Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of StirlingBridge partof the First War of Scottish Independence image File Old StirlingBridge and the Abbey Craig with the Wallace Monument, Stirling Scotland.jpg 260px caption Old StirlingBridge with the Abbey Craig and Wallace Monument date 11 September 1297 place StirlingBridge, Stirling, Scotland Stirling , Scotland coordinates coord 56.1317046 3.9325905 ... War of Scottish Independence Campaignbox Wars of Scottish Independence The Battle of StirlingBridge ... soldiers. The location of StirlingBridge at the date of the battle is not known with certainty ... htmldb f?p 2500 15 2556119091562639 NO BATTLEFIELD stirlingbridge title Battle of StirlingBridge ... Refimprove date December 2010 Image StirlingBridge and Wallace Monument.JPG thumb left 300px StirlingBridge from the south bank of the River Forth with the Wallace Monument in the background The Battle of StirlingBridge was a shattering defeat for the English it showed that under certain ... Burns, London and New York 1979 ref blockquote The Battle of StirlingBridge is depicted in the 1995 ... External links http skyelander.orgfree.com stir1.html Wallace and the Battle of StirlingBridge, 1297 Use dmy ates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Battle Of StirlingBridge Category 1297 in Scotland ... pl Bitwa pod Stirling pt Batalha de StirlingBridge ru sco Battle o ... of Surrey and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling , on the River Forth . The main battle Refimprove ... that he had greatly underestimated the Scottish forces. The small bridge at Stirling was only broad ... towards StirlingBridge, quickly seizing control of the English bridgehead. De Warenne s vanguard ... day StirlingBridge De Warenne, who still had a formidable contingent of archers, had remained ... arch 753 1 dissemination pdf 1990 1992.pdf title Ancient Bridge, StirlingStirling parish author ... Stirling Ancient BridgeStirling Logie parishes author Page, R. and Main, L. journal Discovery & Excavation ... more details
Battle of Stirling may refer to Battle of StirlingBridge , battle of the First War of Scottish Independence in 1297 Battle of Stirling 1648 , battle of the Scottish Civil War of the 17th century disambig ... more details
War The second Battle of Stirling was fought on the 12 September 1648 during the Scottish Civil War of the 17th century. Background The Battle of Stirling in 1648 was part of the War of the Three ... and into the park. The Marquis of Argyll then mounted his horse, galloped over StirlingBridge to Queensferry to find safety, while making his escape he received fire from Stirling Castle which ... battle of stirling.htm Battle of Stirling 1648 a.d. , Scotwars http www.electricscotland.com ... Stirling Castle date 12 September 1648 place Stirling , Scotland territory result Engager Victory ... force consisted of about 300 men. He was joined by another 400 men on his way to Stirling . He was also joined by another 300 militia when he arrived at Stirling on the morning of September 12, 1648 ... Scot. ref The battle The Marquis of Argyll had barely begun his meal when the Earl of Lanark s advance ... Sir George Munro had learned that the Marquis of Argyll was in Stirling and moved in on his own initiative ... in entering Stirling before any of Argyll s commanders were aware of his presence. ref name GeneralElectric The battle surprised the Marquis of Argyll s men, who broke after some initial stubbon ... killed in action. Outside of Stirling the Earl of Lanark had a force of 4000 horse and 6000 ... 3000 horse and 8000 men on foot also out side of Stirling. It is often thought interesting to speculate what sort of battle would have taken place the next day was it not for Munro s initiative on the morning of 12 September 1648. ref name GeneralElectric Munro urged Lanark to continue after the Battle of Stirling and attack David Leslie s forces but he was over ruled and negotiations for peace began ... Aftermath Shortly after this battle the army of the Earl of Lanark and the army of the Marquess ... 1648 the Treaty of Stirling was agreed and it led to the end of Engager dominance of Scotland. ref cite .... 22 576 ref Men from both sides fought together on the same side at the Battle of Carbisdale in 1650 ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Stirling s Plantation partof the American Civil War image ... in West Louisiana The Battle of Stirling s Plantation also known as the Battle of Fordoche Bridge was an American Civil War battle took place on September 29, 1863 in Pointe Coupe Parish, Louisiana ..., 1863 ref br File Battle of Stirling s Plantation.jpg right thumb Map of Sterling Plantation and vicinity On September 11, Herron proposed to send a detachment back to the bridge over the Fordoche to monitor ... Bridge . Battle Upon scouting the area on the 13th, Leake discovered that the position at Norwoods was not very ... bridge. After about a half hour, sounds of firing was heard to the north at the Stirling farm. Just before