• The Raid on Madrid was a small raid by Canadian Militia and Royal Marines on the village of Madrid, New York, during the War of 1812. With the withdrawal...
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    On 22 February 2019 at the Embassy of North Korea in Madrid, the political group Free Joseon, which is opposed to the incumbent Kim Jong Un regime of...
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    The Siege of Madrid was a two-and-a-half-year siege of the Republican-controlled Spanish capital city of Madrid by the Nationalist armies, under General...
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  • launch a series of raids against the winter encampments in New York. Earlier in February, Capt. Reuben Sherwood had launched a Raid on Madrid and successfully...
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    in 1839. On 15 May, the Carlists launched from their capital in Estella-Lizarra what was termed the Royal Expedition: a massive raid on Madrid. There were...
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    the same date, Italian bombers and fighters launched their first air raid on Madrid. That was intended to demonstrate to the Republican forces the power...
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    monoplanes had their baptism of fire on 13 November 1936, when twelve I-16s intercepted a Nationalist bombing raid on Madrid. Soviet pilots claimed four air...
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    against Carlos, who vainly attempted a raid on Madrid, but was defeated in the Battle of Aranzueque. Meanwhile, on 18 June 1837 Espartero was nominated...
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    simultaneous bombings against the Cercanías commuter train system of Madrid, Spain, on the morning of 11 March 2004—three days before Spain's general elections...
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  • The Viking raid on Išbīliya, then part of the Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba, took place in 844. After raiding the coasts of what are now Spain and Portugal...
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