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  THIRTY YEARS' WAR - LoveToKnow Article on THIRTY YEARS' WAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
From the battle of Stadtlohn to the pitiful end twenty years later, the decision of German quarrels lay in the hands of foreign powers, and for two centuries after the treaty of Westphalia the evil tradition was faithfully-followed.
The first battle of Breitenfeld (q.v.) was a triumphant success for Gustavus and for the new Swedish system of war, such a battle as no living soldier had seen.
The second battle of Nordlingen (August 3, 1645) was as desperately fought as the first, and had not Mercy b til of keen ki"ecl at tne crisis of the day Enghien would prob-Nordlla- a'3'y have been disastrously defeated.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TH/THIRTY_YEARS_WAR.htm   (10802 words)

  
 CAVOUR - LoveToKnow Article on CAVOUR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Then came the news of the battle of the Tchernaya, fought and won by the Italians, which turned sadness,and doubt into jubilation.
But the troops advanced and were everywhere received with open arms by the people; Ancona was taken, Lamoricire was defeated and captured at the battle of Castelfidardo, and on the 20th King Victor marched into the Neapolitan kingdom.
The town gave its name to the Benso family of Chieri, who were raised to the marquisate in 1771, and of which the statesman Cavour was a member.
34.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CA/CAVOUR.htm   (4983 words)

  
 St John Bosco
He was born on August 16th, 1815, just on two months after the battle of Waterloo, into a Europe that was still bleeding from the results of the Napoleonic wars and at the same time beginning to feel the consequences of the industrial revolution.
His early days were spent at Becchi, his birthplace, a small hamlet near Chieri and some twelve miles east of Turin, on the small farm run by his mother with the help of her sons, after the death, in 117, of his father, Francis Bosco.
He obtained his schooling at Chieri, working in his spare time to provide board and lodging, and, after a seminary course during which his considerable intellectual talents and astounding memory were revealed, he was ordained priest.
www.deaconlaz.org /John_Bosco.htm   (810 words)

  
 Lombardy
The first brought about the destruction of Asti, Chieri, and Tortona; in the second Milan itself was besieged, forced to surrender and to renounce its claims over Lodi and Como, and to submit the names of its consuls for approval to the emperor, to whom they had to take an oath of fealty.
Emperor Charles V drove back France at the battle of Pavia, and restored Milan to the Sforzas, but only for a short time, as Francis, the last son of Ludovico, died without issue in 1535.
Then the duchy became a fief of Spain, and as such it remained till 1706 when it passed to Austria, which took possession of it during the War of Succession, at the death of Charles II.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/l/lombardy.html   (4695 words)

  
 Nicolas Catinat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
He served with great credit in the campaigns of 1676-1678 in Flanders, was employed against the Vaudois in 1686, and after taking part in the siege of Philippsburg at the opening of the War of the League of Augsburg, he was appointed to command the French troops in the south-eastern theatre of war.
In 1690 he conquered Savoy, and in 1691 Nice; the battle of Staffarda, won by him over the duke of Savoy in 1690, and that of Marsaglia in 1693, were amongst the greatest victories of the time.
At the beginning of the war of the Spanish Succession, Catinat was placed in charge of operations in Italy, but he was much hampered by the orders of the French court and the weakness of the forces for their task.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Nicolas-Catinat.htm   (317 words)

  
 Text Only Version of Journey Through Hallowed Ground: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary along ...
The Piedmont witnessed some of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, now reflected in historic landscapes such as Manassas and Ball's Bluff National Cemetery, one of the nation's smallest military burial grounds and the site of a disastrous Union defeat in the first year of the Civil War.
The First Battle of Manassas, fought July 21, 1861, was the opening engagement of the Civil War and pitted Union brigadier general Irvin McDowell's unseasoned troops against ill-trained but spirited Confederates under Brigadier General P. Beauregard.
Executed in the 1890s, or possibly earlier, by the Italian immigrant painter Joseph Dominick Phillip Oddenino, born in 1831 in Chieri, Torino, the artwork is a curious transplant in rural Virginia of the ancient art of fresco, a common form of interior embellishment throughout Europe.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/journey/text.htm   (14107 words)

