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  2. List of last surviving veterans of military operations

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    1897–2003 NZEF. [204] Battle of Zborov: 1 July 1917 Imperial Russian Army Alois Vocásek: 1896–2003 Czechoslovak Legion. Battle of Passchendaele: 31 July 1917 British Army Harry Patch: 1898–2009 BEF. [205] New Zealand Army Bright Williams: 1897–2003 NZEF. [204] Battle of Mărășești: 6 August 1917 Romanian Army Dumitrașcu Lăcătușu ...

  3. List of battles by casualties - Wikipedia

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    Peninsular War: 2,500 Battle of Bussaco: 1810 Peninsular War: 5,900 Battle of Slobozia: 1811 Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) 20,000 [286] Battle of Salamanca: 1812 Peninsular War: 18,800 [287] Battle of Smolensk: 1812 French invasion of Russia: 24,000 [288] Battle of Shevardino: 1812 French invasion of Russia: 10,000 Battle of Borodino: 1812 ...

  4. Battle of Verdun - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun.

  5. Timeline of the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    William Eustis resigns as U.S. Secretary of War: 1812 Dec 3 home front James Monroe serves as U.S. Secretary of War 1812 Dec 18 Great Lakes region: Battle of the Mississinewa: Part of a U.S. expedition against Delaware and Miami villages where the Mississinewa River flows into the Wabash River near present-day Marion, Indiana. 1812 Dec 26 ...

  6. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [281] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).

  7. Category:Battle of Verdun - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Battle of Verdun" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Verdun; B ...

  8. French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The French invasion is known as the Russian campaign, [c] the Second Polish War, [d] [38] the Second Polish campaign, [e] [39] the Patriotic War of 1812, [f] or the War of 1812. [40] It should not be confused with the Great Patriotic War ( Великая Отечественная война , Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna ), a term for the ...

  9. Category:Battles of the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    This category contains historical battles fought as part of the War of 1812 (1812–1815). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Media related to Battles of the War of 1812 at Wikimedia Commons