The country's leaders relentlessly persecuted those who fought against the regime. |
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The civil rights movement fought against practices that segregated blacks and whites. |
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Her grasping children fought over her property when she died. |
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Lalla Fatma N'Soumer was a Berber woman in Kabylie who fought against the French. |
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Pompey's death did not end the civil war, as Caesar's many enemies fought on. |
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Wallace's personal seal bears the archer's insignia, so he may have fought as an archer in Edward's army. |
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He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero. |
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Edward fought alongside Robert throughout his struggle for the Scottish throne, including his desperate period on the run and as a guerrilla. |
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The Battle of Kells was fought on the 6 or 7 November, with Mortimer being decisively defeated by de Brus. |
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Robert fought at Halidon, where his uncle and former guardian, Sir James Stewart, was killed. |
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The Earl of Douglas fought on the losing side for the last time, joined in death by Buchan. |
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Archibald, Earl of Douglas fought on the losing side for the last time, joined in death by the Earl of Buchan. |
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They fought James III at the Battle of Sauchieburn on 11 June 1488, where the king was killed. |
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In terms of troop numbers, it was the largest battle fought between the two kingdoms. |
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In Scotland, her supporters fought a civil war against Regent Moray and his successors. |
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The colonists replied that their sons had fought and died in a war that served European interests more than their own. |
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The two armies fought at Monmouth Court House on June 28, with the Americans holding the field, greatly boosting morale and confidence. |
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To bolster numbers, the British promised freedom and grants of land to slaves who fought for them. |
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He is also credited with having fought the Air Ministry so that fighter planes were equipped with bullet proof wind shields. |
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It was the last Scottish clan battle fought on Skye, in which the Clan MacDonald of Sleat defeated the Clan MacLeod after a bitter feud. |
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Seton Gordon recorded an instance where a wildcat fought a golden eagle, resulting in the deaths of both combatants. |
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The battle was fought near the Woods of Killultagh, just outside the village of Moira in what would become County Down. |
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It was allegedly the largest battle ever fought on the island of Ireland, and resulted in the death of Conghal and the retreat of Domhnall Brecc. |
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It was composed mostly of Highlanders, many of whom fought with their traditional kilts to the sound of the pipes. |
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The tale is not credible, because the two individuals purported to have fought each other did not even live in the same century. |
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The next period is the Poets of the Princes, when Welsh rulers fought each other and the English in shifting alliances. |
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Both sets of fans fought on the pitch after Celtic's victory in the 1980 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park. |
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The election was fought not so much on the peace issue and what to do with Germany, although those themes played a role. |
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Survivors left accounts of the fierce Celts and the huge dogs who fought with them and at their side. |
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In 1285 Ladislaus the Cuman fought the Tatars and Cumans, arriving with his troops at the Moldova River. |
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A British leader, Ambrosius Aurelianus, fought against them in a number of battles apparently over a long period. |
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Maredudd fought off English encroachment in Powys and increasing Viking raids in Gwynedd. |
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Thegns, the local landowning elites, either fought with the royal housecarls or attached themselves to the forces of an earl or other magnate. |
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The fyrd and the housecarls both fought on foot, with the major difference between them being the housecarls' superior armour. |
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A few ships were blown off course and landed at Romney, where the Normans fought the local fyrd. |
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Many of them fled, but the soldiers of the royal household gathered around Harold's body and fought to the end. |
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The division had suffered 3,993 casualties during the six days it had fought on the Somme, with over 600 men killed. |
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He proceeded to organise the defence of the position, and fought off a German counterattack with heavy losses using captured machine guns. |
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The Battle of the Lys and the Fifth Battle of Ypres were fought before the Allies occupied the Belgian coast and reached the Dutch frontier. |
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There is a New Zealand Memorial marking where New Zealand troops fought at Gravenstafel Ridge on 4 October, located on Roeselarestraat. |
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The Edwardian castles and town walls in Gwynedd were built as a consequence of the wars fought for the control of Wales in the late 13th century. |
