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    balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder; and shall appear, so armed, accoutred and provided, when called out to exercise...
    281 KB (31,231 words) - 22:42, 31 October 2024
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    American and British English spelling differences (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    Petre (the latter notably borne by a British lord) are found. For British accoutre, the American practice varies: the Merriam-Webster Dictionary prefers the...
    150 KB (12,660 words) - 15:08, 11 November 2024
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    Boswells, Roxburghshire. The family motto is "Tyde what may", which refers to a 13th-century poem by Thomas the Rhymer which predicted that there would...
    7 KB (687 words) - 15:56, 11 January 2024
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    Camel (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    army to carry the provisions and the baggage, and taking off their loads, he mounted riders upon them accoutred as horsemen. These he commanded to advance...
    111 KB (10,912 words) - 10:55, 21 November 2024
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    prominent British Imperial statesman and served as the Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. Lawrence was born in Richmond, North Riding of Yorkshire. He was the...
    29 KB (3,260 words) - 21:48, 7 November 2024
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    the XIth (Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers mounted on a Chestnut Horse, both habited and accoutred proper Motto In Bello Quies ("Calm in action")...
    4 KB (200 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
    whip) from 1990 to 1993. He was then made a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security. In 1994, he moved to the Department...
    7 KB (422 words) - 14:53, 15 October 2024
  • One change he has instituted since becoming chairman is requiring directors to retire at age 75. He has non-domicile (non-dom) tax status and owns his media...
    11 KB (907 words) - 19:12, 21 September 2024
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    created with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body while the viscountcy and earldom were created with special remainders to his daughters and the heirs...
    4 KB (355 words) - 05:27, 6 August 2024
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    served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1952 to 1955 and as Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957. The title is now held by his grandson, the third...
    4 KB (251 words) - 10:15, 1 September 2024
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    Philistines (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    of Chabas's book, Maspero agreed that the Peleset of Medinet Habu were accoutred more like Europeans than Semites and also agreed that they were Aegean...
    120 KB (14,452 words) - 13:52, 18 November 2024
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    as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 1939 to 1942 and as Treasurer of the Household from 1942 to 1945. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron...
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    in 1820. Having decided to follow a literary career, in 1821 he moved to London. He wrote poetry and plays in an attempt to break into literary circles...
    7 KB (800 words) - 08:27, 30 October 2024
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    and then commanded a brigade during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. He went on to command the Highland Brigade at the Battle of Alma and with his "thin red...
    23 KB (2,312 words) - 09:50, 14 September 2024
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    "Protestant" counterpart to the "Catholic state" nationalists had established in the south. Craig was created a baronet in 1918 and raised to the Peerage in 1927...
    37 KB (3,513 words) - 12:38, 30 October 2024
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    Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
    and civil unrest across Germany, led to the armistice of 11 November 1918. It is considered by some historians to be one of the greatest victories ever...
    152 KB (18,721 words) - 02:09, 20 November 2024
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    3rd Viscount Craigavon (born 1944) There is no heir to the titles. Meaning Craigavon House, not to be confused with the planned town of Craigavon, County...
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    William Birdwood (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
    Army on the Western Front during the closing stages of the war. He went on to be general officer commanding the Northern Army in India in 1920 and Commander-in-Chief...
    35 KB (3,103 words) - 02:22, 2 November 2024
  • accost accoucheur account (Old Fr. acont) accountant (Old Fr. acuntant) accoutre or accouter accoutrements accredit accreditation accrue accumulation accusation...
    77 KB (4,341 words) - 19:03, 12 July 2023
  • taking off their loads, he mounted riders upon them accoutred as horsemen. These he commanded to advance in front of his other troops against the Lydian...
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