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Since no-one posted a question for a long time, I'll post one:
Peter the Great wanted to conquer this fortress to allow him to create a navy. At first he failed, but later succedeed. But then after a lost war, the fortress was given back to the enemy. In a following war, it was recaptured, and Peter could start building his fleet.
What is the name of the fortress?
(this is probably pretty easy, but I couldn't come with a harder one)
Mikhail
Ordinarius
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Yep.... Damn it, my questions are too easy!
Mikhail
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Well some rep wouldn't hurt: It's not too easy i just like very much a book by A. Tolstoy about Peter the Great and Azov has a big place there, too bad that Tolstoy died before he could finnish it.
Here's an easy one - what's the biggest victory of the bulgarian navy?
Praepositus
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Define the question more clearly, are you talking about Bulgaria as a modern state, or in its span of history, and for biggest victory do you mean most enemy ships destroyed or how decisive it was?
Ill assume you mean the modern state and how decisive it was, if so then its the early 1944 Battle of Rostov, it managed to Pin down the Soviet Navy for long enough to allow the retreat of most of its forces acting in Auxillary to the Nazis from the Crimea by preventing the Soviets from ferrying troops to the Crimea.
If I answered the wrong question say so.
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Mikhail
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Never heard of bulgarian navy participating in operations deep into soviet teritory - we didn't have the ships for the job, only some torpedo boats.
My question is for the modern state since it's medieval naval history is not very impressive, excluding a brief period in 14 cent.
Vicarius
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This question is too difficult
The furthest I've got is some Earlier War Soviet navy engaging skirmishes.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Praepositus
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The Bulgarian Navy was attatched to the Itallian Navy, with permission of the ROT they went through the Bosphorus and linked up, and then they pinned the navy at rostov , since the soviet navy at the time wasn't formidable in the south, and rostov isn't deep in soviet territory, its on the coast of the black sea
EDIT_I found anothter possible canidate, the Battle of Alexandroupoli in the Balkan Wars of 1912, the navy managed to cut off resupplies to the critical railway station while Serbian forces stormed the area.
Last edited by Axeman; January 13, 2008 at 12:28 AM.
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Mikhail
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It's the damaging of the ottoman cruiser Hamidie during the balkan wars. Axeman - the only operations of the bulgarian navy during WW2 were patrol duties near the coast against submarines. There is probably 1 soviet submarine sunk. Unlike the romanian navy - the bulgarian consisted of few torpedo boats and other small boats.
So somebody else can post questions.
Vicarius
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Two men have killed the brother of tyrant,who was overtwrown four years after that.These two men are counted as tyrant slayer neverless in hystorical tradition.
What are their names ?
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Mikhail
Praepositus
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Is he right, because I do not have a clue...
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Vicarius
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Yes,he is right; though they killed tyrant's brother eventualy ,tyrant was overtwrown by spartans four years later.Post your question Kara Kolyo.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Mikhail
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So a cathedral was built for nearly 300 years and when the two towers had to be erected, the builders discovered that the cathedral would colapse from both, so it was finnished with only one tower. It should be easy?
Vicarius
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'Duomo' with Leaning tower as 'campanile'.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Mikhail
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I meant this - http://www.dkimages.com/discover/pre...758/399807.JPG in which city is the cathedral?
Vicarius
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Ribe,Denmark?
Last edited by Edelward; January 14, 2008 at 01:11 PM.
Fitz Salnarville, Duke William's favourite knyghte,
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde;
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilk a myghte,
The Norman's bowels steemde upon the feeld.
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 235
Against Erie Edelward his bowe-strynge drewe;
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head;
He dy'd before the poignant arrowe flew.
So was the hope of all the issue gone,
And in one battle fell the sire and son.
Praepositus
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Hagia Sophia?
St. Pauls Cathedral
don't really know....
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Mikhail
Miles
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Paris
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