Black Hawk War. 1832. US decimates Sauk/Fox tribes. Illinois, Iowa Indians flee west.

Black Prince. Son of Edward III. Captured King John II of France at Poitiers, 1356.

Black War. 1804-30. Tasmanian natives defeated by European settlers.

Blackbeard (Edward Teach). -1718. English pirate in West Indies.

Blenheim, Battle. 1704. Bavaria. Marlborough’s victory in War of Spanish Succession. First French defeat in 50 years, saves Vienna.

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.

Boer War. 1880-1. Boers defeat British, who had annexed Transvaal, 1877.

Boer War. 1899-1902. British defeat Boer Republic in South Africa. Vereeniging.

Borden, Robert. 1854-1937. Canadian Cons Prime Minister 1911-20. Union Gov’t. Imperial War Cabinet. Women suffrage.

Boris III. 1894-1943. King of Bulgaria, 1918-. Hitler ally, but avoided war w USSR.

Bosnian Rebellion. 1875 vs Ottomans led to Serbo-Turkish War.

Bosworth Field, Battle. 1485. Tudor victory, ended War of Roses. Richard III killed.

Boulanger, Georges. 1837-91. French popular war minister. Conspired coup 1889. Banished.

Brady, Matthew. c1823-96. US Civil War photographer.

Bransfield, Edward. 1795-1852. English. First to sight Antarctica, 1820.

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

Breitenfeld, Battles. 1631,42. Swedish victories over Catholic League in 30 Years War. Sweden a great power.

Breslau, Treaty. 1742. Ends first Silesian War.

Breton Succession War. 1341-65. Reestablishd Montfort rule in Brittany.

Brinkmanship. Policy of staying at brink of war.

Britten, Benjamin. 1913-76. Influential English composer of operas and symphonies. Paul Bunyan 1941. Billy Budd 1951. War Requiem 1962. Death in Venice 1973.

Brock, Isaac. 1769-1812. British military commander. Upper Canada hero in War of 1812.

Bruce, Robert the. 1274-1329. Scottish King 1306-. Vs Edward I and II. Bannockburn victory.

Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.

Buchanan, James. 1791-1868. US President 1857-61. Compromise policy failed to avert civil war.

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