noon, a shot was heard from the picket post north of camp at Stirling s, and then a number ... Civil War Category Louisiana in the American Civil War Battle of Stirling s Plantation nl Slag bij Stirling s Plantation ... , which plans resulted in the Second Battle of Sabine Pass on September 8, 1863. As a part of his ... requested to withdraw about a mile closer to the Stirling plantation, but this request was refused ... was expected which resulted in his withdrawing north two miles to the Stirling plantation and establishing ... by the Stirling plantation, and Leake had a gap cut in it north of the house so that artillery could ... and swamps that intersected the Opelousas road about two miles north of the Stirling plantation ... cavalry marched via the road toward the Fordoche Bridge near the Norwood house. Arriving ... were pushed back from their position through the Stirling buildings, and took up a position on the levee ... cavalry passed to the east of the Stirling plantation and the fight raging there. The infantry at Stirling s were so involved with their own fight that they were not aware of what had happened ... display title region US LA type event DEFAULTSORT Stirlings Plantation, Battle Of Category Battles ... more details
For other uses Battle of the Bridge disambiguation Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of the Bridge partof the Muslim conquests image caption date November 634 place Marauha at the Euphrates near Kufa , Iraq result Sasanian victory ref Percy Sykes Sykes, Percy , History of Persia , Vol.1, Routledge and Kegan Paul London, 1969 , 493 ref combatant1 Rashidun Caliphate combatant2 Sasanian Empire commander1 Abu Ubaid ref Sykes, Percy, 493. ref commander2 B hman Mardan Shah strength1 Unknown strength2 30,000 ref Pourshariati, Parvenah, Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire , I.B.Taurus & Co.Ltd., 2011 , 217. ref casualties1 Heavy casualties2 Light Campaignbox Muslim Conquest Persia The Battle of the Bridge was fought between Arab Muslims led by Abu Ubaid , and the Persia Persian Sasanian Empire forces led by Bahman . It is traditionally dated to the year 634, and was the only major Persia Persian victory over the invading Muslim armies. ref Sykes, Percy, 493. ref The Muslim forces had already taken Hira and pillaged the surrounding Arab inhabited areas of Mesopotamia , on the banks of the Euphrates . ref Richard Nelson Frye, The Cambridge History of Iran The period from the Arab invasion to the Saljuqs , Cambridge University Press, 1975. p. 8 ref The fall of Hira shocked the Persians, as the youthful Yazdgard, began to take the business of the Arabs more seriously. ref Richard Nelson Frye, The Cambridge History of Iran The period from the Arab invasion to the Saljuqs , Cambridge University Press, 1975. p. 8 ref Yazdgard sent forces to the Arab border areas, and looked to be gaining the upper hand, as Muthanna had to call for reinforcements from Medina . ref Richard Nelson ... by a bridge, the battle came to known as the Battle of the Bridge . ref Richard Nelson Frye, The Cambridge ..., 1975. p. 9 ref References reflist coord missing Iraq DEFAULTSORT Bridge, Battle Of Category 634 ... of the Arabs troops to push pack the Persians who had formed a rigged line close to the bridge ... more details
Battle of the Bridge can refer to Battle of the Bridge , a battle between Arab Muslims and the Sassanid Empire Battle of the Bridges , a battle following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Battle of Moore s Creek BridgeBattle of the Bridge of Arcole Battle of Calder n BridgeBattle of the Bridge of Cornellana Battle of the Milvian BridgeBattle of the Bridge football game , an annual high school football game disambig ... more details
The Battle of Warrington Bridge can refer to Battle of Warrington Bridge 1648 , part of the Battle of Preston 1648 Battle of Warrington Bridge 1651 , the only successful Royalist engagement of the Battle of Worcester Worcester campaign Worcester Campaign . dab ... more details
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge can refer to The military conflict itself or Battle of the Milvian Bridge . The painting by Giulio Romano in the Raphael s Stanze in the Vatican or The Battle of the Milvian Bridge Giulio Romano Disambig ... more details
