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189 matches to Napoleonic Wars
Gallic Wars. 58-51BC. Julius Caesar conquers Gauls, last independent Celts on continent.
German Democratic Republic. (GDR). 1949-90. East Germany. People’s Republic in Soviet mould. COMECON. Warsaw Pact. 1990 Germany.
Ghetto. Jewish area of cities, esp: 1556-1885 Rome; 1239 Valencia; 1462 Frankfurt; 1516 Venice; 1066-1291 Old Jewry, London; 1939 Warsaw.
Gladiatorial Wars. 73-71BC. Spartacus.
Guise, Francois, duc de. 1519-63. Massacred Huguenots at Vassy, 1562, starting War of Religion.
Hannibal. 247-182BC. Carthaginian leader. Crossed the Alps with elephants in winter to attack Rome 217BC. St Bernard Pass. Punic Wars.
Henry III. 1551-89. French king 1574-. Wars of Religion, Three Henrys. Assassinated.
Heptarchy. 5-9C. Seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England: Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, Mercia, E. Anglia, Northumbria. Frequent wars.
Hohenlinden, Battle. 1800. French defeat Austria. Last major battle of War of 2nd Coalition.
Huguenots. 1510-18C. Persecuted French Calvinist Protestants. 300,000 expelled 1685. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Wars of Religion. Edict of Nantes. Henry of Navarre. Declaration of Rights of Man, 1789.
Huss, Jan. 1372-1415. Bohemian priest. Burnt for advocating Wycliffe. Hussite Wars.
Hussite Wars. 1415-36. Huss followers vs HRE for religious reform and Bohemian nationalism. Utraquists.
Ibn Sa’ud. 1880-1953. Conqueror and king of Riyad 1902-, + Najd, Hasa, Asir, Hejaz; united as Saudi Arabia 1932-. Ended tribal wars. First oil wells 1933.
Illyrian Wars. 229BC~219BC. Romans defeat Illyrian pirates. Greeks recognize Romans as civilized, admit them to games.
India-Pakistan Wars. 1949. Splits Kashmir. 1965. India gains most of Rann of Kutch. 1971. Bangladesh Independence.
Indian Wars. 1794-1891. US expansion leads to native vs white conflicts.
Ironclads. 1858-60. Iron-protected wooden warships.
Italian Wars. 1494-1559. Spain, HRE defeat France for control of Italy.
Jassy, Treaty. 1792. Ends Russo-Turkish war. Russia gains Crimea.
Jingoism. Excessive nationalism. Originally for British who intervened in Russo-Turkish War, 1877.
Josephus, Flavius. 37-100. Jewish soldier/historian. History of the Jewish Wars 75-9.
Kaffir Wars. 1779-1879. Bantu vs British in South Africa. Cape Frontier Wars.
Kappel, Wars. 1529,31. Swiss Reformation. Zwingli killed. Swiss cantons allowed to chose faiths.
King’s Peace. 387BC. Sparta, Persia, Athens. Corinthian War.
Kléber, Jean. 1753-1800. French general. Suppressed Vendée rebellion.