Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of the Gulf image caption dates country United States United States of America branch United States Army type role size command structure current commander garrison ... Civil War notable commanders anniversaries The Army of the Gulf was a Union army Union army that served in the general area of the Gulf of Mexico Gulf states controlled by Union forces. It mainly saw action in Louisiana and Alabama . History The Department of the Gulf was created when Admiral David ... assumed command of the department and the Army of the Gulf was created from the troops now designated to the Department of the Gulf. The army saw little action the rest of 1862 and Butler was replaced by Major General Nathaniel P. Banks on December 17. Banks assumed command of the Department of the Gulf, the Army of the Gulf, and the XIX Corps ACW XIX Corps , which were essentially different names for the same force. Banks led the army in several engagements in lower Louisiana that eventually led to the Siege of Port Hudson , the army s first major engagement. The army endured the siege and the post ... of the war and the forces once again became the Army of the Gulf. Command history Major General Benjamin ... 3641 3. http www.civilwarhome.com armyofgulf.htm Army and Department of the Gulf See also Army of West Mississippi Union Army Formations Category Union armies Gulf, Army of the Category Louisiana in the American ... divisions of the XVI Corps ACW XVI Corps were added to the department, increasing the army to over three corps. Banks retained command of the army and department while Gen. William H. Emory assumed command ..., he resigned from the army and was replaced by Maj. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut . The XIX Corps was sent to the Shenandoah Valley and the forces that remained in the army participated in the land attack ... Mississippi was given the army s two remaining corps, the XIII and the XVI, for a planned offensive to capture the city of Mobile, Alabama Mobile . During this operation, Canby renamed the force the Army ... more details
Wiktionary Gulf may refer to Gulf geography , a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea Persian Gulf , a gulf in southwest Asia Gulf of Mexico , a gulf between The United States of America and Mexico Gulf novel Gulf novel , a 1949 novel by Robert A. Heinlein See also Gulf Air , the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain Gulf Building disambiguation , a disambiguation page Gulf, California , a place in the United States of America Gulf City, Florida , an abandoned unincorporated, rural town site in Hillsborough County, United States Gulf Coast of the United States Gulf Country , the region surrounding the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia Gulf County, Florida , a place in the United States of America Gulf Cup disambiguation , a disambiguation page Gulf DTH , a company behind Persian Gulf digital pay TV broadcaster Showtime Arabia based at Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates Gulf FM , a community based radio station on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia Gulf Freeway , a highway in Houston, Texas, United States Gulf Harbors, Florida , an unincorporated urban community in western Pasco County, United States Gulf Harbour , a development on Whangaparaoa Peninsula near Auckland, New Zealand Gulf High School Florida , a four year public high school in New Port Richey Gulf house , a type of farmhouse that emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries in North Germany Gulf Islands , places in the Strait of Georgia, Canada Gulf, North Carolina , a place in the United States of America Gulf of evaluation , the degree to which the system artifact provides representations that can ... in computer sciences Gulf of execution , a term usually used in human computer interaction to describe the gap between a user s goal for action and the means to execute that goal Gulf Oil , a company Gulf Power Company , an American investor owned electric utility Gulf Province , a province in Papua New Guinea Gulf Shore, Nova Scotia Gulf states disambiguation , a disambiguation page Gulf Stream , a maritime ... more details
