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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Muroyama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The battle of Kurikara, also known as the battle of Tonamiyama (砺波山), was the battle where the tide of the war turned in the Minamotos favor.
**Battle of Cassano - September 27 - Ezzelino III da Romano is defeated by the crusade army of the Guelphs.
** Battle of Rio Salado - October 30 - Alfonso XI of Castile and Alfonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I. Battle of Morlaix Besieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix.
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 Notes for Tale of Heike, Chapter 8
Caught up in a battle that is lost, he fights fiercely but then returns to fight beside his out-of-shape son.
The battle is fierce and Yukiie's troops are massacred; Yukiie makes a brave escape though he had been surrounded.
A battle ensues on the outskirts of the Capital between forces loyal to Go-Shirakawa (includes many Minamoto, monks, and others) and those loyal to Yoshinaka.
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 Gempei war - New World Encyclopedia
The Gempei War was characterized by rich dramatic elements such as the tragic personal lives of its key figures, the rapid downfall of the powerful Taira clan, and the cleverness and wisdom of the military strategists.
The tides played a powerful role in the development of the battle, granting the advantage first to the Taira, who were more experienced sailors, and later to the Minamoto.
1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani - the Minamoto attacked one of the Taira 's primary fortresses.
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 Gempei War
Somewhat earlier, Yoritomo's uncle Yukiie had taken the field and was to suffer defeat at the hands of Taira Tomomori at the Battle of Sunomata in Mino Province (March 1181).
There would be no further avenues of retreat should the coming battle go against them, and their earlier defeats no doubt sat havily on their shoulders.
In a sense, the specifics of the Gempei War - the battles, armies, and tactics - were secondary to the political arena.
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 Genpei War - One Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The ensuing battle took place just outside Kyoto and is called the first Battle of Uji.
The war ended five years later, with a decisive Minamoto victory in the naval Battle of Dan-no-ura.
1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani - The Minamoto attack one of the Taira's primary fortresses.
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 The Samurai: A Brief History
The clans who battled the emishi did so in part (we can assume) in the hopes of securing sizable rewards of land in the newly colonized areas, and to maintain these in the face of emishi resistance, arms would need to be kept.
Outright battles between the Enryakuji and Mii-dera were common during the later Heian Period, and saw the later burned to the ground numerous times.
There would be no further avenues of retreat should the coming battle go against them, and their earlier defeats no doubt sat havily on their shoulders.
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 Coexistence and Exclusion Between Humans and Monkeys in Japan: Is Either Really Possible?
Another, major background factor is the spatial configuration of farms and monkey habitat that bring human and monkey populations into a state of coexistence.
battle) with the wild in Aomori Prefecture, and the events leading to the capture of several monkeys from a population designated to be a National Natural Monument as the northern-most population of non-human primates in the world.
In a concluding chapter, he poses the question, "Is kyozon with monkeys possible?" He is addressing an audience that does not desire even kyozon with monkeys, and points out that it is difficult to convince farmers of the intrinsic value of wildlife when they simply wish wildlife would go away.
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 List of battles 601-1400 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of Naklo Boleslaus III of Poland defeats Pomeranians
Battle of Baesweiler Edward, Count of Guelders and William II, Duke of Jülich defeat Wenceslaus, Duke of Brabant.
Battle of Maritsa - September 26 - An allied army of Serbs,Hungarians,Wallachians and Moldavians is defeated by an Ottoman army.King Vukašin of Serbia killed.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Genpei War
The ensuing Battle of Uji took place just outside Kyoto, starting a five-year long war, concluding with a decisive Minamoto victory in the naval Battle of Dan-no-ura.
Leaving Izu Province, heading for the Hakone Pass, he was defeated by the Taira in the battle of Ishibashiyama.
Ichinotani futaba gunki (Chronicle of the battle of Ichi-no-Tani) by Namiki Sōsuke may be one of the more famous of these.
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 Genpei War
The ensuing battle took place just outside Kyoto and is called the first Battle of Uji.