The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge is a battle that took place on 4 September 1526 in the village of Linlithgow Bridge, outside the Scotland Scottish town of Linlithgow . It was fought between a force of 10,000 men led by the John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox Earl of Lennox and a force of 2,500 led by James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran . The battle was part of a power struggle in Scotland for control of the young Scottish king, James V of Scotland James V . Background The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge was a product of the power vacuum created by the death of James IV of Scotland in the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His young son, James V of Scotland James V , was only a year old when his father was killed, and so Scotland was ruled by regents during his childhood. The first was his mother, Margaret Tudor sister of King Henry VIII of England , until she remarried in the following year, and was replaced by John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany , who was himself next in line for the throne after James and his younger brother, Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross . In 1525, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus , the young king s stepfather, took custody of James and held him as a virtual prisoner for three years, exercising power on his behalf. James mother made a number of attempts to free her son from the clutches of Douglas, and one of these resulted in the Battle of Linlithgow Bridge. The battle In 1526, Margaret persuaded the John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox Earl of Lennox and Cardinal Beaton to support her cause. Lennox raised an army over 10,000 and marched on Edinburgh from his base in Stirling ... 1 The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge Category 16th century in Scotland Category Conflicts in 1526 Category Battles involving Scotland Linlithgow Bridge Category History of West Lothian ... with a cairn that stands at the entrance to the Kettilstoun estate. The aftermath After the battle, James ... Edinburgh to join his mother in Stirling and assume the reins of government himself. Douglas and his ... more details
battles during the Wars of Scottish Independence took place at the Battle of StirlingBridgeStirlingBridge in 1297 and at the nearby village of Battle of Bannockburn Bannockburn in 1314 involving William ... Bridgebridge , of the River Forth at Stirling brought wealth and strategic influence, as did its ... Kingdoms, the Battle of Stirling 1648 Battle of Stirling also took place in the centre of Stirling ...Other uses infobox UK place country Scotland official name Stirling gaelic name Sruighlea scots name Stirlin population 33,710 population ref 2008 os grid reference NS795935 civil parish Stirling unitary scotland Stirling council area Stirling lieutenancy scotland Stirling and Falkirk constituency westminster Stirling UK Parliament constituency Stirling constituency scottish parliament Stirling Scottish Parliament constituency Stirling constituency scottish parliament1 Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliament electoral region Mid Scotland and Fife post town STIRLING postcode district FK7 FK9 postcode area FK dial code 01786 latitude 56.117222 longitude 3.939722 static image Image Stirling DonaldMacDonald Dec2005.jpg 240px static image caption small Stirling City Centre small london distance edinburgh distance Stirling Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic Sruighlea IPA gd s t ru l pron , Scots ... , and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area Stirling council area . The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle fortress and medieval old town beside the River Forth . Historically ..., the nearest to the river mouth. Once the capital of Scotland, Stirling contains the Great Hall ... any building in Europe at the time. Stirling also has its medieval parish church, Church of the Holy .... The Holy Rude still functions as living church with a service every Sunday. Stirling is a centre for local ... publisher GRO Scotland date accessdate 14 August 2010 ref for Stirling itself, the wider urban area including Bridge of Allan and Bannockburn has a population of 45,750. ref name gro scotland.gov.uk ... more details
Campaignbox First English Civil War The Battle of Olney Bridge was a skirmish in the First English Civil War just outside the English town of Olney, Buckinghamshire Olney , Buckinghamshire on November 4, 1643 , in which Royalist forces attacked the Roundhead Parliamentarian forces holding Olney Bridge . The Roundhead Parliamentarian forces held the bridge, and the remaining Royalists retreated. The bridge for which the battle is named remains to this day. A memorial to the dead can be found on the site. External links http www.mkheritage.co.uk odhs level2 olneytown.html MK Heritage Olney Town http www.miltonkeynes.co.uk news Town reenacts battle of 1643.4062630.jp Milton Keynes Citizen article Town re enacts battle of 1643 coord 52.14938 N 0.70314 W region GB type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Olney Bridge, Battle Of Category Battles of the English Civil Wars Category 1643 in England Category Military history of Buckinghamshire England battle stub ... more details
unreferenced date September 2008 The Battle of the Bridge of Cornellana occurred in 840 between the forces of Nepocian , who had been elected by the nobility to succeed Alfonso II of Asturias , and Ramiro I of Asturias Ramiro , a kinsman of the dead king. It resulted in Nepocian s defeat, allowing the victor to succeed to the Asturian throne as Ramiro I. It occurred by the river Narcea , at a bridge at Cornellana Curniana en Asturian language Asturian , in Salas, Asturias Salas . coord 43.416667 6.15 display title Category Battles involving Spain Category 840 Category History of Asturias Category 9th century conflicts Category 9th century in Spain Spain battle stub ... more details
about the battle during the Philippine Revolution the battle that take place at the similar location during Philippine American War Battle of Zapote River Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Zapote Bridge partof the Philippine Revolution campaign image caption date February 17, 1897 place Zapote Bridge, Bacoor , Cavite , Philippines casus territory result Filipino victory combatant1 Image Philippine revolution flag kkk1.svg 22px Katipunan combatant2 flagicon Spain 1785 Spanish Empire commander1 Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo commander2 Governor General of the Philippines Governor General Camilo de Polavieja strength1 strength2 casualties1 unknown casualties2 unknown Campaignbox Philippine Revolution The Battle of Zapote Bridge was fought on February 17, 1897, as part of the Philippine Revolution . Katipunan Filipino revolutionary forces headed by General Emilio Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces under Governor General of the Philippines Governor General Camilo de Polavieja . In this battle, General Edilberto Evangelista , a Filipino civil engineer, trench builder and member of the Katipunan , was killed. Aguinaldo started to liberate Cavite towns little by little following the victory at Zapote Bridge. References http philippine revolution.110mb.com zapote.htm Battle of Zapote Bridge citation last Duka first C. title Struggle for Freedom 2008 Ed. publisher Rex Bookstore Rex Bookstore, Inc. year 2008 isbn 9712350452 url http books.google.com ?id 4wk8yqCEmJUC ISBN 9789712350450 coord missing Philippines Category Philippine Revolution ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Kiawe Bridge partof East African Campaign World War I East African Campaign image caption date place casus territory result combatant1 combatant2 commander1 commander2 strength1 strength2 casualties1 casualties2 notes Campaignbox East African World War I The Battle of Kiawe Bridge was fought during the East African Campaign World War I East African Campaign of World War I . References cite book last Chisholm first Hugh authorlink Hugh Chisholm coauthors title The Encyclop dia Britannica, The Twelfth Edition, Volume 2 publisher The Encyclop dia Britannica Company, LTD year 1922 location New York pages url doi id isbn coord missing Category Battles of the East African Campaign Category Battles of World War I involving Germany Battle stub ... more details
coord 53.385592 2.591097 display title name Battle of Warrington Bridge 1651 Campaignbox Third English Civil War The Battle of Warrington Bridge was a skirmish fought on 13 August 1651 between the invading Royalist Scottish army of Charles II of England Charles II and Parliamentary forces under the command of Major General John Lambert general John Lambert . ref Broxap, Ernest. The Great Civil War in Lancashire, 1642 1651, Manchester University Press ND, 1973 ISBN 0719005396, 9780719005398 http books.google.co.uk books?id Tnu7AAAAIAAJ&pg PA184&lpg PA184&dq warrington bridge 1651&source bl&ots S5TxO3kQc&sig GDKjEH0RxUGYJr JGgNF9tAy1Cs&hl en&ei QgPmSeOeKoSb Ab7h 38CA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1 PPA184,M1 p. 184 ref Lambert returned to England from Scotland with a cavalry corps that had accompanied Oliver Cromwell when Third English Civil War English invasion of Scotland he invaded Scotland . His orders were to harass the Royalist army. Major General Thomas Harrison soldier Thomas Harrison had been left in command of Parliamentary forces in England. Harrison and Lambert s forces rendezvoused near Warrington. ref 1911 article GREAT REBELLION ref The united forces of Harrison ..., Kent and Co London, 1905. p. 220 ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Warrington Bridge, Battle Of Category Battles of the English Civil Wars England battle stub ... foot and 9,000 horse took up position at the Bridge at Warrington, over the Mersey, where it divides ... sent a few troops north to skirmish with the advanced guard whilst occupying the bridge and preparing ... quickly dispersed and the royalists pressed on into the town reaching the bridge at noon. On reaching the bridge the Scots at once attacked, and a sharp fight ensued between their advance guard and Harrison ... were in considerable force he fell back, after his men had done what damage to the bridge they could ... the Royalists to claim they had forced the bridge and won a victory. ref Willis Bund, John William ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Iron Bridge partof Byzantine Arab Wars and br Campaigns ... ibn Walid The Battle of Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle was fought near a nine arch stone bridge spanning the River Orontes , from which the battle took its name. The campaigns in Anatolia were undertaken after the decisive Rashidun Caliphate victory at the Battle of Yarmouk . The bridge was called the Iron Bridge because its two gates were trimmed with iron blades. Background The Rashidun army had achieved a decisive victory at the Battle .... 