Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of HalidonHill partof the Second War of Scottish Independence image File Halidon Hill.jpg 300px caption Monument marking the site of the Battle of HalidonHill, alongside the A6105 Berwick Foulden, Berwickshire road. With the date of battle. date 19 July 1333 place HalidonHill, near Berwick upon Tweed result Decisive English victory combatant1 File Royal ... Wars of Scottish Independence The Battle of HalidonHill 19 July 1333 was fought during the Second ... July. On the following day he approached HalidonHill from the north west, ready to give battle on ground ..., and recklessly, stupidly and inadvisedly chose a battle ground at HalidonHill, where there was a marshy ... slope of HalidonHill. Although the Scots spearmen had proved their worth against cavalry at Battle ... at HalidonHill was a more devastating blow to Scotland than his grandfather s at Battle of Dunbar ... halidon.html Battle of HalidonHill , by historian, R.M. GUnn Coord 55.78579 N 2.05178 W type event region GB display title format dms Use dmy dates date March 2011 DEFAULTSORT HalidonHill, Battle of Category Battles of the Wars of Scottish Independence HalidonHill Category 1333 in Scotland Category 14th century in England Category Military history of Northumberland HalidonHill Category House of Douglas and Angus Battle of HalidonHill Category Battles involving Scotland HalidonHill Category Registered historic battlefields in England HalidonHill Category Conflicts in 1333 Category Berwick upon Tweed bg de Schlacht bei HalidonHill es Batalla de HalidonHill fr Bataille de HalidonHill it Battaglia di HalidonHill no Slaget ved HalidonHill pl Bitwa pod Halidon .... having lost all freedom of action he returned north into the teeth of the wolf. HalidonHill Edward and his army took up position on HalidonHill , a small rise of some 600 ft. two miles to the north ... and began the ascent up HalidonHill. Having lost all momentum they moved slowly upwards, so tightly ... more details
infobox UK feature table official name HalidonHill shire county state Northumberland country England nation UK map name United Kingdom Northumberland static image static image caption static image 2 static image caption 2 os grid reference NT968548 latitude 55.787 longitude 2.052 HalidonHill is a Summit topography summit , about convert 2 mi 0 west of the centre of Berwick upon Tweed , on the border of England and Scotland . It reaches 600 feet 180 m high. The name of the hill indicates that it once had a fortification on its top. At the Battle of HalidonHill in 1333, Edward III of England used longbow men on the heights of the hill to defeat the Scotland Scottish army led by Archibald Douglas the Tyneman Archibald the Tyneman Douglas , regent of Scotland. Image Halidon Hill.jpg thumb left 250px Battle of HalidonHill cairn See also List of places in the Scottish Borders List of places in Scotland List of battles alphabetical Anglo Scottish Wars External links http www.english heritage.org.uk protecting heritage protection what can we protect battlefields battle of halidonhill English Heritage Battle of HalidonHill http books.google.co.uk books?id wrIWAAAAQAAJ&printsec frontcover&dq Halidon Hill&source bl&ots 85mcFpsCoM&sig afZZysaQOt1hHDbzGwJpgj5eJxo&hl en&ei F8PyS6 tGYqI0wTfyIWbDQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CCcQ6AEwAw v onepage&q&f false GOOGLE book Halidonhill a dramatic sketch from Scottish history by Sir Walter Scott Category Hills of Northumberland Category Mountains and hills of the Scottish Borders Northumberland geo stub Borders geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 The Cry of the Halidon is a suspense novel by Robert Ludlum . Plot summary The story concerns a geologist, Alex McAuliff, who is commissioned to undertake a survey in Jamaica. The survey must be carried out in secrecy. In common with other Ludlum novels the lead character discovers there is more to the deal than expected and McAuliff is enlisted by British Intelligence. The story develops as McAuliff s resources and abilities are tested eventually leading him to a secret organisation hidden in the Jamaican mountains. It too describes a secret organisation. DEFAULTSORT Cry of the Halidon Category 1974 novels Category Novels by Robert Ludlum Category Novels set in Jamaica thriller novel stub fr Le Secret Halidon ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict BattleHill partof New Zealand land wars image Image Chief Rawiri Puaha in European dress.jpg 300px caption Chief Rawiri Puaha in European dress holding a Mere weapon Mere date 6 13 August 1846 place Horokiri, north of Pauatahanui , New Zealand coordinates coord 41.051978 174.93747 region NZ WGN type event display title territory result Tactically indecisive, strategic colonial victory status combatant1 Colonial forces br Ng ti Awa combatant2 Ng ti Toa commander1 Major Last br Major Arney br Rawiri Puaha commander2 Te Rangihaeata strength1 250 bayonets Regulars of the 58th, 65th, and 99th, the Hutt Militia, and the Wellington armed police br 150 Ng ti Awa br 2 small Mortar weapon mortars br 12 Royal Artillery men strength2 300 including women and children casualties1 3 killed casualties2 At least 9 killed notes The BattleHill engagement took place between 6 13 August 1846, during the New Zealand land wars and was one of the last engagements of the Hutt Valley Campaign . The engagement was between Ng ti Toa M ori people M ori , and a colonial force of European troops, police, and Ng ti Awa allies. The