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Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
Three other wrecks—those of Kronprinz Wilhelm, König, and the light cruiser Karlsruhe—all also owned by Clark, were also placed for sale. [73] The wrecks of Markgraf and her two sisters ultimately sold for £25,500 apiece to a company from the Middle East , while Karlsruhe sold to a private buyer for £8,500.
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 ...
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
Swedish intervention in Persia (1911–1916) (Indecisive, eventually a Persian-Swedish victory) Chiraz expedition (1913 –1915) (Persian-Swedish victory) Boroudjerd expedition; Occupations of Tabriz (1914–1918) Russian occupation of Tabriz (1909–1915, 1915–1918) First ottoman occupation of Tabriz (1915) Second ottoman occupation of ...
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.
From 1611 to 1721, Sweden was a European great power, becoming a dominant faction in the quest for control of the Baltic Sea and a formidable military power. [1] During this period, known as Stormaktstiden (Swedish: "The Great Power Era"), the Swedish Empire held a territory more than twice the size of its modern borders and one of the most successful military forces at the time, proving ...
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.