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La Hire La Hire
La Hire , c.1390-c.1443, French commander in the Hundred Years War, whose real name was Étienne de Vignoles or Vignolles. He entered (1418) the service of the dauphin (later King Charles VII) and was a loyal companion of Joan of Arc, with whom he helped to defeat (1429) the English at... Read more
redcoat redcoat
redcoat a traditional name for a British soldier (so named because of the colour of the uniform). In the Civil War the term was commonly applied to the Parliamentary forces, although there were red-uniformed soldiers on both sides.In the UK from the 1950s, redcoat has been used for an organizer and... Read more
Benjamin Church Benjamin Church
Benjamin Church 1639-1718, New England colonial soldier in King Philip's War , b. Plymouth, Mass. He took a leading part in the Great Swamp Fight (Dec., 1675), W of Kingston, R.I., and finally hunted down and killed Philip in Aug., 1676.... Read more
buffalo soldiers buffalo soldiers
buffalo soldiers name given to the African-American U.S. army regiments commissioned by Congress to patrol the American West after the Civil War. Consisting of two infantry and two cavalry regiments, they were the first such units chartered in peacetime. The troops, which formed one fifth of the... Read more
Alvin Cullum York Alvin Cullum York
Alvin Cullum York 1887-1964, American soldier known as Sergeant York, b. Fentress co., Tenn. He was reared on a back-country farm in Tennessee. A conscientious objector at the beginning of World War I, he later agreed to fight and was credited with killing 25 German soldiers, capturing 132 others,... Read more
Koprulu Koprulu
Köprülü , family of humble Albanian origin, several members of which served as grand vizier (chief executive officer) in the Ottoman Empire. The name is also spelled Kiuprili, Koprili, and Kuprili. Mehmed Köprülü, 1583-1661, became grand vizier of Muhammad IV in... Read more
dragonnades dragonnades
dragonnades or dragonades , name given to a form of persecution of French Protestants, or Huguenots , before and after the revocation (1685) of the Edict of Nantes (see Nantes, Edict of ) by Louis XIV. It consisted of harassing the Huguenots by billeting soldiers (particularly the rowdy... Read more
shield shield
shield piece of defensive armor , worn on the arm or shoulder to ward off weapons during combat, used prior to the dominance of gunpowder. Originally for individual defense during hand-to-hand combat, it is the most primitive and universal item of defensive armor. Shields were made of hide or... Read more
Sir Thomas Wyatt (soldier) Sir Thomas Wyatt (soldier)
Sir Thomas Wyatt c.1520-54, English soldier and conspirator; son of the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt. In Jan., 1554, when Queen Mary's intention to marry Philip II of Spain was announced, Wyatt joined a planned insurrection against the queen. His allies in other parts of the country were arrested or... Read more

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Soldier's family fights to clear his name.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) ...DESCENDANTS of a London soldier who was executed for cowardice in the...Court today in a bid to clear his name. The family of Private...widow said: "A finer soldier never lived." The...previous good record as a soldier. "We ...
MSPs bid to clear executed soldiers' names as nations honour the fallen
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman ...pardons for Scottish soldiers shot for cowardice...motion calling for their names to be cleared of the...clearing the men's names. A total of 39 Scottish soldiers were shot by British...across the world to fight alongside British troops...
FIGHT GOES ON FOR FAMILY OF WWI SOLDIER.
Newspaper article from: Eastbourne Herald (Eastbourne, England) ...her campaign to clear her great uncle John Wall's name by fighting for...than 300 British soldiers executed in the First...for the men, executed for offences...will continue to fight for his exoneration...campaigned for his ...
They were just scared little boys .. but the army shot them as cowards;...
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) ...FOR JUSTICE: Fight to clear soldiers' names Grace Sloan...of him. His name was spoken in...to the family name ... and left...to clear the names of the "cowards...to clear ...
Family thrilled as Great War'cowards' are set for pardon;...
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) ...FAMILY of a London soldier executed for cowardice...have won their fight to clear his name - and paved the...than 300 men executed for refusing...exonerate the soldiers shot for desertion...other ...
How can we judge this young man? FIRST WORLD WAR EXECUTIONS: Official pardon...
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) ...pardon for one soldier raises hopes...young man's name may be cleared...official pardon to a soldier executed for cowardice...going off to fight for King and...fought and got clear of the German...get for getting ...
Pardoned.. 90yrs on; FIGHT TO CLEAR TROOPS SHOT AT DAWN CLOSE TO VICTORY.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) ...year campaign to clear the names of those soldiers tried and killed...given a chance to fight their cases when...to clear the names of their loved...the 305 other executed servicemen doing...good record as a ...
89-YEAR FIGHT TO CLEAR A 'COWARD' Bid to pardon shell-shocked WWI hero.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) ...today ask a court to clear his name. Private Harry...of the 305 other executed servicemen doing...good record as a soldier. "Instead they convicted and executed him when his company...relatives of other executed ...
UK to pardon executed Irish troops
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh, Scotland) ...Irish soldiers executed for desertion...while refusing to clear the names of hundreds of...the 26 Irish soldiers after they fought...campaign, set up to fight for justice for...were wrongly executed, claim ...
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL: Family fights for soldier shot for cowardice.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) The family of a First World War soldier shot for cowardice will ask the High Court...watched by scores of other families who want to clear the names of British troops who were executed by firing squad during the 1914-18 Great...

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