Philippine Army Filipino and United States Army American troops, and managed to successfully invade and occupy the gulf. Following the defeat, the next day General MacArthur issued the order to retreat from Luzon and withdraw to Bataan . For the next three years, the gulf remained under Japan ese occupation prior to the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf Lingayen Gulf Landings . At 09 30 on 9 January 1945, the Sixth United States Army U.S. 6th Army conducted an amphibious landing on the gulf, following ...Image Lingayengulfmap.png right 300px The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon ... Central . The Agno River drains into Lingayen Gulf. History main Invasion of Lingayen Gulf During World War II , the Lingayen Gulf proved a strategically important theatre of war between American and Japanese forces. On 22 December 1941, the Japan ese 14th Army under Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma landed on the Eastern part of the gulf at Agoo, Caba, Santiago and Bauang, where they engaged in a number of relatively minor skirmishes ref http www.answers.com topic lingayen gulf Encyclopedia of American ... D. Eisenhower Eisenhower controlled in Europe. ref name Pacific wrecks Lingayan Gulf http www.pacificwrecks.com provinces philippines lingayen gulf.html Pacific wrecks Lingayan Gulf ref Despite their success in driving out the Japanese army stationed there, they suffered relatively heavy losses, particularly ... Gulf Following the landings, the Lingayen Gulf was turned into a vast supply depot for the rest ... commemoration of the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf Lingayen Gulf Landing , President Fidel Ramos ... cbnnews.com storypage.aspx?StoryId 105014 Abs Cbn Interactive, 63rd anniversary of Lingayen Gulf Landing commemorated ref Features The gulf has numerous islands, the most famous of which are in the Hundred ... are relatively small in size. A number of cities are found along the gulf s coast such as Dagupan .... Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen , the capital of Pangasinan, also lies on the shores of the gulf. Economy ... more details
for the marketer of Gulf branded gasoline in the United States Gulf Oil LP Infobox Company company name Gulf Oil Corporation company logo File Gulf logo.svg 130px company type Private foundation 1901 fate ... parent products Fuels, lubricants, greases, marine Lubricants, homepage http www.gulfoil.com Gulf ... American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so ... Corporation Standard Oil of California , Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the legendary Mellon family fortune both Gulf and Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Gulf s former headquarters, originally referred to as the Gulf Building now the Gulf Tower office ... to provide a weather indicator that could be seen for many miles. Gulf Oil Corporation GOC ceased to exist ... re branding as Chevron Corporation Chevron . However, the Gulf brand name and a number of the constituent business divisions of GOC survived. Gulf has experienced a significant revival since 1990 .... Gulf, in its present incarnation, is a New Economy business. It employs very few people ... and scientific expertise . The rights to the brand in the United States are owned by Gulf Oil LP Gulf Oil Limited Partnership GOLC , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cumberland Farms and operates ... . The corporate vehicle at the center of the Gulf network outside the USA , Spain & Portugal is Gulf Oil International Ltd GOI , a company owned by the Hindujas Hinduja Group . The company ... website http www.gulfoilltd.com about gulfgulf today index.html extract from Gulf Oil mission statement ref Gulf Oil International has its head office in the City of Westminster , London . ref http www.gulfoilltd.com customer service privacy policy index.html Privacy Policy . Gulf Oil. Retrieved on March 10, 2010. ref History 1901 to 1982 The business that became Gulf Oil started in 1901 with the discovery ... Corporation Mellon Bank and Gulf Oil remained closely associated thereafter. The Gulf Oil Corporation ... more details
Gulf University may refer to Florida Gulf Coast University , located in United States Persian Gulf University , located in Iran Arabian Gulf University , located in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain Gulf Medical University , a University based in Ajman Gulf University, Bahrain Gulf University for Science and Technology , located in Kuwait disambig ... more details
Grand Gulf may refer to Battle of Grand Gulf Mississippi Grand Gulf Military State Park Mississippi Grand Gulf State Park Missouri USS Grand Gulf 1863 Grand Gulf Nuclear Generating Station Grand Gulf Mound disambig de Grand Gulf ... more details
There are many buildings called the Gulf Building . Among them Gulf Building Houston formerly the Humble Building Gulf Tower Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Formerly named Gulf Building 1515 Poydras , New Orleans, Louisiana disambig ... more details
