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passed the Tennessee River bridge a few hours after the capture of Fort Henry, and that they were pursued by the enemy's gunboats the next day. From the information now at hand, we are enabled to ...

The Chinese military is engaging in “gunboat diplomacy” by holding unannounced live-fire drills near Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand, and is demonstrating its intent to counterbalance the US, ...