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Swedish victory Swedish raids in the Mediterranean Sea (859) Location: Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Italy Luni, Italy. Swedes (Germanic tribe) Islamic Spain Carolingian Empire: Swedish victory [2] [3] Swedish expedition to Courland (862) Sweden: Curonians: Swedish victory Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe (850s-870) Location: Eastern Europe
The day following the storm - November 10, 1913 - a huge steel freighter was discovered floating bottom side up on Lake Huron. The bow was about 30 feet (9.1 m) clear of the water, but the stern dipped underwater to such a degree that it was impossible to tell the length of the carrier.
At the same time he ordered Albatross to find shelter in Swedish territorial waters. Bogatyr and Oleg managed to catch up with Albatross and opened fire. The flaming Albatross ran aground near Östergarn. Bayan, Oleg and Rurik then attempted to return to their base. A couple of hours later they encountered Roon and Lübeck. A short artillery ...
The Åland Islands are located in the northern Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland. The population is Swedish-speaking, but after the 1809 Treaty of Fredrikshamn the islands were ceded to the Russian Empire together with a vast majority of the Finnish-speaking areas of Sweden, becoming the Grand Duchy of Finland, an autonomous part of the Russian Empire.
However, the sale depended on Drottningholm ' s replacement, the 12,165 GRT Stockholm, being completed and entering service in time. [73] Stockholm had been launched on 6 September but did not enter service until February 1948, which delayed Drottningholm ' s sale. [4] [74] The sale price was not disclosed, but was reported to be in the order ...
It is the second-deadliest tornado in Michigan history. [5] A brief F2 tornado hit Amadore, destroying the entire village and injuring 3 people. [3] November 11, 1911 – A rare cold snap spawned 2 F2 tornadoes in Michigan.
The Swedish infantry musket, or the Swedish Land Pattern Musket, was a muzzle-loaded 0.63 (16.002 mm) to 0.81 (20.7mm) [7]-inch calibre smoothbored long gun.These weapons were in service within the Royal Swedish Army from the mid-16th century until the mid-19th century.
A 30-minute episode of the Swedish public broadcaster SVT's series Hemliga svenska rum ("Secret Swedish spaces") covered Boden Fortress and its secrets, lesser known facts and myths. The programme brought up the use of Degerberget Fort as storage for the gold reserve and other pieces of information from 100 years of Swedish military history ...