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Armada
Language; Encyclopedias
Named the Invincible, an armament fitted out in 1588 by Philip II. of Spain against England, consisting of 130 war-vessels, mounted with 2430 cannon, and manned by 20,000 soldiers; was defeated in ...
Armagh
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A county in Ulster, Ireland, 32 m. long by 20 m. broad; and a town in it, 33 m. SW. of Belfast, from the 5th to the 9th century the capital of Ireland, as it is the ecclesiastical still; the chief ...
Armand Barbès
Language; Encyclopedias
A French politician, surnamed the Bayard of Democracy; imprisoned in 1848, liberated in 1854; expatriated himself voluntarily; died at the Hague (1809-1870).
Armatoles
Language; Encyclopedias
Warlike marauding tribes in the mountainous districts of Northern Greece, played a prominent part in the War of Independence in 1820.
Armageddon
Language; Encyclopedias
A name given in Apocalypse to the final battlefield between the powers of good and evil, or Christ and Antichrist.
Armagnac
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A district, part of Gascony, in France, now in dep. of Gers, celebrated for its wine and brandy.
Armagnacs
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A faction in France in time of Charles VI. at mortal feud with the Bourguignons.
