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  French Military Victories
Battle of Sentinum - 295 B.C. The Gauls and Samniums under Egnatius are defeated by Decius Mus and Fabius Maximus Rullianus of the Roman Republic.
Battle of Telamon - 224 B.C. The out-numbered Gauls led by Concolitanus and Aneorestus are defeated by Atiliua Regulus and Aemilius Papus of the Roman Republic.
Battle of Gergovia - 52 B.C. The Gallic Tribes led by Vercingetorix defeat the Roman Republic army of Julius Caesar.
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  Damme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises the city of Damme proper and the towns of Hoeke, Lapscheure, Moerkerke, Oostkerke and Sijsele.
In the 13th century Damme was the port for Bruges.
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 DAMME - LoveToKnow Article on DAMME   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1490 a treaty was signed at Damme between the people of Bruges and the archduke Maximilian, and very soon after this event the channel became completely closed up, and the foreign merchant gilds or nations left the place for Antwerp.
The marriage of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV., was celebrated at Damme on the 2nd of July 1468.
Damme, although long neglected, preserves some remains of its former prosperity, thanks to its remoteness from the area of international strife in the Low Countries.
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 Fortified Places > Fortresses > Damme
Damme effectively became the seaport for Bruges, where goods were unloaded from seagoing ships and loaded onto smaller vessels to be taken along the canal into the city and visa versa.
Damme was in a strategic position on the waterway between Sluis and Bruges, so the Spanish decided to turn it into a fortress.
Damme is within walking (or even better, cycling) distance of Bruges and the Fort van Beieren lies halfway between the two.
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 Battle of Damme - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Battle of Damme was fought May 30 and 31, 1213.
Damme is located on the estuary of the Zywn (now largely silted up), at that time in the county of Flanders (now in Belgium).
Not only was a good portion of the French fleet gone, but the harbor of Damme was blocked by debris, so king Philip had the rest of his fleet burned.
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 DAMME Articles Damme is a municipality located in
Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge (Bruges).
Damme is since a few years also known as a book town, with numerous bookshops and regular book fairs.
Well-known Damme inhabitants include Jacob van Maerlant, a medieval poet and the town clerk of Damme until his death in around 1300, and Karel Verleye, co-founder of the Bruges College of Europe, who died in Damme in 2002.
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 List of battles 601-1400
1176 Battle of Myriokephalon Seljuk Turks defeat army of Emperor Manuel I Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire in Phrygia
1213 Battle of Damme[?] - English under William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury sink most of fleet of France's King Philip II in the harbor of Damme.
1340 Battle of Rio Salado[?] Oct. 30 Alphonso XI of Castile defeats Moslems
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 Battle of Damme   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Battle of Damme was fought May 30 and 31, 1213.
Damme is located on the estuary of the Zywn (now largely silted up), at that time in the county of Flanders (now in Belgium).
Not only was a good portion of the French fleet gone, but the harbor of Damme was blocked by debris, so king Philip had the rest of his fleet burned.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_of_damme   (392 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Spanish Armada   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It was the largest battle of the Anglo-Spanish War, the first of several invasion attempts in the course of the war, and one of the most famous episodes in English history.
Its long dominance at sea was only broken by the Dutch at the Battle of the Downs (1639); and the strength of its tercios, the dominant fighting unit in European land campaigns for over a century, was broken by the French at the Battle of Rocroi (1643).
The Battle of Rocroi, fought May 19, 1643, was a victory of the French army under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, at that time Duke of Enghien, against the Spanish army under General Francisco de Melo.
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 Battle of Navarino -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the (additional info and facts about Greek War of Independence) Greek War of Independence (1821-29).
In the battle the Allies lost about 181 men killed and about 480 men wounded; Turkish and Egyptian losses are not known, but assumed to be much greater, perhaps 3000-11000 casualties.
The most important result of this battle was that it crippled the Turks and Egyptians at sea.
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 damme
Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge (Bruges).
It was the site of the Battle of Damme, fought on 30 and 31 May 1213.Today it is a popular venue for eating out, and a destination for boat trips.
