#battle of valenciennes

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The storming of Valenciennes by Jean Alaux

Musketeers of the Guard entering the citadel of Valenciennes, 1677

[valkyries-things]

MARY ANN TALBOT // SOLDIER

“She was an Englishwoman who wore male dress and became a soldier and sailor during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1792 Talbot ended up as a mistress of Captain Essex Bowen, who enlisted her as his footboy under the name "John Taylor" for a voyage to Santo Domingo. She served as a drummer-boy in the battle for Valenciennes, and was wounded by a sabre slash and treated the wound herself. She decided to go on working as a male sailor. She deserted, fleeing through Luxembourg into the German Rhineland and became a cabin boy for a French ship. When the British Royal Navy captured the ship she was transferred to the Brunswick where she served as a powder monkey.”

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

MARY ANNE TALBOT

MARY ANNE TALBOT

1778-1808

Woman who disguised herself as a male so should serve as a soldier

Mary Anne Talbot, an English woman who disguised herself as a male and named herself John Taylor to serve as a soldier.

Talbot, aged 14, became a mistress of Captain Essex Bowen in 1792, who enlisted her as his footboy under the name “John Taylor” to go on a voyage to Santo Domingo. The regiment was to do service in Flanders against the French where she served as a drummer boy in the army during the battle for Valenciennes, where Bowen was killed. She was wounded in the battle and treated the wound herself.

Due to lack of funds, she decided to work as a cabin boy for a French ship. When the British Royal Navy captured the ship she was transferred to the Brunswick where she served as a powder monkey (a boy who carried powder to the guns).

Talbot was wounded for the second time in 1794 during the battle against the French fleet off Ushant when a small iron ball (grapeshot) almost severed her leg. She never fully recovered the use of her leg but did re-join the crew. She was captured by the French and spent the next 18 months in prison.

She returned to London in 1796 and signed to work as a clerk aboard an American merchantman as a passage to the US and then returned to England to avoid the attention she was receiving from the skipper’s niece who wanted to marry her, ignorant of Talbot’s true gender.

In 1797 she was forced to reveal her gender. She went to the Navy to get her earnings for her service and due to her injuries and the magistrate was sympathetic to her cause. She continued wearing male clothing as her leg injury worsened.

Talbot continued working in a variety of different jobs including on stage at Drury Lane and later as a household servant for publisher Robert S. Kirby until her health deteriorated.

She then went to live with friends and died a few weeks later aged in her 30s in 1808. It was alleged she died of a heart attack.

Robert S. Kirby published her tale in his book The Life and Surprising Adventures of Mary Anne Talbot (1809).

There has been doubt about her story, as there is no record of any seaman working on boards the ships she claimed to have worked on under the name John Taylor. Talbot had claimed she had been on the Vesuvius when it was captured by the French on the English Channel, however, at the time of the alleged capture, the ship was in the West Indies.

#maryannetalbot

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Daniel, Alexander, and Me. . .

"The two-horned ram that you saw stands for the kings of Meʹdi·a and Persia. The hairy male goat stands for the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between its eyes stands for the first king. As for the horn that was broken, so that four stood up instead of it, there are four kingdoms from his nation that will stand up, but not with his power." Dan. 8:20-22.

***

I believe in prophecy

fulfilled even today during this day of struggling 'democracy'...

For Daniel to Darius the Mede did fortify that king regarding what is now consider ancient history:

“Look! Three more kings will stand up for Persia,

and the fourth one will amass greater riches than all others. And when he becomes strong by means of his riches, he will rouse up everything against the kingdom of Greece."

This "A·has·u·eʹrus who ruled over 127 provinces from Inʹdi·a to E·thi·oʹpi·a,

in those days when King A·has·u·eʹrus was sitting on his royal throne in Shuʹshan the citadel,"-- Xerxes I, understood to be son of Darius the Great of Persia sovereignty. Esther 1:1, 2.

