General History

An in-depth view into General World History, Politics and Culture.

Dahomey ''Amazons''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/dahomey-amazons 31st Jul 2021 - The European named ''Dahomey Amazons'', were female Warriors fielded by The Kingdom of Dahomey (Southeast Africa). The Kingdom existed from roughly 16 …

Wayne's Legion

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/waynes-legion 31st Jul 2021 - After The American Revolutionary War, The United States Congress disbanded it's Army, determined to not follow ''European'' Protocols of maintaining a …

Langley Chapel

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/langley-chapel 31st Jul 2021 - A rare glance into a typical 17th Century Anglican Rural Chapel, Langley Chapel is located near Shropshire, England. Rare in that very little has been …

Marcomanni

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/marcomanni 31st Jul 2021 - Traced to Proto-Germanic Cultures along The Danube River, The Marcomanni were a moderately powerful Northern Tribe. Their ''Romanized'' name came from …

Washington Grays of Philadelphia

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/washington-grays-of-philadelphia 31st Jul 2021 - Formed in 1822 in The City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US), The Washington Grays were a volunteer Militia Regiment. Many of the first Enlistee's ha …

US Voltigeur and Foot Rifleman Regiment

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-voltigeur-and-foot-rifleman-regiment 31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Voltiguer'' was related to specially trained Skirmisher Infantrymen, detailed to probe an Enemies Line for weakness. A common combat positi …

Italian Palantine Guard

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/italian-palantine-guard 31st Jul 2021 - The Palantine Guard was a quasi-Military Force raised by Italian Pope Pius IX in 1850. Like other previously discussed ''Papal Forces'', The Palantine …

Scara

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/scara 31st Jul 2021 - The Scara were a form of Light Cavalry formed during The Carolingian Imperial Era (Franks), in the 7th Century AD. Meaning ''Group'', The Scara perfor …

Shabrack

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/shabrack 31st Jul 2021 - The Shabrack for a form of Horse Cavalry accoutrement, popular with Hussar Regiments, in the 18th and 19th Centuries. They were in essence a form of s …

Kommando

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/kommando 31st Jul 2021 - The Term ''Kommando'' is associated with The Boer Republic of South Africa at the time of The 1st Boer War (1899). It stands for a specialized Unit of …

Code Noir

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/code-noir 31st Jul 2021 - The French ''Code Noir'' or ''Black Codes'', were a series of Laws and Edicts enacted by French King Louis XIV in 1685. The Code was designed to regul …

Japanese ''Black Dragon'' Society

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-black-dragon-society 31st Jul 2021 - An Ultra-Nationalist Group, The Japanese ''Black Dragons'' were formed in 1901. They were said to have been evolved from several Martial Arts Organiza …