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  • 41Heavy cavalry — is the late 19th century misnomer for Cavalry [p.490, Lynn] , troops that from the late 17th to late 19th centuries usually wore armour and were mounted on largest available cavalry horses [p.60, Roemer] , as opposed to light cavalry, in which… …

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  • 42Western riding — is a style of horseback riding which evolved from the ranching and warfare traditions brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors, and both equipment and riding style evolved to meet the working needs of the cowboy in the American West.… …

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  • 43Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket partof=Chinese Civil War place=Southern North China Plain, China date=June 22, 1946 August 31, 1946 result=Communist victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Cheng… …

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  • 44History of the Cincinnati Reds — The following is the history of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Originally named the Cincinnati Red Stockings, the name was shortened to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1890s.The original Red Stockings The original Cincinnati Red… …

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  • 45lance — lance1 lancelike, adj. /lans, lahns/, n., v., lanced, lancing. n. 1. a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging. 2. a cavalry soldier armed with such a weapon; lancer. 3. an… …

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  • 46The Golden Rule — Not to be confused with the Golden Law or the Golden ratio.   This term refers to the maxim do as you would be done by . For other uses, see Golden Rule (disambiguation). The maxim of the golden rule is exemplified in many Christian stories …

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  • 47ear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. head, spike; auricle, concha; handle, knob; heed, observance. See attention, hearing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of hearing] Syn. outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, auricle, eardrum, labyrinth,… …

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  • 48Medieval warfare — Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years War. Warfare …

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  • 49Show jumping — Show jumping, also known as stadium jumping or jumpers, is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the… …

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  • 50Levenshulme — infobox UK place country = England latitude = 53.447 longitude = 2.187 official name = Levenshulme population = 12,691 (2001 Census) metropolitan borough = City of Manchester metropolitan county = Greater Manchester region = North West England… …

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