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Hace 1 día · Napoleon. Austrian corps. The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the ...
Hace 2 días · Review: Robert Tannahill Songs. 250th Anniversary recordings. Robert Tannahill’s (1774 to 1810) contribution to Scottish song lyrics is known to Scots song enthusiasts but, in this 250th year since his birth, could be more widely celebrated. He was born in Paisley to a family of weavers, and saw this occupation shift from being one of modest ...
Hace 5 días · At the time of painting, the Napoleonic Wars had made it clear that an English way of life could not be taken for granted, while the French Revolution and Peterloo were a reminder to families such ...
Hace 4 días · The Peterloo Massacre of 1819 resulted in 18 deaths and several hundred injured. In industrial districts in 1819, factory workers demanded better wages, and demonstrated. The most important event was the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester , on 16 August 1819, when a local militia unit composed of landowners charged into an orderly crowd ...
Hace 3 días · The PM from 1809 to 1812, Perceval is only remembered today as the holder of a title which none of his successors hope to take away. He’s the only British prime minister to ever be killed in ...
Hace 5 días · Peterloo massacre, 1819. The Peterloo massacre took place at St Peter's Field in Manchester, England, on August 16, 1819. Around 60,000 peaceful pro-democracy and anti-poverty protesters were ...
Hace 2 días · “Peterloo”: ecco come sono nati i primi movimenti sindacali. L’espressione “Massacro di Peterloo” si riferisce alla violenta repressione di una grande manifestazione popolare tenutasi il 16 agosto 1819 a Manchester, uno dei maggiori poli industriali britannici nel XIX secolo.
