Above: Map of Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904/05 a victorious Japan forced Russia to give up its policy of expansion towards the Far East. Thus Japan became the first Asian country to humble a European country. Above: Japanese combat canon deployed at Port Arthur The seeds of the war originated from competition between the two countries to dominate Korea and Manchuria. In 1898 China had been forced to grant to Russia a lease for the strategically important ... Read More

Above: Map of Mexico (click map to enlarge) The war on land and sea stretched from 1812 to 1815 along the border with Canada near the Chesapeake Bay region and also along the Mexican Gulf. It ended with a peace treaty being signed in Europe. Above: Map showing the location of Great Lakes The American Revolutionary War of 1783 was over but Britain did not withdraw her forces from the Great Lakes. This was a bone of contention. Neither was Britain willing ... Read More

Above: Map during Trablusgarp Savasi In Italy this war between Turkey and Italy was known as Guerra di Libia or The Libyan War and in Turkey as Trablusgarp Savasi. It was a conflict between the Ottoman Turks and Italy. Lasting from 29th September to 18th October it is also known in history as The Tripolitan War. Above: Italian soldiers firing against enemy Turks at Tripoli Libya at that time consisted of the Turkish provinces of Tripolitania and Cyremaoca together with Rhodes Island ... Read More

Above: World Map from 1500-1800 A.D., showing the routes of exploration (click map to enlarge) The Islamic and European tussle on the Euro land mass spilled over to the naval domination struggle in the Indian Ocean. The sea trades routes were important as well a flourishing during the late sixteenth century. The then Sultan of Gujarat the western most state with coasts at Arabian sea was a growing trade centre. Above: Painting of Vasco da Gama The portugese after ... Read More