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  Freiburg im Breisgau - LoveToKnow 1911
The Freiburg minster is considered one of the finest of all the Gothic churches of Germany, being remarkable alike for the symmetry of its proportions, for the taste of its decorations, and for the fact that it may more correctly be said to be finished than almost any other building of the kind.
On the 4th of August the Army of France and the Army of Weimar met at Merzhausen, the rearmost troops of the Army of France came in, and the whole was arranged by the major-generals in the plain facing the Loretto ridge.
But Mercy had divined his Battle of adversary's plan, and leaving a garrison to hold Freiburg, the Bavarian army had made a night march on the 9/loth to the Abbey of St Peter, whence on the morning of the 10th Mercy fell back to Graben, his nearest magazine in the mountains.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Freiburg_im_Breisgau   (1786 words)

  
 Learn more about List of battles (alphabetical) in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Battle of Covadonga - 722 - Moslem Conquest of Spain
Battle of Mohacs - 1526 - Turkish Conquest of Hungary
Battle of Pavia (773) - Conquests of Charlemagne
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_battles__alphabetical_.html   (4758 words)

  
 Thirty Years' War - LoveToKnow 1911
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 was a triumphant success for Gustavus and for the new Swedish system of war, such a battle as no living soldier had seen.
The battle of Avins and Rohan's Valtelline campaign, the only important military events of the year, took place outside Germany; within Germany men were chiefly occupied in considering whether to accept the terms of the peace of Prague.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Thirty_Years'_War   (12088 words)

  
 The Thirty Years War: The Opening of the Congress of Westphalia
The Bavarian Offensive and the Battle of Freiburg
Turenne, his army too weak to hazard battle against the Bavarians, was forced to watch in impotent fury as the city was besieged and, on 28 July, 1644, fell.
Freiburg remained in Bavarian hands, blunting by its closeness to Breisach the advantages possessing that place presented.
www.pipeline.com /~cwa/Jankau_Phase.htm   (1447 words)

  
 EZGeography - Battle of Freiburg
The Battle of Freiburg, also called the Three Day Battle, took place on August 3, August 5 and August 9 1644 as part of the Thirty Years' War.
The Battle of Freiburg produced the highest number of casualties of any battle in the War.
This battle is often confused with the Battle of Freiberg of 1762.
www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Freiburg   (103 words)

  
 Andrew E
However, this has not stopped the IHR from identifying Freiburg as the town (when they had not before) and continuing to place blame for the bombing on the British, when it is rather clear that this was not the case.
The first non-military target to be bombed during World War II was Freiburg, Germany, but the perpetrators were not the British (or in earlier versions, the French), as Nazi propagandists and their believers have maintained for the last sixty years.
Freiburg was no surprise attack on a quite university town by British bombers looking to kill children; it was the unfortunate consequence of Nazi Germany's policy of aggressive war against anyone who stood in her way of continental domination.
andrew.mathis.net /freiburg.html   (1377 words)

  
 Kiarostami's Tazieh Screened in Freiburg Theater Festival
Freiburg 24th International Theatre Festival, which is held from 15-25 June 2006 in Freiburg, Germany, will present productions addressing faith and religion, a theme which is gaining new significance as reflected in current discussions in today's society.
Tazieh or passion play is a traditional play in which Shiite Muslim mourn for the innocent martyrdom of Imam Hossein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his followers in the battle of Karbala every year during the Arabic month of Moharam by depicting the scenes of the battle through the play.
City of Freiburg in south of Germany, is a historical city which was introduced as the sister city of Isfahan last year considering their common characteristics.
www.payvand.com /news/06/jun/1239.html   (308 words)

  
 Thirty Years War
Freiburg is afraid to be next on the list and calls the experienced Imperial General of the Cavalry Jan van Werth for help.
And the people of Freiburg watching the battle from the city have a vision: Mary hovering over the gun smoke in the light of the muzzle flashes catching the French canon balls with her blue coat.
Emperor Ferdinand retains the Breisgau with Freiburg but loses Fort Breisach and all his possessions on the left bank of the Rhine to France although the Imperial Cities in the Alsace and Sundgau are supposed to keep their independence.
www.freiburg-madison.de /freiburg_history/1618-1648_Thirty_Years_War.htm   (2622 words)

  
 New German Community Models Car-free Living
The Vauban development - 2,000 new homes on a former military base 10 minutes by bike from the heart of Freiburg - has put into practice many ideas that were once dismissed as eco-fantasy but which are now moving to the center of public policy.
The Vauban neighborhood in Freiburg, Germany, is being developed as a model sustainable district on the site of a former military base.
In 1998, Freiburg bought land from the German government and worked with Delleske's group to lay out a master plan for the area, keeping in mind the ecological, social, economic, and cultural goals of reducing energy levels while creating healthier air and a solid infrastructure for young families.
www.commondreams.org /headlines06/1221-07.htm   (1138 words)