. Infobox Ocean Ocean name Persian Gulf image Ocean PersianGulf vue satellite du golfe persique.jpg caption Ocean Persian Gulf from space image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Southwest Asia coords type Gulf inflow Sea of Oman outflow catchment basin countries Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia ... area km2 251000 depth m 50 max depth m 90 The Persian Gulf , in Southwest Asia , is an extension ... October 9, 2010 ref The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980 1988 Iran Iraq War , in which each side attacked the other s oil tanker s. In 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was called the Persian Gulf War or the Gulf War when Iraq invaded Kuwait and was subsequently pushed back, despite the fact that this conflict was primarily a land conflict. The Persian Gulf has many ... english htmain.htm ref known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf or simply The Gulf by most Arab states , ref name LINK Niusha Boghrati, http www.worldpress.org Mideast 2616.cfm Omission of Persian Gulf Name Angers Iran , World Press.com .... The name Gulf of Iran Persian Gulf is used by the International Hydrographic Organization . ref ... 2010 ref Geography This inland sea of some 251,000 km is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east ... Gulf is about 56 kilometres wide at its narrowest, in the Strait of Hormuz . The waters are overall ... on the Persian Gulf are clockwise, from the north Iran , Oman exclave of Musandam , United ..., Kuwait and Iraq in the northwest. List of islands in the Persian Gulf Various small islands lie within the Persian Gulf, some of which are the subject of territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf territorial ... refers to the gulf as the Gulf of Iran Persian Gulf , and defines its southern limit as The Northwestern limit of Gulf of Oman . This limit is defined as A line joining R s Limah 25 57 N on the coast ... and gas See also Strait of Hormuz The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world s largest single ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Gulf Medal image Image Gulf War Medal obv.png 150px br Image Gulf Medal BAR.svg center 100px caption Obverse top left and reverse top right of the medal. Ribbon 32 mm, sand coloured broad central stripe flanked by narrow pairs of light blue, red, and navy blue. awarded by United Kingdom type Campaign medal eligibility British forces. for Campaign service. campaign Kuwait and Saudi Arabia 1990 91. status description Cupro nickel disk, 36 mm diameter. clasps li 2 Aug 1990 li li 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 li established 1992 total 59,687 to UK forces image2 caption2 The Gulf War Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1992, for issue to officers and men of British forces who served in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Granby the Gulf War Liberation of Kuwait in 1990 91. The medal alone was awarded to personnel for thirty days continuous service in the Middle East in a defined area of operations, including Cyprus between 2 August 1990 and 7 March 1991. Two clasps were authorised for those who served in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion, and for those who took part in operations to liberate Kuwait. ref Full details are laid out in DCI Gen 185 91 ref In undress uniform, a rosette is worn on the medal ribbon to denote the award of either clasp. The breakdown of awards to the armed forces was as follows ref Hansard, 20 Jan 2004, 1122W Written answer by Ivor Caplin, Defence Minister, to Mr Adrian Flook MP. http www.publications.parliament.uk pa cm200304 cmhansrd ... Marines 130 Nil 407 537 Army 4,093 46 34,692 38,831 RAF 5,673 20 8,275 13,968 Total 12,305 66 47,316 ... See also Gulf War Military Awards http www.northeastmedals.co.uk britishguide gulfmedal.htm The British Gulf Medal 1990 91 Detailed Images http www.mod.uk DefenceInternet DefenceFor Veterans Medals Gulf.htm MoD information page British campaign medals DEFAULTSORT Gulf Medal Category Gulf War Category British campaign medals ca Medalla de la Guerra del Golf no Gulfmedaljen pl Gulf Medal ... more details
File Fixed gulf map.png right thumb 300px The Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective Five oceans The Gulf of Mexico ... web title Gulf of Mexico date January 1, 2000 publisher Geographic Names Information System accessdate ... on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States , on the southwest ... Mexico and Cuba. With this narrow connection to the Atlantic, the Gulf experiences very small Tides tidal ranges . The size of the Gulf basin is approximately 615,000 mi 1.6 million km . Almost ... web url http www.epa.gov gmpo about facts.html title General Facts about the Gulf of Mexico publisher ... limit of the Gulf of Mexico as follows ref cite web url http www.iho ohi.net iho pubs standard ... being considered to be within the Gulf. blockquote Geology Image Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico.jpg thumb 200px right Sediment in the Gulf of Mexico The consensus among geologists ref name Salvador 1991 Salvador, A. 1991 Origin and development of the Gulf of Mexico basin, in A. Salvador, ed., p. 389 444, The Gulf of Mexico Basin The Geology of North America, v. J., Geological Society of America ... 2010 http geosphere.geoscienceworld.org cgi content abstract 6 6 739 The Gulf of Mexico is a Jurassic backarc basin. Geosphere. 6 6 739 754. ref who have studied the geology of the Gulf of Mexico is that prior to Late Triassic , the Gulf of Mexico did not exist. Before the Late Triassic, the area now occupied by the Gulf of Mexico consisted of dry land, which included continental crust that now .... 34 163 176. ref Geologists and other Earth scientists agree in general that the present Gulf of Mexico ... Ocean. This flooded the subsiding basin created by rifting and crustal thinning to create the Gulf of Mexico. While the Gulf of Mexico was a restricted basin, the subsiding transitional crust was blanketed ..., during the Late Jurassic, continued rifting widened the Gulf of Mexico and progressed to the point ... Salvador 1991 ref name SternOther 2010 ref name Buffler 1991 Buffler, R. T., 1991, Early Evolution of the Gulf ... more details
