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Hobkirks Hill, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Hobkirks Hill, battle of: see Carolina campaign.Bemis Heights, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Bemis Heights, battle of: see Saratoga campaign.Freeman's Farm, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Freeman's Farm, battle of: see Saratoga campaign.Meade, George Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Meade, George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Cádiz, Spain. Graduated from West Point in 1835, he resigned from the army the next year and became a civil…Comey, James Brien, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Comey, James Brien, Jr., 1960–, American law enforcement official, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. William and Mary, 1982, Univ. of Chicago Law School, 1985. He was assistant U.S. attorney for…Battle above the Clouds
(Encyclopedia) Battle above the Clouds: see Chattanooga campaign.Zair
(Encyclopedia) ZairZairzāˈĭr [key], in the Bible, place, associated with Joram's campaign against Edom.Ladd, Edwin Fremont
(Encyclopedia) Ladd, Edwin Fremont, 1859–1925, American chemist and political leader, b. Somerset co., Maine. From 1890 to 1916 he was dean of the school of chemistry and pharmacy at the North Dakota…Howe, Louis McHenry
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Louis McHenry, 1871–1936, American journalist and political adviser to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He wrote about politics for several newspapers, then…Hukbalahap
(Encyclopedia) Hukbalahap (Huk)Hukbalahaph&oobreve;kˌbälähäpˈ [key], Communist-led guerrilla movement in the Philippines. It developed during World War II as a guerrilla army to fight the…Trending
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