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Cairo, city, Egypt

(Encyclopedia) Cairo Cairo kīˈrō [key], Arab. Al Qahirah, city (2021 est. metro. area pop. 21,…

Gil de Taboada y de Lemos, Francisco

(Encyclopedia) Gil de Taboada y de Lemos, FranciscoGil de Taboada y de Lemos, Franciscofränthēsˈkō hēl dā täbōäˈᵺä ē ᵺā lāˈmōs [key], d. 1809, Spanish colonial administrator. After serving as viceroy…

Pravdinsk

(Encyclopedia) PravdinskPravdinskprävˈdyĭnsk [key], formerly FriedlandFriedlandfrētˈlänt [key], town, NW European Russia, formerly in East Prussia. In 1807 the city was the scene of a battle in which…

Niel, Adolphe

(Encyclopedia) Niel, AdolpheNiel, Adolpheädôlfˈ nyĕl [key], 1802–69, marshal of France under Napoleon III. He served with the corps of engineers in the Algerian campaigns, in the French intervention…

Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von

(Encyclopedia) Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht vonBlücher, Gebhard Leberecht vongĕpˈhärt lāˈbərĕkht fən blüˈkhər [key], 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal, an outstanding military opponent of Napoleon I.…

conscription

(Encyclopedia) conscription, compulsory enrollment of personnel for service in the armed forces. Obligatory service in the armed forces has existed since ancient times in many cultures, including the…

Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Laying Plans [1]

Waging War [1] Laying Plans [1] Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject…

Chaptal, Jean Antoine

(Encyclopedia) Chaptal, Jean AntoineChaptal, Jean AntoinezhäN äNtwänˈ shäptälˈ [key], 1756–1832, French chemist, industrialist, and statesman. He became (1781) professor of chemistry at Montpellier,…

Drouyn de Lhuys, Édouard

(Encyclopedia) Drouyn de Lhuys, ÉdouardDrouyn de Lhuys, Édouardādwärˈ dr&oomacr;ăNˈ də lüēsˈ [key], 1805–81, French diplomat. He served under the July Monarchy. After the Revolution of 1848, he…

Dzierżoniów

(Encyclopedia) Dzierżoniów Dzierżoniów jēĕrzhôˈny&oomacr;f [key], Ger. Reichenbach, town, Dolnośląskie…