Archives for 2020

Ottoman Empire Declares War

On April 17th the Sultan, in consequence of the Greek raids into Ottoman territory, and on the advice of his Council of State, declared war against

The Turkish infantry were all armed with the Martini-Henry rifle and the long bayonet.Continuing Greco-Turkish War of 1897,our selection from

The raiders had issued a proclamation calling upon the Macedonians and Epirotes to rise en-masse but there was no response.Continuing Greco-Turkish

This series has seven easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Before the War.IntroductionThe peoples of the lands of present times

The whole system of administration centered in the king who was supposed to direct the whole machine, from its highest functions to its pettiest

Today's installment concludes The Lachine Massacre,our selection from Histoire du Canada by François Xavier Garneau published in 1848.If you

This artifice, a manifestation of the diabolic nature of its author, had too much of the success intended by it.Continuing The Lachine

This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Dwelling in the Midst of Alarms.IntroductionJust after Count

Today's installment concludes Siege of Missolonghi,our selection from History of Greece from the Conquest by the Romans to the Present Times by