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Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron, 1788–1855, British general. He entered the army in 1804 and was made (1814) a lieutenant colonel for his services on the duke of…Bussaco
(Encyclopedia) Bussaco or Busaco, Port. BuçacoBussacoall: b&oomacr;säˈkō [key], locality, W central Portugal, in Beira, near Coimbra and around Mt. Bussaco. Now a summer resort, it was formerly a…Lieven, Dorothea, Princess
(Encyclopedia) Lieven, Dorothea, PrincessLieven, Dorothea, Princesslēˈvən [key], 1785–1857, Russian noblewoman; wife of the Russian ambassador to London (1812–34). After her husband's recall she…Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of, 1769–1852, British soldier and statesman. Wellington, “the iron duke,” with the soldier's taste for discipline and order and the aristocrat…Hobart, city, Australia
(Encyclopedia) Hobart, city, capital and principal port of Tasmania, SE Australia, at the foot of Mt. Wellington (4,166 ft/1,270 m high). Hobart's…Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke
(Encyclopedia) Greville, Charles Cavendish FulkeGreville, Charles Cavendish Fulkegrĕvˈĭl [key], 1794–1865, English diarist. As clerk of the Council in Ordinary (1821–59), he was closely associated…Talavera de la Reina
(Encyclopedia) Talavera de la ReinaTalavera de la Reinatälävāˈrä ᵺā lä rāˈnä [key], town (1990 pop. 69,215), Toledo prov., central Spain, in Castile–La Mancha, on the Tagus River. It is in an…Wellington (Village), FL Census Data
People QuickFactsWellingtonFloridaPopulation, 2003 estimate 46,60417,019,068Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 21.9%6.5%Population, 2000 38,21615,982,378Population,…Perceval, Spencer
(Encyclopedia) Perceval, Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman. He had a profitable law practice before he entered the House of Commons as a Tory in 1796. He was solicitor general (1801–2), attorney…Maclise, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Maclise, DanielMaclise, Danielməklēsˈ [key], 1811–70, British painter and illustrator, b. Ireland. His character sketches contributed (1830–38) to Fraser's Magazine under the pseudonym…Trending
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