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A city gate of Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, built in 1223 during the Song dynasty Model of the capital city Kaifeng. The Song dynasty [61] was an era of administrative sophistication and complex social organization. Some of the largest cities in the world were found in China during this period (Kaifeng and Hangzhou had populations of over a ...
In 975, the state of Wuyue sent to the Song dynasty a unit of soldiers skilled in the handling of fire arrows. In the same year, the Song dynasty used fire arrows and incendiary bombs to destroy the fleet of Southern Tang. [6] In 994, the Liao dynasty attacked the Song and laid siege to Zitong with 100,000 troops.
Each regiment had its flag. The colonel, at the head of the regiment, had a special flag: it also had the white Cross of France, but the four quarters were white too (white was the colour of the French monarchy). The actual flag of Quebec has exactly the design of the French colours of this time.
The Märkischer Adler, or red eagle of the Margraviate of Brandenburg was adopted by Margrave Gero in the 10th century. The bi-color of red over white was used by the Province of Brandenburg in both the Kingdom of Prussia and also in the Free State of Prussia. In 1945 a new flag was issued, derived from the new coat of arms created after the ...
The Song dynasty also deployed officers to attend the funeral of a deceased Vietnamese king for the first time during the Lý dynasty. [2] Tensions between the Lý and Song increased during the reign of Lý Nhân Tông (1072–1128), whose military seized Qinzhou, Lianzhou, and Yongzhou along the Lý-Song border after his attack on Champa. [2]
On mobilisation, the German Army raised 113 Reserve Infantry Regiments (of 332 battalions) and 96 Landwehr Infantry Regiments (of 294 battalions). Meanwhile a number of existing units of various sizes were expanded. The Lehr Infantry Battalion was expanded to form the Lehr Infantry Regiment. [7]
The Song strategy was planned by Chen Kangbo , prime minister and naval leader of the Song dynasty. Chen led a naval regiment of his own, dispatching general Yu Yunwen (a scholar-official), his lieutenants Dai Gao, Jian Kang, Shi Zhun, and others to lead the rest of the army. [33]
Flag Name Established Disbanded Notes Ref. 2nd Danish Recruited Infantry Regiment: 1703 1721 [2] Copenhagen Infantry Regiment: 1808 1816 [3] Fyen National Regiment (of foot) 1733 1765 [4] Fyen Recruited Infantry Regiment: 1733 1789 merged in the Prince's Life Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards: 1701 1763 [5] Halberdier Guard: 1571 1763 [5] Holstein ...