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Archibald S. Dobbins [SEP] conflict | Archibald S. Dobbins
Archibald S. Dobbins (1836 – circa 1869) was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War.
Early life.
Archibald Stephenson Dobbins was the son of David and Catherine Dobbins and was born on his father’s farm known as Sandy Hook near Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. Shortly after his marria... | a raid and burn the homes of suspected bushwhackers in Mound City, and Hopefield Arkansas.
By September 1863, McGehee's Company had joined with other semi-independent companies under Colonel Archibald S. Dobbins to form Dobbins 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment. McGehee's Company became Company C, and probably remained wit... | 9,400 | zeroshot-train |
Asa Betham [SEP] conflict | Asa Betham
Asa Betham (1838 – unknown) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Betham enlisted in the Navy from New York City in July 1861, and was assigned to the Union sid... | marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry. Betham was a member of the naval storming party.
Medal of Honor citation.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Coxswain Asa Betham, United... | 9,401 | zeroshot-train |
Bakr Sidqi [SEP] conflict | He later attended the British Staff College and was considered one of Iraq's most competent officers. He lectured in the military school and achieved the rank of colonel in 1928 and brigadier general in 1933.
In August 1933, Sidqi ordered the Royal Iraqi Army to march to the north to crush so-called 'militant Assyrian ... | Bakr Sidqi
Bakr Sidqi al-Askari () was an Iraqi general of Kurdish origin, born in 1890 in Kirkuk and assassinated on August 12, 1937, at Mosul.
Early life.
Bakr Sidqi was born to Kurdish family in ‘Askar, a Kurdish village or in Kirkuk'. He had purposefully exploited his birthplace according to political necessities. ... | 9,402 | zeroshot-train |
Battle of Topáter [SEP] conflict | Battle of Topáter
The Battle of Calama or Battle of Topáter was fought on March 23, 1879 between Chile and Bolivia, and was the first battle of the War of the Pacific.
The Chileans were taking possession of the Antofagasta (Litoral) province, at that time a part of Bolivia. The Bolivian troops, quite few in number, dec... | Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos
- Battle of Santiago
- Battle of Tarapacá
- Battle of the Maule
- Battle of Topáter
- Battle of Tucapel
- Battle of Yungay
- Batuco
- Beagle Channel
- Beagle Channel Arbitration
- Beagle Channel cartography since 1881
- Beagle conflict
- Beatriz Allende
- Beatriz Marinello
- Beer in Ch... | 9,403 | zeroshot-train |
Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny [SEP] conflict | Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny (11 February 1928 – 30 May 1951) was a French Army officer, who fought during World War II and the First Indochina War. Bernard de Lattre received several medals during his military career, including the Médaille militaire. He was killed in action at the age o... | Indochina".
External links.
- Promotion Lieutenant Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny (emia.delattre.free.fr)
- Biography of Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny (Soldats de France.fr) | 9,404 | zeroshot-train |
Bolesław Mołojec [SEP] conflict | Bolesław Mołojec
Bolesław Mołojec (; 9 February 1909, Henryków, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County – 29 or 31 December 1942, Warsaw), known under "noms de guerre" "Edward" and "Długi", was a Polish communist activist and commander of International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. He served in the leadership of the Commun... | and directed to the Comintern training school as a leader of the 'initiative group' formed to re-establish the Communist movement in Poland. On 27 December 1941 he parachuted into Poland. In the troika that formed and led the PPR (with Marceli Nowotko and Bolesław Mołojec), he provided intellectual and ideological supp... | 9,405 | zeroshot-train |
Bruno Wende [SEP] conflict | Bruno Wende
Bruno Wende (April 17, 1859 – December 27, 1929) was a private serving in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Wende was born April 17, 1859 in Germany and after immigrating to the United States, entered the army from Canton, Ohio. He... | the Taipei Metro in Taiwan
- Wende–Bauckus syndrome or Pegum syndrome, a medical condition
- Wende horn, a runic symbol
- "Wende" (album), a 1976 Ran Blake recording
People.
- Wende (singer) or Wende Snijders (born 1978), Dutch singer
- Empress Wende or Empress Zhangsun, (601–636), of the Tang dynasty China
- Bruno Wen... | 9,406 | zeroshot-train |
Byron P. Howlett [SEP] conflict | Byron P. Howlett
Byron P. Howlett was an officer in the Vietnam War. As commander of the 498th Medical Company, 55th Medical Group, 44th Medical Brigade he was instrumental in the Medivac of wounded soldiers.
Early life.
Byron was born on 01 July 1929 in Charleston, Missouri. His family moved to Monticello, Arkansas wh... | and the original wounded from the 101st Airborne Division.
Bibliography.
- Notes
- References
External links.
- Interview with Byron P. Howlett Jr., February 22, 2011. University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Oral History Collection, UA 15.01, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special... | 9,407 | zeroshot-train |
Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac [SEP] conflict | Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac
Prince Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac (February 16, 1832 – November 15, 1913) was a French nobleman who served with the Confederates in the American Civil War, living on to become the last surviving Confederate major-general.
After service in the French army in the... | and neo-Latin poet
- Jules de Polignac (1746–1817), became the first Duke of Polignac
- Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac (1749–1793), wife of the first Duke of Polignac
- Jules, prince de Polignac (1780–1847), promulgator of the July Ordinances
- Alphonse de Polignac (1826–1863), French mathematician and nu... | 9,408 | zeroshot-train |
Carl Gustaf Wrangel [SEP] conflict | the summer of 1673)
- Eleonora Sophia Wrangel (born 31 August 1651 in Wolgast, married to Ernst Ludwig Freiherr von Putbus on 7 April 1678)
- Augusta Aurora Wrangel (born 15 January 1658 in just conquered Frederiksodde, died unmarried and without issue on 27 January 1699)
Biography Under Christina.
At the age of twenty... | Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Carl Gustaf Wrangel (also Carl Gustav Wrangel; 23 December 1613 – 5 July 1676) was a Swedish statesman and military commander who commanded the Swedish forces in the Thirty Years', Torstenson, Bremen, Second Northern and Scanian wars.
A Baltic German, he held the ranks of a field marshal, commander-... | 9,409 | zeroshot-train |
Charles Preston [SEP] conflict | Charles Preston
Sir Charles Preston, 5th Baronet ("c." 1735 - 23 March 1800) was a British Major who was stationed in Canada during the American Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War.
He was ordered by Gen. Guy Carleton to delay the American advance on Montreal, and Quebec. He was in command of 662 men of the 26th Regim... | . He wanted to consult Davenant at Salisbury about the 'Appello Csesarem' of Richard Montagu, on which Buckingham had asked his judgment. From Salisbury he went on to Dorchester, and thence to Plymouth, where Charles and Buckingham were.
When the news reached Plymouth of the disaster at Rochelle (on the 15/16 Sep 1625,... | 9,410 | zeroshot-train |
Charles W. Rundle [SEP] conflict | Charles W. Rundle
Charles W. Rundle (December 14, 1842 – July 11, 1924) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg.
He was born in Kentucky and fought on the side of the Union du... | - Private Charles Earl Bowles, Company B - post-Civil War western stagecoach robber known as "Black Bart"
- Sergeant Martin K. Davis, Company H - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Captain Nicholas Geschwind, Company F - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Vicksburg, May 22, 1863
- Priv... | 9,411 | zeroshot-train |
David H. Helms [SEP] conflict | David H. Helms
David H. Helms (1838 – 1921) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Helms joined the army from Indiana in August 1862, and was discharged in June 1865.
Union assault.
