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... defeated the French at Macta , Algeria , 1835 , was conquered 1847 , and im- prisoned till 1852 ; protected the Christians of Syria 1860 . Abdication . Laying down of office by a monarch . The most noted examples are Diocletian , 305 ...
... defeated the French at Macta , Algeria , 1835 , was conquered 1847 , and im- prisoned till 1852 ; protected the Christians of Syria 1860 . Abdication . Laying down of office by a monarch . The most noted examples are Diocletian , 305 ...
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... defeated the French fleet in the bay , Aug. 1 , 1798 , and Bonaparte , with 5,000 French , defeated a Turkish army of 15,000 , July 25 , 1799. It was surrendered to the English , after a sanguinary conflict with the French , March 8 ...
... defeated the French fleet in the bay , Aug. 1 , 1798 , and Bonaparte , with 5,000 French , defeated a Turkish army of 15,000 , July 25 , 1799. It was surrendered to the English , after a sanguinary conflict with the French , March 8 ...
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... defeated African antelope , family Bo- Body ab . 3 ft . high , yellowish Addax nasomaculatus . white , except the head , which is brown , with a white blaze on the face . The horns are spirals with two or three twists . Addendum Circle ...
... defeated African antelope , family Bo- Body ab . 3 ft . high , yellowish Addax nasomaculatus . white , except the head , which is brown , with a white blaze on the face . The horns are spirals with two or three twists . Addendum Circle ...
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... defeated Licinius and gained the Empire 323 , and Valens was defeated by Goths 378. It was taken by Turks 1361 , and was their capital till 1453. Russians took it Aug. 20 , 1829 , Jan. 20 , 1878. Pop . ab . 100,000 . Adrianople , PEACE ...
... defeated Licinius and gained the Empire 323 , and Valens was defeated by Goths 378. It was taken by Turks 1361 , and was their capital till 1453. Russians took it Aug. 20 , 1829 , Jan. 20 , 1878. Pop . ab . 100,000 . Adrianople , PEACE ...
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... defeated in a tragic contest by Sophocles . He then left Athens and went to Syracuse , to the court of King Hiero . Ten years later he seems to have been again in Athens , but afterward returned to Sicily , where he is said to have been ...
... defeated in a tragic contest by Sophocles . He then left Athens and went to Syracuse , to the court of King Hiero . Ten years later he seems to have been again in Athens , but afterward returned to Sicily , where he is said to have been ...
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