General History
An in-depth view into General World History, Politics and Culture.
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31st Jul 2021 - While the famed Papal Swiss Guardsmen in their iconic 16th Century Uniforms, are well known throughout The World, there was another Guard Unit employe …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Title of ''Laird'' was a 15th Century Scottish term used to identify a Noble who was in charge of or owed a vast tract or region of Countryside. T …
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31st Jul 2021 - An experiment based on an earlier attempt at using American Colonial Slaves as Foreign Service Soldiers by The British Military, The Corps. of Colonia …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/floating-battery
31st Jul 2021 - A specially designed armed vessel, Floating Batteries are thought to be an invention of Spain (and possibly Germany). Seen around the 18th Century, th …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/cloak-and-dagger
31st Jul 2021 - While it's origins are more known with stories of espionage and covert missions – linked most often with spies and ''spycraft'', the term ''Cloa …
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31st Jul 2021 - Roughly translated to The ''Crazy Heads'', The Bashi Barouk were Irregular Infantry Units recruited by The Ottoman Empire in the 17th Century. While t …
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31st Jul 2021 - Akin to an Auxiliary or Reserve Military Force, The British Yeomanry Cavalry System traced it's beginnings to 1794. The Yeomanry was formed in mostly …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Otomi are an ancient Mesoamerican Tribe that was absorbed into The Aztec Empire around 1000 BC. Renowned for their fierce fighting skills, The Oto …
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31st Jul 2021 - Another Aztec Warrior Class was The Tzitzimitl. Unlike many Warriors of The Empire who chose to wear ''very little'' into combat, The Tzitzimitl were …
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31st Jul 2021 - Seen as a precursor to Grape and Canister Shot, Explosive Shot (sometimes known as Hollow Shot) – was seen in development around the 16th Centur …
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31st Jul 2021 - A refined form of Grape Shot, Canister Shot was seen in the late 18th Century. Designed as a metal container primed with gunpowder, the construction h …
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31st Jul 2021 - Theorized and developed in the 17th Century, Chain Shot was used mostly by Navies (but some documented cases are shown to have been used against infan …