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121Dryfesdale — DRYFESDALE, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 14 miles (N. N. W.) from Annan; containing, with the town of Lockerbie, 2093 inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from the Dryfe, a small rivulet running through the north west part… …
122bloody — I. adjective (bloodier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. containing or made up of blood b. of or contained in the blood 2. smeared or stained with blood 3. accompanied by or involving bloodshed; especially marked by great slaughter 4 …
123Pequot War — The Pequot War was an armed conflict in 1636 1637 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies (the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes), against the Pequot tribe. This war saw the elimination of the… …
124El Niño (oratorio) — Adams operas El Niño is an opera oratorio by the American minimalist composer John Coolidge Adams. It was premiered on December 15, 2000 at Paris Théâtre du Châtelet by the Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, the London Voices, the Theater of Voices,… …
125Battle of Blare Tannie — The Battle of Blare Tannie or Blar Tannie was a Scottish clan battle fought in the 15th century in Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between men of the Clan Keith and Clan MacKay from Strathnaver against men of the Clan Gunn and …
126Battle of Morar — The Battle of Morar was a Scottish clan battle fought in 1602, in Morar, in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between the Clan MacDonald of Glengarry and the Clan Mackenzie.’Conflicts of the Clans’ published in 1764 by the Foulis press,… …
127Batalla de Cerisoles — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Batalla de Cerisoles Parte de Guerras Italianas …
128internecine — [17] Etymologically, internecine denotes ‘attended by great slaughter’. Its modern connotations of ‘conflict within a group’, which can be traced back to the 18th century (Dr Johnson in his Dictionary 1755 defines it as ‘endeavouring mutual… …
