cross drift
11Cross in Christian Art — The cross, with reference to Christ s passion event, is not found in Christian art in the first centuries. Death by crucifixion was infinitely more painful and degrading than is hanging or electrocution. During the first Christian centuries, the… …
12drift — i. The lateral divergence from the prescribed flight path of an aircraft resulting primarily from the effects of a cross wind. ii. A slow movement in one direction of an instrument pointer or other marker. iii. A slow change in frequency of a… …
13Battle of Rorke's Drift — Part of the Anglo Zulu War The Defence of Rorke s Drift, by Alphonse de Neuville (1882) …
14Rorke's Drift — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Rorke s Drift partof=the Anglo Zulu War caption= date=22 January ndash; 23 January 1879 place=Rorke s Drift, South Africa result=British victory combatant1= combatant2=Zulu Kingdom commander1=John… …
15Victoria Cross — Vorderseite des Victoria Kreuzes und Wiederholungsspange Das Victoria Cross (deutsch: „Victoria Kreuz“) ist die höchste Kriegsauszeichnung der Streitkräfte des Vereinigten Königreichs und einiger Staaten des Commonwealth. Es wird für… …
16List of English Victoria Cross recipients — The following is a partial list of English recipients of the Victoria Cross.A*Arthur Louis Aaron 1943; Turin, Italy *Alfred Ablett 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea *Harold Ackroyd 1917; Ypres, Belgium *Abraham Acton 1914; Rouges Bancs, France *Henry… …
17William Jones (British Victoria Cross recipient) — Infobox Military Person name = George Stringer lived = 24 January 1889 10 November 1957 placeofbirth = Newton Heath, Manchester placeofdeath = Oldham, Greater Manchester caption = nickname = allegiance = flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom… …
18Rorke's Drift — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rorke s Drift Parte de Guerra Anglo Zulú Representación de la defensa de Rorke s Drift …
19Batalla de Rorke's Drift — Rorke s Drift Parte de Guerra Anglo Zulú Representación de la defensa de Rorke s Drift Fecha …
20Aurora's drift — refers to the Antarctic expedition ship SY Aurora , and its drift in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean pack ice for a period of 282 days from 7 May 1915 to 12 February 1916. Aurora had brought the Ross Sea party mdash;a support team for Sir Ernest… …
