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  • 1France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France     France     † …

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  • 2Napoleon I of France — Infobox French Royalty|monarch name=Napoleon I title=The Emperor of the French King of Italy Mediator of the Swiss Confederation Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine caption=Napoleon by Jacques Louis David (1812) reign=20 March 1804–6… …

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  • 3New France — the French colonies and possessions in North America up to 1763. * * * Possessions of France in North America from 1534 to the Treaty of Paris in 1763. After the first land claim for France by Jacques Cartier (1534), the company of New France was …

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  • 4Constance of France, Princess of Antioch — Constance of France Princess consort of Antioch Tenure c.1093 1103? Countess consort of Champagne Tenure 1093/95 1104 …

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  • 5Hawker Hurricane — Hurricane Hurricane Mk I (R4118), which fought in the Battle of Britain Role Fighter …

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  • 6Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …

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  • 7Commander Mine Squadron SEVEN — COMINRON SEVEN, (full: Commander, Mine Squadron Seven) is the designation for a United States Navy minelaying and retrieval command and unit. COMINRON SEVEN was assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet from some time before 1943 (exact date is …

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  • 8Reconquista — This article is about the retaking of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors. For other uses, see Reconquista (disambiguation). La rendición de Granada (1882) by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz …

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  • 9river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …

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  • 10USS Brandywine (1825) — (formerly named Susquehanna ) was an impressive 44 gun frigate which had the initial task of conveying the Marquis de Lafayette back to France. She was later recommissioned a number of times for service in various theatres, such as in the… …

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