the army is retreating in disorder

См. также в других словарях:

• History of the Punjab — The first known use of the word Punjab is in the book Tarikh e Sher Shah Suri (1580), which mentions the construction of a fort by Sher Khan of Punjab . The first mentioning of the Sanskrit equivalent of Punjab , however, occurs in the great epic …   Wikipedia

• History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty — The history of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali Pasha dynasty was a period of rapid reform and modernization that led to Egypt becoming one of the most developed states outside of Europe. It also led to massive government expenditures, that ended up… …   Wikipedia

• History of the People's Liberation Army — Military history of the People s Republic of China redirects here. The history of the People s Liberation Army began in 1927 with the start of the Chinese Civil War and spans to the present, having developed from a peasant guerrilla force into… …   Wikipedia

• Military history of the Russian Empire — Armies of Russia Kievan Rus Druzhina (862–1400s) Voyi …   Wikipedia

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Second United States Army — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Second United States Army caption=Second United States Army shoulder sleeve insignia dates=October 15, 1918 April 15, 1919; October 20, 1939 January 1, 1966 country=United States allegiance= branch=Regular Army… …   Wikipedia

• Darius the Great — Darius I Khshayathiya Khshayathiyanam , King of Kings Outline tracing of the figure representing Darius in the Behistun Inscription Reign Sep 522 BCE to …   Wikipedia

• Cnut the Great — For other people named Canute of Denmark, see Canute of Denmark. Canute and Cnut redirect here. For other people of these names, see Knut. Cnut the Great Coin of Cnut the Great from the British Museum …   Wikipedia

• Battle of the Vozha River — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Vozha River partof= caption= date=August 11, 1378 place=Vozha River (Ryazan Oblast) result=Russian victory combatant1=Grand Duchy of Moscow combatant2=The Golden Horde commander1=Dmitri Ivanovich of… …   Wikipedia

• Naval tactics in the Age of Sail — A 17th century Spanish galleon Naval tactics in the Age of Sail were used from the early 17th century onward when sailing ships replaced oared galleys. These were used until the 1860s when steam powered ironclad warships rendered sailing line of… …   Wikipedia

• Timeline of the Turkish War of Independence — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. A graphical timeline is available at Turkish War of Independence …   Wikipedia