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Thierry, Augustin

(Encyclopedia) Thierry, AugustinThierry, AugustinōgüstăNˈ tyĕrēˈ [key], 1795–1856, French historian. His vivid literary style, romantic treatment of events, and use of contemporary documents helped…

Château-Thierry

(Encyclopedia) Château-Thierry Château-Thierry shätōˈ-tyĕrēˈ [key], town, Aisne dept., N France, on the Marne River.…

Bouts, Dierick

(Encyclopedia) Bouts, Dierick, Dirk, or ThierryBouts, Dierick, Dirk, or Thierrydēˈrĭk, dĭrk, tyĕˈrē bouts [key], c.1420–1475, early Netherlandish painter, b. Haarlem, active in Louvain. Bouts was…

Thierry I

(Encyclopedia) Thierry I: see Theodoric I.

Belleau Wood

(Encyclopedia) Belleau WoodBelleau Woodbĕlˈō, bĕlōˈ [key], forested area in Aisne dept., N France, E of Château-Thierry. The scene of a victory over the Germans after hard fighting (June 6–25, 1918…

Rainbow Division

(Encyclopedia) Rainbow Division, nickname of the 42d Division of the U.S. army. The first U.S. combat division to arrive in France in World War I, it participated in the second battle of the Marne,…

Brie

(Encyclopedia) BrieBriebrē [key], region, Marne and Seine-et-Marne depts., N France, E of Paris. Rich in wheat and cattle, it is famous for Brie cheese. The smaller section of the region (Brie…

Theodoric I

(Encyclopedia) Theodoric ITheodoric Ithēŏdˈərĭk [key] or Thierry ITheodoric Itērēˈ, tēĕrˈē [key], d. 534, Frankish ruler, son of Clovis I. On his father's death (511) he shared equally with his…