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Bonus Army. 1932. US WWI vets march to demand accelerated bonus payment. Dispersed by force.
Albert I. 1875-1932. King of Belgians, 1909. Led army WWI. Introduced universal male suffrage.
Baader-Meinhof Gang. (Red Army Faction). 1968-92. West German terrorists supported by Stasi.
Barras, Paul. 1755-1829. French Directory founder. Led Army of Interior.
Baylen, Battle. 1808. Spanish mob defeats French army, humiliating Napoleon.
Black Army. 1463-1500. Powerful Hungarian mercenary force.
Booth, William. 1829-1912. British reformer. Founder of Salvation Army, 1878. In Darkest England and the Way Out 1890.
Chu Teh. 1886-1976. Commander-in-Chief of Chinese Red Army. Long March.
Continental Army. 1775-81. American Revolution army under George Washington.
Conway Cabal. 1777 plot to replace Washington with Gates at head of Continental Army.
Curragh Incident. 1914. 57 British army officers resign rather than fight Ulstermen.
Danegeld. Anglo-Saxon tax 991-1012 to buy off Norse attacks. Heregeld, 1012-51 to raise A-S army vs Norse.
Denikin, Anton. 1872-1947. Russian general of White Army, 1918-20.
Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.
European Defence Community. 1950-54. Failed attempt at continental army.
Fabius, Quintus. -203BC. Consul. Saved Rome from Hannibal by delaying battles, allowing army to recover 218-.
Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.
Foreign Legion. 1831-. French army unit of foreign volunteers, French officers founded in Algeria.
Grand Army of the Republic. 1866-1956. Political organization of American Civil War veterans.
Grande Armée. 1805-12. Napoleon’s 1,000,000 man army; combined smaller armies for central control.
Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-85. Commander-in-Chief Union army 1864-5 in US Civil War. President 1869-77.
Haganah. 1920-48. Jewish protective force in Palestine. Basis of Israeli army.
Hindenburg Line. 1917. German army’s Western Front. Breached 1918.
Horatio. Roman hero. Stood alone vs Etruscan army.
Irish Republican Army. IRA. 1919-. For a unified independent Ireland by terrorism (Provisional Wing) or by democratic means (Officials). Opposed Allies in WWII. Terrorism 1921-40, 1969-. Outlawed in Eire 1930, 36, 74. Sinn Fein.