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  2. Colonel Moran - Wikipedia

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    When one of the other players, Ronald Adair, noticed that Moran won by cheating and threatened to expose him, Moran murdered Adair with a silenced air rifle that fired revolver bullets. Dr. Watson and the returned Holmes having taken the case, Moran attempted to kill Holmes by firing the air rifle from a vacant house opposite the detective's ...

  3. The Adventure of the Empty House - Wikipedia

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    At approximately midnight, a sniper, who has taken the bait, fires a specialised air gun, scoring a direct hit on Holmes's dummy. Inspector Lestrade arrests the gunman, who is revealed as Colonel Sebastian Moran, Adair's whist partner and murderer. Holmes describes Moran as having been "the second most dangerous man in London" while Moriarty ...

  4. Professor Moriarty - Wikipedia

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    In "The Empty House", Holmes says Moriarty commissioned a powerful air gun from a blind German mechanic surnamed von Herder, a weapon later used by the professor's employee/acolyte Colonel Moran. It closely resembles a cane, allows easy concealment, is capable of firing revolver bullets at long range, and makes very little noise when fired ...

  5. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (film)

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    Moriarty confronts Holmes for single combat, ready to die if it means defeating Holmes. Moran, revealed to be another accomplice, appears as the pair fight. Moriarty falls to his death after being wrestled to the edge, but Moran fires at Holmes' hands as he appears to lose his grip and fall to his own death.

  6. List of Continental Army units (1775) - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Army was the army raised by the Second Continental Congress to oppose the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.The army went through three major establishments: the first in 1775, the second in 1776, and the third from 1777 until after the end of the war.

  7. Morgan's Riflemen - Wikipedia

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    Surrender of General Burgoyne Col. Morgan, having led his Riflemen in this victory, is shown in white, right of center. Morgan's Riflemen or Morgan's Rifles, previously Morgan's Sharpshooters, and the one named Provisional Rifle Corps, were an elite light infantry unit commanded by General Daniel Morgan in the American Revolutionary War, which served a vital role executing his tasks because ...

  8. 'Happy Days' star Erin Moran's husband reveals tragic details ...

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    Several of Moran's "Happy Days" co-stars have expressed their condolences following her passing, including Scott Baio who played her love interest in the show. He sparked controversy in an ...

  9. Terror by Night - Wikipedia

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    Sands was hidden inside the coffin, and is in cahoots with Duncan-Bleek, who is, in fact, Colonel Moran. Sands and Moran go to Lestrade's room, where Sands knocks Lestrade unconscious and steals the diamond from him; but Moran double-crosses Sands, shooting him dead with the same dart gun he used to kill Roland and the guard.