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Mordaunt, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Mordaunt, Charles: see Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of.Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-
(Encyclopedia) Séquard, Charles Édouard Brown-: see Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard.Carl XVI Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Carl XVI Gustaf: see Charles XVI Gustavus.Mbeki, Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa
(Encyclopedia) Mbeki, Govan 1910–2001, anti-apartheid activist, politician, and writer. Mbeki was an influential leader of the African National…Kings, books of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Kings, books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon. They are called First and Second Kings in modern Bibles, and Third and Fourth Kingdoms in the Greek versions,…Harriman, William Averell
(Encyclopedia) Harriman, William AverellHarriman, William Averellāˈvərəl [key], 1891–1986, American public official; son of E. H. Harriman. Expanding his railroad inheritance, W. Averell Harriman…Ramus, Petrus
(Encyclopedia) Ramus, PetrusRamus, Petruspēˈtrəs rāˈməs [key], or Pierre de La RaméeRamus, Petruspyĕr də lä rämāˈ [key], 1515–72, French humanist and philosopher. Attempting to break through…Fredericksburg, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Fredericksburg, battle of, in the Civil War, fought Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. In Nov., 1862, the Union general Ambrose Burnside moved his three “grand divisions” under W. B…Neville, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Neville, Charles: see Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl of.Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Dorset, Charles Sackville, 6th earl of: see Sackville, Charles.