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2 hours ago · The old president even arranged for him to receive a Mauser, a rifle used effectively in the conflict known as the AngloBoer War, or the politically correct but anodyne South African War 1899-1902, but likely to be always known as the Boer War, especially if your point of entry is Thomas Pakenham’s excellent singlevolume history.
3 days ago · A view expressed by historian Thomas Pakenham of Baden-Powell's actions during the siege argued that his success in resisting the Boers was secured at the expense of the lives of the native African soldiers and civilians, including members of his own African garrison.
4 days ago · This is a list of historians, but only for those with a biographical entry in Wikipedia. Major chroniclers and annalists are included and names are listed by the person's historical period. The entries continue with the specializations, not nationality. [1] Antiquity. Greco-Roman world. Classical period.
2 hours ago · The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, [3] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [7] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. [1] [3]
5 days ago · Covers the period April 1475 to February 1502, and thus the end of the reign of Edward IV, the brief reigns of Edward V (represented by 13 documents) and Richard III, and the first seven years of the House of Tudor, under Henry VII. Rymer's Foedera . This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved . Citation:
5 days ago · Towards the close of the year 1840, Thomas Hood—the author of "The Song of the Shirt"—took up his residence in Camberwell; the house to which he first brought his family was No. 8, South Place, now 181, Camberwell New Road.
4 days ago · Conveniently situated within walking distance to the bustling Pakenham Main Street Shopping Hub, public transport (Pakenham Train Station), shopping centers, quality schools, medical centers, and with easy access to the M1 and Princes Highway.
