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French Battleship Gaulois
''Gaulois'' was one of three Charlemagne class battleship, ''Charlemagne''-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the French Navy () in the mid-1890s. Completed in 1899, she spent most of her career assigned to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (France), Mediterranean Squadron (). The ship accidentally Naval ram, rammed two other French warships early in her career, although neither was seriously damaged, nor was ''Gaulois''. Following the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, ''Gaulois'' escorted troop convoys from French North Africa to France for a month and a half. She was ordered to the Dardanelles in November 1914 to guard against a sortie into the Mediterranean by the ex-German battlecruiser . In 1915, ''Gaulois'' joined British ships in Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, bombarding Ottoman fortifications. She was badly damaged during one such bombardment in March and had to Beaching (nautical), beach herself to avoid sinking. She was refloated and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauls
The Gauls ( la, Galli; grc, Γαλάται, ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language. The Gauls emerged around the 5th century BC as bearers of La Tène culture north and west of the Alps. By the 4th century BC, they were spread over much of what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, by virtue of controlling the trade routes along the river systems of the Rhône, Seine, Rhine, and Danube. They reached the peak of their power in the 3rd century BC. During the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, the Gauls expanded into Northern Italy ( Cisalpine Gaul), leading to the Roman–Gallic wars, and into the Balkans, leading to war with the Greeks. These latter Gauls eventually settled in Anatolia, becoming known as Galatians. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
