Collection of facts about the Gallic Wars

This post is a collection of facts about the Gallic Wars (58 - 50 BC). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Roman Republic vs. Gauls, Germani, Britons, Aquitani
• Began with migration of the Helvetii in 58 BC
• Julius Caesar commanded the Roman army
• Caesar led expedition across the English Channel
• Vercingetorix attempted to united Gallic tribes
• Battle of Alesia in 52 BC led to Roman victory
• Roman Republic annexed Gaul

Collection of facts about the Fall of Constantinople

This post is a collection of facts about the Fall of Constantinople (1453). There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire
• Marked the end of the Roman Empire
• Attacking Ottoman Army led by Sultan Mehmed II
• Walls of Constantinople overcome by gunpowder and cannons
• 53-day siege and captured on May 29th, 1453
• Constantinople became Ottoman Empire capital

List of United States history posts

This post is a list of United States history posts for this blog. There are 15 posts* listed below by topic and chronologically by post date.

    States and cities

1. Basic timeline of Seattle
2. Basic timeline of Washington state
3. Basic timeline of Ohio
4. Basic timeline of California
5. Basic timeline of Texas
6. Basic timeline of Alaska

    Miscellaneous

1. Basic timeline of the United States
2. List of United States presidents
3. List of the Thirteen Colonies
4. List of United States presidents (images)
5. Collection of facts about the attack on Pearl Harbor
6. Collection of facts about the American Civil War
7. Collection of United States Founding Fathers
8. Collection of New Deal programs
9. Collection of facts about the American Revolutionary War
10. Collection of facts about the Lewis and Clark Expedition

* not counting Basic timeline of the United States (already listed at List of country history posts)

Collection of facts about the Lewis and Clark Expedition

This post is a collection of facts about the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
• Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson
• Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
• Started at Camp Dubois, Illinois in May 1804 with 30 other members
• Joined by additional 10 members in St. Charles, Missouri
• Shoshone Native American Sacagawea served as an interpreter and guide
• Followed the Missouri River and crossed Lemhi Pass
• Then followed Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean in November 1805
• Return voyage began March 1806 and ended September 1806
• Documented biodiversity and geography

Collection of facts about the American Revolutionary War

This post is a collection of facts about the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Thirteen Colonies vs. Great Britain
• Stamp Act and Townshend Acts increased tensions
• Boson Massacre in 1770
• Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775
• George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of Continental Army
• United States Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4th, 1776
• Britain captures New York City in 1776
• Washington crosses the Delaware River in 1776
• Continental Congress fled to Baltimore in 1777
• France signs Treaty of Alliance with the U.S. in 1778
• U.S. conducts Sullivan Expedition against Iroquois in 1779
• Spain allies with France in 1779
• Siege of Yorktown in 1781 led to negotiations
• Britain recognizes U.S. independence in Treaty of Paris
• Treaties of Versailles ends British conflict with France and Spain

Collection of facts about the Thirty Years' War

This post is a collection of facts about the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Caused by religious conflict, French-Habsburg rivalry and Dutch Revolt
• Ferdinand II replaced by Frederick V as king of Bohemia in 1618
• Ferdinand II regained control during the Bohemian Revolt
• Frederick V expanded fighting into the Palatinate
• Dutch Republic, Spain, Denmark and Sweden intervened
• Civil war within Holy Roman Empire largely ended with Peace of Prague in 1635
• France entered the war against Habsburg rivals (Spain, Holy Roman Empire)
• Peace of Westphalia ended the war in 1648
• Bavaria and Saxony gained greater autonomy
• Sweden gained territory in northern Germany
• Dutch Republic gained independence
• 4,500,000 to 8,000,000 deaths

Collection of facts about the English Civil War

This post is a collection of facts about the English Civil War (1642-1651). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Parliamentarians vs. Royalists
• Fought over Parliament's role in government
• Part of the War of Three Kingdoms (1639-1653)
• Included the First English Civil War (1642-1646), Second English Civil War (1648-1649) and Anglo-Scottish War (1650-1652)
• New Model Army fought for the Parliamentarians
• Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector in 1653
• Charles I executed in 1649
• Commonwealth of England established in 1649
• Charles II crowned King of Scotland in 1650
• Ireland and Scotland incorporated into Commonwealth of England