On May 22, 1863, General Ulys... | to 28 JAN 1923
- MG Baird H. Markham 28 JAN 1923 to 30 JUN 1925
- MG Charles F. Barrett 1 JUL 1925 to 19 SEP 1939
- BG Louis A. Ledbetter 20 SEP 1939 to 13 SEP 1940
- MG George A. Davis 14 SEP 1940 to 6 MAY 1947
- MG Roy W. Kenny 7 MAY 1947 to 7 MAR 1965
- MG LaVern E. Weber 8 MAR 1965 to 30 SEP 1971
- MG David C. Matt... | 9,412 | zeroshot-train |
Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg [SEP] conflict | Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg
Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg (22 October 1763 – 20 January 1834) was the fifth son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and a Habsburg Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. As a high-ranking nobleman, he sta... | Siege of Condé (1793)
The Siege of Condé (8 April – 12 July 1793) saw a force made up of Habsburg Austrians and French Royalists commanded by Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg lay siege to a Republican French garrison led by Jean Nestor de Chancel. After a blockade lasting about three months the French s... | 9,413 | zeroshot-train |
Durbin Ward [SEP] conflict | Durbin Ward
Jesse Durbin Ward (February 11, 1819 – May 22, 1886) was an Ohio lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher, and American Civil War officer.
Early life and career.
Ward was born in Augusta, Kentucky. His mother, Rebecca Patterson, named him in honor of the Rev. John Price Durbin (1800–1876), a noted Methodist ... | Michael D. Ward
Michael Don Ward (born August 24, 1948) is an American political scientist and academic. He is professor emeritus of political science at Duke University, an affiliate of the Duke Network Analysis Center, and the principal investigator at Ward Lab, a website that creates conflict predictions using Bayes... | 9,414 | zeroshot-train |
Elisha Johns [SEP] conflict | Elisha Johns
Elisha Johns (August 25, 1837 – June 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. The surname is sometimes spelled Jones.
Johns joined the 113th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was mustere... | , by Michael Johns, "Policy Review", Summer 1988.
Further reading.
- Amare Tekle, "The Determinants of the Foreign Policy of Revolutionary Ethiopia", "Journal of Modern African Studies", Vol. 27, No. 3 (Sep., 1989), pp. 479–502
- Orobola Fasehun, "Nigeria and the Ethiopia-Somalia Conflict: A Case Study of Continuity in... | 9,415 | zeroshot-train |
Emiliano Zapata [SEP] conflict | Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called "Zapatismo".
Zapata was born in the rural village of Anenecuilco in Morelos Sta... | Madero, Pancho Villa and Pascual Orozco besieged the city of Ciudad Juárez, and the state of Morelos, where Emiliano Zapata led an armed agrarian uprising.
By early March Zapata became concerned that if he did not control the main urban centers in Morelos before Madero began negotiations with Díaz, the demands of his m... | 9,416 | zeroshot-train |
Erich Hohagen [SEP] conflict | Erich Hohagen
Erich Hohagen (9 January 1915 – 8 March 1990) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
During his career Hohagen accumulated several thousand hours of flying time on over 60 differen... | 574. Eric Ravilious
575. Eric Schwarzkopf
576. Eric Sykes
577. Eric W. Harris
578. Eric William Wright
579. Eric Williams (writer)
580. Erich Abraham
581. Erich Albrecht
582. Erich Bey
583. Erich Brandenberger
584. Erich Bärenfänger
585. Erich Dethleffsen
586. Erich Fellgiebel
587. Erich Fronhöfer
588. Erich Gimpel
589... | 9,417 | zeroshot-train |
Ernst John von Freyend [SEP] conflict | Ernst John von Freyend
Ernst John von Freyend (25 March 1909– 24 March 1980) was a German Oberkommando der Wehrmacht officer who served during World War II as the adjutant to Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. He is notable for unwittingly helping to place the 20 July plot bomb that was intended to kill Adolf Hitler.
Biogra... | Schmidt.
- Erich Gerberding as Ernst Busch.
- Ralf Böhmke as Adolf Hamann.
- Wilfried Ortmann as Friedrich Olbricht.
- Hans-Edgar Stecher as Werner von Haeften.
- Werner Wieland as Ludwig Beck.
- Otto Dierichs as Erwin von Witzleben.
- Paul Berndt as Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (III)/Arthur Axmann (IV-V).
- Max Bernha... | 9,418 | zeroshot-train |
Ernst Kirchweger [SEP] conflict | Ernst Kirchweger
Ernst Kirchweger (January 12, 1898 – April 2, 1965 in Vienna) was the first person to die as a result of political conflict in Austria's Second Republic.
From 1916 to 1918, Ernst Kirchweger participated in World War I as a sailor in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Afterwards, he fought on the side of the Re... | Kirchweger
Kirchweger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Heinrich Kirchweger (1809–1899), German railway engineer
- Kirchweger condenser, a device to preheat feedwater in a steam locomotive using the exhaust steam from the engine
- Ernst Kirchweger (1898–1965), Nazi concentration camp survi... | 9,419 | zeroshot-train |
Evander Shapard [SEP] conflict | Evander Shapard
Lieutenant Evander Shapard was a World War I flying ace from the United States serving in the Royal Air Force and credited with six aerial victories.
Biography.
The son of Lula (Holtzclaw) and Thomas Lipscomb Shapard, Evander Shapard was promoted to temporary 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) on 5 January 1... | Reed,
Earl Frederick Crabb,
future Air Chief Marshal James Robb,
Evander Shapard,
Herbert Good,
and future Air Marshal Arthur Coningham.
Operational history Second World War.
Following the outbreak of the Second World War, No. 92 Squadron reformed on 10 October 1939 at RAF Tangmere, West Sussex. Initially it flew Brist... | 9,420 | zeroshot-train |
Flaminio Avet [SEP] conflict | Flaminio Avet
Flaminio Avet was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Although born in Nice, France, he served in the Italian military as Italy entered World War I. After a transfer from Lancers to aviation, he trained as a pilot. He began his aerial combat career on 27 November 1918, and would... | Resch, and Flaminio Avet in staking claims for an enemy two-seater and two fighters; Eleuteri was credited with two victories.
Eleuteri would go on to fly 151 combat sorties and would engage the Austro-Hungarian enemy 26 times. He had seven of his eight combat claims confirmed, usually in conjunction with Bocchese and ... | 9,421 | zeroshot-train |
Franz Dörr [SEP] conflict | Franz Dörr
Franz Dörr (10 February 1913 – 13 October 1972) was a German fighter ace during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. During World War II Franz Dörr was credited with 128 victories in over 437 combat missions. All but six of his victories were claimed over the Ea... | Böhme
687. Franz Bürkl
688. Franz Buchner
689. Franz Burri
690. Franz Bäke
691. Franz Dörr
692. Franz Duhne
693. Franz Eisenach
694. Franz Gürtner
695. Franz Griesbach
696. Franz Halder
697. Franz Hayler
698. Franz Hofer
699. Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
700. Franz Jägerstätter
701. Franz Kaufmann
702. Fran... | 9,422 | zeroshot-train |
Franz Lahner [SEP] conflict | Franz Lahner
Feldwebel Franz Lahner was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. | Josef Lahner
Josef Lahner is an Austrian para-alpine skier. His guide is Franz Erharter.
Lahner won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. Lahner and Erharter competed in all five events but were disqualified in the Super-G and Super combined events as they missed the l... | 9,423 | zeroshot-train |
Franz Pöschl [SEP] conflict | Franz Pöschl
Franz Pöschl (2 November 1917 – 25 January 2011) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations.
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 19... | - Hans Brandner
- Hermann Buhl
- Mirko Eichhorn
- Franz Graßl
- Judith Graßl
- Matej Juhart
- Manuel Machata
- Anton Palzer
- Franz Pöschl | 9,424 | zeroshot-train |
Frederick Ernest Appleyard [SEP] conflict | Frederick Ernest Appleyard
Frederick Ernest Appleyard (6 June 1829 – 4 April 1911) was a British Army commander who served in numerous Victorian Era military campaigns including the Crimean War and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He rose to the rank of major-general during his career.
Appleyard was born on 6 June 1829 in ... | was an English cricketer
- Fred Appleyard, was a British landscape artist
- Major Frederick Ernest Appleyard, was a British Army commander
- Major John Geoffrey Appleyard, was a British Special Air Service (SAS) officer
- Ian Appleyard, a British alpine skier, rally driver and ornithologist
- José Luis Appleyard, was a... | 9,425 | zeroshot-train |
George Colborne Nugent [SEP] conflict | George Colborne Nugent
Brigadier-General George Colborne Nugent, (1864–1915) was a British Army officer who served on the staff during the Second Boer War, was closely involved in training the Territorial Force, and was killed in action in the Great War.