pp semi protected small yes pp move indef Arabian Gulf may refer to Persian Gulf , a body of water sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf or The Gulf by some Arab countries see also Persian Gulf naming dispute Red Sea , in geographical works from ancient times to the 19th century Arab s Gulf Khalij el Arab , near Alexandria, Egypt , translates to English as the Arab Gulf , or The Arabs Gulf Organisations Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union Arabian Gulf University , Bahrain Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf Distinguish Not to be confused with The Arabian Sea , to the west of India geodis ca Golf Ar bic cs Arabsk z liv de Arabischer Golf fa ur ru ... more details
The Gulf Cup may refer to either of two association football tournaments Gulf Club Champions Cup , for club teams Gulf Cup of Nations , for national teams Disambig es Copa del Golfo ... more details
unreferenced date May 2011 Context date May 2011 The Gulf of Bomba is a Gulf geography gulf on the coast of Libya . coord missing Libya Category Gulfs Libya geo stub ... more details
, the Russian army of Alexander Nevsky crossed the frozen gulf and raided the Swedish territories ...Infobox lake lake name Gulf of Finland image lake caption lake image bathymetry Baltic Sea map2.png caption ... shore elevation islands cities Saint Petersburg , Helsinki , Tallinn The Gulf of Finland lang fi Suomenlahti ... the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn . The eastern parts of the Gulf of Finland belong to Russia ... Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast Primorsk . As the seaway to Saint Petersburg, the Gulf of Finland ... problems affecting the Baltic Sea are at their most pronounced in the shallow gulf. Geography Image la2 demis gulf of finland.png thumb Gulf of Finland 300px File Record sea ice in Gulf of Finland 2003.jpg thumb Satellite image showing the gulf entirely frozen over in January 2003. The area of the gulf is convert 30000 km2 sqmi abbr on . ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 207525 Gulf of Finland Gulf of Finland Encyclop dia Britannica ref The length from the Hanko Peninsula to Saint Petersburg ... 12 km abbr on . The gulf is relatively shallow with the depth decreasing from the entrance to the gulf ... River two thirds of the total runoff , the gulf water has very low salinity between 0.2 and 5.8 ... in summer, it is convert 15 17 C F at the surface and convert 2 3 C F at the bottom. The gulf is usually ... winters. ref Cite book url http books.google.co.jp books?id ouOA81nGkGkC&pg PA336&lpg PA336&dq gulf 22freezes completely 22 finland v onepage&q gulf 20 22freezes 20completely 22 20finland&f false page ... . The northern coast of the gulf is high and winding, with abundant small bays and skerry skerries ... K. title Geological Monuments of Leningrad Oblast publisher Lenizdat year 1982 ref In the east, the gulf ends with Neva Bay and on the west merges with the Baltic Sea. The gulf contains numerous banks ... with fortresses were built in the gulf by Russia. Their purpose was defense from attacks from ..., Kronshlot and others. ref http www.fingulf.ru fort Gulf of Finland Forts . Fingulf.ru. Retrieved ... more details
Gulf States can refer to States of the Gulf Coast of the United States Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida Arab states of the Persian Gulf Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates disambig ... more details
