General History
An in-depth view into General World History, Politics and Culture.
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/border-reivers
31st Jul 2021 - Dominant from the 13th to 17th Centuries AD, the term ''Border Reivers'' was applied to roving bands of mounted ''Bandits'' who raided homes along The …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/moss-troopers
31st Jul 2021 - Related to The Border Reivers, ''Moss'' Troopers were Mounted former Parliamentarian Cavalry from the then recent English Civil Wars (17th Century). U …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-virginia-company
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Virginia Company'' was a name given to several (combined) ventures at colonization of The New World (North America), under the reign of England' …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/subaltern
31st Jul 2021 - Although seldom used today, The Military Rank of Subaltern was a Junior Officer Rank seen mostly in use by The British Army. It was the composite Rank …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mounted-ranger-battalion
31st Jul 2021 - Derived from several Units established during The War of 1812, The US Battalion of Mounted Rangers was a Military Unit raised by The US Government in …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/temalacatl
31st Jul 2021 - The Temalacatl was an Ancient Aztec Cultural practice, most associated with a similar belief among The Ancient Roman. The practice involved a Gladiato …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-africa-squadron
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Africa Squadron'' was a detachment of The US Navy – formed in 1819. The Squadron of Ships (mostly Frigates and Sloops), worked in concert …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-royal-ulster-rifles
31st Jul 2021 - Created from the merging of The 83rd and 86th Regiments of Foot, The Royal Ulster (Irish) Rifles were established in 1881. They were first deployed to …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/banditti-of-the-plains
31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Banditti of The Plains'' or otherwise known as ''Prairie Pirates'', was coined by Edward Bonney in American – during the 1830s. An '' …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/antihorse-thief-association
31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen with The ''Banditti of The Plains'', the method to combat such criminal activities was to form illegal Vigilante Groups. Many of these …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/brother-jonathan
31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Brother Jonathan'' dates to The English Civil War of the 17th Century AD. It was applied to those Puritan Colonists who settled in The New …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-red-lanterns
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Red Lanterns'' was an all-Female, Chinese para-military Group, which was created during The Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). Chinese Boxers were all …