Early life.
George Colborne was born on 22 February 1864, the eld... | George Nugent
George Nugent may refer to:
- Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet (1757–1849), British Field Marshal and Governor of Jamaica, MP for Buckingham and Aylesbury
- George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath (1760–1814), Lord Delvin, Irish MP for Fore
- George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath (1785–1871), Irish peer
- G... | 9,426 | zeroshot-train |
George E. Meach [SEP] conflict | George E. Meach
George E. Meach (1844 – March 21, 1873) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Opequon more commonly called the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864.
Meach enlisted in the Army from New York in Novem... | Honor citation.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Farrier George E. Meach, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 September 1864, while serving with Company I, 6th New York Cavalry, in action at Winchester, Virginia, f... | 9,427 | zeroshot-train |
George E. Read [SEP] conflict | George E. Read
George E. Read (1838–1910) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Read was born Rhode Island in 1838. On June 19, 1864 he was serving as a Seaman on the sloop of war when she sank the commerce raider off Cherbourg, France. He w... | Read family of Delaware
The Read family of Delaware were a prominent political family in the 18th and 19th centuries in Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It was founded by John Read, a wealthy Englishman who was one of the founders of Chestertown, Maryland.
Family Members.
- John Read (1688- June 17, 1756), m. Mar... | 9,428 | zeroshot-train |
George Ernest [SEP] conflict | George Ernest
George Ernest (November 20, 1921 – June 25, 2009) was an American actor and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) combat photographer/cameraman during World War II. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1930 and 1942.
Early life.
He was born George Ruud Hjorth to a Norwegian mother and Danish father. The... | Heber Howe, b. 09 Apr 1846, d. 06 Jun 1924
- Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe, b. 1848, d. 02 Jun 1860
- Julia Amory Howe, b. 31 Jan 1850, d. 22 Jun 1850
- Elizabeth Marshall Howe, b. 12 May 1851, d. 1904, married George Pomeroy Allen
- Frank Perley Howe, b. 19 Sep 1853, d. 24 Aug 1922
- Alfred Leighton Howe, b. 4 Apr 1854, d.... | 9,429 | zeroshot-train |
George H. Littlefield [SEP] conflict | George H. Littlefield
George H. Littlefield (May 2, 1842 – December 25, 1919) was a corporal in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.
Medal of Honor citation.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 1st Maine Veteran Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Fisher, Va., M... | died on December 21, 1893, at his home in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He is interred at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island.
Family life.
Littlefield was the son of John and Deborah (Himes) Littlefield. On February 9, 1853 Littlefield married Rebecca Jane Northrup. They had four children: Ebenezer N. Littlef... | 9,430 | zeroshot-train |
George Hollat [SEP] conflict | George Hollat
George Hollat (born 1846, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
Born in 1846, Hollat was living in New York when he joined the Na... | " received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the battle: Seaman Thomas Bourne, Landsman Amos Bradley, Captain of the Forecastle John Greene, Third Class Boy George Hollat, Seaman William Martin, Quartermaster John McGowan, Coxswain William McKnight, and Second Class Boy Oscar E. Peck.
Civil War service "Varun... | 9,431 | zeroshot-train |
George Juskalian [SEP] conflict | George Juskalian
George Juskalian (; June 7, 1914 – July 4, 2010) was a decorated member of the United States Army who served for over three decades and fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Following graduation from Boston University, Juskalian entered the army as a second lieutenant in June 1936... | to serve in the United States Army. His awards include two Combat Infantryman Badges, two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, four Bronze Stars and the Air Medal. He received the Nerses Shnorali Medal from the Catholicos of All Armenians in 1988. The post office in his home town of Centreville, Virginia, has been named ... | 9,432 | zeroshot-train |
Hans Kummetz [SEP] conflict | Hans Kummetz
Oberleutnant Hans Kummetz was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.
Biography.
Hans Kummetz was born on 29 April 1890 in Illowo, then part of the German Empire but now in Poland. His early military career is unknown, including any pilot training or early aviation service. However, ... | reassumed command, which he would hold until his death. He shot down a Sopwith Camel over Villamata for his seventh victory.
On 1 January 1918, Kummetz claimed another Sopwith Camel, but the claim was unconfirmed. On 11 January 1918, Hans Kummetz clashed with Camels from No. 66 Squadron RAF over Conegliano, Italy. He w... | 9,433 | zeroshot-train |
Heinz-Georg Lemm [SEP] conflict | Heinz-Georg Lemm
Heinz-Georg Lemm (1 June 1919 – 17 November 1994) was a German soldier who fought in the 12th Infantry Division during World War II and later served in the Bundeswehr, the post-war West German armed forces. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knigh... | Lemm
Lemm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Heinz-Georg Lemm (1919–1994), German soldier
- Oscar Lemm (1856–1918), Russian Egyptologist and Coptologist
- Romano Lemm (born 1984), Swiss ice hockey player
- Vanessa Lemm, Australian philosopher and academic
- Wally Lemm (1919–1988), American footbal... | 9,434 | zeroshot-train |
Henry W. Barry [SEP] conflict | Henry W. Barry
Henry W. Barry (April 1840 – June 7, 1875) was a Union army officer during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. He commanded a regiment of United States Colored Troops. After the war, he became an attorney and politician.
Born in New York, Barry moved to Kentucky as a yo... | . Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg
- "Gently Rapping" (1977) Galaxy, Sep
- "Knock, and See What Enters" (1977) Fantastic, Dec
- "Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose" (1978) F&SF, Mar
- "If Damon Comes" (1978) The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VI, ed. Gerald W. Page
- "Caesar, Now Be Still" (1978) F&SF, Sep
- "Vie... | 9,435 | zeroshot-train |
Henry Wilkens [SEP] conflict | Henry Wilkens
Henry Wilkens or Wilkins (1855 – August 2, 1895) was a German-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 2nd U.S. Cavalry during the Nez Perce War. In the summer of 1877, he received the Medal of Honor for two separate engagements, Little Muddy Creek and Camas Meadows, against Lame Deer and the Nez... | Wilkens
Wilkens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer
- Carl Wilkens (born c. 1957), American involved in genocide rescue efforts
- Elmer Wilkens (1901–1967), American football player who played in the National Football League
- Henry Wilkens (1855–1895),... | 9,436 | zeroshot-train |
Herman Pfisterer [SEP] conflict | Herman Pfisterer
Herman Pfisterer (April 1, 1866 – August 6, 1905) was a musician serving in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Pfisterer was born April 1, 1866 in Brooklyn, New York and entered the army from New York City, New York. He was sen... | Pfisterer
Pfisterer is surname of:
- Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer (born 1946, Geneva), Swiss drummer and keyboardist
- Herman Pfisterer (1866–1905), musician serving in the United States Army | 9,437 | zeroshot-train |
Hermann Langbein [SEP] conflict | Hermann Langbein
Hermann Langbein (18 May 1912 in Vienna, Austria – 24 October 1995 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian who fought in the Spanish Civil War with the International Brigades for the Spanish Republicans against the Nationalists under Francisco Franco. He was interned in France after the end of the Spanish ... | year in Linz. Moreover, Langbein belonged to the Museum Council of the Auschwitz-Birkenau and worked on the redesign of the exhibition.
The author and writer Kurt Langbein is his son.
Works.
He wrote several books about his experiences in the camps. The most important and influential is:
- "People in Auschwitz." Tranl.... | 9,438 | zeroshot-train |
Horace Ellis [SEP] conflict | Horace Ellis
Horace Ellis (May 23, 1843 – June 27, 1867) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Globe Tavern.
Ellis was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He joined the 7th Wisconsin Infantry from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in July 18... | Parachute Brigade. Lt Gen Hugh Stockwell commanded the corps during 'Musketeer.'
