RELee wrote:Being the great history buff that I am, I can unabashedly claim that I do not know anyone in those pictures.
Nikel wrote:2 Mikhail Skobelev Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78
Nikel wrote:4 Togo Heihachiro, Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Russo-japanese war
Nikel wrote:5 Stepan Osipovich Makarov, Russian vice-admiral, Russo-japanese war
Nikel wrote:In the second row the 4th must be Garibaldi, no idea of the rest
Nikel wrote:And the clues for the rest?
Nikel wrote:Oh, Togo is the surname, not the name
Nikel wrote:10 Antonio Maceo Grajales Cuban War of Independence
I want half the prize
In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 he commanded the I Corps under Steinmetz, distinguishing himself in the battle of Colombey-Neuilly, and in the repulse of Bazaine at Noisseville (see Franco-German War). He succeeded Steinmetz in October in the command of the I. army, won the battle of Amiens against General Farre, and occupied Rouen, but was less fortunate against Faidherbe at Pont Noyelles and Bapaume.
In January 1871 he commanded the newly formed Army of the South, which he led, in spite of hard frost, through the Côte d'Or and over the plateau of Langres, cut off Bourbaki's Army of the East (80,000 men), and, after the action of Pontarlier, compelled it to cross the Swiss frontier, where it was disarmed. His immediate reward was the Grand Cross of the order of the Iron Cross, and at the conclusion of peace he received the Black Eagle. When the Southern Army was disbanded Manteuffel commanded first the II. army, and, from June 1871 until 1873, the army of occupation left in France, showing great tact in a difficult position.
In the Sino-Japanese War, Ōyama was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the IJA 2nd Army, which after landing on Liaotung Peninsula, carried Port Arthur by storm, and subsequently crossed to Shantung, where it captured the fortress of Weihaiwei.
For these services Ōyama received the title of marquis under the kazoku peerage system, and, three years later, he became field-marshal. In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 he was named commander-in-chief of the Japanese armies in Manchuria. After Japan's victory, Emperor Meiji elevated him to the rank of kōshaku (公爵 = prince).
vorkosigan wrote:Perhaps that the forecasts of our PM about getting soon out of the recession will be right after all?
Generalisimo wrote:Baaaahhh... you complain about "Shoemaker", but only spaniards got who these people were.
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