WebLorient is located on the south coast of Brittany, where the rivers Scorff and Blavet join to form the roadstead of Lorient, before discharging into the Atlantic Ocean. The river Ter used to flow into the estuary to the south of the city, however, a dam was constructed in 1967, stopping the flow.

WebThe English Armada (Spanish: Invencible Inglesa, lit. 'English Invincible'), also known as the Counter Armada or the Drake–Norris Expedition, was an attack fleet sent against Spain by Queen Elizabeth I of England that sailed on 28 April 1589 during the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War.Led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral …

WebThis list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to Piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no commonly used name it's referred to as "Action of (date)" within the list below.

WebEvents Pre-1600. 97 – Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.; 306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.; 312 – Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.; 969 – The Byzantine Empire recovers Antioch from Arab rule.; …

WebEvents Pre-1600. 624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh.; 1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War.; 1591 – At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least …

WebSaint-Valery-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi syʁ sɔm], literally Saint-Valery on Somme; Picard: Saint-Wary), commune in the Somme department, is a seaport and resort on the south bank of the River Somme estuary. The town's medieval character and ramparts, its Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk, make it a popular tourist …

WebBesançon (UK: / ˈ b ɛ z ən s ɒ n /, US: / b ə ˈ z æ n s ən /, French: [bəzɑ̃sɔ̃] (), Franco-Provençal: [bəzɑ̃ˈsɔ̃]; archaic German: Bisanz; Latin: Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland.. Capital of …

WebGildas (Breton: Gweltaz; c. 450/500 – c. 570) — also known as Gildas the Wise or Gildas Sapiens — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his scathing religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the Britons before and during the coming of the Saxons.He is one of the best-documented figures of the Christian …

WebEtymology. The word armada is from the Spanish: armada, which is cognate with English army.Originally from the Latin: armāta, the past participle of armāre, 'to arm', used in Romance languages as a noun for armed force, army, navy, fleet. Armada Española is still the Spanish term for the modern Spanish Navy.. Background. By the mid sixteenth …

Web1700 was an exceptional common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1700th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 700th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of …