General Officers Commanding.
Commanders have included:
- 1 October 1901 – 31 December 1904 General Sir Evelyn Wood
- Aug 1914 Lieutenant-General James Grierson
- Aug–Dec 1914 Lieutenant-General Horace Smith-Dorrien
- Jan 1915 – May 1916 Li... | 9,439 | zeroshot-train |
Ioannis Kolettis [SEP] conflict | Ioannis Kolettis
Ioannis Kolettis (; 1773/4 – September 17, 1847) was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister.
Early life.
Kolettis was of Aroman... | into conflict with the executive body when they were excluded from most government posts after the elections of 3 October 1824. Prominent persons from both sides proposed negotiations and the convening of a new National Assembly, but most members of the executive (especially Papaflessas and Ioannis Kolettis) wished the... | 9,440 | zeroshot-train |
Jacob Ammen [SEP] conflict | Jacob Ammen
Jacob Ammen (January 7, 1806 – February 6, 1894) was a college professor, civil engineer, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His younger brother, Daniel Ammen, was an admiral in the United States Navy.
Early life and career.
Ammen was born in Fincastle, Virginia, but at a young a... | Brigadier General Jacob Ammen and Second and Third Commands of Colonel Daniel Cameron.
On November 20, 1862, Colonel Daniel Cameron, who had been in brief command of the camp earlier in the year, and had been among the parolees, again took command of the camp.
On January 6, 1863, the Union Army ordered Brigadier Genera... | 9,441 | zeroshot-train |
James Buck [SEP] conflict | James Buck
James Buck (1808 – November 1, 1865) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient and a sailor in the United States Navy.
Biography.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Buck joined the Navy in 1852 as an Acting Master's Mate and he was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Quartermaster under General Order 11, date... | Tilney Stonex (b. 1855)
- Canon Francis Stonex (b. 28 Sep 1857)
- Edward Claude Stonex (b. 22 Dec 1858)
- Edith Bassett Stonex (b. 4 Jan 1860)
- Alfred Herbert Stonex (1862 - 1863)
- Blanche Lillian Stonex (b. 1863)
He studied organ under James Harcourt at St Peter Mancroft, and then was apprenticed to Zechariah Buck a... | 9,442 | zeroshot-train |
James E. Croft [SEP] conflict | James E. Croft
James E. Croft (November 13, 1833 – May 26, 1914) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Allatoona.
Croft was born in England November 13, 1833. He joined the 12th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery from Janesville... | Tom Anderson (fiddler)
Tom (Tammy) Anderson MBE (1910–1991) was a Scottish fiddler, teacher, composer and collector of traditional tunes. He has been described as "...the most prominent personality in the entire history of Shetland fiddling."
Early life.
Born on 29 August 1910 on the "Moorfield" croft at Eshaness, Shet... | 9,443 | zeroshot-train |
James H. Morgan [SEP] conflict | James H. Morgan
James H. Morgan (1840 – April 6, 1877) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Born in 1840 in New York, Morgan's birth name was James H. Creevey. He joined the Navy from... | - Sep 1942
- Instructor Commander A H Miles OBE (later Instructor Captain, CBE) May 1946 - Jan 1951
- Instructor Commander A J Bellamy OBE (later Instructor Rear Admiral, CB) Jan 1951 - Apr 1954
- Instructor Captain B J Morgan (later Instructor Rear Admiral, CB) Apr 1954 - Apr 1959
- Instructor Captain D E Mannering Ap... | 9,444 | zeroshot-train |
James Lloyd Findlay [SEP] conflict | James Lloyd Findlay
Air Commodore James Lloyd Findlay (6 October 1895 – 17 March 1983) was a New Zealand soldier and air force officer who served in both World Wars.
Early life and family.
Findlay was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1895, the second son of Sir John Findlay, and was educated at Wellington College.
Fi... | James Findlay
James Findlay may refer to:
Politicians.
- James Findlay (MP) (1833–1923), Canadian Member of Parliament
- James Findlay (Vancouver mayor) (1854–1924), Canadian politician
- James Findlay (Cincinnati mayor) (1770–1835), mayor of Cincinnati; member of United States Congress
Others.
- James Findlay (swimmer... | 9,445 | zeroshot-train |
James Lorraine Geddes [SEP] conflict | James Lorraine Geddes
James Lorraine Geddes (March 19, 1827 – February 21, 1887) was a soldier in India, a brigade commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, college administrator and professor, and military songwriter.
Biography.
Geddes was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. In his boyhood he was taken to C... | James Geddes
James Geddes may refer to:
- James Geddes (engineer) (1763–1838), American engineer, surveyor, New York State legislator and U.S. Congressman
- James Geddes (Louisville and Nashville Railroad), namesake of James Geddes Engine Company No. 6, Nashville, Tennessee
- James Davidson Geddes (c. 1844–1895), Canad... | 9,446 | zeroshot-train |
James Machon [SEP] conflict | James Machon
James Machon (born 1848) was a cabin boy in the United States Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Medal of Honor citation.
Rank and organization: Boy, U.S. Navy.
Born: 1848, England. Accredited to: New York.
G.O. No 45, December 31, 1864.
Cit... | Machon (disambiguation)
Machon was a Greek playwright of the 3rd century BC.
Machon may also refer to:
- People
- Annie Machon (born 1968), British MI5 intelligence officer and whistle-blower
- Francisco Machón Vilanova (), Salvadorean novelist
- Franz Machon (1918after 1945), German submariner
- James Machon (1848afte... | 9,447 | zeroshot-train |
James Melville Babington [SEP] conflict | James Melville Babington
Lieutenant General Sir James Melville Babington (31 July 1854 – 15 June 1936) was a British Army officer and a renowned leader of cavalry, making a name for himself for his actions in the Second Boer War. He was Commander of the New Zealand Defence Force and one of the most respected British ge... | by the Beatles to depict the fictional "Sgt. Pepper" for the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in 1967.
Biography.
Babington was born in Scotland at Hanley House, Corstorphine, on 31 July 1854 to William Babington (1826–1913) and Augusta Mary Melville (1832–1913), daughter of James Moncrieff Melville, write... | 9,448 | zeroshot-train |
James Monroe Deems [SEP] conflict | James Monroe Deems
James Monroe Deems (1818–1901) was an American composer and music educator from Baltimore, Maryland, as well as a distinguished Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He served as lieutenant colonel of the 1st Maryland Cavalry. On July 26, 1866 President Andrew Johnson nominated Deems for ... | Deems
Deems is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Barrett Deems (1914–1998), American jazz drummer
- Charles Deems (1820–1893), American Christian clergyman
- James Monroe Deems (1818–1901), American composer and music educator
See also.
- Deem | 9,449 | zeroshot-train |
James Patton Brownlow [SEP] conflict | James Patton Brownlow
James Patton Brownlow (December 17, 1842–April 26, 1879) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Brownlow was the son of East Tennessee Unionist preacher, newspaper publisher and editor, Governor of Tennessee and U.S. Senator "Parson" William G. Brownlow. James P. Brownlow served i... | Fourth and Gill) which for years was known as "Brownlow." Brownlow Elementary School, which served this neighborhood from 1913 to 1995, still stands, and has been converted into urban lofts.
The Brownlows' younger son, James Patton Brownlow (1842–1879), was also a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War, though ... | 9,450 | zeroshot-train |
James Victor Gascoyne [SEP] conflict | James Victor Gascoyne
Lieutenant James Victor Gascoyne (25 May 1892 – 1976) was an English World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
In 2018 a website was created containing photographs, flying records, other RFC/RAF documents and audio interviews conducted by the Imperial War Museum . http://www.ww1f... | 1943 he was promoted to flight lieutenant, and on 1 January 1944 received a mention in despatches.
Gascoyne died in Taunton Deane, Somerset, in 1976.
Citation for Distinguished Flying Cross.
2nd Lieut. James Victor Gascoyne.
