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  • 11Law of Arms — Unofficial, traditional rules of war arrived upon by mutual agreement. Never written down, the rules were the subject of much debate during the whole of the medieval period, governing the spoils of war in tourney and in war, ransoms, safe… …

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  • 12John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster — This article is about the historical figure John of Gaunt. For places and organisations named after him, see John O Gaunt. John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster; Duke of Aquitaine Successor …

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  • 13Luding Bridge — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Luding Bridge partof=the Long March (Chinese Civil War) caption=Luding Bridge seen from the side of the city date=29 May 1935 place= Dadu River, Luding County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China …

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  • 14British expedition to Tibet — Warbox conflict=The British Expedition to Tibet campaign= colour scheme=background:#bccccc date=December 1903 ndash; September 1904 place=Tibet result=British victory, treaty enforced, return to status quo. combatant1= combatant2=… …

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  • 15Jousting — is a sport played by armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes… …

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  • 16St. Francis of Assisi —     St. Francis of Assisi     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Francis of Assisi     Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182 the exact year is uncertain; died there, 3 October, 1226.     His father, Pietro… …

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  • 17Order of the Golden Spur — For the United States Cavalry tradition, see Order of the Spur. Order of the Golden Spur Ordo Militia Aurata Scan from the Book of Orders at the Archdiocesan Library Cologne Aw …

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  • 18Moorish Castle — The Moorish Castle Gibraltar The Moorish Castle s Tower of Homage in Gibraltar flying …

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  • 19Achievement — Her. A word synonymous with the more common hatchments . It was used esp. of coats of *arms displayed at a funeral, or on the front of the house of one who had died, or before a *tournament, which indicated a particularly distinguished feat of… …

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  • 20Jean-Nicolas Curély — (1774 1827), French cavalry leader, was the son of a poor peasant of Lorraine.Joining, in 1793, a regiment of hussars, he served with great distinction as private and as sous officier in the Rhine campaigns from 1794 to 1800. He was, however,… …

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