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Há 17 horas · The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division . In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days the regiment was named ...
- 1 July 1702 – 6 June 2006
- Line infantry
Há 17 horas · The 6 June 2024 sees the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, when British, American and Canadian soldiers landed in Normandy to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation. However, before this happened the battle of the Atlantic had to be won so that supplies and soldiers could be brought from America and Canada; intelligence had to be gathered about the ...
Há 17 horas · Beethoven was finally motivated to begin significant composition again in June 1813 when news arrived of the French defeat at the Battle of Vitoria by a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington. The inventor Johann Nepomuk Maelzel persuaded him to write a work commemorating the event for his mechanical instrument the Panharmonicon .
Há 17 horas · The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation has been listed as “delinquent” by California’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers for failing to submit annual records. A delinquency notice letter was sent to the charity earlier on May 3 saying the foundation is “listed as delinquent” for “failing to submit required ...
Há 17 horas · United Kingdom portal. v. t. e. The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being in 1707 with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain.
Há 17 horas · 1916 Birthday Honours. The 1916 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published in The London Gazette [1] and in The Times on 3 June 1916.