colonial force commanded by Major Last was seeking to end resistance to European settlement in the Hutt Valley region. It was pursuing over 300 Ng ti Toa, including women and children, led by Te Rangihaeata . Action The battle took place over several days in early August 1846, on a forest ridge around convert 6 km mi north of Pauatahanui ref name ... NEWS Battle pic.txt.htm title New trail depicts BattleHill history publisher Northern ... History 2 title BattleHill Farm Forest Park History publisher Greater Wellington Regional Council accessdate 12 May 2011 ref The site of the battle has been preserved as a recreational area named BattleHill Farm Forest Park . ref name GWRC References reflist External links http www.pcc.govt.nz A Z Services Cemetery and Crematorium BattleHill Burial Ground BattleHill Cemetery, with photo of memorial ... more details
hill, and organised into traditional Schiltron formations. Douglas had not learnt the lessons that had defeated his great uncle at the Battle of HalidonHill seventy years previously. The Schiltrons ...Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Humbleton Hill image caption partof date September 14, 1402 ... stone at the site of the battle with Akeld Hill in the background. Humbleton Hill is out of shot to the left. See also Yeavering Yeavering Bell Battle of Yeavering History of Northumberland List of places ... history of Northumberland Category House of Douglas and Angus Battle of Humbleton Hill Category Registered ... Thousands casualties1 Very High casualties2 Somewhat low Campaignbox Anglo Scottish Wars The Battle of Humbleton Hill or Homildon Hill was a conflict between the Kingdom of England English and Kingdom of Scotland Scottish armies on September 14, 1402 in Northumberland , England . The battle was recounted in Shakespeare s Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV . Although Humbleton Hill is the modern name of the site ... s son, at the Battle of Nesbit Moor , at which no quarter was given. Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl ..., Douglas s army marched as far as Newcastle to avenge the battle. At the head of 10,000 men he laid waste to the whole of Northumberland. Battle March, persuaded Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland ... at Hotspurs final fight at the Battle of Shrewsbury . ref Maxwell, vol II, p138 ref As recounted by Shakespeare ... 1769 showing Humbleton Homildon Hill blockquote Here is a dear, a true industrious friend ... of Orkney Battle site The site of the battle is now located within the Northumberland National Park . The hill contains the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at the summit, built some 1500 years before the battle. During the medieval period the sides of the ruined fort were apparently used for summer settlements and sheep shelters. According to http www.keystothepast.info Keys to the Past , the Battle Stone at gbmapping NT968295 was traditionally thought to commemorate the 1402 battle, but is actually ... more details
Battle of Hill 60 is a name shared by two battles of World War I Battle of Hill 60 Western Front April 17&ndash April 22, 1915 , a subsidiary battle to the Battle of Neuve Chapelle Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli August 21&ndash August 29, 1915 , the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli See also Illowra Battery otherwise known as Hill 60, is a World War II fortification, in Port Kembla, New South Wales Hill 60 in Roundhay Park , Leeds , named in honour of those who had died in the WWI battles around Ypres. Hill 60 The Unit Hill 60 The Unit , an episode of the television series The Unit disambig ... more details
Coord 38 57 11 N 78 12 0.5 W display title Warbox conflict Battle of Guard Hill partof the American Civil War date Start date 1864 8 16 place Warren County, Virginia result Inconclusive combatant1 flagicon USA 1863 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1863 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Thomas C. Devin commander2 William Wofford strength1 Brigades strength2 brigades casualties1 71 casualties2 480 campaignbox Sheridan s Valley Campaign The Battle of Guard Hill took place on August 16, 1864, in Warren County, Virginia as part of Philip H. Sheridan s Valley Campaigns of 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign of the American Civil War . On the morning of August 16, Confederate States Army Confederate General Robert E. Lee s troopers scattered the Federal pickets at the Shenandoah River crossing at Front Royal . The troopers pursued them down the Front Royal Pike, eventually coming to Guard Hill, a prominent landmark. There, they were hit by Union Army Union Brigadier General Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Devin s dismounted cavalry brigade and sustained heavy losses. Confederate Brig. Gen. William T. Wofford s brigade attempted a flanking movement by wading across Crooked Run. There, they were attacked by two New York brigades, who took 300 of them captive. Union Brig. Gen. George A. Custer s Michigan Brigade rode toward the battle and sustained ... ind11 1.pdf The Battle of Crooked Run , part of the Battle of Guard Hill ref References reflist 2 Kennedy ... CWSAC Report Update portal American Civil War DEFAULTSORT Guard Hill, Battle Of Category Battles of Sheridan ... in the American Civil War Battle of Guard Hill Category Warren County, Virginia Battle of Guard Hill Category Conflicts in 1864 Category 1864 in Virginia AmericanCivilWar battle stub ... now on Guard Hill. ref North & South The Official Magazine of the Civil War Society , Volume ... 