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Heinz Guderian Heinz Guderian
Heinz Guderian General Heinz Guderian (1888-1953) is responsible for developing the concept of blitzkrieg, or fast-moving mechanized warfare, which propelled the German army to early victories in World War II. Apassionate military leader and strategist, Heinz Wilhelm Guderian revolutionized... Read more
Battle of Catterick Battle of Catterick
Catterick, battle of, 6th cent. Aneurin's poem Gododdin relates how the North Britons from Edinburgh were defeated at Catterick by the men of Bernicia and Deira. He attributed their downfall to an immoderate consumption of mead. The battle was probably in the late 6th cent. It has been suggested... Read more
Oscar Robertson Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson 1938-, U.S. basketball player, b. Charlotte, Tenn. Passionately devoted to basketball as a youth, Robertson led his high school team to 45 consecutive victories. After an athletically brilliant college career at the Univ. of Cincinnati, Robertson, known as the "Big O," joined... Read more
Victory of Samothrace Victory of Samothrace
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Battle of Prestonpans Battle of Prestonpans
Prestonpans, battle of, 1745. Charles Edward Stuart's first and critically important victory in the '45 rising was gained on 21 September at Prestonpans, on the coast east of Edinburgh. The Hanoverian army of some 2,300 men, under the command of Sir John Cope, had been ferried from Inverness to... Read more
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Chaiyaphum, Thailand ‘Site of Victory’ from phum ‘site’ and chai‐ya ‘victory’ to mark the victory of the town's first governor, Pho Khum Lae, over an invading army during the reign of Rama III (1788–1851), King of Siam (1824–51).... Read more
Douglas Haig Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig The British general Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928), commanded British forces on the Western front in Europe during World War I. He is credited with the final British victories over the German armies in 1918. Douglas Haig was born on June 19, 1861, in Edinburgh,... Read more
Mary of Gueldres Mary of Gueldres
Mary of Gueldres (d. 1463), queen of James II of Scotland. Daughter of Duke Arnold of Gueldres and niece of Philip the Good of Burgundy, Mary became James's queen in July 1449, and bore him at least seven children, of whom five survived—Mary, James (later James III), Alexander... Read more
Victory Victory
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