Battle of MaidaThe Battle of Maida was a battle in the Napoleonic Wars between England and France fought on 4 July, 1806 outside the town of San Pietro di Maida in Calabria, Italy. The British, commanded by Major-General Sir John Stuart defeated the French, commanded by General Reynier in a day of skirmishes.External linkshttp://www.btinternet.com/~the35thfootproject/maida.html |
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"Your Highness, I have no need of this hypothesis." - Pierre Laplace (1749-1827), to Napoleon on why his works on celestial mechanics make no mention of God. |