0 395 74012 6. http www.cr.nps.gov hps abpp battles va117.htm National Park Service battle description ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox military conflict conflict The Battle of Lone Tree Hill aka Battle of Wakde Sarmi partof Western New Guinea campaign Western New Guinea Campaign , World War II image caption date 14 June 1 September 1944 place Lone Tree Hill in the Toem Wakde Sarmi salient coordinates map type latitude longitude map size map caption territory result American victory the Americans gain a major staging point and air base at Wakde airdrome status combatant1 flagicon USA 1912 United States combatant2 flagicon Japan Empire of Japan combatant3 commander1 flagicon USA 1912 Walter Krueger General Walter Krueger commander2 flagicon Japan Lieutenant General Hachiro Tagami commander3 strength1 strength2 strength3 casualties1 400 dead br 1,500 wounded br 15 missing casualties2 3,870 dead br 11,000 dead from sickness and starvation br 51 captured casualties3 notes Campaignbox Western New Guinea The Battle of Lone Tree Hill , also known as the Battle of Wakde Sarmi , is the name given to a major battle in 1944 in Dutch New Guinea , between United States and Empire of Japan Japanese ... took Lone Tree Hill. The Japanese suffered more than 1,000 dead, including some trapped in collapsed caves. The U.S. Army suffered about 700 battle and 500 non battle casualties. With Lone Tree Hill in American possession, Maffin Bay became a major staging base for six subsequent battles Battle of Biak Biak , Battle of Noemfoor Noemfoor , Sansapor, Battle of Leyte Leyte and Battle of Luzon Luzon . coord 6 0 S 147 0 E display title Category South West Pacific theatre of World War II Battle of Lone Tree Hill 1944 Category Conflicts in 1944 Battle of Lone Tree Hill WWII battle stub ... by Lieutenant General Hachiro Tagami, were concentrated at Lone Tree Hill, overlooking Maffin ... from Jayapura Hollandia , towards the Toem Wakde Sarmi area. Lone Tree Hill rose from a flat, coastal plain about convert 6000 ft m yards west of the main jetty in Maffin Bay. The hill was named for a single ... more details
Campaignbox Kargil War Campaignbox Indo Pakistani Wars The Battle of Tiger Hill encompasses the battles fought in and around the peak of Tiger Hill, Kargil Tiger Hill between Indian Army and Kargil war Occupation by Pakistan Pakistani force from the final week of May till second week of June, 1999 during the Kargil War in 1999 . The Battle, with the concomitant Battle of Tololing battle for the adjoining peak of Tololing , culminated in Indian forces capturing it. However, the adjoining peak 5353 could not be taken back. ref http www.indianexpress.com news near tiger hill point 5353 still pakoccupied 488505 ref Indian forces involved in the operation included the 18 The Grenadiers Grenadiers and the 8th Sikh Regiment . The battle was one of the costliest operations for the Indian forces in the entire conflict, with casualties of nearly forty personnel killed and nearly a hundred wounded in the entire operation. Pakistan at the time denied regular troop involvement but Indian figures estimated twenty one killed in the battle for the peak itself. Main Battle Indian artillery started shelling Tiger Hill to keep the enemies head down, while the 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army got ready to attack Tiger Hill. The assault team had 200 men, with some 2000 troops providing rear support. Such was the determination of the Indian soldiers that most of the Grenadiers eschewed their rations to carry extra ammunition. In the 36 hour operation, the first meal they had were the dates left behind by the retreating Pakistani defenders. While the Alpha, Charlie, and Ghatak companies of the Grenadiers attacked from the rear, the Nagas were on the left flank, and the Sikhs ... south asia 385826.stm Tiger Hill how important is it? BBC news. http www.bharat rakshak.com LAND FORCES History 1999 308 Seven Hour Battle.html Seven Hour Battle that won India, Tiger Hill . Bharat ... military honour of India, Param Vir Chakra, for bravery during the retaking of Tiger Hill. References ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Sideling Hill partof the French and Indian War image caption date April 4, 1756 place Unknown perhaps near Maddensville, Pennsylvania casus territory result Indian victory combatant1 Lenape Delaware Indians combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain commander1 Captain Jacobs ? br Shingas commander2 Alexander Culbertson KIA strength1 about 100 strength2 about 50 militia casualties1 Unknown, but heavy casualties2 20 Killed and about 20 wounded campaignbox Campaignbox French and Indian War Ohio Valley The Battle of Sideling Hill was an engagement between Pennsylvania colonial militia and a band of Native Americans that had recently attacked Fort McCord and taken a number of colonial settlers captive. On April 1, 1756, a band of Lenape Delaware s, probably under the command of either Captain Jacobs or Shingas , stormed Fort McCord in western Province of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania , where they captured or killed 27 settlers. In response to the raid, three bands of militia were sent in pursuit. Captain Alexander Culbertson s company, numbering about 50, caught up with the Delawares three days later. In a two hour engagement, both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the colonists were driven