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  • 112USS Brooklyn (1858) — was a sloop of war authorized by the U.S. Congress and commissioned in 1859. Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became an active participant in the Union blockade of the… …

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  • 113USS Augusta (1853) — The second USS Augusta was a side wheel steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the city of Augusta, Georgia.Designed and constructed by the noted American shipbuilder, William Henry Webb, the second… …

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  • 114Economy of the Confederate States of America — The Confederate States of America had an agrarian based economy that relied heavily on slave worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and the northern US states. If ranked as an independent nation, it would have been… …

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  • 115USS Tristram Shandy (1864) — was a 444 ton steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. With her Parrott rifle installed, she was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other… …

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  • 116John E. Gingrich — Infobox Military Person name=John E. Gingrich born= birth date|1897|2|23 died= death date and age|1960|5|26|1897|2|23 caption=Vice Adm. John E. Gingrich, circa 1953. nickname=Johnny placeofbirth=Dodge City, Kansas placeofdeath=New York City, New… …

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  • 117Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 — Mauritius campaign Part of the Napoleonic Wars Ceylon and Vénus, Pierre Julien Gilbert, 1835 …

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  • 118George Dewey — Infobox Military Person name= George Dewey born= birth date|1838|12|26 died= death date and age|1917|1|16|1838|12|26 placeofbirth=Montpelier, Vermont placeofdeath=Washington, D.C. caption= nickname= allegiance=flagicon|USA United States of… …

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  • 119Sino-French War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Sino French War 中法戰争 Guerre franco chinoise Chiến tranh Pháp Thanh partof= caption=Operations of the Sino French war (1884 1885). date=1884 1885 place=Southeast China, Taiwan, Northern Vietnam casus=… …

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