During the months of October and November this officer has accounted for five enemy machines, a... | 9,451 | zeroshot-train |
Jean de Clermont [SEP] conflict | Jean de Clermont
Jean de Clermont (d. 19 September 1356), Lord of Chantilly and of Beaumont, was a Marshal of France (1352) who was killed fighting in the Hundred Years' War at the Battle of Poitiers.
Jean de Clermont served under the Count of Eu in 1340 during the campaigns in Hainault and Flanders. The following yea... | on 3 February 1357, with the consequence being the promulgation of a great edict of reform. John the Good forbade its being put into effect, whereupon a conflict ensued between Marcel and the dauphin, Marcel endeavoring to set up Charles the Bad, King of Navarre, in opposition to John. The Estates General assembled aga... | 9,452 | zeroshot-train |
Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude [SEP] conflict | Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude
Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude was a French veteran of the Algerian War (1954–62), former member of the OAS' Delta commando, a nationalist terrorist group. He then became the informant of police officer Lucien Aimé-Blanc, former vice chief of staff of the "Antigang" brigade and of the Narcotics b... | of the GAL in 1979.
- Pierre Goldman, killed by Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude
- Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neofascist
- Jean Pierre Cherid, former Organisation armée secrète member, Batallón Vasco Español and GAL
Books.
- "Dirty War, Clean Hands -- ETA, the GAL and Spanish Democracy" by Paddy Woodworth -
- "Garzón -- L... | 9,453 | zeroshot-train |
Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck [SEP] conflict | Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck
Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck (24 March 1768 – 22 October 1840) commanded a cavalry division in the army of the Austrian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.
Career.
Johann Nepomuk was born on 24 March 1768 in Prague, the ninth child of Count Franz Anton von Nostitz-Rieneck (1725-1... | Nostitz family
The Nostitz family is an old and important Silesian aristocratic family, named after Nostitz in Saxony, with a history dating back to 1280.
Notable members of the family have included:
- Franz Anton Nostitz-Rieneck (1725–1794), Bohemian nobleman and patron
- Friedrich Moritz von Nostitz-Rieneck (1728–17... | 9,454 | zeroshot-train |
John Aaron Rawlins [SEP] conflict | John Aaron Rawlins
John Aaron Rawlins (February 13, 1831 September 6, 1869) was a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a cabinet officer in the Grant administration. A longtime confidant of Ulysses S. Grant, Rawlins served on Grant's staff throughout the war, rising to the rank of brevet ... | Statue of John Aaron Rawlins
The statue of John Aaron Rawlins, a United States Army general who served during the Civil War and later as Secretary of War, is a focal point of Rawlins Park, a small public park in Washington, D.C.'s Foggy Bottom neighborhood. It was installed in 1874, but relocated several times between ... | 9,455 | zeroshot-train |
John Arnold Austin [SEP] conflict | John Arnold Austin
John Arnold Austin (30 August 1905 – 7 December 1941) was a United States Navy sailor in World War II, who received the Navy Cross (awarded posthumously) for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Naval service.
Austin was born in Warrior, Alabama. He enlisted in the United States Na... | 9. Capt Ivan L. Corzine - Oct 1947
10. Major Donald H. Higgins - 05 Nov 1947
11. Major Sewal Y. Austin - Feb 1948
12. Capt James A. Ward - Sep 1948
13. Capt Lewis R. Meek - Dec 1948
14. Capt John Welch - Aug 1949
15. Capt James Hislopby - Sep 1949
16. Major Charles F Himes - Apr 1950
17. Capt Charles F. Hobart - 28 Jul... | 9,456 | zeroshot-train |
John Blair Smith Todd [SEP] conflict | John Blair Smith Todd
John Blair Smith Todd (April 4, 1814 – January 5, 1872) was a Delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life, education, and family.
Todd was born in Lexington, Kentucky to John and Elizabeth (S... | John Todd
John Todd may refer to:
- John Todd (British biologist), British biologist working on diabetes mellitus
- John Todd (businessman) (1927–2015), New Zealand businessman
- John Todd (Virginia) (1750–1782), early Virginia official, Kentucky soldier, and great-uncle of Mary Todd Lincoln
- John Todd (author) (1800–... | 9,457 | zeroshot-train |
John Deseronto [SEP] conflict | John Deseronto
Captain John Deserontyon (alt. Captain John, Deseronto, (Odeserundiye)), U.E.L (c. 1740s - 1811) was a prominent Mohawk war chief allied with the British during the American Revolutionary War. He led his people to Upper Canada after the war, settling on land granted by the Crown at the Bay of Quinte in p... | this war he sided with the British and the loyalist Johnson family. He accompanied Guy Johnson when he left for Canada in the summer of 1775. Deseronto went back to the Mohawk valley the following year and met with Sir John Johnson. In May 1776, he again met with Sir John Johnson and helped him escape to Montreal.
In J... | 9,458 | zeroshot-train |
John Essebagger, Jr. [SEP] conflict | John Essebagger Jr.
John Essebagger Jr. (October 29, 1928 – April 25, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 25, 1951.
Essebagger joined the Army from his birthplace in 1950. He is buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland... | (28 May 1944), Medal of Honor recipient
- John Essebagger, Jr. (25 April 1951) Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles L. Gilliland (25 April 1951) Medal of Honor recipient
- Clair Goodblood (24 & 25 April 1951) Medal of Honor recipient
- John S. Guthrie, Major General
- Harold K. Johnson, General, Army Chief of Staff, 1964... | 9,459 | zeroshot-train |
John Gee Clark [SEP] conflict | John Gee Clark
John Gee Clark served in the California legislature and during World War I he served in the United States Army. | John C. 05 Jul 1988 – 08 Sep 1990
Colonel MEGONIGAL, Walter F. 09 Sep 1990 – 11 Jul 1992
Colonel GEE, David M. 12 Jul 1992 – 10 Nov 1993
Lieutenant Colonel BAIRLEY, Kenneth J. 11 Nov 1993 – 03 Apr 1994
Colonel WILLIAMS, Leo V. 04 Apr 1994 – 24 Jun 1994
Colonel WELLS, David M. 24 Jun 1994 – 22 Jun 1996
Colonel CLEMMER, ... | 9,460 | zeroshot-train |
John Gilbert Newton Brown [SEP] conflict | John Gilbert Newton Brown
Sir John Gilbert Newton Brown CBE (7 July 1916 – 3 March 2003) was Publisher of the Oxford University Press and has been credited as one of the great leaders of British publishing throughout its post World War II recovery.
He was born on 7 July 1916 and was educated at Lancing College and Hert... | M.P., Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
United Kingdom Knight Bachelor.
- William Wilkinson Addison, D.L., Chairman of Council, The Magistrates' Association.
- Alexander Sandor Alexander, Chairman, Imperial Foods Ltd. For services to the food industry.
- Ralph Ellis Brook, C.M.G., O.B.E., ... | 9,461 | zeroshot-train |
John Macdonell [SEP] conflict | John Macdonell
Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was an aide-de-camp to British Major General Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812, dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights.
Life.
He was born on 19 April 1785 in Scotland near Aberchalder and came to Canada when he was s... | That" at Conservatorium of Music
- 7 Jun 1939 "Baisers Perdus"
- 8 Jul 1939 "There Is No Armour" (by Lynn Foster of Sydney)
- 22 Jul 1939 "Shall I Go to Tanganyika" by A. G. Macdonell (prod. Eric Scott)
- 5 Aug 1939 "Dear Octopus"
- 27 Aug 1939 "Daybreak" by Tasmanian writer Catherine Shepherd
- 2 Sep 1939 "French With... | 9,462 | zeroshot-train |
John P. Erickson [SEP] conflict | John P. Erickson
John P. Erickson (June 30, 1825 – August 2, 1907) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Wilmington Campaign.