off by the arrival of reinforcements. The precise location of the Battle of Sideling Hill and hence the burial site of the militia lost in the battle has not been determined. External links http books.google.com books?id LvZb8kntVtkC&dq Culbertson 20Shingas&lr &as brr 0&pg PA104 v onepage&q Culbertson 20Shingas&f false The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry counties Pennsylvania coord missing Pennsylvania DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Sideling Hill Category Battles of the French and Indian War Sideling Hill Category Conflicts in 1756 Category Pre state history of Pennsylvania Category Battles involving France Sideling Hill Category Battles involving Great Britain Sideling Hill US battle stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the Hill of the Jews image date August, 1542 place Hill of the Jews, Ethiopia result Portuguese victory combatant1 Image Flag Portugal 1495 .svg 24px border Portuguese Empire combatant2 Adal Sultanate commander1 Crist v o da Gama commander2 Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al Ghazi strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown Campaignbox Abyssinian Adal War The Battle of the Hill of the Jews named by Miguel de Castanhoso for a community of Beta Israel who lived there ref R.S. Whiteway, editor and translator, The Portuguese Expedition to Abyssinia in 1441 1543 , 1902. Nendeln, Liechtenstein Kraus Reprint, 1967 , p. 56 ref was a battle fought in Ethiopia in August 1542 between the Portuguese forces of Crist v o da Gama and the Somali people Somali Muslim followers of Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al Ghazi . The Portuguese won the battle, capturing many horses that they could have used to exploit their victory in the previous battle of Jarte . The benefits of this victory were short lived, for within the month da Gama was slain in Battle of Wofla Wofla even before his soldiers escorting the captured animals could reach the Portuguese encampment at Lake Ashenge . The location of this battle is not known. Whiteway has argued that this place is identical with Amba Geshen , located far to the south of the Portuguese camp. ref Whiteway, Portuguese Expedition , pp. lvii lxii ref More recently, however, C.F. Beckingham has argued that the battle took place in the eastern Semien Mountains near the left bank of the Tekez River . ref Beckingham, A Note on the topography of Ahmad Gragn s campaigns in 1542 , Journal of Semitic Studies , 4 1959 , pp. 362 373 ref References Reflist coord missing Ethiopia Category Battles involving Portugal Hill of the Jews Category Conflicts in 1542 battle stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Diamond Hill partof Second Boer War image File Coldstreams Guards at Diamond Hill.jpg 250px caption The Charge of the CIV s and Coldstreams at the Battle of Diamond Hill, after a drawing by William Barnes Wollen date 11 12 June 1900 place Diamond Hill, near Pretoria, Transvaal coordinates coord 25 47 S 28 28 E name Battle of Diamond Hill type event region ZA display title,inline casus territory result British victory combatant1 flagcountry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland br flag Canada 1868 combatant2 flag South African Republic br flag Orange Free State commander1 flagicon United Kingdom Field Marshal Lord Frederick Roberts br General Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton Ian Hamilton commander2 flagicon South African Republic Louis Botha br flagicon Orange Free State ? strength1 14,000 men and 70 guns strength2 4,000 men and 22 guns casualties1 162 killed and wounded casualties2 50 killed and wounded Campaignbox Second Boer War The Battle of Diamond Hill Donkerhoek took place on 11 and 12 June 1900 during the Second Boer War . Fourteen thousand British Empire British soldiers squared up against four thousand Boer s and forced them from their positions on the hill. Forty four years after the battle, British people British General Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton Ian Hamilton opined in his memoirs that the battle, which ensured that the Boers could not recapture Pretoria, was the turning point of the war . Hamilton credited Winston Churchill with recognizing that the key to victory would be in storming the summit, and risking his life to signal Hamilton. ref Brian Kelly, Best Little Stories from the Life and Times of Winston Churchill Cumberland House Publishing, 2008 , pp. 57 58. ref References reflist http www.pinetreeweb.com conan doyle chapter 26.htm Category Battles of the Second Boer War Diamond Hill UK battle stub fr Bataille de Diamond Hill ru ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Crucifix Hill partof World War II image caption noinclude Captain Bobbie E. Brown leading the American troops up the hill. noinclude date 8 October 1944 place coord 50 47 57.63 N 6 8 21.9 E type event display inline,title br Aachen Aachen, Germany result American ... G. Leonard, Jr . commander1 Gerhard Wilck Campaignbox Siegfried Line The Battle of Crucifix Hill was a World War II battle that took place on 8 October 1944, on Crucifix Hill Haarberg Hill 239 , next ... Aachen Aachen, Germany . The Battle of Aachen was part of the Drive to the Siegfried Line . The hill was named after a large crucifix mounted on the top of the hill. The objective of the battle was to gain control of the hill, which was laced with a maze of Bunker Pillbox pillboxes and bunker s, so that the main objective of encircling Aachen could be completed. The hill was held by units of the Nazi Germany German 246th Volksgrenadier Division Germany 246. Volksgrenadierdivision . Charging the hill ... wounds. For his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, Capt. Brown received the Medal of Honor . See also List of military engagements of World War II Battle of Aachen Battle of Hurtgen Forest ... Hill. Games Depot. 