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  2. Joshua Huddy - Wikipedia

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    Huddy was born November 8, 1735, to a prosperous family in Salem County, Province of New Jersey, the oldest of seven brothers. [3] His grandfather, Hugh Huddy, was a well-known judge in Burlington . Huddy spent most of his early life in Salem, where he was labeled a rebellious troublemaker.

  3. Battle of Thermopylae - Wikipedia

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    The battle's earliest known appearance in culture is a series of epigrams commemorating the dead written by Simonides of Ceos in the battle's aftermath. [177] In Europe, interest in the battle was revitalized in the 1700s with the publication of the poems Leonidas, A Poem by Richard Glover in 1737 and Leonidas by Willem van Haren in 1742. [178]

  4. John Savage (soldier) - Wikipedia

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    Sir John Savage, KG, KB, PC (1444–1492), was an English knight of the Savage family, who was a noted military commander of the late 15th-century. Savage most notably fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where he commanded the left flank of the Tudor (Lancastrian) army to victory and is said to have personally slain the Duke of Norfolk in single combat.

  5. List of titles and honours of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of ...

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    Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of the Sword of Sweden. Knight of the Order of St. Esprit of France. Knight of the Order of the Elephant of Denmark. Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Knight of the Order of St. Januarius and of the Military Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit of the Two Sicilies.

  6. Clan Keith - Wikipedia

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    However the two Keith brothers played a part in Continental affairs during the 18th century with the earl being one of the very few Jacobite Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. [1] He also received the highest order in Prussia , the Order of the Black Eagle , [ 1 ] while his brother was given Russia 's Order of St. Andrew the Apostle ...

  7. Clan Drummond - Wikipedia

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    West of Stirling is the parish of Drymen and its name appears to have been derived from the Scottish Gaelic, dromainn which means a ridge or high ground. [4] There is a traditional legend that states that the first nobleman to settle in Drymen was a Hungarian prince called George who accompanied Edgar Ætheling, an Anglo-Saxon prince, on his escape from William the Conqueror and the Norman ...

  8. Battle Brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Windows version of Battle Brothers left early access on March 24, 2017. [4] It was released for the Switch on March 11, 2021. [5] PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S versions were released on January 13, 2022. [6]

  9. Charge of the Light Brigade - Wikipedia

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    The charge was the result of a misunderstood order from the commander-in-chief, Lord Raglan, who had intended the Light Brigade to attack a different objective for which light cavalry was better suited, to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions. The Light Brigade made its charge under withering direct ...