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The island of Socotra was first contacted by the Portuguese in 1506, by the captain Fernandes Pereira, part of a fleet commanded by Lopo Soares de Albergaria. [3]In April 1506, a fleet of ten ships under Tristão da Cunha and four ships under Afonso de Albuquerque departed Lisbon, tasked by king Manuel among other things to capture Socotra, from which a fleet could be based to blockade the Red ...
Although the Swiss Guard was founded in 1506 and is one of the oldest active military units presently in existence, they were disbanded and reorganized multiple times. The most recent iteration of the Swiss Guard began in 1814, after being disbanded in 1809. [61] [62] 1842 Engineer Regiment: King Christian V Denmark Denmark
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1506 in military history (1 C) R. ... Pages in category "1506" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Thus, in April 1506, two fleets totaling 16 ships, under the overall command of Tristão da Cunha, were dispatched from Lisbon to capture Socotra and establish on it a fort. Cunha was assisted by Afonso de Albuquerque , who was nominated as captain-major of the sea of Arabia and tasked with blockading Muslim shipping in the Red Sea.
A dozen senators led a last-ditch effort to strike the measure that would ban the military's health insurance program from funding gender affirming care for the children of servicemembers.
North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were given fake military documents with Russian names and birthplaces, the Ukrainian military said, amid claims from Kyiv that Russia is trying to conceal ...
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