98. ref The battle Twelve miles from the city, near modern day Mahruba , a bridge of iron spanned the River Orontes . It was here that the battle was fought between the Rashidun army and the Byzantine garrison defending Antioch. A major battle was fought, the details of which are not recorded. Khalid ibn Walid played a prominent role with his Mobile guard, as he had done during the Battle of Yarmouk. The Byzantine forces suffered heavy losses and were defeated. The Byzantine casualties in this battle were the highest in the Muslim conquest of Syria , with the exceptions of the battles of Battle ... Orontes , Antioch , the battle was fought near this river . date October 637 AD place Antioch , Turkey ... from the north. After the Battle of Aleppo conquest of Aleppo , Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah sent a column ... 1970 isbn 0 71010 104 X ref References references External links coord missing Turkey DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Iron Bridge Category 637 Category 7th century conflicts Category Muslim conquests Category Battles involving the Byzantine Empire Iron Bridge Category Battles of Khalid ibn Walid Iron Bridge Category Battles of Abu Ubaidah ibn al Jarrah Iron Bridge Category Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate Iron Bridge Category 7th century in the Byzantine Empire Category Battles in medieval Anatolia Iron Brigde Category Battles of the Byzantine Arab Wars Iron Bridge az D mirk rp d y it Battaglia ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Altamaha Bridge partof the American Civil War image caption date start date December 19, 1864 December 19, 1864 place Wayne County, Georgia casus territory result Confederate victory combatant1 flag United States 1863 Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flag CSA Confederacy 1863 commander1 Smith D. Atkins commander2 H.K. McKay strength1 1,000 strength2 200 casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown notes Campaignbox Savannah Campaign The Battle of Altamaha Bridge , also known as the Battle for the Doctortown Railroad Trestle , was an American Civil War engagement fought December 19, 1864, in Wayne County, Georgia , during Sherman s March to the Sea . The Confederate States Army Confederate victory temporarily prevented Federal forces from destroying a vital railroad bridge during Major General Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman s siege of Savannah, Georgia Savannah , keeping open Confederate supply lines to the city. On December 1, 1864, the Georgia Militia Fourth Brigade under Brigadier General Brig. Gen. H.K. McKay arrived in Wayne County to prepare a defense of the Savannah and Gulf Railroad bridge over the Altamaha River . The Confederate States Army Confederates built earthworks on the north bank of Morgan s Lake, which was bisected by the railroad and located just north of the river. On the southern side of the river, two 32 pounder rifled guns were mounted at Doctortown also spelled Doctor Town , to sweep the bridge if attacked ... from the Ogeechee River all the way to the bridge. A brigade of Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick s cavalry under Colonel Col. Smith D. Atkins attacked the bridge and destroyed trestlework past Morgan s Lake, but was unable to capture the bridge or seize the Confederate battery at Doctortown on December ... of the American Civil War Altamaha Bridge Category Battles of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Altamaha Bridge Category Confederate victories of the American Civil War Altamaha Bridge ... more details
, 5,000 casualties2 8,000 The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge ... thumb right Battle of Stamford Bridge. br From 13th century Anglo Norman manuscript ... a line just short of the Norse army, locked shields and charged. The battle went far beyond the bridge ... after Stamford Bridge, on 14 October, Harold was defeated and killed at the Battle of Hastings , beginning ... of Stamford Bridge a monument to the battle has been erected. The monument s inscription reads blockquote 1066 br The Battle of Stamford Bridge br King Harold of England defeated his brother ... History battles stamford bridge.htm The Battle of Stamford Bridge http sunsite.berkeley.edu ... b006qykl episodes 2011 The Battle of Stamford Bridge, BBC In Our Time 2 June 2011 DEFAULTSORT Stamford Bridge, Battle Of Category 11th century in England Category Battles involving England Category ...coord 53.989 0.903 type event region GB display title Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Stamford Bridge partof the Viking Age Viking invasions of England image Image Stamford.jpg center 300px caption Painting of the Battle of Stamford Bridge by Peter Nicolai Arbo , depicting King Harald Hardrada hit in the neck by an arrow date 25 September 1066 place Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire Stamford Bridge , East Riding of Yorkshire result Decisive English victory combatant1 Kingdom ... . After a horrific battle, both Hardrada and Tostig along with the majority of the Norwegians were ... and killed at Battle of Hastings Hastings less than three weeks later. The battle has traditionally ... army led by Edwin, Earl of Mercia and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria at the Battle of Fulford ... at Stamford Bridge, Harold hurried on through York to attack them at this rendezvous on 25 ... Location unreferenced section section date November 2010 There was no village at Stamford Bridge ... and bridge i.e. stoneford and bridge. At the location of the present village, within the river bed ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Natural Bridge image File Natural Bridge Monument.jpg 250px caption Natural Bridge Monument partof the American Civil War date March 6, 1865 place Leon County ... Theater and Gulf Approach The Battle of Natural Bridge was a battle during the American Civil ... Monument File Battle Natural Bridge Flag.jpg left thumb 150px Secretary of State Tom Adams showing battle flag of Natural Bridge 1961 The site of the battle is now Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic ... of Florida to commemorate the victory of the battle of Natural Bridge. March 6, 1865. And to keep ... Bridge on the St. Marks River . This action prevented the Union from capturing the Florida capital ... forces during the war. Battle The Union s Brig. Gen. John Newton engineer John Newton had undertaken ..., had advanced and, after finding one bridge destroyed, started before dawn on March 6 to attempt to cross the river at Natural Bridge. The troops initially pushed Rebel forces back, but not away from the bridge. Confederate forces under Brig. Gen. William Miller Confederate Army officer William Miller , protected by Breastwork fortification breastworks , guarded all of the approaches and the bridge itself. The action at Natural Bridge lasted most of the day, but, unable to take the bridge in three ... of the Florida State University are 1 of 4 Army ROTC programs to have a battle streamer for their actions in the civil war. ref The other three programs are the Virginia Military Institute VMI for the Battle ... of the South not captured by the enemy during the War between the States. Annual Memorial Service and Battle Reenactment A ceremony honoring the combatants on both sides of the Battle of Natural Bridge, followed by a Historical reenactment reenactment of the battle featuring authentically costumed ... official website for Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park http www.floridastateparks.org naturalbridge default.cfm ref The site is now called Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Rivers Bridge image File Charge of Weaver s Brigade Across the Salkehatchie.jpg 300px caption Charge of Weaver s Brigade Across the Salkehatchie partof the American Civil War date Start date 1865 2 3 place Bamberg County, South Carolina coordinates coord 33 3 10 N 81 5 59 W type event region US SC display inline,title result United States of America Union victory combatant1 flagicon USA 1863 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1863 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Francis Preston Blair, Jr. br John A. Logan commander2 Lafayette McLaws units1 XVII Corps Union Army XVII Corps br XV Corps Union Army XV Corps units2 Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida strength1 5,000 strength2 1,200 casualties1 124 br 18 killed, br 106 wounded ref name nps.gov http www.nps.gov nr twhp wwwlps lessons 94rivers 94facts2.htm The Battle of Rivers Bridge Reading 2 Bot generated title ref casualties2 ... Campaign The Battle of Rivers Bridge , also known as Salkehatchie River , Hickory Hill , Owen ... sc011.htm National Park Service battle description http www.researchonline.net catalog 04178.htm The Battle for the Salkehatchie http www.nps.gov history NR twhp wwwlps lessons 94rivers 94rivers.htm These Honored Dead The Battle of Rivers Bridge and Civil War Combat Casualties, a National Park Service ... s forces continued moving north into North Carolina. The site is commemorated by the Rivers Bridge State Historical Site. ref cite web title Rivers Bridge State Historic Site url http southcarolinaparks.com ... Campaign of the American Civil War Rivers Bridge Category Battles of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Rivers Bridge Category Union victories of the American Civil War Rivers Bridge Category South Carolina in the American Civil War Category Bamberg County, South Carolina Category Conflicts in 1865 Category 1865 in South Carolina nl Slag bij Rivers Bridge ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Goldsborough Bridge partof the American Civil War image caption date Start date 1862 12 17 place Wayne County, North