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(Encyclopedia) Yankee, term used by Americans generally in reference to a native of New England and by non-Americans, especially the British, in reference to an American of any section. The word is…Hoffmann, Max
(Encyclopedia) Hoffmann, Max, 1869–1927, German general in World War I. A brilliant strategist, he contributed to the German victory over the Russians at Tannenberg and in 1916 became chief of staff…Balls Bluff
(Encyclopedia) Balls Bluff, hill on the south bank of the Potomac River, near Leesburg, Va. In the Civil War, Union troops who had crossed the river were severely repulsed there on Oct. 21, 1861.…Dresden
(Encyclopedia) Dresden Dresden drĕzˈdən [key], city, capital of Saxony, E central Germany, on the Elbe…Howell, John Adams
(Encyclopedia) Howell, John Adams, 1840–1918, American naval officer and inventor, b. Bath, N.Y., grad. Annapolis, 1858. He served as a lieutenant throughout the Civil War, fighting under Admiral…Hohenfriedeberg
(Encyclopedia) HohenfriedebergHohenfriedeberghōˌənfrēˈdəbərk [key], Pol. Dobromierz, town, Dolnośląskie prov., SW Poland. In 1745 it was the site of the victory of Frederick II of Prussia over the…Rodoreda, Mercè
(Encyclopedia) Rodoreda, Mercè, 1909–83, Spanish novelist writing in Catalan. Exiled for several decades in Paris and Geneva following the Spanish Civil War, Rodoreda focuses her novel Time of the…Galliffet, Gaston Alexandre Auguste, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Galliffet, Gaston Alexandre Auguste, marquis deGalliffet, Gaston Alexandre Auguste, marquis degästôNˈ älĕksäNˈdrə ōgüstˈ märkēˈ də gälēfāˈ [key], 1830–1909, French general. He served…Hazen, William Babcock
(Encyclopedia) Hazen, William Babcock, 1830–87, American general, b. West Hartford, near Hartford, Vt. In the Civil War he fought at Shiloh, Perryville, and Murfreesboro, and in the Chattanooga…Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteith
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Sir Ian Standish MonteithHamilton, Sir Ian Standish Monteithēˈən, mŏn-tēthˈ [key], 1853–1947, British general. He served in many campaigns in Asia and Africa, distinguishing…Trending
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