Phan Dinh Phung (1847–1896) was a
Vietnamese revolutionary who led rebel armies against
French colonial forces in Vietnam. He was the most prominent of the
Confucian court scholars involved in anti-French military campaigns in the 19th century and was cited after his death by 20th-century nationalists as a
national hero. Born into a family of
mandarins, Phan quickly rose through the ranks under Emperor
Tu Duc, gaining a reputation for his integrity and uncompromising stance against corruption. Upon Tu Duc's death, the regent
Ton That Thuyet disregarded Tu Duc's will of succession, and three emperors were deposed and killed in just over a year. Along with Thuyet, Phan organised rebel armies as part of the
Can Vuong movement, which sought to expel the French. This campaign continued for three years until 1888, when the French captured Ham Nghi and exiled him to
Algeria. Phan and his military assistant
Cao Thang continued their guerrilla campaign, building a network of spies, bases and small weapons factories. However, Cao Thang was killed in a campaign in late 1893. The decade-long campaign eventually wore Phan down, and he died from
dysentery as the French surrounded his forces. (more...)
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Grant Hill's response was shared by nearly 100,000 people on Facebook in the next few days?
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lithograph of a
watercolour painting depicting soldiers transporting winter clothing, lumber for huts, and other supplies through a snow-covered landscape, with partially buried dead horses along the roadside, to the British camps, during the Siege of Sevastopol of the
Crimean War. In the winter, a storm ruined the camps and supply lines of the Allied forces (
France,
Britain and the
Ottoman Empire). Men and horses became sick and starved in the poor conditions.
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Phan Dinh Phung (1847–1896) was a
Vietnamese revolutionary who led rebel armies against
French colonial forces in Vietnam. He was the most prominent of the
Confucian court scholars involved in anti-French military campaigns in the 19th century and was cited after his death by 20th-century nationalists as a
national hero. Born into a family of
mandarins, Phan quickly rose through the ranks under Emperor
Tu Duc, gaining a reputation for his integrity and uncompromising stance against corruption. Upon Tu Duc's death, the regent
Ton That Thuyet disregarded Tu Duc's will of succession, and three emperors were deposed and killed in just over a year. Along with Thuyet, Phan organised rebel armies as part of the
Can Vuong movement, which sought to expel the French. This campaign continued for three years until 1888, when the French captured Ham Nghi and exiled him to
Algeria. Phan and his military assistant
Cao Thang continued their guerrilla campaign, building a network of spies, bases and small weapons factories. However, Cao Thang was killed in a campaign in late 1893. The decade-long campaign eventually wore Phan down, and he died from
dysentery as the French surrounded his forces. (more...)
... that Kenny Meadows has been described as one of the best illustrators to work for Punch in the magazine's early years?
... that in response to
Jalen Rose's comments in The Fab Five, which has become the highest-rated
ESPN documentary,
Grant Hill's response was shared by nearly 100,000 people on Facebook in the next few days?
A
lithograph of a
watercolour painting depicting soldiers transporting winter clothing, lumber for huts, and other supplies through a snow-covered landscape, with partially buried dead horses along the roadside, to the British camps, during the Siege of Sevastopol of the
Crimean War. In the winter, a storm ruined the camps and supply lines of the Allied forces (
France,
Britain and the
Ottoman Empire). Men and horses became sick and starved in the poor conditions.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
3,605,169 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.