Infobox New Zealand suburbs name Gulf Harbour city1 Rodney District ward established area population 1,899 popdate 2006 north Whangaparaoa Bay northeast Army Bay east Okoromai Bay south Hauraki Gulf southwest Manly, New Zealand Manly west Tindalls Beach Location map New Zealand Auckland label Gulf Harbour lat dir S lat deg 36 lat min 37 lon dir E lon deg 174 lon min 47 position left width 150 float right caption Gulf Harbour is a development some 4 km from the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula , towards the northern end of Auckland , New Zealand . It has one of the country s largest marina s, one of the country s top golf courses, and is regarded as a retreat for Auckland s well off. The site is also known as Hobbs Bay, and was sold in the early seventies by landowners, the Hobbs family, who still retain some of the coastal area including the Hobbs Bay beach. In contrast, nearby Army Bay features middle class housing. The population was 1,899 in the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 Census , an increase of 1,014 from 2001. ref NZ Quickstats 3505910 ref A reputation as a rich people s residence is borne out by Statistics New Zealand data which shows it as the Auckland suburb with the highest median income, at NZ 60,000. ref name NZ Herald 10580186 cite web url http www.nzherald.co.nz nz news article.cfm?c id 1&objectid 10580186 title We re getting richer but gap is widening author Collins, Simon date 23 June 2009 work The New Zealand Herald accessdate 2 October 2011 ref A ferry service operates between Gulf Harbour and downtown Auckland . The Auckland Regional Council plans to increase the ferry service in 2009. ref Auckland Regional Council Summary Draft Plan 2008 2009. ref Education http www.gulfharbour.school.nz Home Gulf Harbour School is a full primary years 1 8 school with a roll of 466. ref cite web url http www.tki.org.nz e schools display school info.php?school id 6920 title Te Kete Ipurangi Gulf Harbour School publisher Ministry of Education ... more details
Coro Gulf is located near Coro city Coro , a city in Falc n State of Venezuela . Links http wikimapia.org 2412429 Coro Gulf coord missing Venezuela Category Gulfs of Venezuela ... more details
Infobox Airline logo GulfTLogo.PNG logo size 200px airline Gulf Traveller fleet size 6 destinations 15 IATA GF IATA Number 072 ICAO GFA ICAO country prefix callsign GULF AIR founded 2003 ceased 2007 headquarters P.O. Box 138, br Manama, br Kingdom of Bahrain key people Ahmed AlHammadi Acting CEO hubs Bahrain International Airport br Seeb International Airport parent Gulf Air frequent flyer Gulf Air Frequent Flyer Programme website http www.gulftraveller.com Image GulfTraveller04.jpg thumb right 276px Gulf Traveller B767 on stand at Abu Dhabi Airport. Gulf Traveller was the all economy full service subsidiary airline of Gulf Air . Its main base was Abu Dhabi International Airport . ref name FI ... airports after Abu Dhabi pulled out of the Gulf Air consortium in 2005, and in May 2007 Oman also pulled out of the group leaving Bahrain as sole owner of Gulf Air. Gulf Traveller has since been disbanded due to these changes. History Fact date June 2007 Gulf Traveller was founded on 1 June 2003 as part of the Gulf Air three year restructuring and turnaround programme instigated by James Hogan. The model behind Gulf Air was to economise on routes with little demand for First or Business Class passengers. Gulf Traveller s inaugural flight between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah took place on 15 June 2003. Gulf Traveller also made history with the appointment of a female pilot the first airline in the region to do so. The female pilot is a French national, Caroline Le Cann, flying the Gulf Traveller Boeing 767 . Gulf Traveller planned to add Birmingham , United Kingdom , to its list of destinations ... scrapped. Former destinations Gulf Traveller operated to the following Bahrain hub Bangladesh Dhaka ... Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Fleet The Gulf Traveller Fleet consists ... http www.gulfairco.com Gulf Air References references Aviation lists Category Defunct airlines of Bahrain Category Airlines established in 2003 Category Airlines disestablished in 2007 de Gulf Traveller ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2011 orphan date December 2009 The Gulf of Salwah Dawhat Salwah is the southern portion of the Gulf of Bahrain . The Gulf of Salwah creates a narrow separation between Qatar and Saudi Arabia . coord missing Saudi Arabia Category Landforms of Qatar Category Landforms of Saudi Arabia Category Qatar Saudi Arabia border Category Gulfs of the Indian Ocean Salwah Category Persian Gulf SaudiArabia geo stub Qatar geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Huon Gulf NASA.jpg thumb 280px Huon Gulf seen from space false color Huon Gulf is a large gulf in eastern Papua New Guinea , at Coord 7.0 S 147.45 E . It is bordered by Huon Peninsula in the north. Both are named after France French explorer Jean Michel Huon de Kermadec . Huon Gulf is a part of the Solomon Sea . Lae , capital of the Morobe Province is located on the northern coast of the gulf. Markham Bay forms the northwestern corner of Huon Gulf, where the Markham River ends. Category Landforms of Papua New Guinea Category Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean Category Morobe Province PapuaNewGuinea geo stub cs Huon v z liv de Huongolf es Golfo de Huon fr Golfe d Huon fy Golf fan Huon ja pl Zatoka Huona ... more details
