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(Encyclopedia) Edgehill or Edge Hill, ridge on the border of Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, central England, NW of Banbury. A tower built in 1760 marks the scene of the first great battle of the…Marne, battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Marne, battle of the, two important battles of World War I that are named for the Marne River. In the first battle (Sept. 6–9, 1914) the German advance on Paris was halted at the Marne…Belle-Alliance
(Encyclopedia) Belle-AllianceBelle-Alliancebelˈ-älyäNsˈ [key], village, central Belgium, near Waterloo. The battle of Waterloo (see Waterloo campaign), where Napoleon I was defeated in June, 1815, is…Rappahannock
(Encyclopedia) RappahannockRappahannockrăpəhănˈək [key], river, 212 mi (341 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge Mts., N Va., and flowing generally SE to Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable to…Tippecanoe
(Encyclopedia) TippecanoeTippecanoetĭpˌəkən&oomacr;ˈ [key], river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, rising in the lake district of NE Ind. and flowing SW to the Wabash River, near Lafayette. U.S. Gen.…Aljubarrota
(Encyclopedia) AljubarrotaAljubarrotaəlzh&oomacr;bər-rôˈtə [key], village, Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. On Aug. 14, 1385, it was the site of the momentous battle in which…Waterloo, town, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) WaterlooWaterlooväˈtərlō [key], commune (1991 pop. 27,860), Walloon Brabant prov., central Belgium, near Brussels. The battle of Waterloo (see Waterloo campaign) was fought just south…Château-Thierry
(Encyclopedia) Château-Thierry Château-Thierry shätōˈ-tyĕrēˈ [key], town, Aisne dept., N France, on the Marne River.…Abraham, Plains of
(Encyclopedia) Abraham, Plains of, fairly level field adjoining the upper part of the city of Quebec, Canada. There, in 1759, the English under Gen. James Wolfe defeated the French under Gen. Louis…Borodino
(Encyclopedia) BorodinoBorodinobərədyĭnôˈ [key], village, central European Russia, c.70 mi (110 km) W of Moscow. It was the site, on Sept. 7, 1812, of a battle between Napoleon's Grande Armée and Gen…Trending
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