(Placename) an island in the Saronic Gulf, Greece: scene of the naval battle in 480 bc, in which the Greeks defeated the Persians. Pop (municipality): 28 423 (2001). Area: 95 sq km (37 sq miles). Modern Greek name:Salamina ...
The portrait of Sancho, a poodle, that was with difficulty forced from the grave of his master, after the battle of Salamanca, is familiar to many of our readers. Enticed from his post he could not be, nor was he at length taken away until weakened by grief and starvation. He by deg...
from my daughter while she was still in middle school and a keen participant for her school in theBattle of the Bookscompetition. It was the only book she had willingly read several times, and enjoyed each time. So when I found a copy among the piles of donated books in our...
Edward Costello when he was recovering from a wound received at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812. His hospital ward was under the charge of a fellow Irishman, Sgt. Mi- chael Connelly: "Mike was exceedingly attentive to the sick, and particularly anxious that the British soldier, when ...
An eccentric Time Lord travels through time and space to battle injustice across the universe. Premiered: March 26, 2005 Dig Deeper The Most Messed Up Things the Doctor Has Done on Doctor Who Also ranks #1 on The Best TV Reboots And Revivals, Ranked The Greatest Doctor Who...
Wellington at the Battle of Salamanca Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is attributed with saying that Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton (although he didn’t actually say it); however, the training ground for many of the officers who commanded at Waterloo was a much...
The great battles of Vimeiro, Talavera, Busaco, Albuera, Salamanca, Vitoria, and the Pyrenees are all graphically described, together with the main sieges... I Robertson,M Brown 被引量: 1发表: 2010年 Talavera, 1809: Wellington's Lightning Strike into Spain The battle of Talavera in 1809 wa...
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Background to the Battle of the River Coa: In the spring of 1810, the French Emperor Napoleon appointed Marshal Massena to command the second French invasion of Portugal. Massena arrived at Salamanca in Western Spain on 15thMay 1810.
, it also serves as the commercial and distribution point for the surrounding agricultural region. The city lies on major national highway and rail systems. The first important battle between liberals and conservatives in the 19th-century War of the Reform (seeMexico) was fought at Salamanca....