Articles related to "French Army"

Beginning the war dressed for fashion and equipped with the most unreliable weapons, the redoubtable French "Poilus" stopped the German juggernaut and saved his country.

On May 5 many U.S. cities celebrate Cinco de Mayo with music, dancing and Mexican food. The day commemorates the 1862 victory of Mexico in a battle with the French.

Led by God's divine guidance, Jeanne d'Arc led the French Army to victory at Orleans. She was later accused of heresy and burnt at the stake.

The German people were fragmented in the late-18th and early 19th-centuries. This state of separation became easy pickings for Napoleon and the French army.

Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian victory at the Battle of the Pyramids against the Mamluk forces of Murad and Ibrahim Bey on July 21 1798.

A brief history of the heroic unit of American pilots who flew for France before America joined World War One.

Picture books help children take part in Latin American culture. These stories depict Mexican-American families celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

Green poblano chiles are stuffed with a picadillo of beef, dipped in fluffy eggs like a relleño, fried and topped with walnut cream and pomegranate seeds.

Offering his services as well as those of his legion, General Shelby found no takers.

The Cold War era French Army issued its paratroopers a souped-up Vespa motor scooter with a recoilless rifle and called it a day.

With the Bulge secured, the 75th Infantry Division assists in the elimination of the Colmar Pocket in eastern France, before returning to Holland and entering Germany.

Obstensively neutral, the small grand duchy of Luxembourg was actually drawn into the Great War due to location.

Burg Eltz, near Koblenz at the confluence of the Mosel and Rhine Rivers, is one of the most romantic medieval castles in Germany and all of Europe.

For those American patriots who believed that Divine Providence favored their cause, the unlikely victory at Yorktown, Virginia provided proof for the ages.

He ended disorder in post-Revolutionary Europe, but was considered a tyrant by his critics, some of whom have blamed him for 17 years of war and the bankruptcy of France.

An account of the invasion of Prince Louis of France in the year 1216, and how he was eventually defeated thanks to the efforts of a local guerilla leader.

When the last of the defeated's banners was furled and destroyed in the terrible slaughter of the Civil War, it was witnessed by a poet.

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, perhaps the most famous battle of the Seven Years War between England and France (1756 - 1763) cost the French the entire continent.

An account of the siege of Hertford Castle, one of the bastions of King John's war against the invading French led by Prince Louis.

The Dreyfus affair was a notorious incident of official, public anti-Semitism that shocked late 19th century France and whose embers have not subsided to this day.

Agincourt is a famous and much celebrated medieval battle. Verneuil was a very similar encounter, but has not achieved the same renown in the history books.

The 1897 play, "Cyrano de Bergerac," is written by Edmond Rostand in 1897 and based on a real life individual of the same name. The play covers a span of about 15 years.

Nicholas-Charles Oudinot enlisted as a private at age 16 and served France for the next 64 years, rising to become one of Napoleon's Marshals and surviving 24 wounds.

The life and times of France's most famous emperor.

May 2010 will mark 70 years since WW II Operation Dynamo gave rise to the phrase "the Dunkirk spirit". Just what was that spirit and what did the operation achieve?

Braille is often portrayed as a modern Prometheus, punished by fate, inspired to give the illuminating gift of language to the blind-images that belie his true genius.

Alvin York was a peaceful, religious man who in World War I distinguished himself in battle. This article looks at his role in the war.

A rocket is a vehicle that obtains its thrust from the rapid conversion of fuel to superheated gasses, which are then rapidly expelled out a nozzle at the base.

The myth regarding the link between the marksmanship of King Henry V's archers and the two fingered salute is exposed.

Canadians at the ready, the Allies took on the Germans at Amiens, France, surprising the overconfident enemy in covert assaults. The battle was won, but thousands lost

China's imperial families once called the Summer Palace their private playground. It remains a playground for tourists today who can boat or ice skate on its lake.

Cinco de Mayo is holiday time; a time to become acquainted with the culture and heritage of the people of Mexico.

Collioure has been attracting visitors from around the world since the word Fauvisim was coined to describe the style of painting produced by Matisse and Derain in 1905.

Life and works of César Cui, one of 'The Five' Nationalist Russian composers. Famous for art songs, operas, and his acidic musical criticisms.

Nationalistic tunes of the Confederate South reflect the desire to defend against Northern tyranny and to take up arms to protect a lifestyle threatened by arbitrary rule

The actions of Sir Henry Clinton and Admiral Sir Thomas Graves ensured that Lord Cornwallis would not receive expected relief as Washington marched south to Yorktown.

La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) comic opera by Donizetti. Daughter of the Regiment opera plot summary and Daughter of the Regiment character list.

Thousands of prisoners served time on Devil's Island and thousands died there, whether by starvation, overwork, execution or disease.

Woman impregnated when hit by bullet that shot Civil War soldier's testicles.

Mexican fiesta ideas for entertaining, including food, decorations, activities, etc. for a birthday party, teen dance, senior citizen gathering, a reunion or just fun.

The gothic Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles and Baroque guildhalls line the UNESCO-listed Grand Place (Grote Markt) market square in the historic old town center of Brussels.

Brief biography of Hilaire Belloc, a versatile English writer and parliamentarian best known for children's verses like Cautionary Tales and Bad Child's Book of Beasts.

Discovering the Rosetta-Stone was pivotal in unraveling inscriptions found on ancient monuments from Alexandria to Abu Simbel

Pirate, colonist, Protestant rebel, Roberval added a colourful page to the early history of Canada.

Works of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre as a novelist and playwright. Best-known for his philosophy book Being and Nothingness.

A monument to trench warfare in one of the most beautiful parts of France reminds modern travelers of the brutality and senselessness of territorial war.

This technologically gifted branch of the Armed Services has seen Military Air Power advance from balloons to bi-planes to bombers to outer space vehicles and satellites!

Port Vendres is in the happy position of being a working port and fishing harbour and a must visit tourist destination destination for history buffs and food lovers

Learn to make ratatouille, the dish featured in Disney's Pixar animation. The dish is a simple combination of vegetables in a stew that is easy for any level of cook.

The Revolutionary War had ended. Across the nation Continental Army officers were organizing the Society of the Cincinnati, America's oldest patriotic organization.