King A·has·u·eʹrus imposed forced labor on the land and the islands of the sea.

"And all his powerful and mighty accomplishments, as well as the detailed account of Morʹde·cai’s greatness to which the king exalted him,

are they not written in the book of the history of the times of the kings of Meʹdi·a and Persia?

For Morʹde·cai the Jew was second only to King A·has·u·eʹrus."

(As was Joseph. Even Daniel was offered authority to the third degree.)

Morʹde·cai, "He was great among the Jews and respected by the multitude of his brothers,

working for the good of his people and advocating the welfare of all their descendants." Esther 10:1-3. Their future surviving progeny.

'While seven other kings followed Xerxes on the throne of the Persian Empire,

Xerxes was the last Persian emperor to carry war into Greece".

“And a mighty king will stand up and rule with extensive dominion and do as he pleases." Dan. 11:3.

"Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great," commonly. By youthful age of thirty,

he had created one of the largest empires in antiquity,

stretching from Greece to northwestern India without any stopping in a foreseeable 'see'.

Undefeated in battle, he proved to be widely considered one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders

until cut down by death at the age of thirty-two.^

By poison or disease? Yet, without heir to a Grecian dynasty...

"But when he has stood up,

his kingdom will be broken and be divided toward the four winds of the heavens,

but not to his descendants and not like the dominion with which he ruled;

for his kingdom will be uprooted and go to others besides these." Daniel 11:4...

Maybe now you'd consider a bit of biblical augury...To Be Cont'd

Ahasuerus https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000142

Alexander the Great ^https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

Photo credits: By Unknown artist - Jastrow (2006), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57224882 By Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes - [2], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6916384 © 12 minutes ago, Lucretia McCloud    death • hope • sad • society • teen   

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“French Armies Gird For Push To Break Trap,” Windsor Star. May 29, 1940. Page 01 & 24. ---- Main Force on Strong Somme-Aisne Front Reports Successes in Continuous Operations Against Invading German Troops ---- GENERAL OFFENSIVE INDICATED ---- Allied Troops in Flanders Pocket Reported to be Inflicting Heavy Losses on Nazis Who Are Attempting to Crush Them --- PARIS, May 29. - On a great consolidated front between the Somme and Aisne rivers, the main French army carried on continuous operations today against the Germans, while the position of the entrapped Allied forces of the north was acknowledged to be ‘very critical.’

These hard-pressed men in the Flanders pocket, fighting desperately against annihiliation, were declared to be inflicting heavy losses on the Nazis.

The operations to the south, which the French authorities cautiously had called ‘important,’ apparently were aimed for the moment at wiping out the last German pockets as part of a general push in an effort to relieve the northern forces.

Whether such an offensive had gone beyond this preliminary stage was not immediately clear.

Villages Recaptured Three villages south of the Somme were declared to have been recaptured and French troops likewise were reported to have succeeded in eliminating German troops and returning these villages to French hands, and a German raid on French positions in the Ardennes sector near the town of Chateau Porcien was thrown back, said a communique, by heavy French fire. The Maginot area to the east remained quiet.

But, however important was this operation of the southern Allied wing was overshadowed in the great drama to the north.

The battle in the Flanders pocket was described by a war ministry spokesman as ‘murderous,’ but he gave no indication of the turn it was taking. The French and British were said to be showing ‘admirable courage.’

Not Menaced Along the Channel, it was said, Dunkirk itself ‘is not directly menaced.’

Calais was also still in French hands at the latest reports last night, the sources added.

Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak said in an interview he was ‘completely without information’ on the present whereabouts of King Leopold III following the Belgian monarch’s capitulation.

Lacks Authority Wherever he is Spaak declared, ‘he no longer has any power.’

Spaak said King Leopold lost his sovereignty and that if should conclude a peace treaty with the Germans he would not be valid ‘because we consider that any act he can accomplish now will be invalid.’

