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The period from the French revolution until the final defeat of Napoleon

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Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov

Suvorov is considered one of the best military leaders of all time, most probably famous for his crossing of the Alps following Hannibal's model, although without elephants. However, there were more generals in his family, but they did not achieve the success of Alexander Vasilyevich. It is ironic that this man, a stronghold of the tsarist regime and a staunch supporter of the French revolutionary troops, became one of the symbols and traditional legendary strongholds of the Soviet army.

Austerlitz 2005

a short report on the reconstruction of the Battle of Austerlitz on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of the Three Emperors.

Battle of Aboukir Bay

In the spring of 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte was planning a major invasion of Egypt. The Directory felt a threat in his person, so he willingly gave permission for the campaign. The purpose of this action was to cut off England from its colonies and endanger the colonies in India.

Battle of Copenhagen

At the end of 1800, Russia, Sweden, Denmark and Prussia formed a coalition that strongly opposed the English blockade of France. It consisted of the interest of merchant ships sailing to French ports. England even claimed the right to stop and search ships flying neutral flags. The captured ships were then escorted to English ports, where their further fate was decided by a special court.

Fight of the Polish Nation for Freedom, Bar Confederation 1768–1772

In 1763, the Polish king and Saxon elector August III died, and Russia replaced Stanislav II in his place. August Poniatowski, to support whom the army sent to Poland. This means that the new king - the favorite and perhaps the lover of Empress Catherine II. - he was nothing but a puppet in Russian hands. To stop Russian intervention, in 1768 a number of Polish nobles formed a defensive community, the so-called Bar Confederation (Konfederacja Barska).

Guilds in Milevsko

As the topic of my bachelor's thesis, I chose guilds in Milevsko, which here, as an associated organization of craftsmen, reached their peak at the beginning of the modern age. I chose this topic mainly because there are many materials in the State District Archive in Písek, such as articles from different periods of individual guilds, account books, seals, certificates, announcements and many others, but so far this topic has not been devoted sufficient attention in Milevsko.

Guilds in Milevsko: 1. Development of Milevsko guilds

As the topic of my bachelor's thesis, I chose guilds in Milevsko, which here, as an associated organization of craftsmen, reached their peak at the beginning of the modern age. I chose this topic mainly because there are many materials in the State District Archive in Písek, such as articles from different periods of individual guilds, account books, seals, certificates, announcements and many others, but so far this topic has not been devoted sufficient attention in Milevsko.

Guilds in Milevsko: 2. Milevsko guilds

As the topic of my bachelor's thesis, I chose guilds in Milevsko, which, as an associated organization of craftsmen, reached their peak at the beginning of the modern age. I chose this topic mainly because there are many materials in the State District Archive in Písek, such as articles from different periods of individual guilds, account books, seals, certificates, announcements and many others, but so far this topic has not been devoted in Milevsko. sufficient attention.

Guilds in Milevsko: Conclusion

As the topic of my bachelor's thesis, I chose guilds in Milevsko, which, as an associated organization of craftsmen, reached their peak at the beginning of the modern age. I chose this topic mainly because there are many materials in the State District Archive in Písek, such as articles from different periods of individual guilds, account books, seals, certificates, announcements and many others, but so far this topic has not been devoted sufficient attention in Milevsko.

Guilds in Milevsko: Introduction

As the topic of my bachelor's thesis, I chose guilds in Milevsko, which, as an associated organization of craftsmen, reached their peak at the beginning of the modern age. I chose this topic mainly because there are many materials in the State District Archive in Písek, such as articles from different periods of individual guilds, account books, seals, certificates, announcements and many others, but so far this topic has not been devoted sufficient attention in Milevsko.

Half a millennium of European conquests

To the question of what happened in 1492, most respondents would certainly answer correctly that Columbus had sailed to the New World at that time. Many would also know that in 1498 Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India, but probably no one would remember what happened in 1502. Because this event is not mentioned much in school history, or it merges with previous ones, although it had for practical action many times greater reach than the two previous ones - and is still present today.

Horatio Nelson - Part 1

He was born on September 29, 1758 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, as the sixth of 11 children of Rev. Edmund Nelson. At first, there was no indication that one of the most famous British admirals and naval commanders of all time had just been born.

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