John Bagot Glubb vs Petro Doroshenko

John Bagot Glubb was appointed commander of the Arab Legion, the military force of the Emirate of Transjordan. He transformed it into a highly effective and disciplined force.

Under Glubb's command, the Arab Legion fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The Legion captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including the Old City, and held them until the 1967 war.

King Hussein of Jordan dismissed Glubb from his command, citing the need for Arabization of the military. The dismissal was a significant event in Jordanian nationalism and ended British influence over the Arab Legion.

Doroshenko was elected Hetman of Right-Bank Ukraine, a region under Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth influence. He sought to unite all Ukrainian lands under a single rule and pursued an independent foreign policy.

To counter Polish and Russian influence, Doroshenko placed Right-Bank Ukraine under Ottoman suzerainty. This alliance provided him with military support but also made Ukraine a battleground in the Ottoman-Polish wars.

Doroshenko's attempt to capture Left-Bank Ukraine from the Russian-aligned Hetman Ivan Samoilovich failed. The resulting conflict, known as the Ruin, further devastated Ukrainian lands and prevented unification.

After losing Ottoman support and facing a Russian-Cossack invasion, Doroshenko surrendered to Russian forces. He was taken to Moscow and later exiled, ending his rule and the last serious attempt to unite Ukraine under a single hetman.