  
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"I have to be able to see his face." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As Chieri walks through the hall, she sees Tsuzuki go into the faculty room.
Chieri stands at the side of the rink, and watches as Canty starts to skate.
Coach is going to kill me! I'll find the locker next time." She stops as she sees a locker with the name Asuka Chieri.
plotong.tripod.com /cp09.txt   (951 words)

  
 Won by the Sword
But a very small store of provisions was found in Chieri, and the army was forced to fall back towards Carignano to obtain food from the stores collected there.
During the short campaign Hector had ridden behind Turenne, and shared in the general disappointment of the army when the enemy refused to accept their offer of battle, and still more so when after the capture of Chieri it became necessary to retreat.
His two fellow aides-de-camp loudly bewailed the bad fortune that thus obliged them to retire without having effected anything beyond the capture of an insignificant town, which, however, had the advantage of opening a way for them into the heart of the country then held by the enemy.
manybooks.net /pages/hentygaetext04wbtsd10/38.html   (263 words)

  
 Darkovan Inquirer 2001
Chieri Behaving Badly, Part II First it was drinking and doing table dances in the Storn territory.
With the recent introduction of a chieri circle in the Hellers, the laranzu’in of the Towers have proposed convening a Council of their own to discuss the matter.
Recorded physiological differences between chieri and humans received another chapter recently, as it was revealed that chocolate affects chieri in a manner similar to kireseth.
www.geocities.com /heartland/meadows/5916/diback4.html   (20164 words)

  
 [No title]
Cavour used to laugh at the story, but the cockle shells in the arms of the Bensos and their German motto, "Gott will recht," seem to connect the family with those transalpine crusading adventurers who brought the rising sap of a new nation to reinvigorate the peoples they tarried amongst.
Chieri formed a diminutive free community known as "the republic of the seven B's," from the houses of Benso, Balbo, Balbiani, Biscaretti, Buschetti, Bertone, and Broglie, which took their origin from it, six of which became notable in their own country and one in France.
Two months later he was elected in four divisions; probably the death of his nephew in the interim on the field of battle modified, for the time, his unpopularity.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/2/5/8/12588/12588.txt   (21147 words)

  
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It was principally to prevent this result that Richelieu after the battle of Nordlingen threw himself into the struggle, but his aim was also to carry the frontier of France up to the Rhine.
In the wars in the Netherlands there were few pitched battles, and the operations consisted almost entirely of the sieges of fortified towns or of measures for their relief.
It is the duty of a soldier to run the risk of being killed in battle, but it lies beyond his duty to go into the enemy's camp to obtain news.
www.cise.ufl.edu /mirrors/gutenberg/etext04/wbtsd10.txt   (20212 words)

  
 Smashed Ice // Cherry Project
Chieri looks at the door, and falls on the ice.
Tsuzuki pulls a blanket over Chieri as she sleeps by the rink.
Chieri wakes up to the sound of an alarm clock.
www.smashedice.com /CP/trans/14.html   (1030 words)

  
 Main regions of Italy including Tuscany, Veneto, Campania, Piedmont, Lombardi and Sicily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This Savoy duke gained fame as a courageous leader in Flanders, particularly in the Battle of San Quintino.
The museum, annexed to the Church of the Confraternita del Santissimo Sudario, records the studies made on the Holy Shroud, the sheet that - ac­cording to tradition - was used to wrap the body of Christ in the tomb.
The castle is located in the city of Moncalceri in the province of Torino on the Strada del Castello.
www.discoveritaly.net /regions/city.asp?CITY_ID=75   (4721 words)

  
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I'd have to say that it was the most boring field trip I've had.
We had to purchase an PhP 150-worth book about the Battle of Bataan, because we were too lazy to copy 2 wall-carved length of the history of it.
Thanks to the people who kept me sane and awake by playing cards/singing to Britney Spears music/taking camera videos/cam whoring with.
www.livejournal.com /~subwaycollision   (144 words)

  
 THIRTY - Online Information article about THIRTY
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system of war, such a battle as no living soldier had seen.
Lech, but after a fierce battle the passage was forced by the Swedes (4/14 April) and Tilly himself was mortally wounded.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /THE_TOO/THIRTY.html   (4941 words)

