Military History
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Major Somnath Sharma, the first recipient of the Param Veer Chakra, who saved Srinagar from falling to Pakistani hands during the Battle of Badgam in the 1947 War. Thread on his J...
@RegnoSuo Fair enough. You should have listed these battles you had in mind in the beginning, so I'd see where you're coming at. I still don't think those can qualify as major bat...
1οΈβ£ In 1380 BC Sultan Murad II orders his troops, which were stationed in Macedonia, to move north along the Vardar valley, resulting in the capture of Istip, the slaughter of the...
Till date, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been honored with 21 Maha Vir Chakra medals - the 2nd highest military award in India. Only one of them was awarded posthumously. Today we...
I assume this was supposed to be funny and tongue in cheek but it really comes off awkwardly coming from a TT R1 prof. The observation is true, but a dollop of compassion might ma...
At the battle of Kircholm in 1605 the Polish-Lithuanian hussar cavalry was able to rout the numerically much stronger Swedish infantry. Why did the pike infantry perform so badly...
The Battle of Kircholm fought in 1605 was one of the finest victories of the famed "Winged Hussars". The army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth destroyed a three times larger...
𧡠Jan 19 is the death anniversary of Maharana Pratap. Most people are aware of Battle of Haldighati but few know about Battle of Dewair (1582) which was a resounding success. In a...
The U.S. military has not won a single war since the end of WW2. America's first defeat was to the Chinese in the 1950s Korean War (who didn't have a navy, airforce or even enough...
@geoffgorres @Sabot_APFSDS Difference in chamber pressure *if* you measure it in different places (as CIP and SAAMI always do). Are you of the opinion 9mm Luger and 9x19mm have dif...
This day, year 1761, about 100000 brave Marathas died defending their country from an Afghan marauder at Panipat. This was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of India. Not...
The Roman Army in the Fourteenth Century to the Fall of Constantinople https://t.co/SDG0zcbI6J
The Roman Army in the Ninth Century to the Tenth Century AD https://t.co/PYlfRRPyuE
This is a thread on the Roman Army from the founding of Rome 700BC to the fall of Constantinople in AD 1453 2253 year of military innovation, indomitable spirit, and glory! https...
At the onset of WWI, almost 1.3 million Indians fought in every theater of the conflict. But, only one of them lorded the skies over Europe. This is the story of Indralal Roy,the f...
This doesn't accurately reflect my positions on Ukraine or the Russian military, nor am I persuaded on the USSR vs. West role in WWII. But I want to highlight a theme I've detect...
Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar patrolling Pindaris of Amir Khan βοΈ During Maratha Civil War, Pindaris stayed back from decisive conflict, & once Indore won at Pune, they raced to pil...
Battle of #Saragarhi and Battle of #BhimaKoregaon both had Indian soldiers fighting for the British. While the Battle of Saragarhi has become a symbol of valour and courage, the Ba...
That's not completely true . I mean yes he did repelled the forces but they didn't belonged to amir taimur lang probably . They probably belonged to Delhi sultanate and were laid b...
Details on the first truce initiated by the U.N. in the first Arab-Israeli war:
Notes on the numbers of soldiers in the Arab-Israeli war:
Hot Take: Basil IIβs conquest of Bulgaria saved the Byzantine Empire.
I should note that after its notorious missteps of 1914, by 1916 the French Army was the most agile large organization on the planet, certainly at the time, perhaps in all of human...
UNSUNG Maratha Victory. Tipu Sultan & Haidar Ali's famous Victory at Polilur near Srirangapatnam, which is known in Europe even today, was in reality a MARATHA Feat. Maratha Shri...