In 1781, troops in Virginia under his command blocked forces led by Cornwallis until other American and French forces could position themselves for the decisive Siege of Yorktown.
His block of flats comes under the territory of a local gang.
That is not because the United States is the bigger benefactor but because nowadays its designs in Latin America are less imperial than those of Mr Chávez.Mr Chávez has one objective: to forge a united anti-American block under his leadership.
As Irving Azoff, legendary member of the rock establishment, with bands ranging from Guns N' Roses to New Kids on the Block under his management, told Rolling Stone in 2003, "Rock & Roll has always been anti-establishment".
There Gelimer planned to ambush and encircle them, using a force under his brother Ammatas to block their advance and engage them, while 2,000 men under his nephew Gibamund would attack their left flank, and Gelimer himself with the main army would attack from the rear and completely annihilate the Roman army.
Young Max pulls out some old alphabet blocks from under his bed and decides to build a castle, despite initial skepticism from his older brothers, Benjamin and Karl.
Carrying enough explosives under his clothing to annihilate any block he walks by, the self-developed rubber ball detonator sitting resting in his hand at all times, he is safe from the police.
"He was in a good position, racing well and looking strong and he was trying to move himself up a little bit when a block got under his skate.
He had been trapped under blocks at his house.
A photograph taken at the moment of the rescue operation showed him staring at the camera from under blocks of concrete, his dark eyes wide open with horror while a hand belonging to another victim dangled lifelessly over his shoulder.