Born in 1825 in Sweden, Erickson immigrated to the U.S. and was living in Br... | ". Patel I, West SK. "Community Eye Health". 2007 Sep;20(63):40–1
- "Tolerance to prism induced by readymade spectacles" du Toit R, Ramke J, Brian G "Optom Vis Sci." 2007 Nov;84(11):1053–9
- "The mechanics of accommodation in relation to presbyopia" Fisher RF "Eye". 1988;2 ( Pt 6):646–9.
- "Effects of interocular blur ... | 9,463 | zeroshot-train |
John Richards Lapenotière [SEP] conflict | John Richards Lapenotière
Captain John Richards Lapenotière (1770 – 19 January 1834) was a British Royal Navy officer who, as a lieutenant commanding the tiny topsail schooner HMS "Pickle", observed the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, participated in the rescue operations which followed it and then carried the ... | death. Collingwood sent "Pickle", captained by John Richards Lapenotière, back to Britain with the dispatches telling of the great victory. This was a signal honour for any junior officer, as it almost guaranteed promotion. After arriving in Falmouth, Lapenotière took a chaise to London to deliver the dispatches to the... | 9,464 | zeroshot-train |
John Schiller [SEP] conflict | John Schiller
John Schiller (March 7, 1830 – June 3, 1926) (born John Schilling) was an enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm on September 29, 1864.
Military service.
Emigrating from his native Germany, his sur... | Sep., 1996), pp. 479–501. (JSTOR)
- Operationalising Pro-Poor Growth, A Country Case Study on Uganda, John A. Okidi, Sarah Ssewanyana, Lawrence Bategeka, Fred Muhumuza, October 2004
- "New-Breed" Leadership, Conflict, and Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Sociopolitical Biography of Uganda's Yoweri ... | 9,465 | zeroshot-train |
John Warden [SEP] conflict | John Warden
John Warden (June 11, 1841 – July 2, 1906) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.
Warden joined the 55th Illinois Infantry in September 1861, and was mustered out in August 1865.
Union assault.
On Ma... | Richard Levinge, Bt: 4 June 1711
- George Gore, 3 Nov 1714
- John Rogerson, 14 May 1720
- Thomas Marlay, 5 May 1727
- Robert Jocelyn, 29 Sep 1730
- John Bowes, 3 Sep 1739
- St George Caulfeild, 23 Dec 1741
- Warden Flood, 27 Aug 1751
- Philip Tisdall, 31 July 1760
- John Scott, 17 Oct 1777
- Barry Yelverton: 2 July 178... | 9,466 | zeroshot-train |
Karl August Adolf von Krafft [SEP] conflict | Karl August Adolf von Krafft
General of Infantry Karl August Adolf von Krafft (9 November 1764, in Delitz am Berge – 18 April 1840, in Königsberg) was a Prussian officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. | . Bülow's corps numbered 19,172 foot soldiers and 6,240 horsemen organized in four infantry and three cavalry brigades. The infantry contingent included the 3rd Brigade under Karl Heinrich von Zielinski, 4th Brigade led by Heinrich Ludwig August von Thümen, 5th Brigade commanded by Karl Heinrich Ludwig von Borstell and... | 9,467 | zeroshot-train |
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern [SEP] conflict | Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern () (22 September 1835 – 8 June 1905) was the head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, and played a fleeting role in European power politics, in connection with the Franco-Prussian War.
He was born into the dynasty's surviving Sigmaringen br... | m. Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern
7. Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835–1905) m. Infanta Antónia of Portugal
8. William, Prince of Hohenzollern (1864–1927)
9. Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891–1965)
10. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern (1924–2010)
11. Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1... | 9,468 | zeroshot-train |
Lucio Blanco [SEP] conflict | Lucio Blanco
Lucio Blanco (July 21, 1879 – June 1922) was a Mexican military officer, noteworthy for his participation in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 to 1920.
Biography.
Lucio Blanco was born on July 21, 1879 in Nadadores, Coahuila. He is noted for three major accomplishments. Forces under his command accomplished t... | of the defenders and drove many across the river into Texas. Between Reynosa and Matamoros is a place called Río Bravo.
On May 10, 1913 Lucio Blanco appeared at Río Bravo, Mexico. This is located 40 miles west from the cities of Brownsville and Matamoros.
Alamia and eleven others were confronted by Lucio Blanco and his... | 9,469 | zeroshot-train |
Luther Prentice Bradley [SEP] conflict | Luther Prentice Bradley
Luther Prentice Bradley (December 8, 1822 – March 13, 1910) was an American soldier who served as a Union general officer during the American Civil War.
Early life.
Bradley was born in New Haven, Connecticut on December 8, 1822. He held various commands in Connecticut militia, where he acquired ... | with the rest of their division toward a Federal brigade under the command of Colonel Luther Prentice Bradley. Cleburne staggered his brigades in echelon formation, with Lowrey's Brigade on the far right. Lowrey's men engaged first, with the 33rd advancing "across a slope and across a field, [driving] the Federals from... | 9,470 | zeroshot-train |
Ma Zhanhai [SEP] conflict | Ma Zhanhai
Ma Zhanhai (, died 1932) was a Chinese Muslim Battalion Commander who was killed in action during the Qinghai Tibet War which was part of the Sino-Tibetan War. He served in Ma Bufang's Qinghai army. | (馬千齡) Qing Dynasty General
- Ma Zhanao (馬占鰲) Qing Dynasty General
- Ma Zhanhai, Republic of China general
- Ma Hualong (马化龙), one of the leaders of the Dungan Revolt of 1862-77.
- Ma Sanli, one of the most respected Chinese stand-up comedians.
- Ma Shaowu (馬紹武), Daotai of Kashgar
- Ma Shenglin (馬聖鱗), Panthay Rebellion ... | 9,471 | zeroshot-train |
Mansell Richard James [SEP] conflict | Mansell Richard James
Captain Mansell Richard James (18 June 1893 – c. 2 June 1919) was a Canadian-born World War I flying ace credited with 11 confirmed aerial victories. He disappeared after setting a postwar aviation record for prize money, and was the object of repeated searches throughout the years.
War service.
J... | Richard Mansell
Richard Christopher Mansell (October 1813 in Liverpool – 1904 in Westmorland) was an English railway engineer.
Mansell was carriage superintendent for the South Eastern Railway at Ashford by 1851, and later works manager for the SER. In 1877 he succeeded Alfred Mellor Watkin as locomotive superintendent... | 9,472 | zeroshot-train |
Mark G. Ham [SEP] conflict | Mark G. Ham
Mark G. Ham (1820 – 1869) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Ham was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was a member of the crew of when she sank the commerce raider on June 19, 1864 off Cherbourg, France. During this actio... | )
- Lt Col Samantha J. Adducchio (Aug 2016 – Feb 2017)
- Lt Col Bonnie L. Gamary (1 April 2012 – Aug 2016)
- Lt Col William G. Robertson (28 Jan 2008 – 1 April 2012)
- Lt. Col John S. Hennessee (19 Sep 2006 – 27 Jan 2008)
- Maj William G. Robertson (1 Jun 2006 – 18 Sep 2006)
- Capt Steven C. Dudash (26 Jan 2006 – 31 Ma... | 9,473 | zeroshot-train |
Mercedes-Benz L3000 [SEP] conflict | Mercedes-Benz L3000
The Mercedes-Benz L3000 was a 4x2 3-ton rear axle drive truck used by Germany in World War II, powered by a Daimler-Benz OM 65/4 74 hp 4-cylinder diesel engine. It was used alongside the Opel Blitz, and proved even more reliable in rough terrain; and was used in all fronts and extensively by the Afr... | again from 1946, equipped with the 55hp Opel Super 6 engine. On 6 August 1944, the "Opelwerk Brandenburg" was devastated by an RAF air raid. Furthermore, until the end of the war, about 2,500 "Blitz 3.6" trucks were built by order of Minister of Armaments Albert Speer at the Mannheim plant of the rival Daimler Benz AG,... | 9,474 | zeroshot-train |
Milan Ćopić [SEP] conflict | Milan Ćopić
Milan Ćopić (4 December 1897 – 1941) was a Croatian communist who was in the International Brigades prison at Camp Lucász during the Spanish Civil War.
