Principal facilities are Alexander Barracks at Dhekelia and Salamanca Barracks at Episkopi.[126] Falkland Islands 1982– An infantry company group and an Engineer Squadron Previously a platoon-sized Royal Marines Naval Party acted as the military presence. After the 1982 war between Argentina and ...
Under Wellington’s command, codebreaking and intelligence gathering played an important role in British victories such as Oporto (1809), Salamanca (1812) and Vittoria (1813), and Scovell was a key part of these activities. George Scovell served as an officer in the Intelligence Branch of the ...
Napoleon leads the Grande Armée of over half a million men into Russia. 22 July 1812: Wellington defeats the French at Salamanca in central Spain opening the way for a major Anglo-Portuguese offensive to clear Iberia. 19 October 1812: ...