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Brewer's: Peasants' War
(The), between 1500 and 1525. It was a frequent rising of the peasantry of Swabia, Franconia, Saxony, and other German states, in consequence of the tyranny and oppression of the nobles.…Brewer's: Peninsular War
The war carried on, under the Duke of Wellington, against the French in Portugal and Spain, between 1808 and 1812. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Trojan War
(The). The siege of Troy by the Greeks. After a siege of ten years the city was taken and burnt to the ground. The last year of the siege is the subject of Homer's Iliad; the burning of…Brewer's: Tug of War
(The), a rural sport, in which a number of men or boys, divided into two bands, lay hold of a strong rope and pull against each other till one side has tugged the other over the dividing…Brewer's: War of the Roses
(See Roses.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WardWar of the Meal-sacks A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Sinews of War
Money, which buys the sinews, and makes them act vigorously. Men will not fight without wages, and the materials of war must be paid for. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Star Wars Facts
/* /*]]>*/ Star Wars was created by George Lucas in 1977. The franchise has since grown exponentially. How well do you know Star Wars?Women in the Civil War
Are you ready to test your knowledge on the role of women during the American Civil War? From nurses and spies to soldiers and activists, women played a vital role in shaping the course of history…The Civil War Uniform
From blue to gray and many colors in between, the clothing of the Civil War soldier was often far from uniform By Catherine McNiff Confederate general uniform (Atlanta Civil War Museum, By London…Civil War Weapons
From rocks to rifles, find out how Civil War soldiers armed themselves By Catherine McNiff reenactor firing an 1858 Enfield musket Related Links Uniforms of the Civil War Civil War…Trending
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