Austria at once demanded and obtained from the Diet of Frankfort the mobilization of the whole of the federal armies.Continuing The Austro-Prussian
Archives for January 2013
The Austro-Prussian War
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Bismark’s Diplomatic Maneuvers.IntroductionThis conflict, called also
Vicksburg Surrenders
Today's installment concludes Fall of Vicksburg,our selection from A Campaign Life of U. S. Grant by Charles A. Dana and by James H. Wilson
Siege of Vicksburg Begins
It had now become apparent that the Confederates could not be dislodged except by a siege or starvation.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
Confederates Driven into Vicksburg
Within 18 days Grant had won five battles; taken 40 field-guns, many colors and small arms, and nearly 5000 prisoners; killed or wounded 5200 of the
Battle of Champion Hill
A short time afterward Grant rode rapidly to the front himself, arriving on the field about ten o'clock.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
The Fall of Vicksburg
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Concentration of Forces upon Vicksburg Area.IntroductionVicksburg had a
Da Gama Meets the King of Calicut
Today's installment concludes Vasco Da Gama Sails Around Africa and Opens the Sea Route To India,our selection from The Three Voyages of Vasco da
India at Last
Sailing with a fair wind, they got sight of land, which the pilots foretold before they saw it; this was a great mountain which is on the coast of