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... battle of St. Albans , when the Lancastrians were defeat- ed , their leader , Edmund , duke of Somerset slain , and king Henry VI . taken prisoner by the duke of York and his par- tisans , 22 or 23 May , 1455 . Second battle , queen ...
... battle of St. Albans , when the Lancastrians were defeat- ed , their leader , Edmund , duke of Somerset slain , and king Henry VI . taken prisoner by the duke of York and his par- tisans , 22 or 23 May , 1455 . Second battle , queen ...
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... battle of Marengo , 14 June , 1800 , and held it till 1814 , when the strong fortifications erected by Napoleon were destroyed . These have been restored since June , 1856 . Aleutian Isles , in the N. Pacific Ocean , discov- ered by ...
... battle of Marengo , 14 June , 1800 , and held it till 1814 , when the strong fortifications erected by Napoleon were destroyed . These have been restored since June , 1856 . Aleutian Isles , in the N. Pacific Ocean , discov- ered by ...
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... battle on 17 Sept. 1862 , be- tween the Federals under gen . McClellan and the Con- federates under Lee . After his victory at Bull Run or Manassas , 30 Aug. , Lee invaded Maryland , and was im- mediately followed by McClellan . On 16 ...
... battle on 17 Sept. 1862 , be- tween the Federals under gen . McClellan and the Con- federates under Lee . After his victory at Bull Run or Manassas , 30 Aug. , Lee invaded Maryland , and was im- mediately followed by McClellan . On 16 ...
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... BATTLE . By the old law of England , a man charged with murder might fight with the appellant , thereby to make proof of his guilt or inno- cence . In 1817 a young maid , Mary Ashford , was be - May - day ( which see ) , 1 May , 1517 ...
... BATTLE . By the old law of England , a man charged with murder might fight with the appellant , thereby to make proof of his guilt or inno- cence . In 1817 a young maid , Mary Ashford , was be - May - day ( which see ) , 1 May , 1517 ...
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... Battle of Wishford , 7 Sept .; battle of the Avon , 10 Sept .; grand march past near Beacon Hill ... ... 12 Sept. The new drill and tactics for the army were published 23 Nov. 66 Mr. Cardwell's estimates ; proposes increasing pay of sol ...
... Battle of Wishford , 7 Sept .; battle of the Avon , 10 Sept .; grand march past near Beacon Hill ... ... 12 Sept. The new drill and tactics for the army were published 23 Nov. 66 Mr. Cardwell's estimates ; proposes increasing pay of sol ...
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