Damme is since a few years also known as a book town, with numerous bookshops and regular book fairs.Famous inhabitants were Jacob van Maerlant, medieval poet, the town clerk of Damme until his death in around 1300, and Karel Verleye, co-founder of the Bruges College of Europe, who died in Damme in 2002.Coordinates: 51°15′N 3°17′E
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 Battle of Lepanto (1571) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One of the more well-known participants in the battle was Spanish author (Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)) Miguel de Cervantes, who was wounded and lost the use of his left hand.
The arrival of Alvaro de Bazán with the reserve was able to turn the battle, both in the Centre and in Doria's South wing.
During the course of the battle, the Ottoman commander's ship was boarded and the Spanish (additional info and facts about tercio) tercios from 3 galleys and the Turkish (additional info and facts about janissaries) janissaries from 7 galleys fought on the deck of the Turkish Sultana.
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 FanDamme Jean Claude van Damme
In one scene Van Damme's character eats plate after plate of food until the diner's owner insists he pay now.
A brawl ensues, with chicken leg in one leg and a piece of his adversaries in the other, Van Damme fights his way back to his food.
Van Damme would have lost the battle was it not for a dose of strength serum which he swiped from his enemy during a struggle.
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 List of naval battles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Battle of Salamis (308 BC) Demetrius I Poliorcetes defeats the fleet of Menelaeus, brother of Ptolemy I
Battle of Chios (201 BC) Philip V of Macedon is defeated by the Egyptians, Rhodians, and Pergamese
Battle of Damme (1213) English under William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, sink most of fleet of France's King Philip II in the harbor of Damme
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 Battle of Damme -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The (additional info and facts about Battle of Damme) Battle of Damme was fought May 30 and 31, 1213.
Most of the French army was away besieging (Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry) Ghent, and so the fleet was only lightly guarded.
They returned to England with the seized ships and a large booty (the biographer of (additional info and facts about William Marshal) William Marshal claimed "never had so much treasure come into England since the days of King Arthur").
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 Battle of Bouvines (27 July 1214)
In 1109, Henry I campaigned in the Vexin, a region in Normandy, to successfully prevent an attempt by Louis VI of France (1108-1137) [son of Philippe I] to divide Normandie with the duc d'Anjou.
A major battle at Brémule (20 August 1119) was decisively won by Henry I, and Louis VI had to agree that suzerainty over Maine and Brittany belonged to Henry I. However, Henry I's claim to Maine was also resisted by the powerful comte d'Anjou, Fulk V (1092-1143).
It was a great pitched battle, the greatest of its age, in contrast to the many smaller and briefer engagements of the period.
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 Ortel Zomercarnaval 2007 Battle of Drums : Informatie - Agenda - Shows
In de 23 jaar van het bestaan van Zomercarnaval heeft de Battle of Drums zich ontwikkeld van een opwarmertje voor de Straatparade tot een eigen evenement dat jaarlijks meer dan 60.000 mensen trekt.
De Battle of Drums onderging in 2005 een ware metamorfose.
De Battle of Drums werd gewijzigd van een vrijblijvende battle tot een heuse wedstrijd op de Coolsingel met daaraan gekoppeld de titel Beste Brassband Zomercarnaval.
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 Court TV Online - Frank Dux v. Jean-Claude Van Damme
During trial, Van Damme repeatedly denied promising gross points to Dux and insisted "The Kumite" and "The Quest" were two different movies.
Van Damme countered that testimony with Adam Rodman, a screenwriter and former member of the board of directors for the Writers Guild of America.
Van Damme was not in court to hear the verdict.
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 Jean Claude Van Damme Filmography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is one of Van Damme's finest acting roles to date, and the plot and action are extremely well-thought-out and executed.
Van Damme plays a retired counter-terrorist agent who is reluctantly brought back into active duty, only to discover that his longtime nemesis has kidnapped his newborn child.
Van Damme plays fireman Darren McCord, whose daughter is kidnapped during the hockey game by a group of terrorists who have also taken the Vice President of the United States hostage.
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 FanDamme   Jean Claude van Damme   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Thus, it is only natural that Kyle begins a steady decline towards becoming one of the monsters he despises.
As he struggles for his humanity, he fights his oppressors and is quickly sent to "The Shu" where his unbridled rage catapults him to the victor's circle.
Kyle's decline into a "living hell" is part of a journey to that thing we all battle within our selves.
