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A feud / f juː d /, also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted, injured, or otherwise ...
Clan Wars may refer to: Worms Clan Wars , a PC game by Team17 Clash of Clans or Clash Royale , mobile games developed by Supercell featuring a game mode called "Clan Wars"
(Unauthorised piracy by English sailors under Siamese employ) • English defectors: Inconclusive. English factory rejected from Siam, after minor naval action, along with massacre in the aftermath: the war was not pursued. In 1688, a coup forced the closure of all official European trade in Siam for 150 years except for the Dutch. 1688 1697
1355 – The English of West Connaught defeated Mac William Burke, and killed many of his people Clanricarde defeats the Mayo Bourkes and the Siol Anmchadha [citation needed] 1356 – Baile-Locha-Deacair [citation needed] 1358 – Hugh O Neill defeats the Fer Managh and Orial. O More defeats the English of Dublin in battle [citation needed]
Clan conflict. Two clan battles: the first won by Clan Lindsay, the second, as part of the Royal-Black Douglas Civil War, Clan Gordon; Clan Munro-Clan Mackenzie feud (1452–1715) Location: Ross Ben Wyvis, below which the first battle between Clans Munro and Mackenzie took place to determine control over Ross: Clan Munro. Supported by: Clan ...
The "Tong Wars" of the 19th and early 20th centuries were often based on control of these women. [2] In the early years the tongs employed "hatchet men" or boo how doy ( Chinese : 斧頭仔 ), also called highbinders , as hired killers to fight the street battles that ensued over turf, business and women.
Before the Viking Age, there was a heavy importance placed on Gaelic clan wars and ritual combat. Another very important aspect of Gaelic ritual warfare at this time was single combat . In order to settle a dispute or merely to measure one's prowess, it was customary to challenge another individual warrior from the other army to ritual single ...
Later, Sir George MacKenzie of Rosehaugh, the Lord Advocate (Attorney General), writing in 1680 said "By the term 'chief' we call the representative of the family from the word chef or head and in the Irish (Gaelic) with us the chief of the family is called the head of the clan". Thus, the words chief or head, and clan or family, are ...