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It names the twelve battles that Arthur fought, but unlike the Annales Cambriae, none are assigned actual dates. |
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Muhammad Ali fought there in 1972 and it played host to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2003 Special Olympics. |
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Morgan Gam agreed, on condition that Turberville either fought Morgan for the land, or took Gam's daughter Sybil's hand in marriage. |
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Henry met and fought Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, and in victory took the English throne. |
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In addition, Morris had only fought once in the three years before his death, beating a fighter with only 17 wins out of 81 fights. |
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His first opponent was Young Williams, and the two novices fought at the Broadway Athletic Club of Philadelphia. |
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Mary Hill Fair at Pencoed in Wales, Welsh and Driscoll fought in their first recorded match. |
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He fought three more times in America before he returned to Britain, two draws against Grover Hayes and a press decision over Phil Knight. |
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He fought four more fights in Britain, beginning with a home contest at Aberdare against Frenchman Paul Brevieres, who was stopped in the third. |
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To earn as much money as he could from being the Champion, Welsh fought in as many ten round 'no verdict' matches as he could. |
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Throughout his childhood Welsh fought, and used his skills to good effect when sent to private school in Bristol. |
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In May 1961 he fought Terry Spinks the holder of the British featherweight title at the Empire Pool, Wembley. |
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In January 1968, Winstone fought the Japanese, Mitsunori Seki for the vacant WBC world featherweight title at the Royal Albert Hall. |
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In 1089 in the Battle of the Heath, the Normans fought the Welsh Celts north of the settlement. |
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Several naval battles have been fought near Ushant between the British and French navies. |
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Soldiers who fought in the conquest settled on the island and Turkish peasants and craftsmen were brought to the island from Anatolia. |
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Many Greek and Turkish Cypriots fought in the British Army during both world wars. |
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The civil war was viciously fought and there were many atrocities committed by all sides. |
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The territory of modern Portugal has been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. |
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They fought over her by throwing large rocks at each other, one of which became Muckle Flugga. |
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They were predominantly fought in the second half of the 17th century, mainly over trade and overseas colonies. |
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Between the Meiji Restoration and its participation in World War I, the Empire of Japan fought in two significant wars. |
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Numerous battles between the fleets were fought in the initial years, and Goeben and Russian units were damaged on several occasions. |
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During 1917 and 1918, the Finns under Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim and Lithuanian nationalists fought Russia for a common cause. |
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Jutland was the last major battle in world history fought primarily by battleships. |
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The 1860s was a time of many turning points in terms of how naval warfare was fought. |
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During World War II, part of the 1944 Battle of Normandy was fought in the Cotentin. |
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In 1545, a naval battle was fought in the Solent between English and French naval forces. |
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During World War II, much of the Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over the county. |
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At the Circus Maximus, two armies of war captives, each of 2,000 people, 200 horses, and 20 elephants, fought to the death. |
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The sons of Louis the Pious fought a civil war after Louis' death, which ended when the Frankish lands were divided between them. |
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Henry the Young King fought a short war with his brother Richard in 1183 over the status of England, Normandy and Aquitaine. |
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Richard and Philip fought a joint campaign against Henry, and by the summer of 1189 the king made peace, promising Richard the succession. |
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The first fleet action between ironclad ships was fought in 1866 at the Battle of Lissa between the navies of Austria and Italy. |
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On 12 August the Battle of Haelen was fought by German and Belgian cavalry and infantry and was a Belgian defensive success. |
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Following the Axis defeat in Africa, Allied forces invaded Italy and during a prolonged campaign fought their way north through Italy. |
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French and British troops fought the Battle of Abbeville from 27 May to 4 June but failed to eliminate the German bridgehead south of the Somme. |
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First recorded as a small fishing settlement in 1030, Dieppe was an important prize fought over during the Hundred Years' War. |
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In the south, the famed Folgore parachute division fought to the last round of ammunition. |