  
 MOTWM
The medieval mind instinctively envisioned the warrior, the true knight, the hero in battle, on a horse, but the Renaissance war strategist Machiavelli understood that in the new modern armed forces infantry would be the "substance and sinew of an army, and that part of it which ought constantly to be considered."
And success on the battle field had been matched by success in the international marital competition: just two years before embarking on this Italian journey, the twenty-one-year-old king had battled and triumphed over forces representing the Empire, England, and Spain for the hand of the young Duchess of Brittany.
Near Bologna, a hot battle was in progress between advance units of the French army that had preceded the king into Italy, and troops loyal to the King of Naples.
www.westernmind.com /fredlund/1494chapterone.shtml   (3973 words)

  
 ODDENINO FAMILY HISTORY
Giuseppe was born on August 23, 1831 in Chieri near Torino, Italy.
Family stories passed down suggest that his first love was art and that he felt in America he could pursue a career in art without the social limitations he experienced in Italy as his family's social status did not look kindly on lowly artists.
Smokins Gap at Smokers Gap which is not clear on copy of records is some place between Martinsburg, now West VA and Winchester, VA and is the only place where the Company is reported to have engaged in action or battle.
www.oddenino.com   (1441 words)

  
 St. Thomas Aquinas / by Placid Conway, OP 1
But no sooner did she perceive that noise and fury would not prevail, than she set out for Naples with masked batteries of tears and entreaties, to Induce him to return home.
One thing she overlooked in her gage of battle, and that was that her son was also an Aquino, a man of like determined character, though of calmer mood.
This precious relic was solemnly transferred in 1894 to a new reliquary, which is a magnificent work of art, made of bronze over-gilt.
www.nd.edu /Departments/Maritain/etext/conway01.htm   (5015 words)

  
 www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
In a flashy live broadcast on RAI-TV from Milan's Mazda Palace, the 88th Giro d'Italia opened to the strains of The Doors "Light My Fire", a homage to 24 year-old Doors fan Damiano Cunego from Verona, who broke on through to the other side last year with his superb win at the Giro.
Although the 87th Giro was supposed to be a battle between 2003 winner Simoni and rival Garzelli, it was the unheralded Cunego, Simoni's Saeco team-mate, who took the final honours.
Friday's Stage 18 from Chieri to Torino is an individual time trial of 31km that scales the 6km ascent of the Colle di Superga, before plunging down into Torino for the finish.
www.cyclingnews.com /news.php?id=features/2005/giro2005   (1478 words)

  
 Kamen Rider 555 (Faiz) Summaries 1-10, maybe
He talks about his and Chieri's first date and playing on a bicycle.
Battle in the mountains, inexperienced rider against malicious Stingfish.
The fish beats him down and he gets its weapon, and they punch and fight, while Mari watches.
www.fortunecity.com /tatooine/halojones/75/kr5/5episum1.html   (3994 words)

  
 FAQ You! Section 2.0. - Questions About the Timeline and Continuity
Assuming that the Sailor Soldiers' battle with the Dark Kingdom reached its climax in January, this would chronologically place it in late July or early August of the previous year.
While he was indeed possessed by the Daimon Germatoid in the anime, he was eventually freed from the monster's control and ended up surviving his battle with Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune.
However, the taint of their evil allegiance caused their physical bodies to revert to stone almost immediately thereafter (specifically into their mineral namesakes), but their good spirits remained on the mortal plane within the jewels in order to help guide Mamoru on a few subsequent occasions.
www.genvid.com /lunarch/faqyou/continuity.html   (6154 words)

  
 BiciRace.com :: News :: May 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It was a day for the little known riders down on GC to etch their names in the annals of the Giro d'Italia.
It's not uncommon on days like this for a group to gain a huge advantage as the GC favorites sit back conserving their energies for the next couple days of battle in the Alps.
After 210K of hard racing, 24 year old Christophe Le Mevel launched himself down the side of the road and took what is undoubtedly the biggest win of his short career.
bicirace.com /news/2005/20050526.html   (954 words)

  
 while you were sleeping, Pictures
This sucks even more than waiting for a battle to start, because at least with a battle you can always take the initiative and get things moving yourself.
He posts it, and is reminded when he checks his email that he had another message waiting when he logged in to ask for help earlier.
In a way, he even feels a little mad at Amon for making him take any of his attention away from Chieri.
www.greatestjournal.com /users/emishi/17050.html?mode=reply   (416 words)

