naval engagement

  • 21naval warfare — Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships.… …

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  • 22Engagement at Many Branch Point — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Commandos Clash at Many Branch Point partof=Falklands War campaign= caption= date= 10 June 1982 place=Port Howard, West Falkland result=Argentine victory combatant1=Flagicon|Argentina Argentina… …

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  • 23Naval tactics in the Age of Sail — A 17th century Spanish galleon Naval tactics in the Age of Sail were used from the early 17th century onward when sailing ships replaced oared galleys. These were used until the 1860s when steam powered ironclad warships rendered sailing line of… …

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  • 24Naval weaponry of the People's Liberation Army Navy — The People s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the People s Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the People s Republic of China. The PLAN force consists of approx. 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels,… …

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  • 25Engagement australien dans la guerre du Viêt Nam — Le mur arrière du mémorial national aux forces du Viet Nam à Canberra. La guerre du Vietnam est un conflit qui a opposé la République démocratique du Viêt Nam (RDV ou Vietnam du Nord) et ses alliés à la République du Vietnam (RV ou Vietnam du… …

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  • 26Engagement on Lake Huron — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Engagements on Lake Huron partof=the War of 1812 date=August 13 – September 6 1814 place=Lake Huron, Canada result=British victory combatant1=Great Britain combatant2=United States commander1=Miller… …

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  • 27Naval battle — The French battleship Orient burns, 1 August 1798, during the Battle of the Nile A naval battle is a battle fought using boats, ships or other waterborne vessels. Most naval battles have occurred at sea, but a few have taken place on lakes …

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  • 28Naval Campaign of the War of the Pacific — Ironclads of Chile and Peru at the beginning of the War of the Pacific[1] Warship tons (L.ton) Horse power Speed (Knots) Armour (Inch) Main Artillery Built Year …

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  • 29Naval Gold Medal — The Naval Gold Medal was a medal awarded between 1793 and 1840 to senior officers of the Royal Navy in specified actions. Two different sizes were struck. 22 large size medals were awarded to flag officers (admirals), commodores and captains of… …

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  • 30naval battle — noun a pitched battle between naval fleets • Hypernyms: ↑battle, ↑conflict, ↑fight, ↑engagement • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Actium, ↑Aegates Isles, ↑Aegadean Isles, ↑ …

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