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Marengo
Marengo a decisive French victory of Napoleon's campaign in Italy in 1800, close to the village of Marengo, near Turin. After military reverses had all but destroyed French power in Italy, Napoleon crossed the Alps to defeat and capture an Austrian army, a victory which led to Italy coming under... Read more |
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Godart van Ginkel 1st earl of Athlone
Godart van Ginkel, 1st earl of Athlone , 1644-1703, Dutch general in the service of William III of England. He accompanied (1688) William to England and took part in William's victory over James II in the battle of the Boyne . He then (1690) became commander in chief of the army in Ireland,... Read more |
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Battle of Inverurie
Inverurie, battle of, 1308. A decisive victory of Robert I, king of Scots, over John Comyn, earl of Buchan, probably on 23 May. After his escape at Slioch, Robert was able to capture strong points on the coastal plain of Moray and in the Black Isle before returning to Buchan, where, near... Read more |
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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 |
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Sir Edward Hawke
Hawke, Sir Edward (1710–81). The son of a barrister. His early naval career was in time of peace but he was captain at 24 and rear-admiral at 37. His chance came towards the end of the War of the Austrian Succession when the commander of the Channel fleet, Sir Peter Warren, fell ill and ... Read more |
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Malcolm II
Malcolm II (d. 1034), king of ‘Scotland’ (1005–34). Son of Kenneth II, Malcolm was known to later generations as ‘the most victorious’, and at his death was described by an Irish chronicler as ‘the honour of all the west of Europe’. His career was not... Read more |
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Richard Howe Earl Howe
Richard Howe Howe, Earl 1726-99, British admiral; elder brother of Viscount Howe . He won early recognition in the Seven Years War for his operations in the English Channel. After the outbreak of the American Revolution, he was given (1776) command of the North American fleet. He and his brother... Read more |
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John Morton
John Morton 1420?-1500, English prelate and statesman, archbishop of Canterbury (1486-1500). He studied law at Oxford and practiced in the London ecclesiastical courts. A supporter of the Lancastrian party in the Wars of the Roses, he received a number of church livings, but after the Yorkist... Read more |
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Battle of Wandewash
Wandewash, battle of, 1760. On 22 January 1760 Sir Eyre Coote defeated the forces of the Count de Lally at Wandewash, in south India, to signal the dominance of the English East India Company over its French equivalent. After Wandewash, Coote went on to capture the French capital of Pondicherry.... Read more |
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