Everyone Loved Him – Daring and Sassy Highwayman during Romanticism
So, why was the figure of the bandit or highwayman so popular? Well, these were different times, and as any time shapes the tastes and preferences of the individual, so did the Age of Romanticism.
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El Empecinado of Spain: The Undaunted Guerrilla Who Eluded Napoleon
The most prominent guerrilla chieftain to emerge in central Spain during the War of Independence against Napoleon (1808-1814) was Juan MartĂn DĂez, better known as El Empecinado
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Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Night When the Autumn of Nations Got Heated – Editorâs Comment
Encouraged by the words of GĂźnther Schabowski – âimmediately and without delayâ, the thousands of people took the opportunity, went out with hammers and chisels, and opened new crossing points on the Berlin Wall by force.
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LevĂŠe en masse: Napoleonâs Senate and Power to Raise Armies
Following the bloodless Coup of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799) and the overthrow of the Directory, General Napoleon consolidated his grip on France through a series of political maneuvers neutering checks and balances upon his authority.
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Escape from Perote: The âHellholeâ where Texans were Imprisoned  Â
One prisoner intent on escaping Perote was Thomas Jefferson Green. Green was one of a couple hundred Texans who became prisoners after a failed effort in late 1842 to assault the Rio Grande town of Ciudad Mier.
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