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Ambassadors of the Fir Bolg and Tuath Dé meeting before the Battle of Moytura, an illustration by Stephen Reid in T. W. Rolleston's Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race, 1911. Cath Maige Tuired (modern spelling: Cath Maighe Tuireadh; transl. "The Battle of Magh Tuireadh") is the name of two saga texts of the Mythological Cycle of Irish mythology.
The result was a seesaw battle, and the longest continuous combat engagement in the Southwest Pacific Theater from 28 February to 30 May 1945. Facing the Shimbu Group during the Battle of Wawa Dam and Battle of Ipo Dam was initially the 6th Army's XIV Corps, and this would later be replaced by the XI Corps. While the fighting took 3 months, the ...
Although it was governed by a semi-independent commonwealth government, Washington controlled the Philippines at the time and possessed important military bases there. The combined Filipino-American army was defeated in the Battle of Bataan , which saw many war crimes committed and the Battle of Corregidor in April 1942, but guerrilla ...
The BattleTech Trading Card Game was designed by Richard Garfield, the designer of Magic: The Gathering; both games use a similar style of gameplay and card distribution.. It was produced from November 1996 through 2001 [dubious – discuss], [2] and features BattleMechs, characters, and technology from the original BattleTech board game, with new artwork done by various artis
The game comes with three scenarios, each simulating a different part of the battle to retake the Philippines: [4] Japanese retreat westward in the face of the American landing at Leyte; Americans are slowed to a crawl by tenacious Japanese defense in the mountains (likened by critic Marcus Watney to "a re-enactment of the First World War.") [5]
The popularity of the Barcode Battler was such that in 1992, [6] a follow-up handheld called the Barcode Battler II [b] was designed to provide enhanced functionality. It featured an extended single player mode, a wider variety of game elements, and an output port designed with interface capabilities - a feature that Nintendo took advantage of in licensing the Barcode Battler II Interface unit ...
The Philippines campaign (Filipino: Kampanya sa Pilipinas, Spanish: Campaña en las Filipinas del Ejercito Japonés, Japanese: フィリピンの戦い, romanized: Firipin no Tatakai), also known as the Battle of the Philippines (Filipino: Labanan sa Pilipinas) or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the United States territory of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the ...
After Davao Force was dispersed on December 24, 1941, they went missing and no contact, General Joseph Vachon sent Lieutenant Colonel Howard Frissell to Digos, Davao and setup defense of Digos Junction area to prevent Japanese drive towards Digos-Pikit road and reaching Kabacan the southern terminus of Sayre Highway.