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The British Garrison on Capri numbered around 1,500 men by the time of the invasion. Under the terms of surrender, the garrison was to be evacuated to Sicily with colours and all honours of war. [1] British Garrison on Capri [1], commanded by Brigadier General Hudson Lowe [1] Royal Regiment of Malta (9 x companies, 44 NCOs and 620 men)
The forts of Capri, also called coastal forts of Anacapri [1] or Bourbon forts, [2] are located in the town of Anacapri, Campania. The structures, built between the 9th and 15th centuries, were initially used as watchtowers, since Capri was continually subjected to pirate raids.
The island of Capri is situated in the Gulf of Naples, between the Italian Peninsula and the islands of Procida and Ischia.Made of limestone, its lowest part is at the center, while its sides are high and mostly surrounded by steep precipices, which contain numerous caves.
Lise Meitner (1878–1968) was an Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist who was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission and protactinium.In 1905, she became the second woman from the University of Vienna to earn a doctorate in physics.
The etymology of the name Capri is unclear. It might be traced back to the Ancient Greek κάπρος kápros meaning 'wild boar', [1] as the Greeks of Magna Graecia, who were the first recorded colonists to populate the island, called it Kapreai (Καπρέαι). [2] It could also derive from Latin capreae ('goats'). [1]
At the first battle of Garigliano on November 8, a superior French force beat back the Spanish but in a second battle on 29 December, the Spanish prevailed. [25] Attacking the French army that was still resting and relaxing after their Christmas festivities from the north at the village of Sujo, the Spanish scored a decisive and war-ending ...
Duolingo Inc. [b] is an American educational technology company that produces learning apps and provides language certification.Duolingo offers courses on 43 languages, [5] ranging from English, French, and Spanish to less commonly studied languages such as Welsh, Irish, and Navajo, and even constructed languages such as Klingon. [6]
The First Italian War, or Charles VIII's Italian War, [2] was the opening phase of the Italian Wars.The war pitted Charles VIII of France, who had initial Milanese aid, against the Holy Roman Empire, Spain and an alliance of Italian powers led by Pope Alexander VI, known as the League of Venice.