Carolina result United States of America Union victory combatant1 flagicon USA 1861 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1861 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 John G. Foster commander2 Thomas Lanier Clingman Thomas L. Clingman units1 Department of North Carolina, 1st Division units2 Clingman s Brigade casualties1 casualties2 casualties3 220 Campaignbox Goldsboro Expedition The Battle of Goldsborough Bridge took place on December 17, 1862, in Wayne County, North Carolina , as part of the Union American Civil War Union expedition to Goldsboro, North Carolina , during the American Civil War . Background In December 1862, both the Union Army and Confederate States Army Confederate forces desired to secure the strategically significant Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Bridge. On December 17, an expedition under Union Major general United States Maj. Gen. John G. Foster reached the railroad near Everettsville, aiming to destroy this bridge in order to put an end to the vital supply chain from the port of Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington . Battle Foster s men began destroying the tracks north toward the Goldsborough Bridge. Clingman s Confederate brigade delayed the advance, but was unable to prevent the destruction of the bridge. Foster s troops overpowered the small number of defending Confederate soldiers and successfully burned down the bridge. His mission accomplished ... Park Service battle description http www.nps.gov hps abpp CWSII NorthCarolinaBattlefieldProfiles Albemarle ... Bridge Category Battles of the Main Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Goldsboro Bridge Category Union victories of the American Civil War Goldsboro Bridge Category North Carolina in the American ... Carolina fr Bataille de Goldsboro Bridge nl Slag bij Goldsboro Bridge zh ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Sittang Bridge partof The Burma Campaign image caption date ... campaignbox Campaignbox South East Asia Campaignbox Burma The Battle of Sittang Bridge was part of the Burma campaign in World War II . Fought between 19 February and 23 February 1942, the battle ... Burma DEFAULTSORT Sittang Bridge, Battle of Category Conflicts in 1942 Category 1942 in Burma ... Sir John George Smyth, V.C. who commanded the British Indian Army at Sittang Bridge called it the Sittang disaster . ref name LH p.218 Liddell Hart 1970, p. 218. ref The Sittang Bridge was an iron railway bridge spanning several hundred yards, so named because it crossed the River Sittang now ... had given everything it had ref name LH p.216 Liddell Hart 1970, p. 216. ref at the Battle of Bilin ... westwards along the track that led to the bridge. The Japanese 214th and 215th Regiments advanced ... William Slim , who took command of the Burmese theatre shortly after the battle ended, called the Sittang Bridge the decisive battle of the first campaign. ref name Slim 1956, p. 18 Slim 1956, p. 18. ref Battle Sidebar starts here div class infobox style width 300px background color D1EEEE margin 2px ... fought to break through to the great Sittang railway bridge, held by their comrades, their only ... of sidebar Retreat to the bridge 21 February dawned bright and hot, and the 17th Division was short ... units including the Duke of Wellington s Regiment defended the bridge, but 16th Indian Infantry ... end of the bridge to hold it against attacks from the rear while the 17th Division crossed. He was obliged ... the east end of the bridge, and a number of Indian medics were captured or killed. 3 Gorkha Rifles 3rd and 5 Gorkha Rifles 5th Gurkhas , approaching the bridge from the east, were driven off in a furious battle . ref name LH p.217 Liddell Hart 1970, p. 217. ref Jungle fighting at close quarters ensued, which lasted most of the day. The bridge was again nearly taken, and the attackers again beaten ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Dessau Bridge image Image Schlacht bei der Dessauer Br cke.jpg 250px Battle of Dessau Bridge caption partof the Thirty Years War date April 25, 1626 place Dessau present day Germany result Catholic victory combatant1 Protestant Union German Protestants combatant2 flagicon Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire br File Catholic League Germany .svg 22px Catholic League German Catholic League commander1 Ernst von Mansfeld commander2 Albrecht von Wallenstein br Torquato Conti strength1 12,000 strength2 20,000 casualties1 4,000 dead, wounded or captured casualties2 2,000 Campaignbox Thirty Years War Danish Intervention The Battle of Dessau Bridge Lang de Schlacht bei Dessau was a battle of the Thirty Years War near Dessau on April 25, 1626. The Holy Roman Empire Imperial Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic forces of Albrecht von Wallenstein defeated the Protestantism Protestant forces of Ernst von Mansfeld in the battle. With the entrance of King Christian IV of Denmark into the Thirty Years War in 1625, Protestant forces that had been dealt one