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  • 51Ascot Gold Cup — NOTOC Turf race infobox class = Group 1 horse race = Ascot Gold Cup caption = The Ascot Gold Cup, 1834 by James Pollard location = Ascot Racecourse Ascot, Berkshire inaugurated = 1807 race type = Thoroughbred Flat race website = [http://www.ascot …

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  • 52Hindenburg Line — The Hindenburg Line (also known as the Siegfried Line) was a vast system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. It was constructed by the Germans during the winter of 1916 ndash;17. The line stretched from Lens to beyond… …

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  • 54Harki — (adjective from the Arabic harka , standard Arabic haraka حركة, war party or movement , i.e. a group of volunteers, especially soldiers) is the generic term for Muslim Algerians serving as auxiliaries with the French Army, during the Algerian War …

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  • 55Peltast — A peltast (Ancient Greek: πελταστής) was a type of light infantry in Ancient Greece who often served as skirmishers. DescriptionPeltasts carried a crescent shaped wicker shield called pelte (Latin: peltarion) as their main protection, hence their …

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  • 56Battle of Fort Sanders — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Fort Sanders partof=the American Civil War caption= Assault on Fort Sanders , by Kurz and Allison, 1891. date=November 29, 1863 place=Knox County, Tennessee casus= territory= result=Union victory… …

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  • 57Bersaglieri — The Bersaglieri (pronounced|bersaʎˈːɛri) are a corps of the Italian Army created by General Alessandro La Marmora in 1836 to serve in the Piedmontese Army, later to become the Royal Italian army. The name Bersaglieri means sharpshooters . They… …

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  • 58Iphicrates — (d. c. 353 BC, Greek: Ιφικράτης ) was an Athenian general, the son of a shoemaker, who flourished in the earlier half of the 4th century BC. He owes his fame as much to the improvements he made in the equipment of the peltasts or light armed… …

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  • 59William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork — Infobox Military Person name= The Earl of Cork and Orrery lived= 30 November 1873 ndash; 19 April 1967 placeofbirth= Farnham, Surrey placeofdeath= London caption= Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cork nickname= allegiance= flagicon|United Kingdom United …

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  • 60Patrick Green — VC (1824 19 July 1889) was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth… …

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