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Hasdrubal d. 207 b.c., Carthaginian general
(Encyclopedia) Hasdrubal, d. 207 b.c., Carthaginian general; son of Hamilcar Barca. During the Second Punic War (see Punic Wars), his brother Hannibal, on leaving for Italy, made Hasdrubal commander…Camisards
(Encyclopedia) CamisardsCamisardskămˈĭsärdz, Fr. kämēsärˈ [key], Protestant peasants of the Cévennes region of France who in 1702 rebelled against the persecutions that followed the revocation (1685…Cadoudal, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Cadoudal, GeorgesCadoudal, Georgeszhôrzh käd&oomacr;dälˈ [key], 1771–1804, French royalist conspirator. A commander of the Chouans, he led the counterrevolutionists in the Vendée.…Botha, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Botha, LouisBotha, Louisbōˈtə [key], 1862–1919, South African soldier and statesman. A Boer (Afrikaner), he participated in the founding (1884) of the New Republic, which joined (1888…Videla, Jorge Rafael
(Encyclopedia) Videla, Jorge RafaelVidela, Jorge Rafaelhôrˈhā räfäĕlˈ vēdāˈlä [key], 1925–2013, Argentine general and president. Born to a military family, he graduated (1944) from the National…Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
(Encyclopedia) Bernhard of Saxe-WeimarBernhard of Saxe-Weimarsăksˈ–wīˈmär, zäksˈə-vīˈmär [key], 1604–39, Protestant general in the Thirty Years War, duke of Weimar. Under Ernst von Mansfeld and the…Spínola, António Sebastião Ribeiro de
(Encyclopedia) Spínola, António Sebastião Ribeiro deSpínola, António Sebastião Ribeiro deəntôˈny&oobreve; səbəstyouNˈ rēbĕēˈr&oobreve; dĭ spēˈn&oobreve;lə [key], 1910–96, Portuguese army…Pulaski, Casimir
(Encyclopedia) Pulaski, CasimirPulaski, Casimirkăˈsĭmēr pəlăsˈkē [key], Pol. Kazimierz PułaskiPulaski, Casimirkäzēˈmyĕsh p&oomacr;läˈskē [key], 1745–1779, Polish patriot and military commander in…Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno
(Encyclopedia) Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno, 1806–90, Texas revolutionary and politician, b. San Antonio. He was elected alderman (1829) and mayor (1833) of San Antonio, then formed a militia (1835) to…Sánchez Cerén, Salvador
(Encyclopedia) Sánchez Cerén, SalvadorSánchez Cerén, Salvadorsälvädōrˈ [key]Sánchez Cerén, Salvador, [key]Sánchez Cerén, Salvador sänˈchās [key]Sánchez Cerén, Salvador sĕrēnˈ [key], 1944–, Salvadoran…Trending
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