  
 :: thoughts from the heart, blotted by the hand ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
There's still this issue between the battle of your mind and heart that I never learned to master.
Uh, I chose BS Mathematics and BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology- the two subjects I think I'm good at (or at least I'm pretty confident about).
We're required to take electives so I had to battle with 70+ students for 40 slots in Physiology.
www.vanityspellstinayv.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_vanityspellstinayv_archive.html   (1204 words)

  
 Arab News Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
JEDDAH, 28 May 2005 — Saudi Arabia and Bahrain battled to a 1-1 draw in a soccer friendly international yesterday at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
PARIS, 28 May 2005 — Irrepressible Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his much-vaunted battle of the teenagers against local favorite Richard Gasquet in breathtaking style at the French Open yesterday.
NUERBURGRING, Germany, 28 May 2005 — Nick Heidfeld was the quickest race driver in yesterday’s practice for the European Grand Prix in a session of mixed fortunes for his Williams team.
www.arabnews.com /?page=8&d=28&m=5&y=2005&mode=dynamic§ionlist=no&pix=sport.jpg&category=Sports   (374 words)

  
 Small world
Drytown bandits join forces with Freeband Raiders, while Gandalf is concerned that Tecton Channel and Donor's rings have been contaminated by Sauron and may be used to control the Tecton.
A channel imprints on a chieri, starting a whole new race of Simes and Gens with telepathic powers, and Free Amazons protest against Channel's Exemption...
Gatchaman Science Ninja Team, better known as G-Force, prepares to go into battle but are caught in the time displacement from the destruction of the TARDIS and find themselves stuck in the Many-Colored Land with Aiken Drum.
www.simegen.com /pipermail/simegen-l/Week-of-Mon-19990125/001393.html   (1996 words)

  
 Danielle Scott Weblog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
We came together as a team overcoming jet lag, little practice time together before the start of the tournament, a swollen jar from a toothache, battled colds and flu symptoms, aching knees, shoulder and neck pains onset from a bad nights rest, strained quadriceps, a ball hit to the eye from blocking…and other nagging injuries.
About three weeks to a month ago during practice with my team Bigmat Kerakoll Chieri, I turned to play a ball with my left arm that was advancing towards me after a block attempt.
It was a good experience for me also watching the game outside of the battle, if you will.
www.danielle-scott.com /wordpress/index.php   (4649 words)

  
 PRESIDENTS HARRISON, TAYLOR, AND BUCHANAN
As we have already seen, the Congresses at Vienna, Verona, and Chieri, were determined to destroy popular government wherever it was found.
There was Catholic Austria, Catholic Spain, Catholic France and England all waiting, ready to do battle with the United States of America if he had invaded Cuba.
From 1841 to 1857, we saw that three Presidents were attacked by the Jesuits as outlined in the Congresses of Vienna, Verona, and Chieri.
www.pacinst.com /terrorists/chapter3/htb.html   (2631 words)

  
 G. A. Henty : Won by the Sword : Chapter III: The First Battle
During the three days that were spent in reconnoitering the country Hector Campbell learnt more than he would have done in as many years under ordinary circumstances.
Turenne was in command of the cavalry, and took post between Chieri and Villanova.
The two young officers hung their heads and murmured their excuses.
www.classicreader.com /read.php/sid.1/bookid.2103/sec.4   (4697 words)

  
 eFanzines.com - Ed Meskys: The View From Entropy Hall
In {Darkover Landfall}, the first book in the series with regard to its internal chronology, she tells how a shipload of Earthlings lands on the planet, and how the basis of Darkovan society is established, including a biologically impossible crossbreeding between humans and the intelligent, psychically gifted, and physiologically bisexual Chieri natives of the planet.
This is a literary necessity to account for the psychic abilities (laran) which their remote descendants, particularly the {Comyn} aristocracy, possess when contact is re-established between humans and Darkovans in internally later, but earlier written, books of the series.
She reminded me of the blurb on an early edition of McCaffrey's THE SHIP WHO SANG said " "A cyborg may be loving and capable of transference and grief, as in the Helva stories of a cyborg ship.
www.efanzines.com /ERM/veh29.htm   (12950 words)

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