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18 matches to Gad
Agadir Crisis. 1911. French/German crisis by German manoevres off Morocco.
Angad. 1504-52. Sikh Guru. Created Punjab script.
Avogadro, Amadeo. 1776-1856. PV=nRT. Number of molecules in a given quantity of gas 1811.
Balaklava, Battle. 1854. Crimean War. Indecisive British victory at high cost. Charge of Light Brigade.
Burkina Faso. (Upper Volta). 11C Bobo. 14C Mossi(E)/Gourma(C)...Kingdoms of Yatanga, Ouagadouga. 1895(E)/97(C) French protectorate. 1904 French Sudan. 1919 French colony. 1932-47 Divided Ivory Coast/Niger/French Sudan. 1948 French Territory. 1960 Independent. 1984 =Burkina Faso.
Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.
Fire brigade. 4000BC China. 2000BC Egypt. 150BC Rome. 1722 Paris.
Gad. A Lost Tribe of Israel.
Gadsden Purchase. 1853. US buys land from Mexico.
International Brigades. 1936-9. 60,000 volunteers who opposed Franco in Spanish Civil War.
Mogadishu Raid. 1977. German commandos rescue hijack hostages.
Moro, Aldo. 1916-78. Italian Prime Minister 1963~76. Killed by left wing terrorist Red Brigade.
Moroccan Crisis. 1905. Germany declares Morocco free of France, Algeciras Conference. 1911 = Agadir Crisis. French gain Morocco, Germany Cameroon, Italy Dodecanese.
Ogadai. 1185-1241. Mongol ruler 1229-41. Conquered China to Poland, Hungary.
Red Brigade. 1970-84. Italian left-wing terrorist group. Moro.
Spanish Civil War. 1936-9. Germany and Italy aid Fascist Franco’s revolt against the Republic, which surrenders after 1M die. International Brigades. A cause of WWII. Guernica.
Symplegades. Cyanean Rocks. Cliffs at entrance to Black Sea. Crushed ships until Jason and Argonauts slipped through.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. 1809-92. English poet laureate. Charge of the Light Brigade 1855. Enoch Arden 1864. Crossing the Bar.