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Vimeiro Vimeiro
Vimeiro , village, Lisboa dist., W central Portugal, in Estremadura. It was the scene of a battle (1808) of the Peninsular War, in which Wellington defeated Junot, thus ending the first French invasion of Portugal.... Read more
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Spartan a citizen of Sparta, a powerful city state in the 5th century bc, which defeated its rival Athens in the Peloponnesian War to become the leading city of Greece until challenged by Thebes in 371 bc. The ancient Spartans were renowned for the military organization of their state and for their... Read more
Augustus Augustus
Augustus , 63 BC-AD 14, first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar . Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the Julian gens (44 BC) Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian); Augustus was a title of honor granted (27 BC) by the senate. The Second Triumvirate... Read more
Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson 1920-89, American boxer, b. Detroit. His real name was Walker Smith. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (about 90), including the Golden Gloves featherweight title, Robinson turned professional in 1940. He won the... Read more
Louis Nicolas Davout Louis Nicolas Davout
Louis Nicolas Davout , 1770-1823, marshal of France. One of Napoleon's ablest generals, Davout defeated a Prussian army at Auerstedt (1806) and played a brilliant part in the victory at Wagram (1809). He also fought (1812) in the Russian campaign. Napoleon made him duke of Auerstedt, prince of... Read more
Alfonso I (Portugal) Alfonso I (Portugal)
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Defeat Defeat
Defeat. Until the 1970s, Americans did not think much about defeat. U.S. military leaders usually defined war aims in terms of total victory, and the civilian culture they defended assumed that God guided the nation's fate and ensured its success. With a profound innocence, Americans denied those... Read more
Gene Tunney Gene Tunney
Gene Tunney (James Joseph Tunney), 1898-1978, American boxer, b. New York City. He began boxing in neighborhood clubs as a youngster. In World War I, he served in the U.S. marines and while in Paris won (1919) the light-heavyweight championship of the American Expeditionary Forces. In 1922 he... Read more
Egbert Egbert
Egbert d. 839, king of Wessex (802-39). His name also appears as Ecgberht. He was descended from Cerdic and was apparently an unsuccessful aspirant for the crown of Wessex against Beohtric (reigned 786-802). He took refuge at the court of Offa of Mercia, but the alliance of Offa and Beohtric... Read more
Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins1965— Boxer Bernard Hopkins was one of the great middleweight champions of all time and, for much of his career, the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport of boxing. Nicknamed the "Executioner" for the way he dispatches opponents and for the way he enters the ring before a... Read more

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