  
 NapoleonGames.com: Games by Operational Studies Group.
After winning two major battles in the Spring of 1813, Napoleon agreed to an Armistice, ostensibly to prepare a path for peace, but actually as a cover for further war preparations.
Knowing his own worth in battle and the miraculous effect of his presence on the young troops, the Emperor stands accused of not going where the action was.
The fate of the battle then devolved upon control of the hills northwest of the town, the commanding Denkmalsberg and the adjacent Windmill Hill.
www.napoleongames.com /FourLostBattles_HistNotes.html   (5088 words)

  
 Battle of Laupen, 21 June 1339
On the league left, the Freiburg infantry was smashed by the charging troops, and the rest of the league infantry fled.
On the right, the league cavalry was engaged in fierce combat with the troops from the Forest Cantons, but when the victors from the left joined the attack, the league army was defeated.
League loses were heavy, but many of them were suffered after the battle, when many horsemen forced into the river Sense drowned.
www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_laupen.html   (221 words)

  
 Maurepas: Box Descriptions
Of special interest: Pellerin's reports on state of Navy funds; an account by the head of the French army in Piedmont of the battle at Cony against Savoy and Sardinia; a memorandum on freshwater fish for Lent; a secret agent's report from Genoa.
Reports and memoranda cover: trade with Russia; the Levant; taxation; corsair warfare; Navy archives; Mediterranean operations; expenses; French commerce in general; the armament of ships and its funding; warfare with British; treasurers; the case of La Lievende; commercial regulations for Naples based on report on trade; the Académie Royale de Musique (the singer Lany's dispute).
Reports and memoranda cover: the progress of the Franco-Prussian War; the Corsican situation; the state of the Navy's finances; Spanish commerce; English finances; armaments; the battle of Cape Finisterre; a plan for invading Scotland; the separation agreement of the Prince and Princesse de Talmond.
rmc.library.cornell.edu /FRENCHREV/maurepas/fa/boxdesc.html   (1419 words)

  
 SYW Chronology 1762
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick’s Allied army defeats the French commanded by the Marshal d’Estrées and Marshal the Prince de Soubise.
August 30 1762: Battle of Nauheim, Johannisberg, or Friedberg, western Germany.
September 21 1762: Battle of the Brücke-Mühle or Amöneburg.
www.sevenyearswarassociation.com /Reference/SYWChron1762.html   (543 words)

  
 GMT GAMES: Under the Lily Banners
This is the third volume from the award winning Musket and Pike Battles Series detailing 17th Century warfare, often known as the Dawn of Modern Warfare.
The battle raged for over three days until the French were worn down.
A very different style of battle than any other from the period due to the terrain, style of attack, and duration.
www.gmtgames.com /mpulb/main.html   (711 words)

  
 FREIBURG IM BREISGAU - Online Information article about FREIBURG IM BREISGAU
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On the 4th of August the Army of France and the Army of Weimar met at Merzhausen, the rearmost troops of the Army of France came in, and the whole was arranged by the See also:
battle even more carefully than before, but as the result of a series of accidents the two French armies attacked prematurely and straight to their front, one See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /FRA_GAE/FREIBURG_IM_BREISGAU.html   (2905 words)

  
 FRIBOURG [Ger. Freiburg] - Online Information article about FRIBOURG [Ger. Freiburg]
Freiburg] - Online Information article about FRIBOURG [Ger.
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encyclopedia.jrank.org /FRA_GAE/FRIBOURG_Ger_Freiburg.html   (1747 words)

  
 freiburgawaypreview
While basketball fans in the USA will enjoy an NBA double header or NCAA Tournament games packed full of end to end action, fans in Germany are preparing for some Holiday Hoops of their own.
Freiburg, a team that excells in transition, bases their attack around three outstanding scorers.
Although Freiburg relies heavily on their "Triple H" attack, they boast several other important weapons.
www.taylorhoops.com /freiburgeasterpreview.htm   (778 words)

  
 Battle of the Centuries (Science Reference Services, Library of Congress)
When the encyclopedia of human folly comes to be written, a page must be reserved for the minor imbecility of the battle of the centuries--the clamorous dispute as to when a century ends.
The present bibliography documents the controversy as it has arisen at the end of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, as well as a few skirmishes in the quarrel that has begun to develop with the approach of the third millennium.
82 "In the daily and weekly press we find a fierce epistolary battle raging between those who believe that the year 1899 marks the close of the nineteenth century and those who hold that not until 1901 shall we cross the threshold that divides us from a new era...
www.loc.gov /rr/scitech/battle.html   (10769 words)

  
 August Military History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Battle of Peterwardein: Austria's Eugene of Savoy (40,000) routs 150,000 Turks
Battle of Cassano d'Adda (Carcano): Lombad Guelfs defeat Frederick II A Bull of Pope Gregory IX formalizes the duties of military chaplains.
Battle of Manzikert: Turks defeat and capture Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Battle of Ascalon: Crusaders defeat the Fatimids
www.strategypage.com /military_history_aug.asp   (5227 words)

