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  • 91eastern Africa, history of — Introduction       history of the area from ancient times through the 20th century. East Africa The coast until 1856       The earliest written accounts of the East African coast occur in the Periplus Maris Erythraei apparently written by a Greek …

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  • 92naval ship — Introduction       the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …

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  • 93Comanche–Mexico Wars — Comanche Mexican Wars Part of the Comanche Wars The Comanche were famous for their horsemanship. By George Cat …

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  • 94German cruiser Deutschland — For other ships of the same name, see Deutschland (disambiguation) …

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  • 95Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1781 — Benedict Arnold V Benedict Arnold Copy of engraving by H.B. Hall after John Trumbull Born …

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  • 96Barbary corsairs — Hayreddin Barbarossa, an Ottoman admiral The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called Ottoman Corsairs or Barbary Pirates, were pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers. This area …

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  • 97No. 1 Commando — Active 1940–1946 Country United Kingdom Branch …

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  • 98No. 4 Commando — after a raid on France, April 1942. Active 1940–1946 Country …

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  • 99Operation Checkmate (commando raid) — Operation Checkmate Date 28 April–15 May 1943 Location Haugesund, Norway Result British victory …

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  • 100Ottir Iarla — For the Icelandic skald known as Óttarr the Black, see Óttarr svarti . For the given name, see Óttar. Ottir Iarla or Jarl Óttar (died 918), also Ottir Dub or Óttar the Black, and in English sources Oter comes or Count Óttar, was a jarl who… …

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