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291 matches to Victor Emmanuel III
Kitchener, Horatio, Earl of. 1850-1916. Commander-in-chief Boer War. British Secretary of War, WWI. Symbol of will to victory.
Kolin, Battle. 1757. Austrian victory forced Prussia to abandon Bohemia.
Ladislaus II. 1350-1434. King of Poland, 1386-. Victories made Poland a power. Merged with Lithuania. Tannenberg.
Leipzig Debate. 1519. Luther vs Eck. Both claim victory.
Lepanto, Battle. 1571. Major Christian naval victory vs Turks, saving Cyprus.
Livingstone, David. 1813-73. Scottish missionary, central Africa 1840-73. Discovered Victoria Falls, Zambesi River. Stanley.
Marne, Battle. 1914. Paris defence vs Germans. Joffre. 1918 Allied victory is turning point in WWI. Foch.
Miltriades. c540-489BC. Victorious commander at Marathon.
Neerwinden. 1693 Victory of Luxembourg over William of Orange.
Nelson, Horatio. 1758-1805. English Admiral, victor at Aboukir and Trafalgar, where he died.
Nike. Greek winged goddess of victory.
Northampton, Battle. 1460. War of the Roses. York victory earns right to succeed Henry VI.
Op art. 20C style incorporating optical illusion of movement. Vasarely. Riley.
Paeonius. c450-400BC. Greek sculptor. Winged Victory c420BC.
Palo Alto, Battle. 1846 US victory. First major battle of Mexican War.
Paullus, Aemilius. 229-160BC. Roman victor at Pydna, 168BC. Ended Macedonian War.
Philippine Sea, Battle. 1944. Major US victory over Japanese. Philippines reconquered. MacArthur.
Pindar. c522-443BC. Greek Epicurean lyric poet of odes celebrating athletic victories.
Porte St-Denis. Paris. 1672. Celebrates Louis XIV’s victories on the Rhine.
Puebla, Battles. 1862 Mexican guerillas humiliate French army. “Cinco de Mayo”. 1863 French victorious, Maximilian.
Pyrrhus. 319-272BC. King of Epirus. Defeated Romans at Heraclea and Ausculum at great cost (Pyrrhic Victory). Memoirs.
Rio Salado, Battle. 1340. Major Christian victory in conquering Spain from Moslems.
Romantic. Literary movement. Nature, spirit and emotion. Subjective. Gothic novel. Hugo, Rousseau, Schiller. Wordsworth. Goethe. Scott.
Royal Titles Act. 1876. Declared Victoria Empress of India.
Salamis, Battle. 480BC. Greek naval victory over superior Persian fleet.