He was the brother of Lt. Col. Vladimir Ćopić, commander of the XV International Brigade.
Having arrived in Spain on 11 November 1936, he was the director o... | Ćopić
Ćopić is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Branko Ćopić (1915–1984), Bosnian Serb writer
- Milan Ćopić, Croatian communist
- Vladimir Ćopić (1891–1939), Croatian communist
See also.
- Ćupić | 9,475 | zeroshot-train |
Montgomery Sicard [SEP] conflict | Montgomery Sicard
Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard (30 September 1836 – 14 September 1900) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Born in New York City, Sicard was appointed acting-midshipman on 1 October 1851. After graduation from the Naval Academy he was made midshipman on 9... | of Jean Sicard and also a French composer
- Maurice-Yvan Sicard (1910 - 2000), a French journalist
- Montgomery Sicard (1836–1900), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
- Pedro Sicard, a Mexican actor
- Roberto Sicard León,(1972-) a Colombian forensic psychologist specialist in parental alienation and specializing in... | 9,476 | zeroshot-train |
Muslim Atayev [SEP] conflict | Muslim Atayev
Muslim Atayev (June 24, 1973 – January 27, 2005), also known as Emir Sayfullah, was the founder of the militant organization Yarmuk Jamaat, which later became part of the Caucasus Front's Kabardino-Balkarian Sector in the Russian-held Caucasian Muslim state Kabardino-Balkaria of the Second Chechen War. At... | in a Nalchik apartment building, that also killed his wife and three other women.
Muslim Atayev was succeeded by Anzor Astemirov.
Atayev's lost daughter.
Atayev and his wife reportedly had a baby of which it's still not clear what became of him/her. The prosecutor in Nalchik said that Atayev had a two-year-old son, who... | 9,477 | zeroshot-train |
Nathan Kimball [SEP] conflict | Nathan Kimball
Nathan Kimball (November 22, 1822 – January 21, 1898) was a physician, politician, postmaster, and military officer, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War. He was the first statewide commander of the Grand Army of the Republic veterans organization in Indiana.
Early life an... | , effective 15 February 1946.
Statistics
Some interesting statistics on record flying time, weight hauled, and miles flown by the 33d Troop Carrier Squadron are: Flying Time, 4,039:05 hours in March 1945; Weight Hauled, 6,951,103 pounds in May 1944; and, Miles Flown, 471,474 miles in January 1945.
Commanding officers.
... | 9,478 | zeroshot-train |
Parker F. Dunn [SEP] conflict | Parker F. Dunn
Parker F. Dunn (August 8, 1890 – October 23, 1918) was an American soldier serving in the United States Army during World War I who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Dunn was born in Albany, New York and after enlisting in the United States Army was sent to France to fight in World War ... | Dunn Memorial Bridge
The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York. Completed in 1969 to replace an earlier span bearing the same name, the highway bridge has a steel girder desig... | 9,479 | zeroshot-train |
Rafael García Valiño [SEP] conflict | Rafael García Valiño
Rafael García Valiño (1898–1972) was a Spanish army officer who participated in the Spanish Civil War.
Early life.
He was born in Toledo, Spain, and enrolled in the Infantry Academy at age fifteen. In 1916, he earned his commission as a lieutenant, volunteering to fight in the Spanish Army of Afric... | Air Spain
Air Spain was a Spanish charter airline that operated from 1965 to 1975. Its main base was Son Sant Joan Airport, in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands.
Air Spain declared bankruptcy in 1975 and its fleet was sold off by the following year.
History.
Air Spain was established in January 1965 by Lieutenant Gen... | 9,480 | zeroshot-train |
Robert Calder [SEP] conflict | Robert Calder
Admiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, (31 August 1818) was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Early life.
Robert Calder was born in Kent, England, to Sir James Calder and Alice Hughes, daughte... | of Alexander Calder
- Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan
- Kent E. Calder (born 1948) American professor of East Asian studies
- Mary Gordon Calder (c. 1906–1992) was a Scottish paleobotanist
- Muffy Calder is a Scottish computer scientist
- Robert Calder (1745–1818), British naval officer
- Robert Calder (priest) (... | 9,481 | zeroshot-train |
Roscoe W. Burson [SEP] conflict | Roscoe W. Burson
Roscoe W. Burson served in the California legislature and during World War I he served in the United States Army. | 3 Sep – Fred Perry
- 10 Sep – Donald Richberg
- 17 Sep – Henry Morgenthau
- 24 Sep – Louis Barthou
- 1 Oct – Henry MacCracken
- 8 Oct – Helen Rogers Reid & Friends
- 15 Oct – Reverend James Perry
- 22 Oct – Upton Sinclair
- 29 Oct – Roscoe Turner
- 5 Nov – Henry P. Fletcher
- 12 Nov – Joseph C. Grew
- 19 Nov – Robert M... | 9,482 | zeroshot-train |
Rudolph Stauffer [SEP] conflict | Rudolph Stauffer
First Sergeant Rudolph Stauffer (November 27, 1836 – June 9, 1918) was a Swiss-born American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 5th U.S. Cavalry in the Apache Wars. He was one of twelve soldiers, along with ten Apache Scouts, awarded the Medal of Honor during Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's... | " north and west of present-day Phoenix.
Later that same month, on October 24, 1874, the "Arizona Miner" reported, "Al Zieber, Sergeant Stauffer and a mixed command of white and red soldiers are in the hills of Verde looking for some erring Apaches, whom they will be apt to find." Three days later, Sieber and Sgt. Rudo... | 9,483 | zeroshot-train |
SS Nerissa [SEP] conflict | SS Nerissa
The SS "Nerissa" was a passenger and cargo steamer which was torpedoed and sunk on 30 April 1941 during World War II by the following 39 wartime voyages between Canada and Britain. She was the only transport carrying Canadian troops to be lost during World War II.
History.
"Nerissa" was the final ship built ... | Nerissa
Nerissa may refer to:
- Nerissa (given name), a feminine given name
- Nerissa, a character in Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice"
- "Mira" (wasp), a wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae
- "Cepora nerissa", the common gull, a butterfly in the family Pieridae
- HMS Nerissa (disambiguation)
- SS Nerissa,... | 9,484 | zeroshot-train |
Samuel Chester Reid [SEP] conflict | Samuel Chester Reid
Samuel Chester Reid (24 August 1783 – 28 January 1861) was an officer in the United States Navy who commanded a privateer during the War of 1812. He is also noted for having helped design the 1818 version of the flag of the United States, which first established the rule of keeping thirteen stripes ... | Samuel Reid
Samuel, Sam or Sammy Reid may refer to:
- Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861), American naval officer
- Samuel E. Reid (1854–1924), Canadian politician
- Sam Reid (actor) (born 1987), Australian born British actor
- Sam Reid (musician) (born 1963), keyboardist with Glass Tiger
- Three Australian rules footballe... | 9,485 | zeroshot-train |
Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet [SEP] conflict | Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet
Vice Admiral Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet KCB (28 November 1774 – 5 August 1834) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who fought with distinction at the battle of Trafalgar despite being amongst the youngest captains present.
Naval career.
... | King, later Duckworth-King baronets, of Bellevue (1792).
- Sir Richard King, 1st Baronet (1730–1806)
- Sir Richard King, 2nd Baronet (1774–1834)
- Sir Richard Duckworth King, 3rd Baronet (1804–1887)
- Sir George St Vincent Duckworth-King, 4th Baronet (1809–1891)
- Sir Dudley Gordon Alan Duckworth-King, 5th Baronet (185... | 9,486 | zeroshot-train |
Theodor Krancke [SEP] conflict | Theodor Krancke
Theodor Krancke (30 March 1893 – 18 June 1973) was a naval commander (admiral) of Nazi Germany during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Under the command of Krancke, during the five-month-long raiding cruise, the pocket battleship "Admiral Scheer" san... | all that time she held her own, hit by shells but firing back and delaying the raider hour by hour while the rest of the convoy made their escape.” However, the account published after the war by the Scheer's captain, Theodor Krancke ("Pocket Battleship") makes no mention of any battle with the "Beaverford", which he m... | 9,487 | zeroshot-train |
Thomas Turpin Crittenden [SEP] conflict | Thomas Turpin Crittenden
Thomas Turpin Crittenden (October 16, 1825 – September 5, 1905) was a Union general in the American Civil War.
