moltke the ElderGerman field marshal (1800–1891)
- Henri AlbyHenri Marie Camille Édouard Alby (5 November 1858 – 11 February 1935) was a French army ge
- Hermann GöringGerman Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
- Hernán CortésSpanish conquistador and explorer (1485–1547)
- HMS Badger (1777)HMS Badger was a brig rigged Sloop-of-War in service with the Royal Navy in the late eight
- HMS Boreas (1774)HMS Boreas was a modified Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was firs
- HMS Hinchinbrook (1778)HMS Hinchinbrook was the French privateer Astrée, which the British captured in 1778 and t
- HMS Janus (1778)HMS Janus was a 44-gun Roebuck-class fifth rate of the Royal Navy.
- Horatia NelsonHoratia Nelson, christened as Horatia Nelson Thompson (29 January 1801 – 6 March 1881), wa
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonRoyal Navy officer (1758–1805)
- Hugo von Freytag-LoringhovenHugo Friedrich Philipp Johann Freiherr von Freytag-Loringhoven (May 20, 1855 – October 19,
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- Ida of LorraineIda of Lorraine (also referred to as Blessed Ida of Boulogne) (c. 1040 – 13 April 1113) wa
- Invasion of Corsica (1794)The invasion of Corsica was a campaign fought in the spring and summer of 1794 by combined
- Invasion of Martinique (1674)The invasion of Martinique in 1674 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Dutch Republic to co
- Isoroku YamamotoJapanese admiral (1884–1943)
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- Jan ŽižkaCzech military commander (1360–1424)
- Jesse Root GrantJesse Root Grant (January 23, 1794 – June 29, 1873) was an American farmer, tanner and suc
- Joan of ArcFrench folk heroine and saint (1412–1431)
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughBritish army officer and statesman (1650–1722)
- John HunyadiHungarian military and political figure (c. 1406–1456)
- John J. PershingUnited States Army general (1860–1948)
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- Leonidas IKing of Sparta from c. 489 BC to 480 BC
- Lorenzo D. GasserLorenzo Dow Gasser (May 3, 1876 – October 29, 1955) was a career officer in the United Sta
- Louise Cromwell BrooksLouise Cromwell (born Henrietta Louise Cromwell; September 24, 1890 – May 30, 1965) was an
- LüneburgTown in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Lüneburg (district)Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and
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- Mare clausumSea that is under the exclusive jurisdiction of a nation
- Mark AntonyRoman politician and general (83–30 BC)
- Max ImmelmannMax Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flyi
- MéterenMéteren (French pronunciation: ; from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a comm
- Michiel de RuyterDutch States Navy officer (1607–1676)
- Military Division of the MississippiThe Military Division of the Mississippi was an administrative division of the United Stat
- Miyamoto MusashiJapanese swordsman, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin (c. 1584–1645)
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- ParchimParchim (German: ; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: Parchen) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpomm
- Paul von HindenburgPresident of Germany from 1925 to 1934
- PicenumPicenum was a region of ancient Italy. The name was assigned by the Romans, who conquered
- Pierre RoquesPierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 – 26 February 1920) was a French general and creat
- PleurisyInflammation of the membranes lining the chest cavity (pleurae)
- Point Pleasant, OhioPoint Pleasant is a small unincorporated community in southern Monroe Township, Clermont C
- Politburo of the Communist Party of VietnamExecutive committee for communist parties
- PompeiCity in Campania, southern Italy
- PompeyRoman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
- Pope Benjamin I of AlexandriaPope Benjamin I of Alexandria, 38th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
- Pour le MériteKingdom of Prussia's highest order of merit
- Prince Eugene of SavoyMilitary commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)
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- Raid of Dhat al-SalasilExpedition of Amr ibn al-As, also known as the Campaign of Dhatas Salasil, took place in S
- ReichsleiterSecond-highest political rank of the Nazi Party
- Reichstag (Nazi Germany)Legislative body of Nazi Germany
- Reichstag (Weimar Republic)Legislative body of the Weimar Republic
- Ricciotti GaribaldiRicciotti Garibaldi (24 February 1847 – 17 July 1924) was an Italian soldier, the fourth s
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellBritish soldier and founder of The Scout Association (1857–1941)
- Rodrigo de AlbornozRodrigo de Albornoz was an auditor and colonial official in New Spain during the period of
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- Scipio AfricanusRoman general and politician (236/235 – c. 183 BC)
- Siege of BastiaThe siege of Bastia was a combined British and Corsican military operation during the earl
- Siege of Seringapatam (1799)Mysorean-British battle
- Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st BaronetBritish journalist and publisher (1866–1921)
- SkanderbegAlbanian warlord and military commander (1405–1468)
- South Wales BorderersThe South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence fo
- St Nicholas' Church, MoretonSt Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known
- St Paul's CathedralAnglican cathedral in London, England
- St. John's Church, LüneburgThe Church of John the Baptist (Germ. St. Johannis or Johanniskirche) is the oldest Luther
- State decorationA state decoration is an object, such as a medal or the insignia of an order, that is awar
- SubutaiMongol general under Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan
- SullaRoman general and dictator (138–78 BC)
- Sun (surname)Chinese surname
- Sun TzuChinese general (544–496 BC)
- Supreme Allied Commander EuropeCommander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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- T. E. LawrenceBritish Army officer, diplomat and writer (1888–1935)
- The Mint (book)The Mint is a book written by T. E. Lawrence and published posthumously in 1955. It descri
- Trần Hưng ĐạoImperial Prince of Đại Việt
- Treaty of GaetaThe Treaty of Gaeta was a political treaty signed in Gaeta on March 26, 1451, between Alfo
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- Valentinian IIIWestern Roman emperor from 425 to 455
- Valeria (wife of Sulla)Valeria or Valeria Messalla was the fifth wife of two-term consul and Roman dictator Luciu
- Vancouver BarracksThe Vancouver Barracks was the first United States Army base located in the Pacific Northw
- Võ Nguyên GiápVietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)