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Battle of the Bulge

(Encyclopedia)Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. More than a million men fought in what is also known as the Battle of the Ard...

Battle of the Spurs

(Encyclopedia)Battle of the Spurs. 1 Fought in 1302 near Courtrai, Belgium, between the rebellious Flemish towns, led by Bruges, and an army sent by Philip IV of France, who had annexed Flanders in 1301. The French...

Yeomen of the Guard

(Encyclopedia)Yeomen of the Guard, bodyguard, now ceremonial in function, of the sovereign of England. When the guard was originated by Henry VII in 1485, its members had numerous duties as defenders of the king's ...

Zara, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zara or Zarah both: zāˈrə [key], same as Zerah (1.) ...

Aeneas, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Aeneas ēˈnēəs, ĭnēˈ– [key], palsied man whom Peter cured in the Acts of the Apostles. ...

Book of the Dead

(Encyclopedia)Book of the Dead, term used to describe Egyptian funerary literature. The texts consist of charms, spells, and formulas for use by the deceased in the afterworld and contain many of the basic ideas of...

Bulge, Battle of the

(Encyclopedia)Bulge, Battle of the: see Battle of the Bulge. ...

Brothers of the Sword

(Encyclopedia)Brothers of the Sword: see Livonian Brothers of the Sword. ...

Agar, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Agar āˈgər [key], the same as Hagar. ...

Bruno the Great, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Bruno the Great, Saint: see Bruno, Saint (d. 965). ...