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 »»Jean-Claude-Van-Damme Movie Reviews««
Van Damme is (Nuk Sue Coa) A.K.A. the great White Warrior...he tries to fight Tong poi after he kills his brother in a kickboxing match...Van Damme trains and trains and finally gets to get in a match with Tong Poi.
Furthermore, while it's no surprise that Rooker gives a solid performance, it is surprising that Van Damme does just as good a job in both of his roles--he's perfectly creepy as the serial killer and genuinely affecting as the quickly developing replicant, projecting a mixture of innocence and turmoil.
The storyline, which has Van Damme doing double duty as a serial killer called The Torch and a clone of the killer, is instantly ignored as we see how surprisingly creepy and effective Van Damme is as the killer, and how naive and innocent he is as the developing clone.
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 Battle of Damme   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Damme is located on the estuary of the Zywn (now largely silted up), at that time inthe county of Flanders (now in Belgium).
The English immediately attacked, seizing 300 ships which were anchored or beached outside the harbor of Damme, and pillagingand burning a hundred more.
Not only was a good portion of the French fleet gone, but the harbor of Damme was blocked by debris, so king Philip had therest of his fleet burned.
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 The Sun Online - News: He's a Damme fine hero
Street Fighter star Van Damme, 45, fought the gang after they roughed up a woman in a Bucharest nightclub.
Muscly Van Damme stripped to the waist to battle them using martial arts.
Van Damme is filming Second In Command in the Romanian capital.
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 HISTORY OF ROME House of Julii
Gaius Florus approached the town of Damme facing a rebel army in the north and 3 Briton armies, the largest being garrisoned in the town of Damme.
Damme was retaken by the Romans without struggle.
The ensuing battle was a route but the rebel leader, Tancred escaped.
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 Rewind: Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting - Seattle: CitySearch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Soon you'll be able to distinguish Bruce Lee's high-pitched battle yelps from clucking chicken noises, and drunken wu-tang from regular old wu-tang.
In a drawn-out final battle with Van Damme's Frank Dux, Li ultimately resorts to cheating—as most of Yeung's characters do—before being defeated.
Here's hoping Yeung was paid well for the final sequence; Van Damme's sweaty foot is dragged across his face in slow-motion several times throughout the fight.
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 DAMME - Online Information article about DAMME
In 1490 a treaty was signed at Damme between the See also:
sister of Edward IV., was celebrated at Damme on the and of See also:
ancient port, as it follows a different route, leaving Damme and Ecluse quite untouched.
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 Buy.com - Quest : DVD : Jean-Claude Van Damme : Roger Moore : Janet Gunn : James Remar : Jean-Claude Van Damme : ...
In his most spectacular adventure to date, acclaimed action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme directs and stars in this exotic odyssey that takes him from the slums of New York to the mysterious Lost City of Tibet.
Van Damme portrays a 1920's street criminal whose run from the police thrusts him into a forbidding realm of gun smugglers, pirates and an ancient, underworld martial arts competition.
Forced to compete, Van Damme faces the ultimate test of manhood where one wrong move could cost him not only the competition, but his life.
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 Amazon.ca: DVD: Cyborg (Widescreen/Full Screen)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Van Damme plays the protective escort for a half-human, half-cyborg woman whose programming contains a possible cure for a plague that's threatening to wipe out the entire population of Earth.
But the woman is kidnapped by Van Damme's evil nemesis (is there any other kind?) while they are en route to her Atlanta headquarters.
It was released it 1989, and starred Van Damme as a martial arts master named Gibson Rickenbaker living in the post-apocolyptic ruins of New York.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0792835735   (2217 words)

  
 The Guide -- An Ultra-Tough Career
With his superb neck-snapping ability, the gargantuan Swede has come to transcend the likes of Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and Stallone in the realm of broken English.
In the end, alas, Dolph falls in battle when Van Damme is able to steal and inject himself with the last available steroids.
A true testament to Dolph is the fact that in both of these movies, he towers over his higher paid, Lilliputian co-stars.
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The reason for this was that the barons refused to fight a pitched battle.
The battle was of a decisive character because it put an end to John’s aspiration to recover his continental dominions and it established the French monarchy.
The loss of the battle of Bouvines brought John an immense amount of disgrace in
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