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Featured battle : Guttstadt & Deppen

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 05 June 1807 - 06 June 1807

Napoleon's had surmised that Ney's VI Corps, pushed forward as it was, would be the target for the main Russian advance. Orders given to Ney permitted him to fall back slowly, inviting continuous contact and pursuit by the Russians. Ney made a stand on the 6th at Deppen. On the 7th Bennigsen became aware of the perilous position he had been drawn into and he withdrew.

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Type 21 Frigate - HMS Alacrity

Type 21 Frigate - HMS Alacrity

A veteran of the Falklands War, she was commissioned in 1977 and was sold to Pakistan in 1994.

Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43

Featured review :

Jungle Bashers - A British Infantry Battalion in the Malayan Emergency 1951-1954

Bonner, Robert
'For those wishing to explore the Malayan Emergency from the viewpoint of the infantryman at the sharp end, this work is an essential tool. It is highly recommended for the casual reader, veteran, student and any professional historian researching the Malayan Emergency.
Fleur de Lys Publishers, 2003

Reviewed : 2012-01-30 00:00:00