20 May 2003. Wargamer Publishing, Inc.. 24 Nov 2006 http www.pattonsgallery.com cgi local pagegen.pl?P Don 20Stivers Battle 20of 20Crucifix 20Hill Battle of Crucifix Hill. Patton ... its 1st Battalion commanded by Lt. Col. Henry G. Leonard, Jr. to take the hill employing special ... he was wounded, he refused medical attention and continued up the hill. After the hill was secure, he went by himself on a reconnaissance mission to locate enemy troops beyond the hill. He deliberately ... E. Brown Category Conflicts in 1944 Category Battles involving the United States Crucifix Hill 1944 Category Drive to the Siegfried Line Crucifix Hill Category Battles of World War II involving Germany Crucifix Hill 1944 ta ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Tara Hill partof the Irish Rebellion of 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion image Image High cross the hill of tara.jpg 300px caption The cross at the site of the battle. date 26 May 1798 place Hill of Tara , County Meath coordinates result British victory, northward spread of rebellion halted. combatant1 Flagicon image Green harp flag of Ireland 18th century.svg Society of United Irishmen United Irishmen combatant2 flagicon Kingdom of Great Britain British Army commander1 commander2 strength1 4,000 strength2 700 casualties1 400 killed casualties2 30 killed casualties3 notes Campaignbox Irish Rebellion of 1798 The Battle of Tara Hill was fought on the evening of 26 May 1798 between British government British forces and Ireland Irish rebels involved in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 , resulting in a heavy defeat for the rebels and the end of the rebellion in County Meath . Background Following the outbreak of the rebellion in neighbouring county Kildare , United Irishmen rebels in Meath began to assemble at the ancient hill of Tara , chosen as much for its historic and cultural symbolism as for the panoramic view it afforded of the surrounding countryside. The initial mobilisations had gone well for the rebels, with a force of 4,000 rebels gathered at the camp by early morning. A successful attack on a party of Reay ... of the fencible s, they diverted course and made straight for Tara to avenge this loss. Battle of Tara ... lost no time in forming up at the bottom of the hill to attack the rebels who had posted themselves behind defenses such as old walls and ditches. An attack up the hill was quickly launched and met ... bayonet charge drove the rebels from the hill, dispersing them with much slaughter. The loss to the British was some 30 dead and more wounded, with about 400 rebel dead and many wounded. The battle ... History of County Meath Tara Hill fr Bataille de Tara Hill ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Hill 881 partof the Vietnam War image date April May 1967 ... War portal United States Marine Corps The Battle of Hill 881 was a battle during the Vietnam War between ... 881splash.htm The Battle for Hill 881 May 1967 Photos Category Battles and operations of the Vietnam ... it became known as the Hill Fights , involving Hill 881 North coord 16 41 26.5 N 106 39 34.5 E type mountain , Hill 881 South coord 16 40 18 N 106 39 45.2 E type mountain , and Hill 861 coord 16 40 ... Where We Were In Vietnam publisher Hellgate Press year 2002 pages 5 236 isbn 1 55571 625 3 ref .The Hill designation in this case actually refers to a hill mass or a collection of ridges and saddles, the numbers to the elevation the highest point of the hill masses in meters. The first contact made with the NVA occurred on Hill 861 when 5 American Marine forward observers were ambushed in a bamboo, 4 of which were killed by gunfire. After this contact, two companies of Marines advanced on the hill ... set up hedgehog positions until relieved by other marine companies. Even after skinning the hill ... forces managed to take hill 861, the closest hill mass to Khe Sanh. Dug into the hill they found ... them all but impervious to the 250 500 pound bombs of Marine aircraft. Having taken hill 861 the marine forces advanced against hill 881 South covered, as they found later, with 10 times as many foxholes and bunkers than 861. Despite the discovery of the well entrenched bunkers on hill 861 Marine aircraft used 500 pound bombs in the bombardment of hill 881 south for fear of hitting themselves with shrapnel when they flew low over their targets to avoid monsoon cloud. With hill 881 South insufficiently bombarded, Marine infantry found the going even harder than the previous hill often taking ... artillery and airplanes had cleared of cover. After the marines had suffered heavy losses on hill 881 ... managed to take Hill 881 North and South in the same day. After beating off a fierce NVA counterattack ... more details
, however, suffered only 1 killed and 3 wounded, making this battle the most one sided victory for the Filipinos during the war. See also Cagayan de Oro City Battle of Cagayan de Misamis References references coord missing Philippines DEFAULTSORT Makahambus Hill Category Conflicts in 1900 Battle of Makahambus Hill Category 1900 in the Philippines Battle of Makahambus Hill Category Battles of the Philippine American War Category Battles involving the United States Philippines stub US battle ... more details
