- Triple Alliance:
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Italy
- Triple Entente
- France
- Russian Empire
- United Kingdom
Ramiro I was the son of King Vermudo I of Asturias. His father, who had ascended the throne in the year 788, did not last long in power. Three years after taking the crown he suffered a heavy defeat against the Muslims of Hisham I, son of Abderramán I, in Burbia. It is not very clear if this militar
The Byzantine Empire survived over 1000 years with its powerful army as its support. An important power multiplier of the Imperial armies was the well-trained heavy infantry, the famous Scutati (shield-bearing, from the Latin word scutum =shield) infantry. The Skutatoi, in that period, were orga
It is what the rebelliousness of youth has and even more so if the French Revolution catches you being of humble origin. The French Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte he was a convinced revolutionary whose military qualities led to rapid rise in the midst of the French Revolution. In 1804 Napoleon appointed
The prince was found dead in the park. He was shot while he tried to flee. The first bullet hit the spine, another hit the ear. The bullet of the second shot blew up the eye, said the doctor after the autopsy. Could it be that the prince was killed by his friend? Or maybe someone else, who even the