Birth and early years.
Crittenden was born in Huntsville, Alabama, but his family moved to Texas shortly thereafter. He was a nephew of Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky, and a fi... | Big Horn in 1876
- Lisa Crittenden
- Nick Crittenden
- Nick Crittenden (writer)
- Paul Crittenden
- Patricia McKinsey Crittenden
- Robert Crittenden
- Thomas Leonidas Crittenden
- Thomas Theodore Crittenden
- Thomas T. Crittenden, Jr., son of Thomas Theodore
- Thomas Turpin Crittenden
See also.
- Javaris Crittenton, pr... | 9,488 | zeroshot-train |
Toohoolhoolzote [SEP] conflict | Toohoolhoolzote
Toohoolhoolzote (born c. 1820s, died 1877) was a Nez Perce leader who fought in the Nez Perce War, after first advocating peace, and died at the Battle of Bear Paw.
Representative leader.
At a winter meeting in 1876, Toohoolhoolzote had been appointed the head speaker for the Nez Perce bands of Joseph, ... | or ideally, a year. Toohoolhoolzote also expressed the natives' reluctance to sell their land, which went against their religious beliefs.
Conflict.
The military, on the other hand, demanded that they be moved in 30 days, or the soldiers would use force. General Oliver O. Howard put this to them strongly, after Toohool... | 9,489 | zeroshot-train |
Truman H. DeLap [SEP] conflict | Truman H. DeLap
Truman H. DeLap served in the California legislature and during World War I he served in the United States Army. | born 1976), English footballer
- Tony DeLap (born 1927), American sculptor
- Truman H. DeLap, American politician | 9,490 | zeroshot-train |
USS Alonzo Child (1857) [SEP] conflict | USS Alonzo Child
USS "Alonzo Child" (1857) was a side-wheel steamer seized by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a barracks ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
"Alonzo Child", in the service of the Confederacy.
"Childs", "A. Child", "A. Child... | daughter. They had one surviving child, Abraham Elliot Hart, as well as a son and daughter who died in infancy. In 1857 he joined the local Masonic lodge and rose to the rank of Master.
Naval career.
Hart was appointed a midshipman in the Navy on February 2, 1841. He served in the Brazil Squadron aboard USS "Marion" an... | 9,491 | zeroshot-train |
USS Gladiolus (1864) [SEP] conflict | USS Gladiolus (1864)
USS "Gladiolus" (1864) was a steamship acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
A ship of many capabilities.
"Gladiolus" was employed as a tugboat, a collier, a dispatch boat and a picket and patrol boat in support of the Union blockade of Southern waterways. Once Charleston, South... | Purchased at Philadelphia in 1864.
"Gladiolus", formerly tug "Sallie Bishop", was purchased at Philadelphia 2 June 1864 by Commodore C. K. Stribling. She commissioned 15 June 1864, Acting Master J. C. Hamlin in command.
Assigned to the blockade at Charleston, South Carolina.
"Gladiolus" departed Philadelphia 17 June 18... | 9,492 | zeroshot-train |
USS Great Western (1857) [SEP] conflict | USS Great Western (1857)
USS "Great Western" (1857) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as an ammunition ship in support of the Union Navy.
Purchased for use as an ammunition ship.
"Great Western", a sidewheel steamer, was built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in ... | from Swansea station to the North Dock at Swansea.
The definite decision was taken not to proceed to Fishguard, and an Act of Parliament was obtained in 1852 authorising abandonment of the Fishguard line and instead an extension from Haverfordwest to Neyland Point, on Milford Haven.
The lease arrangement with the Great... | 9,493 | zeroshot-train |
Ulysses G. Buzzard [SEP] conflict | Ulysses G. Buzzard
Ulysses G. Buzzard (January 31, 1865 – August 2, 1939) was an American soldier who served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War and whose actions during that conflict led to him receiving the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Biography.
Ulysses Grant Buzzard was born January 31, 1865, i... | 1831-1919) a neurologist
- Sir Anthony Buzzard, 2nd Baronet (1902–1972), British Navy officer
- Sir Anthony Buzzard, 3rd Baronet (born 1935), British theologian
- Kevin Buzzard (born 1968), British mathematician
- Robert Buzzard (born 1942), American wrestler
- Ulysses G. Buzzard (1865–1939), American soldier and Medal... | 9,494 | zeroshot-train |
Walter Hennecke [SEP] conflict | Walter Hennecke
Walter Hennecke (23 May 1898 – 1 January 1984) was a German admiral during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Hitler for "a feat unprecedented in the annals of coastal defense.", when he comprehensively damaged Cherbourg Harbour prior to surrendering it to Allied forces... | forces they had committed to the attack and 98 soldiers were taken prisoner.
By the morning of 11 June, the battery and its staff had run out of ammunition and medical equipment for the wounded and all the guns were out of service. In the afternoon, Walter Ohmsen received a phone call from Konteradmiral Walter Hennecke... | 9,495 | zeroshot-train |
Werner Lange [SEP] conflict | Werner Lange
Werner Lange (18 July 1893 – 19 November 1965) was a "Vizeadmiral" with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards.
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 May 1916) & 1st Class (1 February 1918)
- U-boat War Badge (1918) (14 December 1918)
- Hanseatic Cros... | much less than later), 65,000 rubles in gold and silver and 404,000 unsold pelts. In 1731-33 excess goods were bartered at the border for about 125,000 rubles at Moscow prices. 335,301 rubles of Chinese goods were brought to Moscow for sale, some remaining unsold until 1735. Cost of caravan estimated at 62,687 rubles.
... | 9,496 | zeroshot-train |
Willi Kampe [SEP] conflict | Willi Kampe
Offizierstellvertreter Willi Kampe was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Biography.
Willi Kampe was born on 15 March 1888 in Hofgeismar, the German Empire. He performed his mandatory military service in the Imperial German Army between 1908 and 1910, serving with the 4th Guards ... | 4. Hermann Göring (14)
5. Friedrich Noltenius (13)
6. Willi Kampe (8)
7. Albert Lux (8)
8. Helmut Dilthey (6)
9. Willy Kahle (6)
10. Ludwig Luer (4)
11. Franz Brandt (3)
12. Willi Rosenstein (2)
13. Hans von Keudell (1)
Bibliography.
- VanWyngarden, Greg (2016). "Aces of "Jagdgeschwader" III", Osprey | 9,497 | zeroshot-train |
William Birney [SEP] conflict | William Birney
William Birney (May 28, 1819 – August 14, 1907) was a professor, Union Army general during the American Civil War, attorney and author. An ardent abolitionist, he was noted for encouraging thousands of free black men to join the Union army.
Birney was a son of prominent Southern abolitionist leader James... | During the conflict, he served as a personnel officer in the Canadian Army (an experience that he used in his 1949 novel, "Turvey").
In 1946, Birney began teaching at the University of British Columbia, "where he founded and directed the first Canadian creative writing programme." His work led to the establishment of C... | 9,498 | zeroshot-train |
William D. Wood [SEP] conflict | William D. Wood
William D. Wood (December 14, 1822 – February 2, 1867) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He began the war serving as aide-de-camp to Hamilton Gamble, governor of Missouri, in the Missouri militia. On December 14, 1863, Wood was appointed colonel of the 11th Missouri Volunteer Caval... | , his death in 1999, at 86, was announced during the races at Santa Anita Park and the crowd had a moment of silence and stood.
- Van Iersel, Louis (Ludovicus) (b. October 19, 1893-d. June 9, 1987)World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.
- Father Roger Wood, (November 9, 1923 - June 14, 2017) a canon of the ... | 9,499 | zeroshot-train |
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