The French and British air forces violently attacked fuel reserves at the North German ports of Bremen and Hamburg as well as communication centres and armored columns behind the German lines, according to the war ministry.

‘Extremely Violent’ Fighting in the northern sector was described as ‘extremely violent’ on the Lys River, which runs through the area in which the Allied forces have been encircled by the swift German troops and left alone by the surrender of King Leopold’s Belgian army.

Along the Rhine the French opened a terrific artillery fire that shattered a railway line and an unidentified station, the spokesman said.

German troops were said to have been repulsed ‘without difficulty when they struck at the French forces along the Aisne in the vicinity of Chateau Porcien.

The high command communique said that the Germans were ‘thrown back’ at this village which lies on the river five miles west of Rethel, which for about a week has been the southern point of the German drive in this region.

Lines Change Hourly The battle lines of the almost encircled Allied army of the north were reported to be changing almost hourly today as superior German forces swept over ground abandoned by 15 Belgian divisions which capitulated yesterday by orders of their king.

French sources said, however, that more than 30 miles of channel coast, stretching northward from Dunkirk, still remained in Allied hands and asserted that the pocketed troops were continuing to fight with ‘determination.’

There were strong indications that the French armies massed along the Somme were swinging into action in an effort to relieve the pressure in the north.

The high command kept its plans carefully guarded but said that action along the Somme was ‘developing favorably’ and military spokesmen acknowledged that the operations in this sector were ‘important’ in scope.

There were unofficial reports that at least 30 divisions, numbering between 450.000 and 640,000 men, were ready for a sustained drive along the Aisne.

Still Held Two Posts The French said they still were in possession of Dunkirk and Calais, but declared that the Germans were blasting away at both ports with long range artillery.

In Paris, meanwhile the refugee Belgian senate and chamber last night approved the action of the Belgian cabinet in disowning King Leopold for his surrender and voting to continue the fight on the side of the Allies.

The French press bitterly assailed Leopold for ordering his armies to lay down their arms, thus leaving the Allied left flank in the north unprotected.

Editorials accused the monarch of ‘treachery’ and said that ‘Belgium has been betrayed by her own king.’

Paris still entertained hopes that some of the Belgian soldiers had not obeyed their sovereign’s command, but official estimates that 300,000 Belgians had abandoned the Menin-Zeebrugge salient remained unchanged.

The immediate costly result of the Belgian capitulation appeared to be the abrupt withdrawal westward of the north army from the Escaut-Schedlt and Scarpe rivers, leaving in German hands the rich Anzin basin from which France gets much of her coal.

The southern line of the northern army, extending eastward from the coast near Dunkirk approximately 80 miles along the French-Belgian border, to a point west of Valenciennes, was said to be under constant pressure from the Germans.

The Nazis were reported to be attacking savagely at several points on this front with mechanized units, heavily supported by the air arm.

[theworldofwars]

                       PRIVATE JOHN WILLIAM KINGSLAND                                6TH NOVEMBER 1918 AGE 19

John Kingsland was wounded on 28 October 1918 in the 1st/4th Seaforth Highlanders' attack on Mont Houy during the Battle of Valenciennes. He died nine days later in a Casualty Clearing Station in Cambrai.

Kingsland's father, John Padden Kingsland, a Congregational minister and an artist, chose his son's inscription. Whilst I can imagine that the family called John junior, Jack, I feel sure that the first line of the inscription is a reference to Rudyard Kipling's poem, 'My Boy Jack', Many assumed that the poem, written in 1916, was a lament for his own son, John Kipling, but it is in fact a haunting generic lament for the thousands of dead sailors, 'Jacks', who died at the Battle of Jutland 31 May/1June 1916. Credit to Epitaphs of the Great War

[cgshorts]

Apocalyptos by students from Supinfocom Valenciennes.

A battle between young gods can have colossal consequences!

[bongaboi]

USA: 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champions

THE TOURNAMENT REPLAYED – “There will be a before and after the Women’s World Cup 2019,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the closing press conference of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™.