Naval battle of Dan-no-Ura in 1185.1184 Battle of Awazu - Minamoto no Yoshinaka is defeated and killed by Yoshitsune and Noriyori.
1184 Battle of Ichi-no-Tani - the Minamoto attack one of the Taira's primary fortresses.
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 Battle of Fujigawa - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Uji (1180) – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinowara – Mizushima – Fukuryuji – Muroyama – Hojujiden – Uji (1184) – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima – Yashima –Dan-no-ura
Attempting to recover quickly from his exile, and to rebuild his army, Minamoto no Yoritomo sent out messengers to recruit other families onto his side.
Supposedly, in the night, the Taira mistook the sound of a flock of birds for that of a Minamoto surprise attack, and fled, with no actual battle taking place.
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 Japanese Arts - History
He had battle flags hoisted up from behind a hill, presenting the image to the Imagawa stationed inside Narumi that the Oda were resting nearby.
The battle was hotly contested on the part of the Asai, but resulted in a victory for Nobunaga and Ieyasu.
The battle had devolved into butchery, and Katsuyori added to the fiasco by sending in his reserves, which did little but add to the casualty list and encourage the Nagashino garrison to mount a sally.
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 XenaSixthSeasonSpoilers
Xena is forced to battle Mephistopheles (Anthony Ray Parker)when she returns to Amphipolis with Gabrielle and Eve to find her homehaunted by evil.
Xena must battle a monster of her own making to recoverthe destructive Rheingold ring she forged in her days as an evil warior.
In a modern-day episode, a clone of Xena battles herarch-enemy, the evil Alti (Claire Stansfield).
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 Heian Era: 794-1192
940: Battle of Kojima, which ended the rebellion of Taira Masakado.
Minamoto vs. Taira in a sea battle with the Taira winning.
This was a major sea battle with the Minamoto winning decisively.
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 A Friend in Need 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The final episode is an emotional roller coaster that sees Xena and Gabrielle's battles in Japan take on a few twists.
Xena's spiritual battle with Yodoshi and Gabrielle's more Earthly taks lead us to a humdinger of a finale, that you will either hate, hate, hate or sob with tearful joy at.
Killed in battle by Yodoshi's army, Xena must now defeat Yodoshi and release the captured souls, while Gabrielle races to find Xena's body and resurrect her in time.
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 dOc DVD Review: Xena, Warrior Princess: Series Finale (2001) - Printable
As expected, the action is excellent, with some spectacular battle sequences.
This director's version adds additional footage not seen in the television airings, which was cut for time limitations.
There is not a lot of fluff in this piece, which gives an eye-opening view into how some of the elaborate battle sequences are constructed.
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 News Indexed by Topic - ROBOTS ARCHIVE
Some defence industry executives attending the Paris air show even suggested that Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is still being developed, may be the last manned fighter plane needed for battle.
The unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is the first tangible evidence of this robotic future.
All the operator has to do is load software containing flight and battle plans and press 'Enter.' The computer takes it from there.
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 Review, buy Military & War: The Gibraltar Catastrophe (Katastrofa W Gibraltarze), Das Leben Von Adolf Hitler (The Life ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Trouble is, among the recruits only McQueen/Jones (whose job is mostly comic relief) and Aldo Ray (as a brawling lumberjack who's never known family life) have any charisma or acting chops-and that's not forgetting Tab Hunter, whose matinee-idol status at the time does not speak well for the '50s.
Battle Cry is also a cardinal example of Hollywood's penchant for buying big, lusty, profane bestsellers (by Leon Uris, in this case) and then euphemizing all the lustiness and profanity to appease the censors.
Raoul Walsh, the poet laureate of lowdown gusto, does what he can in the circumstances, and as one of the first guys ever to direct a widescreen movie (1930's The Big Trail), he makes the battle scenes roar.
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 SUNS OF THE PASSED
Lord Muroyama is in a position to hear the sentiments of powerful people who might overlook Saburo’s transgressions if it suits their interests.
