CHEADLE, Joseph Bonaparte, a Representative from Indiana; born in Perrysville, Vermillion County, Ind., August 14, 1842; attended the common schools; entered Asbury (now De Pauw) University,…
(Encyclopedia) Desaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles AntoineDesaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles Antoinelwē shärl äNtwänˈ dəsāˈ də vāg&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1768–1800, French general in the French Revolutionary…
(Encyclopedia) Victor Amadeus III, 1726–96, king of Sardinia (1773–96), son and successor of Charles Emmanuel III. He declared war on France in 1792 after French Revolutionary troops had occupied…
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, CamilleJordan, Camillekämēˈyə zhôrdäNˈ [key], 1771–1821, French writer and political figure. A moderate supporter of the French Revolution, he fled France during the Reign of…
(Encyclopedia) Enghien, Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'Enghien, Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon-Condé, duc d'lwē äNtwänˈ äNrēˈ də b&oobreve;rbôNˈ-kôNdāˈ dük däNgyăNˈ [key], 1772–1804…
(Encyclopedia) Kléber, Jean BaptisteKléber, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ klābĕrˈ [key], 1753–1800, French general, b. Strasbourg. A trained architect, he attended military school in Munich and served in…
(Encyclopedia) Lebrun, Charles FrançoisLebrun, Charles Françoisshärl [key]Lebrun, Charles FrançoisfräNswäˈ [key]Lebrun, Charles François ləbröNˈ [key], 1739–1824, French statesman. A moderate member…
(Encyclopedia) MarengoMarengomärĕngˈgō [key], village, Piedmont, NW Italy, near Alessandria. It was the site of a famous battle (June 14, 1800) between the French under Napoleon Bonaparte and the…
(Encyclopedia) TolentinoTolentinotōlāntēˈnō [key], town (1991 pop. 18,346), in the Marche, central Italy, on the Chienti River. In 1797, Pope Pius VI signed at Tolentino a humiliating treaty with…
TINCHER, Jasper Napoleon, a Representative from Kansas; born near Browning, Sullivan County, Mo., November 2, 1878; moved with his parents to Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kans., in 1892;…
