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- The Napoleonic Wars comprised a series of global conflicts fought ... to Europe. Though Napoleon brought most of Western Europe under his rule ...46 KB (6,954 words) - 01:24, 11 November 2022
- Hijacking is the assumption of control of a vehicle through some means ... the ultimate solution to the problem of hijacking is to resolve the ...26 KB (3,897 words) - 15:49, 25 January 2023
- The Battle of Austerlitz (also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors ... an end. On December 26, 1805, Austria and France signed the Treaty of Pressburg ...32 KB (5,047 words) - 11:31, 20 September 2023
- de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honour) is a ... This world-renowned Order is the highest decoration in France and ...27 KB (4,236 words) - 04:42, 5 November 2022
- speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated ... ("the 14th of July"). The French National Day is the anniversary ...30 KB (4,528 words) - 11:09, 20 September 2023
- Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration ... is French for "Fat Tuesday," reflecting the practice of ...24 KB (3,459 words) - 03:52, 6 November 2022
- The Song of Roland ( La Chanson de Roland ) is the oldest major work of French literature. It exists in various ...19 KB (2,962 words) - 17:33, 30 April 2023
- 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished field ... chivalry towards his adversaries. He was one of the few German commanders who ...24 KB (3,681 words) - 21:24, 20 March 2024
- The Battle of Borodino ( Бородинская битва ... the largest and bloodiest single-day action of the Napoleonic Wars, involving ...24 KB (3,590 words) - 11:34, 20 September 2023
- The Storming of the Bastille ( Prise de la Bastille pʁiz də la bastij| ) in Paris, France, on July 14, 1789, refers to revolutionary insurgents ...35 KB (5,341 words) - 20:55, 26 February 2023
- Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (August ... Over the course of little more than a decade, the armies of France ...53 KB (8,268 words) - 01:21, 11 November 2022
- when he vindicated the defeat and murder of Charles George Gordon in the ... Kitchener was born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in Ireland, son ...25 KB (3,907 words) - 14:28, 9 February 2022
- are a Native American people originally of the Great Lakes region. They ... The Potawatomi controlled a vast amount of territory in the 1700s ...28 KB (4,269 words) - 00:29, 12 April 2023
- – January 9, 1873) was the first President of the French Republic and the ... moral failings. The leaders and the people of Post-revolutionary France lacked ...48 KB (7,305 words) - 01:24, 11 November 2022
- 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving ... After Kennedy's leadership as commander of the USS PT-109 during ...53 KB (7,912 words) - 19:39, 1 May 2023
- 2, 1754 – May 17, 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand ... peace with Austria through the 1801 Treaty of Lunéville and with Britain ...51 KB (7,312 words) - 22:21, 4 December 2023
- – May 4, 1980) was the chief architect of the "second" Yugoslavia ... Tito died on May 4, 1980 in Ljubljana hospital of post-surgery complications ...27 KB (4,017 words) - 07:41, 27 February 2023
- , tr: Bolshaya chistka) is the name given to campaigns of political ... officially used to denote the prosecution of people recognized as counter ...32 KB (4,761 words) - 12:20, 24 January 2023
- The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in ... (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was a conflict between France and ...61 KB (9,426 words) - 14:18, 1 October 2022
- The Battle of Blenheim (referred to in some countries as the Second ... A combination of deception and brilliant administration—designed ...50 KB (7,770 words) - 11:32, 20 September 2023
