capture a part of‚ the then‚ dominant Mughal empire. Read this biography to get more information on the warrior and his life history: Early Life Shivaji was born on 19th February 1630‚ to Sahaji and his wife‚ Jijabai‚ in the Shivneri Fort‚ situated almost 60 km to the north of Pune. He was named as Shiva‚ after the local Goddess Shivai‚ to whom his mother Jijabai had prayed for a son. After being defeated by the combined forces of the Mughals and Adil Shah‚ Sahaji was offered a jagir
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Fort Delaware became a State Park in 1951. Dating back to 1859‚ the Fort was originally used to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia‚ and served as a Union fortress and a Confederate prison. Many of Fort Delaware’s first Confederate prisoners were brought from the Battle of Kernstown in 1862 and the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. A total of thirty-two thousand prisoners were kept at Fort Delaware. The state of Delaware obtained the Fort from the United States Federal government in 1947
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FORT ZEELANDIA & THE COURT OF POLICY Approximately 16 km from the mouth of the mighty Essequibo River is Fort Island. On this island are two structures: Fort Zeelandia and the Court of Policy or Dutch Church. During the period of Dutch occupation the Fort and the Court of Policy were part of a large urban settlement that extended along the northeastern section of the island. This was the seat of the Dutch administration in the colony of Essequibo. Fort Zeelandia
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knew him as a chief. He forbade the whites to build a road on the Bozeman trail. Although they did it anyways he launched many attacks on their forts. He continued to attack the forts along the trail. He couldn’t stand seeing his land being pushed away. This was the most successful offense ever carried out by a Indian Nation.
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(Daniel Day-Lewis). The movie begins in the year of 1757 and the French and British are at war with various Indians taking part on both sides. The main part is about the 1757 siege of a British fortress; Fort William Henry. The beautiful Cora Munro and her sister Alice Munro is trying to get to Fort William Henry where they are supposed to meet up with their father; Colonel Munro (Maurice Roeves‚). Their escort is led by an officer named Duncan Hayward (played by Steven Waddington). As a guide they
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A CONQUERING SPIRIT: FORT MIMS AND THE REDSTICK WAR OF 1813-1814 Terry Witt History and Historical Evidence: HI 301 October 14‚ 2013 In A Conquering Spirit‚ Gregory Waselkov contends that aggressive American colonization of Creek lands in what is now southern Alabama was the main cause for the Fort Mims Massacre and a continuation of the Redstick War; history seems to support this view without vindicating the action of the Redsticks
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THE MUSIC IN OUR LIVES My two mediums that I’m comparing are the Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach and Fort St. Elmo. The Well-Tempered Clavier was done in 1722 in Germany and was developed to teach the youth how to play. The Fort St. Elmo is a Maltese fort that was built in 1522. It stands on the ocean side of the Sciberras Peninsula in Valetta‚ Malta. The reason that I have chosen to compare these two are because I find a lot of interesting
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|FORT NECESSITY |September 20 | | |2010 | |In 1754‚ George Washington‚ a lieutenant colonel‚ was dispatch to the Ohio Country with an armed force to |French and Indian War Research Paper | |build a fort in present-day Pittsburgh. After arriving
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trail northwest toward the pinery where the wagon train was‚ but instead took the Lodge Ridge Trail northward. Shortly after leaving‚ Carrington received word that the wagon train was no longer under attack. A group of about fifty Indians appeared near Fort Kearny‚ but Carrington quickly dispersed them with a few cannon shots. Those Indians‚ now joined by more‚ harassed Fetterman as he headed down Lodge Trail Ridge and went out of sight of the
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they invited me to brainstorming meeting with Fort Valley Design Center. Fort Valley Design Center is hoping to revamp their entire marketing campaign and start fresh with a new campaign. They allowed me to sit in on this meeting and speak any opinions that I may have. This was a fun and educational experience for me. 3. Journal Entry: My main task this week has been pretty fun for me. My project has been to revamp newspaper clippings that have Fort Valley sports references in them. Someone in
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