Refimprove date November 2010 Coord 40 16 21 N 26 17 36 E type mountain name Hill 60 display title about the 1915 battle on Cannakale Gallipoli peninsula the 1915 battle in France Battle of Hill 60 Western Front Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Hill 60 image caption partof the Battle of Gallipoli ... casualties2 Unknown Campaignbox Gallipoli File William Birdwood near Hill 60.jpg 150px thumb William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood Lt Gen Birdwood near Hill 60, October 1915 The Battle of Hill 60 was the last major assault of the Battle of Gallipoli . It was launched on 21 August 1915 to coincide with the attack on Scimitar Hillbattle Scimitar Hill made from the Suvla front by Frederick Stopford General Stopford s IX Corps United Kingdom British IX Corps . Hill 60 was a low knoll at the northern end of the Sari Bair range which dominated the Suvla landing. Capturing this hill along with Scimitar Hill would have allowed the Anzac Cove Anzac and Suvla landings to be securely linked. Prelude The original objective of the Battle of Sari Bair , which commenced on the night of 6 August, were the peaks of Hill 971 and Chunuk Bair battle Chunuk Bair . The latter peak had been captured by Dominion ... Battle of Hill 60 at Firstworldwar.com DEFAULTSORT Hill 60, Battle of Category Conflicts in 1915 ... Ottoman counter attack. The attack on Hill 971 never eventuated as the assaulting column became lost and then pinned down by the defenders. With the major battle effectively lost, the United Kingdom of Great ... gains. With Hill 971 out of reach, Hill 60 appeared an attainable objective. The attacking force was based ... the advance on Hill 971 and had taken up positions in a gully, now known as Australia Valley , that led towards Hill 60. Also involved were the remnants of the 29th Indian Brigade , two regiments ... by dysentery . Battle On the afternoon of 21 August the first assault was made by Australians of the 13th ... Battalion of the Connaught Rangers. With no effective artillery support, under fire from Hill 60 and neighbouring ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Hill 723 partof Vietnam War date March 7 16, 1971 place Laos result North Vietnamese Victory combatant1 File Flag of South Vietnam.svg 22px Army of the Republic of Vietnam combatant2 File Flag of Vietnam.svg 22px Vietnam People s Army commander1 Hoang Xuan Lam commander2 strength1 1st Infantry Division strength2 ??? casualties1 Heavy casualties2 Heavy notes Campaignbox Vietnam War The Battle of Hill 723 was a Vietnam War battle in the country of Laos, which was fought between the Army of the Republic of Vietnam South Vietnamese Army and the Communist Vietnam People s Army North Vietnamese Army NVA . It took place from March 7 to March 16, 1971, during the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos. The result was a North Vietnamese Army victory. As the South Vietnamese Army approached Hill 723, moving along Route 9 on March 7, 1971, the North Vietnamese Army artillery opened fire and quickly pinned down the advancing South Vietnamese troops. The South Vietnamese Army ARVN s 1st Infantry Division was trapped as the northern flank was closed and the main column was cut off. To no avail, the South Vietnamese High Command attempted to reinforce the 1st Infantry Division with the 2nd and 3rd Regiments. The result was that the South Vietnamese forces were almost completely annihilated. References Quan doi nhan dan Recent battle, victory lauded. Vietnam, 1971. coord missing Vietnam Category Conflicts in 1971 Category 1971 in Vietnam Category Battles involving Vietnam Hill 723 Category Battles and operations of the Vietnam War Hill 723 Battle stub Vietnam war stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Agusan Hill partof Philippine American War image Deleted image removed file Captured Remingtons in Agusan.jpg 199px caption date May 14, 1900 place Cagayan de Oro City , Mindanao casus territory result American victory combatant1 flag Philippines 1898 combatant2 flag United States 1896 commander1 Colonel Vicente Roa commander2 Captain Walter B. Elliot strength1 500 strength2 80 casualties1 38 Killed casualties2 2 Killed 3 Wounded casualties3 notes Campaignbox Philippine American War Battle of Agusan Hill , May 14, 1900. Capt. Walter B. Elliott, CO of Company I, 40th Infantry Regiment USV, with 80 men proceeded to the village of Agusan, about 16 kilometers west of Cagayan de Misamis town proper, to dislodge about 500 guerillas who were entrenched on a hill with 200 rifles and shotguns. The attack was successful 2 Americans were killed and 3 wounded the Filipinos suffered 38 killed, including their commander, Capt. Vicente Roa. The Americans also captured 35 Remington rifles See also Philippine American War Battle of Cagayan de Misamis Battle of Makahambus Hill Cagayan de Oro City coord missing Northern Mindanao DEFAULTSORT Agusan Hill Category Conflicts in 1900 PAGENAME Category 1900 in the Philippines PAGENAME Category Battles involving the United States Category Battles of the Philippine American War Philippines stub US battle stub ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of V tkov Hill partof the Hussite Wars image Image Battle of Vitkov Hill.jpg 200px caption Painting, After the Battle of V tkov Hill God Represents Truth, not Power, part of the 20 canvas work, The Slav Epic date June 12 July 14, 1420 place V tkov Hill outside