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The Ajacán Mission ( Spanish pronunciation: [axaˈkan]) (also Axaca, Axacam, Iacan, Jacán, Xacan) was a Spanish attempt in 1570 to establish a Jesuit mission in the vicinity of the Virginia Peninsula to bring Christianity to the Virginia Native Americans. [1] The effort to found St. Mary's Mission predated the founding of the English ...
The Spanish armed forces are a professional force with a strength in 2017 of 121,900 active personnel and 4,770 reserve personnel. The country also has the 77,000 strong Civil Guard which comes under the control of the Ministry of defense in times of a national emergency.
2011: 2011 military intervention in Libya: Operation Odyssey Dawn, United States and coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 with bombings of Libyan forces. 2011: Osama Bin Laden is killed by U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan as part of Operation Neptune Spear. 2011: Drone strikes on al-Shabaab militants begin in ...
A two-month stand-off between Spanish and American naval forces followed. U.S. Assistant Naval Constructor, Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson had been ordered by Rear Admiral William T. Sampson to sink the collier USS Merrimac in the harbor to bottle up the Spanish fleet. The mission was a failure, and Hobson and his crew were captured.
Spanish Army Ejército de Tierra Seal of the Spanish Army Founded 15th century Country Spain Type Army Role Land force Size 75,822 personnel (2018) Part of Spanish Armed Forces Garrison/HQ Buenavista Palace, Madrid Mascot(s) Crowned rampant eagle with Saint James cross Commanders Commander in Chief King Felipe VI Chief of Staff of the Army Army General Amador Fernando Enseñat y Berea Insignia ...
The Land Force is a higher command based in Seville, which is responsible to establish, train and maintain the operational units of the Spanish Army based in continental Spain. The command is headed by a three-star general and has four subordinate units: [1] [2] Land Force, in Seville [1] [2] Land Force Headquarters, in Seville.
The Spanish–American War Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States that commemorates those American military personnel who died in the Spanish–American War. Constructed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and dedicated on May 21, 1902, the memorial consists ...
The Virginia Defense Force (VDF) is the official state defense force of Virginia, one of the three components of Virginia's state military along with the Virginia National Guard which includes the Virginia Army National Guard, the Virginia Air National Guard, and the unorganized militia. As of 2023, the VDF has approximately 275 personnel. [1]