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1The battle of Raichur — Raichur is a small town in the south Indian state of Karnataka. The city had a hoary past and was a witness to many a battle between the kings of Vijayanagar empire and the muslim kings ruling from Bijapur and Gulbarga. The city is located in a… …
2The public scandal of the Dreyfus Affair — The scandal over falsely accused Alfred Dreyfus grew into a public scandal of unprecedented scale. Almost the entire french nation became divided between pro and anti Dreyfusards.Attitude of the pressAgainst this odious campaign was set in motion …
3The Netherlands — The Netherlands † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Netherlands (Germ. Niederlande; Fr. Pays Bas). The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory… …
4Battle of Britain — This article is about the Second World War battle. For other uses, see Battle of Britain (disambiguation). Battle of Britain Part of the Second World War …
5Battle of al-Qādisiyyah — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Qaddasiyyah partof=the Muslim conquest of Sassanid empire| date=16th – 19th November, 636 place=al Qādisiyyah, Iraq result=Decisive Rashidun victory territory=Iraq annexed by Rashidun… …
6Battle of Karbala — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Karbala partof= date=October 10, 680 place=Karbala result=Military victory for the forces of Yazid I combatant1=Umayyads combatant2=Supporters of Ali commander1=Yazid ibn Mu awiah Umar ibn Sa… …
7Battle of Strasbourg — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Strasbourg partof=the Roman Alamanni conflict caption=Coin showing (obverse) head of Julian (emperor 361 3) with diadem and (reverse) soldier bearing standard holding kneeling captive by the hair and… …
8Battle of Gettysburg, First Day — thumb|350px|Map of battle, July 1.The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1, 1863 and began as an engagement between isolated units of the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General… …
9Battle of Bannockburn — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Bannockburn partof=the First War of Scottish Independence caption=A depiction of the battle from the Holkham Bible (1327 35) date=23 June – 24 June 1314 place=Bannockburn, south of Stirling, Scotland… …
10Battle of Radcot Bridge — Radcot Bridge, Oxfordshire, England, was the scene of a battle (19 December 1387) between troops loyal to Richard II, led by court favourite Robert de Vere, and an army captained by Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby. BackgroundThe previous year… …
