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Boxer WarBook: By W. A. P. MartinAuthor: Martin, W. A. P.By W. A. P. MartinFrom W. A. P. Martin's The Siege in Peking.This siege in Peking will undoubtedly take rank as one of the mostnotable in the annals of history. Others have been longer. The besieged havebeen in most cases more numerous, their ...

The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity. It having pleased the Divine Providence to dispose the hearts of the most serene and most potent Prince George the Third, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, duke ...

Great Civil War In England, Execution Of Charles I, Part 2 Author: Macaulay, Lord;Knight, Charles By Charles Knight The drawbridge of Hurst castle ^1 is lowered during the night, December 17, 1648, and the tramp of a troop of horse is heard by the wakeful prisoner. He calls for his attendant Herbe...

Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal At Zama And Subjugates Carthage Author: Livy Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal At Zama And Subjugates Carthage B.C. 202 Introduction Sprung from a colony of Tyre, Carthage, rounded about B.C. 800, rapidly developed, through a wonderful system of colonization, int...

Holy Roman Empire, TheBook: Chapter I: Introductory.Author: Bryce, James Page One From Christmas Day in AD 800 until Aug. 6, 1806, there existed in Europe a peculiar political institution called the Holy Roman Empire. The name of the empire as it is known today did not come into general use until 12...

History Of The Conquest Of Peru Introduction. View Of The Civilization Of The Incas. Author: Prescott, William H. Part VI Very different was the policy pursued by the two races in their military career. The Aztecs, animated by the most ferocious spirit, carried on a war of extermination, signaliz...

The Ancient City of Jericho Through out much of her history, the ancient town of Jericho has been associated with walls. The most notable story of Jericho is that of Joshua, who according to Biblical accounts, caused the circumvallate walls to "come tumbling down." The natural walls surrounding Jeri...

Mexican Mythology Preliminary View Of The Aztec Civilization.Author: Prescott, William H. One of the most important duties of the priesthood was that of education,to which certain buildings were appropriated within the enclosure of theprincipal temple. Here the youth of both sexes, of the higher and...

Southeast AsiaAuthor: HackettDate: 1992Southeast AsiaOne of the first indications that the whole structure of imperialismwould quickly collapse came in the late 1940s when Indonesian nationalistsdemanded a complete break with the Netherlands. An ugly war ensued, andfinally in 1948, through UN mediat...

Joseph Hooker b. Nov. 13, 1814, Hadley, Mass., U.S.d. Oct. 31, 1879, Garden City, N.Y. Hooker was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861-65) who successfully reorganized the Army of the Potomac in early 1863 but who thereafter earned a seesaw reputation for defeat and victory in battle. A ...

While the campaign for the Philippines was still in progress, U.S. forces were making great steps in the direct advance toward their final objective, the Japanese homeland. Aerial bombardment was, of course, the prerequisite of the projected invasion of Japan--which was to begin, it was imagined, wi...

House Of Hohenzollern Established In BrandenburgAuthor: Carlyle, ThomasHouse Of Hohenzollern Established In Brandenburg1415The German princely family of Hohenzollern, which ruled over Brandenburgfrom 1415, has furnished the kings of Prussia since 1701, and since 1871 thosekings have also been German...