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Kutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovich

(Encyclopedia) Kutuzov, Mikhail IlarionovichKutuzov, Mikhail Ilarionovichmēkhəyēlˈ ēləryônˈəvĭch k&oobreve;t&oomacr;ˈzəf [key], 1745–1813, Russian field marshal. He fought against the Polish…

Juárez

(Encyclopedia) Juárez, officially Heroica Ciudad Juárez, city (1990 pop. 789,522) Chihuahua state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Tex. Connected with the United States by three…

Pike, Zebulon Montgomery

(Encyclopedia) Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779–1813, American explorer, an army officer, b. Lamberton (now part of Trenton), N.J. He joined the army (c.1793) and was commissioned second lieutenant in…

Gila

(Encyclopedia) GilaGilahēˈlə [key], river, 630 mi (1,014 km) long, rising in the mountains of W N.Mex. and flowing W across Ariz. to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.; the San Francisco River is its…

Tamaulipas

(Encyclopedia) TamaulipasTamaulipastämoulēˈpäs [key], state (1990 pop. 2,249,581), 30,734 sq mi (79,601 sq km), NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Ciudad Victoria is the capital. The central and…