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Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de
(Encyclopedia) Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deTurenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deäNrēˈ də lä t&oomacr;r dōvĕrˈnyə vēkôNtˈ də tərĕnˈ [key], 1611–75, marshal of France…Madrid, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) MadridMadridmədrĭdˈ, Span. mäᵺhrēᵺˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 3,120,732), capital of Spain and of the autonomous community and prov. of Madrid, central Spain, on the Manzanares River. The…Charles X, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles X, 1757–1836, king of France (1824–30); brother of King Louis XVI and of King Louis XVIII, whom he succeeded. As comte d'Artois he headed the reactionary faction at the court…Franco, Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Franco, FranciscoFranco, Franciscofränthēsˈkō frängˈkō [key], 1892–1975, Spanish general and caudillo [leader]. He became a general at the age of 32 after commanding the Spanish…Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d ViscountCastlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d Viscountkăˈsəlrā [key], 1769–1822, British statesman, b. Ireland. Entering the Irish Parliament in 1790 and the…Patrick Henry: Foreign Wars, Civil Wars, and Indian Wars—Three Bugbears
Foreign Wars, Civil Wars, and Indian Wars—Three BugbearsPatrick HenryJune 5, 7, and 9, 1788by Patrick HenrySee also Federalist No. 4If we recollect, on last Saturday, I made some observations…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by James B. Runnion</cite>
An Appeal to Congress for Impa... My Escape from Slavery The Negro Exodus by James B. Runnion A recent sojourn in the South for a few weeks, chiefly in Louisiana and Mississippi,…David, Jacques-Louis
(Encyclopedia) David, Jacques-LouisDavid, Jacques-Louiszhäk-lwēˈ dävēdˈ [key], 1748–1825, French painter. David was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting, his…Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de la
(Encyclopedia) Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de laVérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de lapyĕr gōtyāˈ də värĕnˈ syör də lä vāräNdrēˈ [key], 1685–1749, explorer in W Canada…Federalist No. 6
No 5 No 7 Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States For the Independent Journal. Hamilton To the People of the State of…Trending
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