The 'during' was certainly eventful, as USA retained the title they won at Canada 2015 and lifted the trophy for a fourth time. Runners-up in only their second appearance in the competition, the Netherlands continue to make history of their own, two years after winning the European title, while Sweden claimed a top-three finish for the fourth time. As for France, they fulfilled their promise to stage the greatest Women’s World Cup of all time.

The champions Led by their two captains, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, USA cruised through the group stage, which they began with a tournament-record 13-0 defeat of Thailand. When tested by world-class opposition in the shape of Spain, France and England in the knockout rounds, the Americans found a way, scoring early in each match and withstanding everything their opponents had to throw at them. And when it came to the final hurdle, the USWNT lived up to their reputation, beating the Netherlands thanks to stellar performances from Rapinoe and breakthrough star Rose Lavelle.

Memorable moments Oranje make history: While they ended the tournament in tears following their Final defeat, the Dutch will be returning home heroines. Tournament newcomers only four years ago, they are now officially the second best team on the planet.

Tokyo here we come: With France 2019 doubling up as the UEFA qualifying competition for next year’s Women's Olympic Football Tournament, the Dutch also booked a place at Tokyo 2020. They will be joined there by losing semi-finalists Sweden and England. The three European places available at the Olympics have rarely been so hard to claim, with seven of the eight quarter-finalists at France 2019 all hailing from the continent.

Famous firsts: Tournament debutants South Africa, Chile, Scotland and Jamaica all scored their first Women’s World Cup goals, though only La Roja managed to go on and win a match, against Thailand. Spain also earned their maiden world finals victory, while Argentina and Scotland collected first-ever points thanks to their dramatic 3-3 draw.

Individual performers: Mana Iwabuchi (Japan), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway), Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria), Gabrielle Onguene (Cameroon), Sam Kerr (Australia) and Cristina Girelli (Italy) all excelled on the big stage but were unable to take their teams any further than the Round of 16 or quarter-finals. Picking out individual stars from the four semi-finalists was a tough task, although Lucy Bronze and Ellen White (England), Rose Lavelle and Julie Ertz (USA), Sofia Jakobsson and Caroline Seger (Sweden), and Vivianne Miedema and Jackie Groenen (Netherlands) all played big parts in their teams’ superb campaigns.

French dream unfulfilled: Perhaps the most eagerly awaited match of the tournament, the quarter-final between hosts France and defending champions USA proved to be an engrossing and suspenseful battle that eventually went the way of the world’s top-ranked team. Once their tears of disappointment had dried, however, Les Bleues could take pride from the passion and enthusiasm they had aroused across the country thanks to their fine performances and exemplary spirit.

End of an era?: France 2019 may well prove to be the World Cup swansong for some of the world's finest players. Among the stars perhaps bidding adieu are the Brazilian trio of Marta, Formiga and Cristiane, Canada’s goalscoring legend Christine Sinclair, Norway keeper Ingrid Hjelmseth, and USA idols Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger. While the future is in safe hands with the next generation of talents, these star performers are sure to be missed if they do not return to the big stage in 2023.

Participants Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China PR, England, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea Republic, Nigeria, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, USA

Final standings

USA The Netherlands Sweden England Host cities Grenoble, Le Havre, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Rennes, Valenciennes

Goals scored 146 (average of 2.8 per match)

Awards

adidas Golden Ball: Megan Rapinoe (USA) adidas Silver Ball: Lucy Bronze (ENG) adidas Bronze Ball: Rose Lavelle (USA) adidas Golden Boot: Megan Rapinoe (USA) adidas Silver Boot: Alex Morgan (USA) adidas Bronze Boot: Ellen White (ENG) adidas Golden Glove: Sari van Veenendaal (NED) FIFA Young Player Award: Giulia Gwinn (GER) FIFA Fair Play Trophy: France SEE YOU AT THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN 2023!

