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Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von
(Encyclopedia) Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht vonBlücher, Gebhard Leberecht vongĕpˈhärt lāˈbərĕkht fən blüˈkhər [key], 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, an outstanding military opponent of Napoleon I.…Wilberforce, William
(Encyclopedia) Wilberforce, William, 1759–1833, British politician and humanitarian. He was elected to Parliament in 1780 and during the campaign formed a lifelong friendship with William Pitt, whose…Stuart, James Ewell Brown
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, James Ewell Brown (Jeb Stuart), 1833–64, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Patrick co., Va. Most of his U.S. army service was with the 1st Cavalry in…Greene, Nathanael
(Encyclopedia) Greene, Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general, b. Potowomut (now Warwick), R.I. An iron founder, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770–72, 1775) in the…Qostanay
(Encyclopedia) Qostanay,&sp;Kostanay, or KustanayKustanayall: k&oobreve;sˌtənīˈ [key], city (1993 est. pop. 228,000), N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol River. It is an agricultural center and…Hundred Days
(Encyclopedia) Hundred Days, name given to the period after the return of the deposed French emperor, Napoleon I, from Elba. The Hundred Days are counted from Mar. 20, 1815, when Napoleon arrived in…Honiara
(Encyclopedia) Honiara Honiara hōˌnēärˈə [key], town, capital of the Solomon Islands. Located on Guadalcanal in the SW…Astor, John Jacob, 1822–90, American financier
(Encyclopedia) Astor, John Jacob, 1822–90, American financier, b. New York City, educated at Columbia and Göttingen universities and at Harvard law school; son of William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875…depth charge
(Encyclopedia) depth charge, explosive device used against submarines and other underwater targets, either rolled into the water from rails on the stern of a ship or propelled from depth charge…Gallipoli Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Gallipoli Peninsula, Lat. Chersonesus Thracica, narrow peninsula, c.50 mi (80 km) long, W Turkey, extending southwestward between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. The port of…Trending
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