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1 day ago · List of British generals and brigadiers. This is a list of people who have held general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army, Royal Marines, British Indian Army or other British military force since the Acts of Union 1707.
2 days ago · Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Franz August Karl Albert Emanuel; [1] 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria. As such, he was consort of the British monarch from their marriage on 10 February 1840 until his death in 1861. Victoria granted him the title Prince Consort in 1857.
1 day ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Why did European ship goods to Africa during triangular trade?, Which tactic did Charles Townshend use to increase British control of the American colonies?, What was one way that American colonial women fought British taxation? and more.
4 days ago · On the one hand, the reactionary powers were anxious to defend William I; on the other, many Belgian revolutionaries, like Charles de Brouckère and Charles Rogier, supported the reunion of the Belgian provinces to France, whereas Britain favoured Dutch, not French influence, on an independent state.
2 days ago · 2 Oct 1768 Boston MA British troops arrive to enforce the Townshend duties (taxes on paint, paper, tea, etc., passed in June 1767) & clamp down on local radicals. Doesn’t sit well with locals. The occupation of Boston lasted until 17 March 1776. image
2 days ago · On January 1, 1914, following the recommendations of Sir Frederick Lugard, the two protectorates were amalgamated to form the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria under a single governor-general resident in Lagos.
3 days ago · Available online through the Library of Congress, the Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints collection "provides access to about 7,000 different views and portraits made during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and its immediate aftermath." Database searchable by keyword.
