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Lysander (/ l aɪ ˈ s æ n d ər, ˈ l aɪ ˌ s æ n d ər /; Ancient Greek: Λύσανδρος Lysandros; c. 454 BC – 395 BC) was a Spartan military and political leader. He destroyed the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, forcing Athens to capitulate and bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end.
The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War.. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft's short-field performance enabled clandestine missions using small, improvised airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, particularly in ...
The following are units which operated the Westland Lysander. In some cases, the Lysander was used in a secondary role for communications and was not the main equipment of the squadron. In some cases, the Lysander was used in a secondary role for communications and was not the main equipment of the squadron.
Lysander is a masculine given name. Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". Of Greek origin, its meaning is "liberator". The name comprises the elements "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man).
Unwilling to wait for Pausanias to arrive, Lysander marched his army up to the walls of Haliartus. When an attempt to take the city by subversion failed, he launched an assault on the walls. A sizable Theban force, however, was located nearby, perhaps unbeknownst to Lysander. This force hurried to the assistance of the city's defenders.
Lysander Spooner (January 19, 1808 — May 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, entrepreneur, lawyer, essayist, natural rights legal theorist, pamphletist, political philosopher, and writer often associated with the Boston anarchist tradition.
Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. A handsome young man of Athens, Lysander is in love with Egeus's daughter Hermia. However, Egeus does not approve of Lysander and prefers his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius. Meanwhile, Hermia's friend Helena has fallen in love with Demetrius ...
Westland Lysander Mk III (SD), the type used for special missions into occupied France during World War II. The principal aircraft of 161 Squadron was the Westland Lysander. [115] It handled very well at low speed and could land from touch down to turn around in only 150 yards (140 m). [116]