Kennedy's Military History Blog October 2007 Archive

In part four of our Scotland series we tour the battlefield of Culloden (right). The last battle of the the "Forty-Five" uprising, the Battle of Culloden was the climatic ... Read More

October 28, 312 - At the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (left) north of Rome, the forces of Constantine crush the army of Maxentius. Fought during the power struggle ... Read More

In part three of our Scotland series, we take a photo tour of Edinburgh Castle (right). Perched high atop Castle Rock, Edinburgh Castle dominates the city and the surrounding ... Read More

Best known as the principal weapon used by British forces during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, the Land Pattern musket, as known as the Brown Bess, was the longest ... Read More

In part two of our focus on Scottish military history, we take a look at the Battle of Bannockburn. Arguably Scotland's greatest victory, the battle saw King Robert the ... Read More

October 20, 1827 - In Navarino Bay, the combined British, French, & Russian fleet destroys the Ottoman fleet of Ibrahim Pasha. Beginning in 1821, as a rebellion by Greek ... Read More

We conclude our look at World War II by examining the wartime conferences (right)at shaped the postwar world as well as the war's immediate aftermath. The most transformative conflict ... Read More

Having just returned from a lovely trip to Scotland, I am armed with a variety of stories and images to share with our readers. Over the next week or ... Read More

October 14, 1066 - Fighting at Senlac Hill, the forces of William of Normandy defeat Harold Godwinson and the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. Following the death of ... Read More

We continue our look at World War II by examining the Allied campaigns in the central Pacific, Philippines, and Okinawa. Building on their success at Guadalcanal, Allied leaders ... Read More

October 10, 1837 - Robert Gould Shaw (left) is born in Boston, MA to wealthly abolitionists Francis and Sarah Shaw. With the Civil War looming, Shaw joined the 7th ... Read More

October 8, 1856 - Chinese officials seize the Hong Kong-registered ship Arrow beginning the Second Opium War. Fought between 1856 and 1860, the Second Opium War saw the British ... Read More

October 8, 1890 - Future American World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker (left) is born in Columbus, OH. A famed racecar driver before the war, Rickenbacker competed in ... Read More

October 7, 1571 - Fighting in the Gulf of Petras, the fleets of the Holy League and the Ottoman Empire meet at the Battle of Lepanto. Assembling his forces ... Read More

October 5, 1805 - After returning to India for a second term as governor-general, Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (right) dies. A unique aristocratic officer who was a devoted student ... Read More

October 3, 42 BC - Near Philippi, the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian do battle with the army of Brutus and Cassius. Seeking to consolidate their power and ... Read More