Lord Muroyama regarded his compatriots unwaveringly, silently communicating his absolute faith in their champion.
Lord Muroyama took Gabrielle’s sword from her and used the tip to raise Saburo’s still bowed head.
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 Review, buy General: Caravan to Vaccares, Death Driver, Killerfish, Legion of Iron, The Transporter (D-VHS), Golden ...
Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film.
In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism.
Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose.
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 A Friend In Need
While Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) and Kenji (Mac Jeffery Ong) are fighting an attack from the rear, Xena comes face to face with Yodoshi's general Morimoto (Venant Wong), a formidable warrior she must fight while dispatching an onslaught of other Samurai.
Xena emerges from battle in the spirit world, where she and Akemi embrace in an emotional reunion.
As Gabrielle searches for Xena in the forest, she runs into the ghost killer Harukata (Kazuhiro Muroyama), who tells her he's heard all about the battle at Higuchi.
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 Battle of Muroyama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eventually surrounded, the Minamoto were forced to flee.
This article about a historical Japanese battle is a stub.
This page was last modified 13:06, 25 October 2006.
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 Sherry's UK Xena Page - Season 6 (Eps 21-22)
Morimoto dismounts from his horse, strides towards Xena and removes her head from her body.
Meanwhile, Gabrielle is running towards the sounds of battle.
Xena and Yodoshi fight and, after a fierce battle, Xena destroys Yodoshi, releasing all the souls he had consumed.
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 Whoosh! XWP Episode Guide: A FRIEND IN NEED I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
She says she knows that what is done today may not be undone.
She puts them on her neck and tells her to feel the life force.
There is a slow motion silhouette of Xena running through the woods toward the battle.
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 Heike Monogatari Text
What would be the use of dashing to your death alone in the middle of an enemy host?' I thought he was right, so I went ahead of him to the top of a little rise, turned my horse's head downhill, and waited for some of our men to appear.
When Narida came along behind me, I expected him to bring his horse up beside mine for some talk about the battle, but he galloped past with a hostile look in my direction.
Naozane pulled out the arrows that were lodged in his own armor, tossed them aside, faced the stronghold with a scowl, and shouted in a mighty voice, "I am Naozane, the man who left Kamakura last winter determined to give his life for Lord Yoritomo and bleach his bones at Ichi-no-tani.
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 Review, buy Drama: This Gun for Hire (REGION 1) (NTSC), James Stewart Hollywood Legend Series (REGION 1) (NTSC), ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Based on the true story of Lord Louis Mountbatten's destroyer HMS Kelly, In Which We Serve is one of the most memorable British films made during World War II.
Unfolding in flashback as survivors cling to a dingy, constantly strafed by the Luftwaffe, the film recounts the history of HMS Torrin through various battles to her sinking off the coast of North Africa, interwoven with the onshore lives of her crew.
The film was the inspiration of Noel Coward, who desperately wanted to do something for the war effort, and he produced, wrote the screenplay, composed the stirring musical score and starred as Captain Edward Kinross.
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 TV page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
Together, along with the boy's friends, they battle the evil deeds of mad Doctor K. Starring: Dr. K -- Addie Blaustein (credited as Maddie Blaustein); Language: English.
Flash Gordon himself was a preppie blond polo-playing Yale graduate who accompanied Dale Arden and Dr. Zharkov to the planet Mongo, ruled by the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless.
After they fought Ming to a standstill, they battled Bizdar, the Evil Queen of Cygnil, the Great God Em of Odin, the Mad Witch of Neptune, and anyone else who could throw together a modest collection of androids, monsters, and/or death rays.
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 The Athenaeum's Index Of Fiction and Fan Fiction
Xena and Gabrielle meet two girls who help the companions deal with the recently crowned Amazon Princess' new fighting skills.
Gabrielle returns to Japa, where both she and Xena face uncertain consequences of the love and honor that melded their legendary partnership in defense of the greater good.
Imagine Xena's thoughts as she fights what may be her last battle, as portrayed in the series finale.
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