Khíos
Khíos or Chios , island (1991 pop. 51,060), c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), E Greece, in the Aegean Sea, just W of Asia Minor. It is mountainous and is famous for its scenic beauty and good climate. The highest point is Mt. Elias (c.4,160 ft/1,270 m). The island produces olives, figs, wine, and mastic and has marble quarries, lignite deposits, and sulfur springs. Sheep and goats are raised. Khíos was colonized by Ionians and later held (494-479 BC) by the Persians. In 479 BC it recovered its independence and joined the Delian League . It rebelled several times against Athenian ascendancy in the league. The island was on good terms with Rome, maintaining its independence until the reign of Vespasian (1st cent. AD). It became part of the Byzantine Empire and later passed (1204) to the Latin emperors of Constantinople and then (1261) to the Genoese. The Ottoman Turks conquered the island in 1566 and held it until the First Balkan War (1912), when it was taken by Greece. A rebellion against Turkish rule resulted (1822) in a ruthless massacre of the population. Khíos claims to be the birthplace of Homer. Khíos, a seaport (1991 pop. 22,894), is the island's chief town and the capital of Khíos prefecture.
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McDowell Performs Specialty; Hurricane Keys Win With Blocked Punts
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/11/1987; ; 697 words
; ...leading pass receiver, Michael Irvin. In fact, it was none of the...special teams player named Bubba McDowell. McDowell, a fourth-year junior, blocked...kept us in there." Subtract the McDowell efforts and their related scores...
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Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 7/16/2006; 599 words
; ...the battle pitted Union troops under the command of Irvin McDowell against rebellious Confederate troops under General...Confederate South's capital city, Richmond, which McDowell believed would deal the South a mortal blow (until...
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You are all green alike.(Abraham Lincoln)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Winfield Scott called on Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to devise a plan of attack on northern Virginia. When McDowell expressed concern that his troops were...Washington, D.C. On July 19 and 20, McDowell was in Centreville, about five miles...
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When green armies collided, red blood flowed.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/18/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...protected by 35,000 men, commanded by Gen. Irvin McDowell. The South had 22,000 men at Manassas...pressure from the Northern press and ordered McDowell to march against Beauregard. He told McDowell, "You are green, it is true, but they...
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Veterans prove mettle at First Manassas.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/11/2004; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON TIMES When Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell's Union forces attacked Confederates...amateur. However, one small part of McDowell's army was somewhat less green...press and the public pressured McDowell to move against the Confederate...
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D.C. within South's grasp after early rout; Confederates dither after 1st Manassas.(SATURDAY)(THE CIVIL WAR)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...Civil War enthusiasts. Union Gen. Irvin McDowell, with about 32,000 men, advanced...Manassas. Beauregard, warned of McDowell's approach by the famous Confederate...the river on his right, turning McDowell's left flank. McDowell, however...
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Profile: Unexpected outcome of the battle in Manasses that occurred 140 years ago today
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 7/21/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...industrialized slaughter. Union General Irvin McDowell knew that his army of enthusiasts...waiting. Bob Sutton says that McDowell' s plan was to fake an assault...In fact, the Union commander, Irvin McDowell went riding his horse up and down...
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American Civil War: "The Fatal Blunder of the Day".(artillery deployment at Bull Run)
Magazine article from: FA Journal; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Run "It was at this time that McDowell [the Federal commander], committed...fires. Although Brigadier General Irvin McDowell's 35,000-man Federal "Army...Confederates. The Federal General McDowell organized his 35,000 men into...
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Father, son obeyed duty though longing for battle.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/16/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...moving and supplying Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell's 30,000 men as they marched...the two columns might outnumber McDowell's army. "I was restless, uneasy...outflanking the Confederate left, McDowell hoped to sever the Manassas Gap...
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First Bull Run, 1861: Sherman's baptism of fire.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...of the first division in Gen. Irvin McDowell's army, taking over just two...join in the pursuit from Gen. McDowell himself, the tall Ohioan placed...Sudley Road, and his orders from McDowell did not provide much leeway. The...
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Irvin McDowell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Irvin McDowell 1818-85, Union general in the American...in the Mexican War. In the Civil War, McDowell, promoted to brigadier general in the...When the Peninsular campaign began, McDowell's 1st Corps (then called the Army of...
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McDowell, Irvin
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
McDowell, Irvin (1818–85) Union general, born in Columbus, Ohio. He commanded forces at First (1861) and Second (1862) Bull Run but held no important commands after his performance at those two disastrous defeats, which proved him ineffective in the field.
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Adjusting Expectations
Book article from: American Eras
...Chief Winfield Scott ordered Gen. Irvin McDowell and thirty-five thousand troops...x2019; s army. On 21 July 1861 McDowell, who did not believe his raw...time, President Lincoln replaced Irvin McDowell with Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan...
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Seven Days' Battle
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...receive reinforcements from Gen. Irvin McDowell, advancing from the north via...Erasmus Keyes at Seven Pines. As McDowell approached, Johnston realized...communications across the river and receive McDowell, if and when he should arrive...
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Peninsular campaign
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...behind to protect Washington. The 1st Corps, under Irvin McDowell , was detached from the Army of the Potomac for that...south side; the 2d, 5th, and 6th on the north. Irvin McDowell's corps (now called the Army of the Rappahannock...
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