[today-in-wwi]

Battle of the Sambre

A 1920 depiction of the scaling of Le Quesnoy by troops from the New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

November 4 1918, Le Quesnoy--The general Allied offensive extended south from Valenciennes on November 4, as British and French armies attacked across the Sambre-Oise canal on a thirty-mile front.  While the canal was a significant natural obstacle, the German line behind the canal had been hurriedly improvised.  A German regimental history noted that:

The whole position consisted of rifle-pits connected up irregularly.  There were no dug outs.  There was no field of view owing to hedges, houses, walls and gardens.  The battle headquarters were in small cellars, hardly splinter proof.  In these inadequate positions weakened and used up troops awaited the attack of an overwhelming enemy.

The Allied attack began with a hurricane bombardment at 5:45 AM, with the infantry attacking five minutes later as the bombardment moved back.  In many places, the Allies made quick progress.  In others, however, the Germans mounted a fierce resistance, pouring fire onto British soldiers and engineers as they attempted to swim, boat, or construct bridges across the canal.  In one such instance, the famed poet Wilfred Owen was killed on the banks of the canal, just a week before the armistice.

Nevertheless, the Allies were able to make a general advance that day of over two miles--in some places stretching up to five.  To the north, New Zealanders took the medieval town of Le Quesnoy after crossing the moat and scaling the town’s walls with a single thirty-foot ladder.  The New Zealand Division took over 2500 prisoners that day, a fourth of the total Allied haul.

The sudden fall of the Sambre-Oise canal convinced General Groener (Ludendorff’s replacement) that the German army needed to retreat to the Meuse-Antwerp position.  Although little better-developed than the lines the Germans had been using so far, it had the advantage of being much shorter, allowing the Germans to consolidate their rapidly-shrinking force.  He had been reluctant to issue such orders previously, as the railroad networks east of the Meuse were poor, which would make it difficult to move supplies and reinforcements to where they were needed--but by November 5, he had little choice.  In the final week of the war, warfare on the Western Front turned into a general pursuit.

Today in 1917: Italians Begin Retreat to the Piave Today in 1916: Betting Markets Narrowly Favor Wilson Today in 1915: Kitchener Departs For Gallipoli Today in 1914: “Battle of the Bees”

Sources include: Nick Lloyd, Hundred Days; David Stevenson, With Our Backs to the Wall; Gregor Dallas, 1918: War and Peace.

Stay tuned for a bonus edition later today!

[footballghana]

Valenciennes is ready to battle Dijon - Emmanuel Ntim

Three days after the success against Bastia (2-1), Valenciennes goes to Dijon, a team in good shape at the moment, but Emmanuel Ntim believes that the Valenciennes squad are ready for the battle, the third in six days.

How was the recovery after Bastia?

It’s not easy for those who have played 90 minutes. It's a bit complicated, although the legs are much better.

Because you won on Tuesday?

Sure ! It was very important to win against Bastia, it was an important game. I think it's getting better.

What is the recipe for finding physical freshness?

It's rest, cryotherapy, compression stockings… We do all of this to recover well.

Can arriving very early in Dijon favor you?

That's the idea, anyway, to have a good rest here, integrate well into the region and know where we're going to play.

Can Tuesday's success set you free?

When you win, it necessarily gives the group confidence, but I have known since the start of the season that we have a good team. We have good players, we make a good team. It wasn't easy for us, but it feels good to win.

You are going to play a new big game?

I think it will be. This is a team that is trained to come back up. They had a difficult start to the season but they are starting to win. They have good individualities like Mickaël Le Bihan, we all know that. On our side, we are well and we are ready for this match.

Would a draw be good to end the week?

It's always good to draw an away game, but that's not what you come here for. We will fight for 90 minutes and the best team will win. The team, the players, the staff, we are ready to fight.

How do you feel Gaetan Robail at the start of the season?

