Belgrade, Treaty. 1739. Ottoman Empire ends wars with Austria and Russia. Limits Russian ships on Black Sea.

Bishops’ Wars. 1639. Scots vs Charles’ Anglicanism. 1640. Covenanters force Charles to call Long Parliament.

Boeotian League. 550-335BC. Federal government formed by Thebes. Opposed Sparta in Corinthian War. Defeated by Philip of Macedonia, 338. Destroyed by Alexander the Great, 335.

Breda Treaty. 1667. Ends Anglo-Dutch War. England gains New York.

Breslau, Treaty. 1742. Ends first Silesian War.

Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.

Burma Wars. 1824-26, 1852-3, 1885. British conquer and annex Burma.

Cape Frontier Wars. =Kaffir Wars.

Capua. (Ancient) c600BC Etruria. c440BC Samnites. 338BC Rome. 216BC Hannibal. 211BC Rome. 456 Vandals. c840 Saracens destroy. Rebuilt as Sta Maria Capua Vetere.

Carlist Wars. 1833-9. 1872-6. Carlists.

Carthage. 814BC Phoenician colony. Dido. 574BC Independence after Tyre falls. 480BC Republic. 264-146BC Punic Wars. Hannibal. 146BC Rome razes, rebuilds. 439 Vandals plunder. 533 Byzantine. 705 Moslem. Tunis.

Cassander. c354-297BC. Macedonian King. Fought for control after Alexander’s death. Diadochi.

Cateau-Cambresis, Treaty. 1559. Ended Italian Wars. Italy, Savoy to Spain. Calais to France.

Catulus, Gaius. 3C BC. Roman General. Defeated Carthage. Ended First Punic War.

Chile. Inca/Araucanian. 1520 Magellan discovers. 1540 Spain. 1818 Independent. 1884 +War of Pacific. O’Higgins. Pinochet.

Chouans. 1793-1815. Breton peasants and smugglers, joined Vendée Royalists.

Cimon. c510-451BC. Athenian hero of Persian Wars.

Colonial Wars. 1834-1902. British wars against Sikhs, Burmese, Crimeans, Boers.

Constitution. 1797. US warship Old Ironsides.

Corinthian Wars. 395-387BC. Athens and allies overcome Spartan domination.

Czechoslovakia Intervention. 1968. Russian troops end Dubcek reform policies. Warsaw Pact maintains right to intervene anywhere Socialism is threatened.

Dares Phrygius. Trojan Priest. Wrote about Trojan Wars.

Dayan, Moshe. 1915-81. Israeli general in Arab-Israeli Wars. Cabinet Minister 1967~79.

Defenestration of Prague. 1419. Hussites eject aldermen. 1618. Protestants throw regents out window. Begins Thirty Years War.

Diadochi, Wars of. 321-281BC. Partition of Empire among Alexander’s generals.

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