The Story of the 52 Brave Defenders of the Philippines or also known as the Last of the Philippines is the story of the heroic defenders of the last remnant of Spain in the Philippines. Soldiers of the 2nd Expeditionary Hunting Battalion's Detachment 337 days the last piece of overseas Spain unaware that the administration of the country had long since passed to someone else.
They were fulfilling their oath and were the last unit operating overseas in a once glorious empire on which the sun never set. Almost a year of sacrifice and hardship which ultimately did nothing to change the fact that the overseas colonies were lost and a new emerging world player had taken over.
In the African heat, he raised to become a very skilful officer. When Spain became to be a republic rewarded him for his services with imprisonment. Subsequently after the outbreak of civil war, he did not hesitate to join the insurgents and very reliably commanded large combat bodies.
His reliability, command skills, and popularity between his soldiers predestined him to receive command a volunteer division that represented the determination of the Spanish people to repay the Soviet Union for interfering in Spanish internal affairs and support the civil war as well.
French military officer, minister of Foreign Affairs, minister of War in a Girondin cabinet and army general during the French Revolutionary War.
With General Kellermann he shared the first French victory at Valmy where the Prussian army was forced to draw back. He rapidly advanced north; before entering Holland he decided to return to Brussels when the French armies lost territory in the east of Belgium and the Siege of Maastricht. He disagreed with his successor Pache, the radical Convention and Jacobin deputies, like Robespierre and Marat, on the annexation of the wealthy Netherlands and the introduction of assignats. After losing the Battle of Neerwinden, he deserted the Revolutionary Army. He refused to surrender himself to the recently installed Revolutionary Tribunal - as he would be executed - and defected to the Austrian army.
The Civil Guard is one of the oldest security forces in the world and also one of the most trusted institutions in Spain. Since 1844, it has reliably protected the security and property of citizens and oversaw compliance with the rule of law.
Throughout its history, it has gone through many turbolent periods, as has the whole country, but it has always honored the fulfillment of its mission, regardless of who ruled in the country.
In 30 years, the Liaison Regiment was the only unit of its kind in the Spanish army. After the outbreak of the uprising in July 1936, at the last moment he escapes the fate of other Madrid troops who are attacked by militants and their members arrested or, as in many cases, mercilessly executed. The regiment embarks on an adventurous journey, which cannot do without casualties, to join the units of the National Movement in Segovia, alongside which it is set to fight.
History and development of the military administration of Spain.
Our Imperial country totters on the brink of disaster. I believe it is the natural path for our citizens and soldiers alike to continue fighting until the last drop of our blood is shed.
Japanese general who served in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and was subsequently convicted of war crimes.
Kanji Ishiwara was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He and Itagaki Seishirō were the men primarily responsible for the Mukden Incident that took place in Manchuria in 1931.
Officer in the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. Ichiki commanded the 28th Infantry Regiment "Ichiki detachment" in the Battle of the Tenaru. The regiment was disastrously defeated by the 1st Marine Regiment and of the 917 soldiers of Ichiki's 1st echelon, only 128 survived. Ichiki was either killed during the final stages of the battle, or performed ritual suicide (seppuku) shortly thereafter.
Count Nogi Maresuke, also known as Kiten, Count Nogi, was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor-general of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during the 1894 capture of Port Arthur from China. He was a prominent figure in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, as commander of the forces which captured Port Arthur from the Russians.
Roman Catholic priest in New Spain, who is the main representative of the 1st stage of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. It began with the publication of the so-called Call of Dolores, co-authored by Hidalgo. He led several uprisings, but after a series of defeats he was captured on March 21, 1811 and imprisoned, then on July 30 of the same year he was convicted and executed.
Japanese general in charge of the Fifteenth Army during the occupation of Thailand 1941 and the invasion of Burma early in 1942.
28th Head of the Korean Imperial House, an Imperial Japanese Army general and the last crown prince of Korea. In 1910, when the Korean Empire was annexed by Japan and Emperor Sunjong was forced to abdicate, Yi Un was titled His Highness The Crown Prince of Korea. On 10 June 1926, upon the death of Emperor Sunjong, he became His Highness King Yi of Changdeokgung in Japan. Yi Un achieved the rank of Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanded Japanese forces in China and served as a member of the Supreme War Council. After World War II he was refused entry to Korea, and his Japanese titles were removed by article 14 of the new Constitution of Japan in 1947.
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