defeat after another were suddenly infused with fresh hope as Denmark became the first major European nation to formally enter the war since the Austrian defeat in the early years. With the new alliance came ambitious plans involving Christian of Brunswick , despite Brunswicks s defeats at Battle of Fleurus 1622 Fleurus and Battle of H chst H chst in 1622, and his decisive defeat at the Battle of Stadtlohn in 1623 that had left him without an army. The projected campaign assigned Christian to assault the forces of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly in the Rhineland ... near Braunschweig Brunswick . coord missing Saxony Anhalt DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Dessau Bridge Category Battles of the Thirty Years War Dessau Bridge Category 1626 in Europe Category Conflicts in 1626 ... side of the Elbe River . The two sides met soon after and, on April 25, Mansfeld began the battle ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Hatchie s Bridge image File Iuka Corinth Campaign2.png 300px caption Second phase of the Iuka Corinth Campaign partof American Civil War date Start date 1862 10 5 place Hardeman County, Tennessee Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee result Union Army Union victory combatant1 flagicon USA 1861 United States Union American Civil War Union combatant2 flagicon CSA 1861 Confederate States of America CSA Confederacy commander1 Edward O. C. Ord br Stephen A. Hurlbut commander2 Earl Van Dorn br Sterling Price units1 Department of Jackson units2 Army of West Tennessee casualties1 500 casualties2 400 campaignbox Campaignbox Iuka and Corinth Operations The Battle of Hatchie s Bridge , also known as Davis s Bridge or Matamora , was fought on October 5, 1862, in Hardeman County, Tennessee Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee , as the final ... site, known as Davis Bridge Battlefield , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . External links http www.cr.nps.gov hps abpp battles bycampgn.htm National Park Service battle description http www.civilwar.org battlefields davis bridge.html Davis Bridge Battlefield Page Battle ... US TN type event display title DEFAULTSORT Battle Of Hatchie s Bridge Category Battles of the Iuka and Corinth Operations of the American Civil War Hatchie Bridge Category Battles of the Main Western Theater of the American Civil War Hatchie s Bridge Category Inconclusive battles of the American Civil War Hatchie s Bridge Category Hardeman County, Tennessee Category McNairy County, Tennessee de Gefecht an Hatchies Bridge nl Slag bij Hatchie s Bridge ... defeat at the Second Battle of Corinth Battle of Corinth . Van Dorn s Confederate Army of Tennessee ... Army of the West , back about five miles to the Hatchie River and across Davis s Bridge. After accomplishing ... Van Dorn s force. Order of battle Union br District of Jackson Major General Edward O. C. Ord 4th ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Bothwell Bridge partof Scottish Covenanter Wars image File Bothwell Bridge monument.jpeg 200px caption Monument to the Battle of Bothwell Bridge date 22 June 1679 place Bothwell Bridge, near Bothwell , South Lanarkshire , Scotland result Government victory ... campaignbox Covenanter Rebellion of 1679 The Battle of Bothwell Bridge , or Bothwell Brig , took place ... the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde ... title DEFAULTSORT Bothwell Bridge, Battle of Category Conflicts in 1679 Category Battles involving .... Following this initial success, remembered as the battle of Drumclog , the Covenanters spent ... was sent north to take command, and the militia were raised. The battle The Covenanters had established ... and militia, and was commanded by Monmouth, supported by Claverhouse and the Earl of Linlithgow . Battle centred around the narrow bridge across the Clyde, the passage of which Monmouth was required to force in order to come at the Covenanters. Hackston led the defence of the bridge, but his men lacked ... were across the bridge, the Covenanters were quickly routed. Many fled into the parks of nearby Hamilton ... side of the battle were declared rebels and traitors, and the repression during this period ... King William III in 1689. Memorials The battle is a central event in Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott s 1816 novel, Old Mortality . Scott fictionalises the battle and the events leading up to it, introducing ... , as well as his own fictional characters. However, his description of the flow of the battle is considered accurate. In 1903, on the 224th anniversary of the battle, a monument was dedicated on the site. This stands beside Bothwell Bridge, which was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. Notes ... battlefieldstrust.com resource centre stuart rebellions battleview.asp?BattleFieldId 58 title Battle of Bothwell Bridge accessdate 2010 02 18 last first coauthors date work UK Battlefield Resource Centre ... more details
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