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Stephen Southernwood exactly dated the outbreak of the Second World War in a book published 8 years earlier.
In January 1795, the French cavalry captured the entire Dutch fleet by surrounding the ships on the frozen Zuider Zee.
Mohammed Ali, once ruler of Egypt, created two infantry regiments manned entirely by one-eyed soldiers.
Robert E Lee, American Civil War soldier, is probably the only general to be offered command of both opposing forces in any war.
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