Date | Battle | Location | Commanding Officer | Result | Foreign Legion Units Involved |
September 20, 1854 | Battle of Alma | Alma River, Ukraine | Victory | Eight companies from the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Foreign Legion | |
October 17, 1854 – September 9, 1855 | Siege of Sevastopol | Sevastopol, Ukraine | Brigadier Achille Bazaine | Victory | 1st Regiment of the Foreign Legion 2nd Regiment of the Foreign Legion |
November 9, 1854 | Battle of Inkermann | Sevastopol, Ukraine | Victory | 1st Regiment of the Foreign Legion 2nd Regiment of the Foreign Legion |
II wonder Joe if you making mistakes intentionally to provoke my response. I would write anyway
First that's definitely not impressionism. What else? Who painted that? (He must spent awful lot of time and effort for that )
Yeah Joe, this forum looks dead as dodo. It becoming chat room between me and you with occasional interruption from some wannabe asking couple question or some old member just saying hi.BTW I thought to myself, forget it Joe, no-one is interested in the forum anymore,
Fake leopard skin is now worn by drummers in marching bands, while the smaller busby hats worn by the King's Troop are no longer made from beaver fur. Busby's were adopted in the 18th century because the brimmed hats worn by grenadiers obstructed their view when they were hurling grenades.
II wonder Joe if you making mistakes intentionally to provoke my response. I would write anyway
It was not proclaimed republic, it was monarchy. Was kingdom until 45. when become federation made out of made 6 republics.
I'd have thought that it would be the opposite, people staying in, surfing. But you're probably correct; let's blame it covid.Covid killed Cervens. net
U.S. Secretary of State William henry Seward entered into negotiations with Russian minister Eduard de Stoeckl for the purchase of Alaska. Seward and Stoeckl agreed to a treaty on March 30, 1867, and the treaty was ratified by the United States Senate by a wide margin despite clashes between President Andrew Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction.Today on the 18th of October, the US signs a check over to the Russians for the sale of Alaska:
As Russia completed its eastward expansion through Siberia, the country inevitably crossed the Bering Strait and established a presence in the northern Americas. This territory, first settled in the early 17th century, was known as Alaska, but very few Russians ever moved there.
Russia was damaged militarily by its defeat in the Crimean War, in which Britain and its ally France defeated the Empire. Russian Tsar Alexander II began looking for ways to sell Alaska to America, especially as the territory would be impossible to defend if Britain decided to attack it. (Britain held Canada as a colony at the time of the sale.)
After the American Civil War concluded, negotiations began on selling Alaska to America, though opinion in both countries was against the deal. Many Russians did not want to give away a territory where gold had been discovered, and Americans did not want an 'ice-box' where very few people lived.
On March 30, 1867*, the two countries agreed on a purely symbolic sum of $7.2 million ($109 million in 2018), about 2 cents an acre. America had purchased 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km2) of territory. Alaska would not be admitted as a state to the Union until 1959, and it remained sparsely populated until a gold rush in the late 19th century.
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* Check out the date on the check. Luckily it didn't bounce **
** The term comes from the fact that the cheque was rubber stamped RD (refer to drawer) and returned to the payee. It appeared to bounce out of the bank and back to him.
Which brings up the question why in French so say un chèque en bois a wooden check? I mean paper is made out of wood (and not rubber, I'm on a roll here lads ! "Wow, look at the kid go")***.
***Anyone here remember John Denver?
OK everyone knows that it was Alexander II was the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 March 1881, who sold it but who bought it?
I hope someone did that intentionally as revolt do crappy modern "art" with this "painting is". C'mon, do really matter if this painting is upside down or on its sides? No! Its same piece of crap rotate it as you wish. . There is many stupid people in world of art appreciation something just because someone told them that is masterpiece. In this case this is appreciated just because is work of famous painter.He made some nice real pictures, but he also made like this one more BS art.It's called Le bateau which I think is French. If anyone can confirm that and give its translation in Yougo, it would be much appreciated.
View attachment 6495 It was hung upside down ! I kid you not.
Le Bateau caused a minor stir when the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which housed it, hung the work upside-down for 47 days in 1961 until Genevieve Habert, a stockbroker, noticed the mistake and notified a guard*. Habert later informed the New York Times, which in turn notified Monroe Wheeler, the Museum's art director. As a result, the artwork was rehung properly.
The museum currently houses the piece in the "Final Works of Henri Matisse**" exhibition.
** Henri Émile Benoît Matisse 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.
*I'm told is currently seeking employment elsewhere.
Nah, Im just fine. F-ing Corona? If I die from that max-hyped up disease, I'm gonna kill myself.Welcome back, Dusa. Not gonna lie, I was worried that you got the 'Rona or something.
I kinda got it that is sailboat still ... do you think that is great work of art? (or work of art at all) Would you stand long time in front of that painting admiring for painter's effort, technique, originality or emotion that "art" provokes in you? I don't think so.'Bateau' is indeed French for 'boat'; "чамац" in Serbian according to google translate. The painting is of a sailboat, although it's hard to tell by looking at it.
I hope someone did that intentionally as revolt do crappy modern "art" with this "painting is". C'mon, do really matter if this painting is upside down or on its sides? No! Its same piece of crap rotate it as you wish. . There is many stupid people in world of art appreciation something just because someone told them that is masterpiece. In this case this is appreciated just because is work of famous painter.He made some nice real pictures, but he also made like this one more BS art.
Modern art, pop art 99% of it it's just pieces of crap someone decided to call art. And then some other idiots decide to pay millions for same crap. Unbelievable.
They say we don't understand art. No because in this case there is nothing to be understood!
I think that the main reason for the lack of interest in this forum is that most wanabees now get their info from face book.First that's definitely not impressionism. What else? Who painted that? (He must spent awful lot of time and effort for that )
Yeah Joe, this forum looks dead as dodo. It becoming chat room between me and you with occasional interruption from some wannabe asking couple question or some old member just saying hi.
When I see how many greens were here 5-10 y ago... I'm not getting why is that way? OK some of them didn't like direction forum is going (with me being part of problem) but that can't be reason for all of them or not even majority. I don't know, maybe we should offer free Kronenbourg?
I can't to admire beauty of this sculpture, talent of artist and amount of work he put in this masterpiece.Dusa, Come on !
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120 building bricks bought by the Tate Gallery in the 70's for 12, 000 Pounds from a dude called Carl André. Now that's what I call art and the prestigious Tate Gallery of London agrees with me.
I forget it's name. I'd appreciate if anyone could help me out.