Battle of Arras — The name Battle of Arras refers to a number of battles which took place near the town of Arras in Artois, France:*Battle of Arras (1654), a clash between the French and the Spanish *Battle of Arras (1914), a battle during the Race to the Sea in… … Wikipedia
List of battles (alphabetical) — Alphabetical list of historical battles (see also Military history, List of battles): NOTE: Where a year has been used to disambiguate battles it is the year when the battle started. In some cases these may still have gone on for several years.… … Wikipedia
Cyrano de Bergerac — For other uses, see Cyrano de Bergerac (disambiguation). Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac Born 6 March 1619(1619 03 06) Sannois, France … Wikipedia
Nivelle Offensive — Part of the Western Front of the First World War … Wikipedia
List of battles 1401–1800 — List of battles: before 601 601 1400 1401 1800 1801 1900 1901 2000 2001 current See also: List of American Revolutionary War battles Early 15th Century (1401 1450) * 1402 **Battle of Casalecchio January 26 Alberico da Barbiano for Milan defeats… … Wikipedia
Russian Civil War — Clockwise from top: Soldiers of the Don Army in 1919; a White infantry division in March 1920; soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Army; Leon Trotsky in 1918; hanging of workers in Yekaterinoslav by the Czecho … Wikipedia
April 9 — Events* 193 Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). * 475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter ( Enkyklikon ) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite… … Wikipedia
Jean de Schulemberg — Jean III de Schulemberg, comte de Montejeu[x] (ca 1597/98 25 March 1671), of distant Prussian origin,[1] was born at the château de Guincourt,[2] son of Jean, seigneur de Montejeu and his wife[3] Anne, daughter of Jean d Averhoult, seigneur de La … Wikipedia
Turenne, Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, viscount de — (1611 1675) marshal of France Born in Sedan, Henri de la Tour d Auvergne, viscount de Turenne was the second son of the duke de bouillon and the grandson, on his mother s side, of William i, prince of orange. He began his military career… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium