Battering rams | All About History
2013年7月31日 · The ram – with an iron cap that was often forged to resemble a ram’s head – was then swung by soldiers within the frame backwards and forwards (generating momentum within a restricted plane) against the stone wall, eventually leading to its resistance being broken. A depiction of an Assyrian battering ram smashing through a stone wall.
Was the Trojan horse real? | All About History
2014年7月9日 · As a result the entire Trojan War is full of myth, and it is difficult to ascertain how much of it actually happened. However, modern historians have speculated the origin of the Trojan horse myth. The horse may instead have been a battering ram which resembled a horse, or even a siege machine (which were often given animal names.)
On This Day – The Fall of Troy | All About History
2014年6月11日 · Debates still exists today as to whether this event actually took place. Some skeptics believe that the horse sculpture was actually a large battering ram that was used to open the gates, while others believe that the city was destroyed by a large earthquake, and there is in fact evidence to support this claim.
Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade | All About History
2017年10月30日 · Richard moves down the coast like a battering ram. Saladin’s strategy was to harass the crusader army’s rear guard, in an attempt to break up the tight formation. At Arsuf he had to [engage in closer combat], as Richard was getting uncomfortably close to his destination, and the coastal plain was narrowing – Arsuf was the last big area ...
German WWI Shipwreck Uncovered by Storms | All About History
2014年2月26日 · But now, thanks to the ferocious storms that have been battering Britain’s coasts, the wreck of the SV Carl has been brought to light. Giant waves have stripped away almost 3 feet of sand, revealing the steel ribs of the 60 foot vessel at its final resting place at Booby’s Bay near Padstow in north Cornwall.
The burning of Washington | All About History
2015年6月5日 · Sounding more and more like a disaster blockbuster, tornadoes and hurricanes swept through Washington, battering the British troops as its harsh winds and pouring rain, conveniently for the Americans, helped to put out the fires.
The Death of Arthur Tudor: Did Bubonic plague put Henry VIII on …
2016年5月31日 · Influenza. What if the “great sickness” wasn’t Bubonic Plague or Sweating Sickness, but influenza? It was prevalent in Tudor England and fits with the description of Arthur’s feverish epidemic, and certainly one that could finish off someone already weakened by diabetes, tuberculosis or cancer, while the healthy Catherine pulled through.
India’s Hindu Samurai: The British Empire’s Love Affair with the ...
2017年8月16日 · Undaunted, the second-in-command Subedar Richpal Ram (20 August 1899 – 12 February 1941) led the company with “great dash and gallantry” in an uphill battle. Having reached their objective, they beat “several counterattacks” until they became low on ammunition and were forced to withdrew back to their lines.
Bandera, Ukraine & the Holocaust Part II: 1939-1943
2015年1月22日 · Read Part I, covering Stepan Bandera’s early life and the birth of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists.
8 Greatest British Commando Missions of World War 2
2017年12月4日 · Under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten, the decision was taken to pack the destroyer HMS Campbeltown full of explosives and ram its full bulk into the dock while men from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th and 12th Commando rode …