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The Filibuster War, otherwise referred to as the Walker affair, or The National Campaign of 1856 and 1857 [a] in Costa Rica, [7] [8] was a military conflict between filibustering multinational troops stationed in Nicaragua and a coalition of Central American armies.
The Quebec expedition, or the Walker expedition to Quebec, was a British attempt to attack Quebec in 1711 in Queen Anne's War, the North American theatre of the War of Spanish Succession. It failed when seven transports and one storeship were wrecked and some 850 soldiers drowned in one of the worst naval disasters in British history.
Chief Walkara (c. 1808 – 1855; also known as Wakara, Wahkara, Chief Walker or Colorow) was a Northern Ute leader of the Utah Indians known as the Timpanogo and Sanpete Band. He had a reputation as a diplomat, horseman and warrior, and a military leader of raiding parties in Wakara's War .
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is a book by Australian historian Christopher Clark, first published in 2012. The book covers the causes of the First World War , starting in 1903 with the murder of Alexander I of Serbia and ending with the outbreak of World War One .
The cartoonist and the writer talk in turns within the article about various things that come with old age: hernias, loss of their hair, how many teeth they’ve lost and of course, walkers.
Although there is considerable variation in the features of modern jump boots, an example of the defining characteristics can be found in the US M1942 "Boots, Parachute Jumper" (as popularized by the Corcoran Boot Company during World War II) are extended lacing from the instep to the calf and rigid, reinforced toe caps; [5] these features were intended to give greater support to the wearer's ...
Wakara's War, also known as Walker's War was a dispute between the Ute people and the Mormon settlers in Utah Valley and surrounding areas. This war is characterized as a string of disputes and skirmishes over property and the land from July 1853 to May 1854.
The Walker season 4 finale — which also acted as The CW show’s series finale — was full of emotional moments that tied the show up with a bow. Well, it did leave one question unanswered ...