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This was the first overthrow of a Communist government by armed means since the end of World War II. The Soviet Union said that Grenada had been the object of United States threats, that the invasion violated international law, and that no small nation would find itself safe if the aggression were not rebuffed.
The Granada War was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492 during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, ... ISBN 0-1982-2531-8. Irving, Washington (1829).
Among the issues leading to the war were British impressment of American sailors into the Royal Navy, interception of neutral ships and blockades of the United States during British hostilities with France, and support for Indian attacks on American settlers in the Northwest Territory. The war ended with the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
A single bridge was the only path to the fort. The fortress was well fortified and well supplied. The Sultan of Granada, aware of the fall of Alhama, garrisoned the fort with 3,000 of his best men, led by an experienced warrior, Ali Al-Attar. [1] [2] The husband of Isabella, Ferdinand II of Aragon, began making preparations for Loja. He ...
The Battle of Moclín or Disaster of Moclín [1] was a military engagement during the Granada War. Ferdinand II of Aragon dispatched a force under the Count of Cabra to capture the city of Moclin. The Granadan forces under Muhammad XIII of Granada were victorious and repelled the Castilian attack.
Constitutionalist War (1926–1927) Conservative Government United States: Liberal Rebels: Government victory. Pact of Espino Negro, election of 1928 held; Sandinistas War (1927–1933) Conservative Government United States: Sandinistas: Government victory. Sandinistas surrender their weapons; Adolfo Díaz: World War II (1941–1945) United ...
The Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano was sunk on May 2, 1982, by the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror during the Falklands War.The sinking of the General Belgrano led to the death of 323 Argentine sailors, [1] [2] almost half of all Argentine casualties during the conflict, [3] [4] and sparked controversy, as the attack occurred outside the exclusion zone established by the ...
On March 15, 1448, a Castilian force of 400 [2] or 600 cavalry, attacked the Granadan territory and steel cattle. [3] The Castilians were led by Juan de Saavedra. Two days later, the Castilians advanced through the area of Estepona, towards Marbella, up to Río Verde.