  
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Battle of Tewksbury, England, where Yorkists under Edward IV defeated Lancastrian forces under Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI.
Don John of Austria, illegitimate brother of Phillip II of Spain, commanding a joint papal and Venetian fleet defeated the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Lepanto, near the Greek seaport on the strait connecting the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras.
Frederick II of Prussia defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Freiburg.
www.cascom.army.mil /History/historyadd.asp   (7738 words)

  
 The Thirty Years War: Bibliography
What little is there is marred by factual error: the French did not recapture Freiburg-im-Bresgau after the battle of Freiburg and Amalie-Elisabeth was a her not a him.
On the last, I find particularly fascinating his summary of the House of Taafe, which maintained itself as aristocrats in both Bohemia and their ancestral County Sligo Ireland until from the time of the Thirty Years War until shortly after World War One.
It is also interesting since it shows what a well-informed and intelligent observer thought about the major battles of the day (incidents from which are given as examples for one or another of Montecuccoli’s points).
www.pipeline.com /~cwa/Bibliography.htm   (1389 words)

  
 Conference on International Green Building-Chicago, IL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Guy Battle McCarthy is one of the most innovative of the European systems engineering firms.
Wulf is currently the Director of City Planning Construction in Freiburg, Germany and is involved in numerous urban design issues.
He has also been a lecturer at the Freiburg University School of Business.
www.rmi.org /sitepages/pid611.php   (414 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Commanding Heights : The Battle for the World Economy: Books: Daniel Yergin,Joseph Stanislaw   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In their analysis of the new world economy, The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace That Is Remaking the Modern World, they examine "the individuals, the ideas, the conflicts, and the turning points" that are responsible.
The second half of the 20th century was marked by the ebb and flow of government influence over national and international economies.
Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw characterize the balance between government and private marketplace clout as a battle for the commanding heights of the economy.
www.amazon.com /Commanding-Heights-Battle-World-Economy/dp/068483569X   (2599 words)

  
 Pope Pius IX  18 August 1864  The Church in Bavaria
If at any time whatsoever, then surely now in this most sad age, it is the duty of bishops to battle most strenuously against the enemies of the faith.
Moreover We praise you for in the letter you sent to the government concerning the administration of the public schools, you, concerned about the affairs of the Church, strenuously and knowledgeably defended her authority, doctrine, and rights.
In the same sense We, in Our July 14 letter to Herman, Archbishop of Freiburg im Briesgau, were compelled to safeguard and vindicate these rights of the Church.
www.ewtn.com /library/ENCYC/P9MAXIMA.HTM   (1034 words)

  
 Battle_of_Freiburg - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
Translation - whether it means now or is called meant.
This article about a battle in French history is a stub.
This article about a battle in German history is a stub.
www.thewordbook.com /Battle_of_Freiburg   (204 words)

  
 History: October 29
The Austrians are defeated by the Prussians under Prince Henry at the battle of Freiburg; the only Prussian victory without Frederick II in command.
Turkey, encouraged by the Germans, declares war against the Allies, announcing its entrance into the war with a surprise bombardment of the Russian Black Sea coast.
Sailors of the German High Seas Fleet mutiny, seize control of their ships to prevent a final desperate suicide battle with the British Grand Fleet.
members.tripod.com /historiation2/daysoctober/october29.html   (1815 words)

  
 Bundesliga Restart Reveals Three-Horse Race | German Soccer | Deutsche Welle | 24.01.2005
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Stalemate in the relgation battle between Freiburg and Rostock.
Soumalia Coulibaly hit the bar in the 62nd minute and Samuel Koejoe had a goal disallowed when he bundled the ball over the line only for referee Markus Merk to blow for a foul on the keeper.
There was little else to cheer in the 0-0 draw which did either sides no real favors in their battle to escape the drop.
www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,2144,1467880,00.html   (1167 words)

  
 The Thirty Years War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A sharp battle was fought outside the city on 6 September.
Opposition to Ferdinand coalesced around the man who eventually would be known as the Great Elector.
Battle of Freiburg, the Three Day Battle, August 4, 5 and 9.
www.idbsu.edu /courses/reformation/germany/30yw.shtml   (5255 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Borussia win basement battle
BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Moenchengladbach won the battle of the German Bundesliga basement when they thrashed fellow relegation battlers Cologne 4-0 on Tuesday.
Energie Cottbus beat Hertha Berlin 1-0 with a strike by Marko Topic in the 85th minute, that game starting late because of rowdiness among the visiting Hertha fans.
SC Freiburg held VfL Wolfsburg to a 0-0 draw.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0205/20020205borussiarep.html   (167 words)

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