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  2. Kentucky in the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    Some 25,010 Kentuckians served in war, which was about five out of every six men then of military age. Fighting against both the British and their Native Americans allies, Kentucky sent a total of 36 regiments, four battalions, and twelve independent companies to the field, an almost unbelievable accomplishment considering the state's small population at the time.

  3. Fort Campbell - Wikipedia

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    Command and control facility for 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Lyndon B. Johnson and Major General Ben Sternberg at Fort Campbell on July 23, 1966.. The site for Fort Campbell was selected on September 9, 1941, and the Title I Survey was completed November 15, 1941, coincidentally the same time the Japanese Imperial Fleet was leaving Japanese home waters for the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  4. Massereene Barracks shooting - Wikipedia

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    More than 700 of those killed were British military personnel, deployed as part of Operation Banner. The vast majority of these British military personnel were killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), which waged an armed campaign to force the British to negotiate a withdrawal from Northern Ireland.

  5. Newport Barracks - Wikipedia

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    British prisoners were also brought to Newport. One of the two Schools of Practice (School of Practice for U.S.A. Field Musicians) were established at Newport in the 1830s. The two schools, the other being located at Fort Columbus , Governors Island , in New York Harbor , were the United States Army's institute for musical training before and ...

  6. List of British Army installations - Wikipedia

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    In use by the British Army Since 1971. BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can accommodate live-firing and tactical effect simulation (TES) exercises up to battle group level. [317] [318] 105 Logistic Support Squadron (BATUS), RLC [316] BATUS REME Workshop [319] Resident OPFOR - rotated every year.

  7. Bunnings - Wikipedia

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    The company planned to use that store as a test model prior to fine-tuning and expanding in that region. In April 2017, they bought a former B&Q store in Folkestone to be the fifth Bunnings store in the UK. [47] On 25 May 2018, after mounting losses, Wesfarmers sold the UK and Ireland Bunnings/Homebase operation to Hilco for a nominal sum of £ ...

  8. Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    There are five bases/training facilities in Kenya, including the Kifaru Camp, which is part of the BATUK at the Kahawa Barracks in Nairobi. [8] [9] [10] [11]British personnel also run the International Security Advisory Team Sierra Leone (ISAT) in Sierra Leone, providing the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and Police with training and mentoring, following the country's civil war.

  9. Siege of Boonesborough - Wikipedia

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    Henry Hamilton, the British Lieutenant Governor of Canada at Fort Detroit, found willing allies in leaders such as Shawnee chief Blackfish, who hoped to drive the American colonists out of Kentucky and reclaim their hunting grounds. As the raids intensified, Americans who strayed from fortified settlements like Boonesborough were likely to be ...