Image Gulf of the Farallones NMS map.jpg thumb 300px Map of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, showing the location of the Gulf itself within Gulf of the Farallones is a gulf of the Pacific Ocean off the northern California coast. ref http www.topozone.com map.asp?lat 37.82893&lon 122.53841&datum nad83&u 4&layer DRG&size l&s 1000 USGS , 09 18 07 ref It extends westward from the opening of the San Francisco Bay and Drakes Bay to the Farallon Islands . There is nuclear waste abandoned at the bottom of the gulf, lost from a shipwreck. The gulf is home to major shipping lines to the Port of San Francisco , Port of Oakland , and Port of Richmond California Port of Richmond . Farallones comes from the Spanish farall n meaning sea cliff and is a reference to the islands. Most of the gulf lies in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary . Coord 37.7504857 N 122.7516535 W ref gnis 1654437 Gulf of the Farallones ref References Portal San Francisco Bay Area Reflist Category Gulfs of the United States Category Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean Category Landforms of the San Francisco Bay Area California geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Gulf of Parita NASA.jpg thumb 280px Gulf of Parita seen from space. North is up. Gulf of Parita or Parita Bay Lang es Golfo de Parita , Bah a Parita is a large body of water off the coast of Herrera Province , Panama , at Coord 8.1 N 80.4 W . It forms the western side of the Gulf of Panama , between Puerto Obaldia, Cocl , and the mouth of the Rio Grande Panama Rio Grande . DEFAULTSORT Gulf Of Parita Category Bays of Panama Category Gulfs of the Pacific Ocean Parita Panama geo stub es Bah a de Parita lt Paritos lanka ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Location map Cuba1 lat 21.9302778 long 81.2875 position none width 300 AlternativeMap La2 demis cuba.png caption Location of Gulf of Cazones in Cuba Gulf of Cazones Lang es Golfo de Cazones is a large gulf in southern Cuba . It is located at Coord 21.9302778 N 81.2875 W type waterbody region CU name Gulf of Cazones display inline,title format dms , south of provinces of Matanzas Province Matanzas and Cienfuegos Province Cienfuegos . br clear all DEFAULTSORT Gulf Of Cazones Category Landforms of Cuba Category Gulfs of the Caribbean Sea Cazones Cuba geo stub ... more details
Image Mudanya 09.jpg thumb right 250px Gulf of Gemlik as seen from the town of Mudanya . The Gulf of Gemlik lang tr Gemlik K rfezi is an inlet of the Sea of Marmara in the Marmara Region, Turkey Marmara region of Turkey . The gulf is located in the southwestern part of the sea. Mudanya , Gemlik and Armutlu, Yalova Armutlu are the major towns surrounding the gulf. External links http harita.turkcebilgi.com Gemlik K C3 B6rfezi haritasi Detailed map of the Gulf of Gemlik Gulfs of Turkey coord missing Turkey DEFAULTSORT Gemlik Category Bays of Turkey Category Bursa Category Gulfs of Turkey Category Sea of Marmara Marmara geo stub ru tr Gemlik K rfezi vi V nh Gemlik ... more details
Other uses File JapaneseArmy1900.jpg thumb 300px Japanese Imperial Army c.1900 File Conscription map of the world.svg thumb 300px Map of the world of the army forms legend 8cd19d No armed forces legend ... legend b9b9b9 No information An army from Latin arma arms, weapons via Old French arm e , armed .... Within a national military force, the word army may also mean a field army an army composed of full ... from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters . In several countries the army is officially called the land army to differentiate it from an air force called the air army, notably French Air Force France . In such countries, the word army on its own retains its connotation of a land force in common usage. The current largest army in the world, by number of active troops, is the People s Liberation Army of People s Republic of China China with 2,250,000 ... Army with 1,325,000 active troops and 2,142,821 reserve personnel. By definition, irregular military is understood in contrast to regular army regular armies which grew slowly from personal bodyguards or elite militia . History Globalize section Europe date June 2011 Main Army history Sparta The Spartan Army was one of the earliest known professional armies. Boys were sent to a barracks at the age ... a full time army with a campaign season that lasted all year. The Spartan Army was largely composed ... and a helmet. Ancient Rome File Testudo TurtleTortoise .jpg thumb The Roman army laid the foundation of military organisation and Military tactics tactic s The Roman Army had its origins in the citizen army of the Roman Republic Republic , which was staffed by citizens serving mandatory duty for Rome. Reforms around 115 BC turned the army into a professional organization which was still largely filled ... and heavy cavalry . After their service in the army they were made citizens of Rome and then their children ... Roman Empire, these auxiliary troops, along with foreign mercenaries, became the core of the Roman Army ... more details
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