He is a very good player, we have known that for years with what he did in Ligue 2, both in Valenciennes and in Lens, which he helped to move up to Ligue 1. He is a hard worker, he working hard, he's focused on showing great things this season.

How did you feel in the three-way defense against Bastia?

It was fantastic. Ishmael was good, Joffrey was solid. We talked to each other before the game to say we were strong because we were taking a lot of goals. Unfortunately, we took a set piece and it’s something that can be avoided even if it’s collective. We're building a solid defense, and the three of us together, I think that's good. We also have good players on the bench with Aly Abeid who was solid when he came home, Maxime Spano who is also ready to play. There is also the return of Eric Vandenabeele. I think we will manage to be solid behind.

We imagine that there is the will to go to Dijon to continue the good momentum outside Hainaut?

I can't say we're comfortable on the outside. We give our all in every game but unfortunately, at home, it didn't work out too well at the start of the season. We're starting to find things. We're all out in every game, whether it's at home or away.

source: https://footballghana.com/

[18thfoot]

Royal Irish Regiment soldiers who died on 11th July

1708

One officer and 8 other ranks, names unknown, killed at the Battle of Oudenarde.

1918

2nd Bn

11150 Private Michael Conroy, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. Interred Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany.

8304 Lance Corporal Ernest Brett, Dorchester, Dorset. Interred Valenciennes (St Roch) Communal Cemetery, France.

 6962 Private Thomas Taylor, Blackburn, Lancashire. Interred Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

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Claude Monet Facts

One of the world's most famous painters, Claude Monet, would have been considered a man of little importance had it not been for his major contributions to the field of art. In fact, Monet is often described as the most important painter of all time. His work made a lasting impression on European art and inspired artists in America and other countries to learn from his style. French art is now among the most popular forms of art and is considered the highest form of art. Claude Monet was born in 1832, one of thirteen children in an artistic family. Monet's childhood was somewhat traumatic, as he was forced to leave school at the age of fifteen. Monet's parents were refugees from the Napoleonic wars, and his father had enlisted in the French army against his will. His mother fought in the battle of Valenciennes and later became a countess, while his father later became a brigadier-general. Another notable contribution of Monet's life to art was to develop a new style of oil painting. Many of his early paintings of landscapes with flowing, brush-strokes and beautiful flowers and landscapes are a product of this new style of art. He also became involved in more experimental works of the figurative works. In these he experimented with creating light effects with the help of mirrors and scintillating oils. The quality of these works often depended on how much money they could be sold for. In the early 20th century, Monet was taken under the wing of the French Society of Artists, where he learned to paint in groups of two or three. Monet eventually became the most prominent member of the group. Later, he would also be interested in making other fine art pieces such as ceramics, prints, photography, and porcelain vases. Although his works are highly famous, his life is not often written about, although there are many biographies of his life and career. Monet impacted culture and art much like Pablo Picasso did along with Andy Warhol and Edgar Allan Poe. Nate Pearl, author of The Book of Monets, first published his biography in 1974. The book went through several editions before Pearl published his last edition in 2020. This final edition includes all of the biographical and critical sources that Pearl had used to write the book. The book traces Monet's career from his early days to his later years, as well as a look at his world and his relationships. It also features photographs, paintings, drawings, and interviews with the people who knew him the best. Pearl is very particular about the manner in which his biography should be written, and does not typically allow any deviation from the text, including a lot of quotations. There are a number of minor flaws with the book, but Nate Pearl generally writes with a skill that gives the reader a true understanding of the artist's life. He makes his point clearly, but does not seem to put his personal feelings on the text. Pearl has also said that the reason he does not include a lot of information about Monet's family is because the family is so private. While his work has long since achieved international fame, Monet's life remains largely unknown to the general public. Perhaps more will be known about Monet's life when the book is published as Nate Pearl's The Book of Monets, so stay tuned. Learn more about art like Dear Evan Hansen and Hadestown and Billie Eilish. https://youtu.be/iGoGshNbFew Read the full article