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The Battle of (the) Berezina (or Beresina) took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between Napoleon 's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under Field Marshal Wittgenstein and Admiral Chichagov. Napoleon was retreating toward Poland in chaos after the aborted occupation of Moscow and trying to cross the Berezina River at Borisov.
Berserk (manga) Berserk. (manga) Berserk ( Japanese: ベルセルク, Hepburn: Beruseruku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe -inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the characters of Guts, a lone swordsman, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the "Band of the ...
Battle of Ligny. / 50.52027; 4.58140. The Battle of Ligny, in which French troops of the Armée du Nord under the command of Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher, was fought on 16 June 1815 near Ligny in what is now Belgium. The result was a tactical victory for the French, but the bulk of the Prussian army ...
A map of the Battle of Waterloo, showing La Haye Sainte at the centre, in front of D'Erlon's left flank. At 13:00, the French Grand Battery of heavy artillery opened fire before d'Erlon's Corps (54th and 55th Ligne) marched forward in columns. The French managed to surround La Haye Sainte and despite taking heavy casualties from the garrison ...
Guts ( Japanese: ガッツ, Hepburn: Gattsu, sometimes romanized as Güts) is a fictional character and the protagonist from the manga Berserk, created by Kentaro Miura. Guts is a mercenary who travels from company to company and companionship to companionship. After meeting Griffith, Guts is defeated in battle by Griffith and is forced to join ...
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, following Great Britain and Prussia 's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War . The signing of the treaty formally ended the conflict between France and Great ...
The Pont au Double derives its name from the toll amount which was charged, a "double" denier, money used to pay for the construction of the bridge. [citation needed] In 1709, the bridge collapsed. It was rebuilt and remained in place until 1847. In 1883, the Pont au Double was replaced by a one arch cast-iron bridge. Pont au Double.
Vardøhus Fortress. / 70.37222°N 31.09472°E / 70.37222; 31.09472. Vardøhus Fortress ( Norwegian: Vardøhus festning) is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian ...