5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901 - 816 Seiten |
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... battle that ensued . Abercromby died of the wounds received in this action , on March 28th , 1801. This engagement is sometimes called the Battle of Aboukir . ( 3 ) The Battle of the Nile - a famous naval contest fought on August 1st ...
... battle that ensued . Abercromby died of the wounds received in this action , on March 28th , 1801. This engagement is sometimes called the Battle of Aboukir . ( 3 ) The Battle of the Nile - a famous naval contest fought on August 1st ...
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... battle that ensued on October 25th , 1415 , the French were signally de- feated ; 10,000 Frenchmen were slain , including the commander - in - chief , 3 dukes , and 90 barons ; 14,000 prison- ers were taken . Soon after this battle ...
... battle that ensued on October 25th , 1415 , the French were signally de- feated ; 10,000 Frenchmen were slain , including the commander - in - chief , 3 dukes , and 90 barons ; 14,000 prison- ers were taken . Soon after this battle ...
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... Battle of . The third and final battle between Alexander the Great ( 336-323 B.C. ) and Darius Codo- manus ( 336-330 B.C. ) was fought on a plain in Assyria , between the towns of Arbela and Gaugamela , on October Ist , 331 B.C. It ...
... Battle of . The third and final battle between Alexander the Great ( 336-323 B.C. ) and Darius Codo- manus ( 336-330 B.C. ) was fought on a plain in Assyria , between the towns of Arbela and Gaugamela , on October Ist , 331 B.C. It ...
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... Battle of . The most famous of Napoleon's victories . It was fought at Austerlitz , a town in Moravia , on December 2nd , 1805 , be- tween the French commanded by Na- poleon I , and the allied Russian and Austrian armies under Kutusoff ...
... Battle of . The most famous of Napoleon's victories . It was fought at Austerlitz , a town in Moravia , on December 2nd , 1805 , be- tween the French commanded by Na- poleon I , and the allied Russian and Austrian armies under Kutusoff ...
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... Battle of . A famous battle fought on June 24th , 1314 , be- tween Robert Bruce ( 1306-1329 ) of Scotland and Edward II ( 1307-1327 ) of England . The contest occurred at the village of Bannockburn , three miles S. E. of Stirling in ...
... Battle of . A famous battle fought on June 24th , 1314 , be- tween Robert Bruce ( 1306-1329 ) of Scotland and Edward II ( 1307-1327 ) of England . The contest occurred at the village of Bannockburn , three miles S. E. of Stirling in ...
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