Prague , Czech Republic result Decisive Hussite victory combatant1 Holy Roman Empire br Kingdom of Hungary ref Attila and Bal zs Weiszh r Lexicon of Wars H bor k lexikona Atheneaum Budapest, 2004. ISBN 9789639471252 ref combatant2 Hussite s commander1 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor commander2 Jan Zizka ... Campaignbox Hussite Wars The Battle of V tkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars . The battle ... i ka in English, John Zizka . V tkov Hill was located on the edge of the city of Prague and the battle ... IV . Preliminaries to the battle On the 1st of March 1420, Pope Martin V published a papal bull ... to defend Bene ov against the Taborites. After the battle, the crusader forces were destroyed ... of Prague was V tkov Hill. The fortifications on this hill secured roads on the crusaders ... and clay wall and with moat s. On the southern part of the hill there was a standing tower ... troops surprise attacked the Knights through the vineyards on the southern side of the hill on which the battle was fought. The violent attack forced the crusaders down the steep northern cliff. Panic ... in the Vltava. Most of i ka s forces were soldiers armed with flails and guns. After the battle, the Hussites had won. Crusaders lost about 300 knights. In honour of this battle, V tkov Hill was renamed i kov after Jan i ka. This battle was more of a political success than a military success ... local warfare. A monument exists today on the hill and in 2003 local officials were attempting to replant ... Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire V tkov Hill 1420 Category Battles of the Hussite Wars V tkov Hill 1420 Category Battles involving Hungary Category Hussite Wars Category Conflicts in 1420 cs ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Champion Hill image File Battle of Champion Hill.png 300px caption Battle of Champion Hill br sketched by Theodore R. Davis partof the American Civil War date ... Campaignbox Grant s Operations Against Vicksburg The Battle of Champion Hill , or Bakers Creek , fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War . Union ..., the Union forces engaged the Confederates and the Battle of Champion Hill began. Pemberton s force ... holes on the west side of the Coker House remain as evidence of the Battle of Champion Hill. In 1985 ... 9. Smith, Timothy B. Champion Hill Decisive Battle for Vicksburg . El Dorado Hills, CA Savas Beatie ... champion hill.html Champion Hill Battlefield Page Battle maps, photos, history articles, and battlefield ... ref name National Park Service battle description cite web url http www.nps.gov history hps abpp battles ms009.htm title National Park Service battle description publisher nps.gov accessdate 2009 12 ... to the Battle of Vicksburg Siege of Vicksburg and surrender. Background and opposing forces Further Champion Hill Confederate order of battle Confederate order of battle , and Champion Hill Union order of battle Union order of battle Following the Union occupation of Jackson, Mississippi , on May ... Road with his rear at the crossroads one third mile south of the crest of Champion Hill. Thus ... force. Battle File VicksburgCampaignAprilJuly63.png thumb 300px Grant s Operations against Vicksburg ... left flank on Champion Hill. For protection, Pemberton posted Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Lee s Alabama brigade atop Champion Hill where they could watch for the reported Union column moving to the crossroads ... artillery to begin firing. When Grant arrived at Champion Hill around 10 00 a.m., he ordered the attack ... in support of Stevenson, pushing the Federals back beyond the Champion Hill crest before their surge ... engaged with McClernand s ineffective attack to reinforce the Hill, but Loring refused, citing a strong ... more details
coord 56.272 4.924 display title region GB scale 10000 17th Century Scottish Jacobite Rising The Battle of Loup Hill was a battle fought on the steep slopes of Loup Hill lang gd Cruach na Luib , near Clachan, Kintyre Clachan , Kintyre , Argyll and Bute , Scotland on 16 May 1689 between Jacobitism Jacobite forces commanded by Donald MacNeill of Gallchoille and government forces commanded by Captain William Young. ref cite web url http www.kintyremag.co.uk 1998 18 page6.html title The Kintyre Antiquarian & Natural History Society Magazine, Web Edition 18, June 1998 p6 accessdate 2009 07 08 year 2009 ref The battle was part of the Kintyre Rising in 1689 as part of the Jacobite rising Dundee.27s rising in Scotland Jacobite rising . References reflist 2 External links gbmapping NR781580 http www.kintyremag.co.uk 1998 18 page6.html The Kintyre Antiquarian & Natural History Society Magazine, Web Edition 18, June 1998 p6 http www.kintyremag.co.uk 1998 19 page2.html The Kintyre Antiquarian & Natural History Society Magazine, Web Edition 19, July 1998 p2 Category 1689 in Scotland Category Battles of the first Jacobite uprising 1689 1692 Loup Hill Category Conflicts in 1689 ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Fisher s Hill image File Battle of Fisher s Hill.jpg 280px caption Confederate prisoners partof the American Civil War date Start date 1864 9 21 &ndash End date 1864 9 22 place Shenandoah County, Virginia result Union American Civil War Union victory combatant1 flagicon USA 1863 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1863 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Philip Sheridan Philip H. Sheridan commander2 Jubal Anderson Early Jubal A. Early units1 