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Military History Of Austria
The Austrian Empire and its predecessor, the Archduchy of Austria, was one of the most prevalent states in Europe throughout its history. The following is Austria's military history from the 18th century. 18th Century After a series of impressive victories in the Great Turkish War, Austria found itself at war with Kingdom of France, France again along the Grand Alliance (1815), Grand Alliance. Still, Austria and its allies managed to win impressive victories like Siege of Turin, Turin and Battle of Blenheim, Blenheim, plus the Austrians successfully crushed uprisings in Rákóczi's War of Independence, Hungary and Bavarian uprising of 1705–1706, Bavaria. However, the French victory at Battle of Denain, Denain secured the House of Bourbon, Bourbon throne in Kingdom of Spain, Spain. Still, the Austrians fought well and enjoyed great territorial gains in the Treaty of Rastatt. In 1716 the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans once again invaded Austria, but the military genius Prince Eugene of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relief Infantry
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term ''relief'' is from the Latin verb , to raise (). To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. When a relief is carved into a flat surface of stone (relief sculpture) or wood (relief carving), the field is actually lowered, leaving the unsculpted areas seeming higher. The approach requires chiselling away of the background, which can be time-intensive. On the other hand, a relief saves forming the rear of a subject, and is less fragile and more securely fixed than a sculpture in the round, especially one of a standing figure where the ankles are a potential weak point, particularly in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mâché the form can be simply added to or raised up from the background. Monumental bronze reliefs are mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
