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Vercingetorix and the failure of gallic resistance: John Haywood explains why the tactics adopted by the Gallic leader Vercingetorix to resist Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul played into Roman hands.
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In the early 1860s Napoleon III, Emperor of France, sponsored a spectacular series of archaeological excavations to identify the locations of the battles described by Julius Caesar in his account of the Roman conquest of Gaul. The most ambitious of these took place at the Gallic stronghold of Alesia (Alise Ste Reine in Burgundy), the scene in 52 BC of the decisive battle of Caesar's campaign. To commemorate the battle, Napoleon commissioned a romantic 35 ft tall statue of the Gallic war-leader Vercingetonx, which was erected on the site in 1865. Napoleon was an accomplished ...
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An Enlightenment man, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville played a pivotal role in many major world history events. Writer Victor Suthren admires his wisdom and generous nature.(Encounter)(Biography)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811) was an extraordinary...war and the French loss of Canada, Bougainville expended much of his personal fortune...The Sea Has No End, a biography of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
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The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.
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; The Sea Has No End: The Life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville by Victor Suthren, published in 2004 by The...SOLDIER, MATHEMATICIAN, and philosopher, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, Montcalm's aide-de-camp at Quebec in...
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Storms and dreams; the life of Louis de Bougainville.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News
; ...9781602230002 Storms and dreams; the life of Louis de Bougainville. Dunmore, John. U. of Alaska Press 2007...Lives of great explorers series; no.1 G256 Louis-Antoine Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is best known for his circumnavigation...
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The charts produced during the Pacific voyages of Bougainville and cook: a comparison.
Magazine article from: The Globe
; ...first was French, led by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville; the second was British...the Pacific voyages of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and James Cook and compares...first was French, led by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville; the second was British...
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The Governor's Noble Guest. Hyacinthe de Bougainville's Account of Port Jackson, 1825.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History
; ...written by Hyacinthe de Bougainville, eldest son of the well-known navigator Louis Antoine de Bougainville, during his stay...convicts", suggests Bougainville, would have been...biography of both Louis Antoine and Hyacinthe, as...
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Of Hobbes and hospitality in Diderot's supplement to the voyage of Bougainville.
Magazine article from: Polity
; ...Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville No one ever speaks of Diderotian...Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville offers rich possibilities...circumnavigation of the earth by Louis-Antoine de Bougainville between 1766 and 1769. However...
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Friday, November 11
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Highlights in history on this date: 1500 - France's King Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon secretly sign the Treaty...the PLO as their top leader. Today's Birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky...
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Thursday, November 11
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Highlights in history on this date: 1500 - France's King Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon secretly sign the Treaty...rising costs of gas and food. Today's Birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky...
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Monday, November 11
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Highlights in history on this date: 1500 - France's King Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon secretly sign the Treaty...to overthrow the government. Today's Birthdays: Louis Antoine Bougainville, French navigator (1729-1811); Fyodor Dostoyevsky...
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OSWEGO'S VITAL LINK TO HISTORY EXPLORED THIS WEEKEND; THREE 18TH-CENTURY FORTS PLAYED KEY ROLE IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.(Neighbors Oswego)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...Oswego was considered so important to French King Louis XV that a commemorative medal was struck celebrating...historian Victor Suthern will discuss his latest book on Louis Antoine Bougainville, an important French officer and great explorer...
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