Union Army of the Shenandoah Army of the Shenandoah units2 strength1 29,444 strength2 9,500 casualties1 528 casualties2 1,234 campaignbox Sheridan s Valley Campaign The Battle of Fisher s Hill was fought September 21&ndash 22, 1864, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War . Fisher s Hill is located near Strasburg, Virginia . Union ... Coord 38.9838 78.3959 display title type event region US VA DEFAULTSORT Fishers Hill, Battle Of Category 1864 in Virginia Battle of Fisher s Hill Category Battles of Sheridan s Valley Campaign of the American Civil War Fisher s Hill 1864 Category Battles of the Main Eastern Theater of the American ... War Battle of Fisher s Hill Category Shenandoah County, Virginia Battle of Fisher s Hill Category Conflicts in 1864 AmericanCivilWar battle stub de Schlacht bei Fishers Hill fr Bataille de Fisher s Hill ... Anderson Early Jubal Early , with just under 10,000. Early, following the Battle of Opequon Third Battle of Winchester took a strong position. His right rested on the North Branch of the Shenandoah River . The left flank of his infantry was on Fisher s Hill. Confederate cavalry was expected to hold ... and Luray Gap in Massanutten Mountain and come up behind Early and cut off his retreat at Fisher s Hill ... s Hill. Private James Connors Medal of Honor James Connors , 43rd New York Infantry Private John Creed ... http www.nps.gov history hps abpp battles va120.htm National Park Service battle description ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Signal Hill partof the Seven Years War br French and Indian War image File Vue de la descente a Terre Neuve par le chevalier de Ternay en 1762.jpg 270px Signal Hill caption Battle of Signal Hill, French engraving of the time. date September 15, 1762 place St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John s , Colony of Newfoundland Newfoundland coordinates coord display inline,title name Signal Hill 47 34 11 N 52 40 55 W region CA NL type event result British victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of France combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain commander1 Guillaume de Bellecombe commander2 William Amherst British Army officer William Amherst strength1 295 regulars strength2 200 regulars and provincials casualties1 20 40 dead or wounded casualties2 4 5 dead br 19 wounded campaignbox Campaignbox French and Indian War Maritimes The Battle of Signal Hill September 15, 1762 was a small skirmish, the last of the North American theatre of the Seven Years War Seven Years War . The British under Lieutenant Colonel William Amherst British Army ..., they dispatched a detachment to guard the bare summit of Signal Hill. Battle At dawn on September 15, 1762, British troops climbed the hill held by the French. The surprise was total, and the engagement .... The French withdrew to the fort. Aftermath At the close of the battle, Signal Hill was in the hands ... 0 7 DEFAULTSORT Battle of Signal Hill Category Conflicts in 1762 Category Battles involving France Signal Hill Category Battles involving Great Britain Signal Hill Category Battles of the French and Indian War Signal Hill Category Conflicts in Canada Signal Hill Category St. John s, Newfoundland ... posts equipped with artillery around Signal Hill, Newfoundland and Labrador Signal Hill , a strategic ... Confederation Newfoundland ca Batalla de Signal Hill es Batalla de Signal Hill fr Bataille de Signal Hill ja nn Slaget ved Signal Hill ... more details
Use mdy dates date September 2011 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Eccles Hill image Image Battle of Eccles Hill.jpg 300px caption The Battle of Eccles Hill . Contemporary illustration. partof the Fenian Raids date May 25, 1870 place near Saint Armand, Quebec result Canadian victory combatant1 Flagicon image Green harp flag of Ireland 18th century.svg Fenian Brotherhood combatant2 Flagicon image Flag of Canada 1868 Red.svg Canada commander1 Samuel B. Spiers commander2 William Osborne Smith strength1 600 militia br 1 cannon strength2 680 militia casualties1 5 dead br 18 wounded casualties2 unknown Campaignbox Fenian Raids The Battle of Eccles Hill was part of a Fenian Raids raid into Canadian territory from the United States led by John O Neill Fenian John O Neill and Samuel B. Spiers Samuel Spiers of the Fenian Brotherhood . The army of the Fenian Brotherhood was defeated by local militia units based in Huntingdon, Quebec Huntingdon on May 25, 1870. Prelude Fenian militants, operating from Vermont , assembled on May 25 to orchestrate a second invasion of the Montreal region a similar expedition under Spiers had met with defeat near the same site at the Battle of Pigeon Hill of 1866 . Although O Neill was arrested at the border crossing by an American police patrol, Spiers and the main body of Fenians slipped across the border intact and entered the province of Quebec . Battle File Canadian Homeguard during 1870 Fenian Raid.jpg thumb left Canadian Home Guard defending ... 2010 location Tonawanda page 81 isbn 978 1 55488 800 9 ref awaiting the Fenians at Eccles Hill put up ... the supervision of the Missisquoi Historical Society Image Monument eccles hill invasion fenians.jpg Monument on Eccles Hill Rd. in Pigeon Hill, Quebec Image Monument feniens 1.jpg Canadian volunteers ... 30em coord missing Quebec DEFAULTSORT Eccles Hill 1870 Category 1870 in Canada Category Conflicts in 1870 ... Battle stub canada hist stub Canada mil hist stub zh ... more details
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