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William II (Anglo-Norman: Williame; c. 1057 – 2 August 1100) was King of England from 26 September 1087 until his death in 1100, with powers over Normandy and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales .
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Articles relating to William II of England (c. 1056–1100, reigned 1087–1100). See also the preceding Category:William the Conqueror and the succeeding Category:Henry I of England Pages in category "William II of England"
William II of Holland (c. 1227 –1256), Count of Holland and Zeeland; William de Wickwane (died 1285), Archbishop of York (1279–1285) William II, Lord of Egmond (died 1304) William II de Soules (died c. 1320), Lord of Liddesdale and Butler of Scotland; William II, Earl of Ross (r. 1274–1323) William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1300s ...
Vietnamese (tiếng Việt) is an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in Vietnam where it is the official language. It belongs to the Vietic subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family. [5] Vietnamese is spoken natively by around 85 million people, [1] several times as many as the rest of the Austroasiatic family combined. [6]
Giáp rose to prominence during World War II as the military leader of the Việt Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation, [4] and after the war led anti-colonial forces in the First Indochina War against the French. He won a decisive victory at the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which ended the war. [5]
Dương Văn Minh (Vietnamese: [jɨəŋ van miŋ̟] ⓘ; 16 February 1916 – 6 August 2001), popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm.
The Battle of Hill 488 was a military engagement of the Vietnam War that took place on the night of 15–16 June 1966. A small United States Marine Corps (USMC) reconnaissance platoon inflicted large casualties on regular People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) fighters before withdrawing with only a few dead.