Richelieu in the Indian Ocean
Fate alone knew what awaited them
The 49th Division comprised of 1st Tyneside Scottish
two pushing and two pulling
Enola Gay was one of 15 Boeing B-29s with the 'Silverplate' modifications necessary to deliver the new atomic weapons
Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. SIG1557 Richelieu in the Indian OceanDHM1359. Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. Flanked by his Companion heavy cavalry, Alexander, King of Macedon, led the charge which broke through the left wing of the Persian army, and forced Darius, the Great King, to flee the battlefield. Persian success against his own left wing forced him to delay his pursuit of the routed troops, but by the end of the day the battle was won, and the heart of the Persian