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Streets near the beaches are still named after the units that fought there, and occasional markers commemorate notable incidents. |
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The Civil War in the West was fought to control major rivers, especially the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers using paddlewheelers. |
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The area was fought over by the French and the English, including several English occupations during the course of the Hundred Years War. |
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From 1944 to 1952, approximately 100,000 Lithuanian partisans fought a guerrilla war against the Soviet system. |
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Greek mythology culminates in the Trojan War, fought between Greece and Troy, and its aftermath. |
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In describing infantry combat, Homer names the phalanx formation, but most scholars do not believe the historical Trojan War was so fought. |
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The Manchurian Campaign of the Russian Empire was fought against the Japanese over Manchuria and Korea. |
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The referendum campaign of 1948 was bitterly fought, and interests in both Canada and Britain favoured and supported confederation with Canada. |
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Slaves and free blacks also fought on the side of rebels during the Revolutionary War. |
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Washington authorized slaves to be freed who fought with the American Continental Army. |
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The North and South quickly raised volunteer and conscription armies that fought mostly in the South over four years. |
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About 12,000 Indian warriors fought for the Confederacy, and smaller numbers for the Union. |
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The Union army first attempted to maneuver past Lee and fought several battles, notably at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. |
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Olaf and his men fought Alfvine's crew and won every battle, but did not kill any of them, instead they bound them. |
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Oliver Cromwell had fought the Royalists to the edges of the Kingdom of England. |
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During this campaign, which was fought from 29 July to 21 August, Great Britain dispatched a fleet to provide naval support. |
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As a captain he fought at the Battle of Bantry Bay during the Williamite War in Ireland. |
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The northern force was intercepted whilst crossing the Down, but fought its way to Sandown Castle, which was then under construction offshore. |
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The French fought back fiercely and cut the cables that attached the two ships, separating Howard from his men. |
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Frederick fought defensive actions trying to blunt the invaders, losing thousands of men and precious resources in the process. |
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Australians took part in many of the major battles fought on the Western Front. |
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The French fought their way into Sandown but were defeated at Sandown Castle, then under construction in the sea. |
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The country fought in both world wars, with notable campaigns in Gallipoli, Crete, El Alamein and Cassino. |
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Despite efforts to bar their enlistment, over 1,000 Indigenous Australians fought for Australia in the First World War. |
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The Ottomans and Venetians fought a series of wars, but until the 17th century these were not fought in the Adriatic area. |
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Religious wars continued to be fought in Europe, until the 1648 Peace of Westphalia. |
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The European countries fought wars that were largely paid for by the money coming in from the colonies. |
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The Second World War was fought on an even larger scale than the First war, killing many more people, and using even more advanced technology. |
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While the Aduatuci fought well, the Romans were prepared and they defeated the Aduatuci. |
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The survivors of the people who fought Caesar are therefore likely to have joined into the tribal grouping known in imperial times as the Tungri. |
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There were several tribes in the country who fought against each other frequently. |
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Since the Romans fought with the river at their back, flight was not possible and reportedly 80,000 were killed. |
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Finally, in the summer of that year a battle was fought at Vercellae in Cisalpine Gaul. |
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Again, the Vandals fought well but broke, this time when Gelimer's brother Tzazo fell in battle. |
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They were poor because they had fought the Romans, and had been defeated and plundered. |
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They fought until darkness when Fastida and his Gepids withdrew from the battlefield and returned to their land. |
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In 1864, Austria and Prussia fought together against Denmark and secured the independence from Denmark of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. |
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The major part of the Punic Wars, fought between the Punic Carthaginians and the Romans, was fought on the Iberian Peninsula. |
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In the early Empire, the same Germanic tribes that had fought for Ariovistus appeared on both sides of the Rhine in Alsace. |
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His son, Merovaeus, fought on the Roman side against Attila, and his son, Childeric, served in the domain of Soissons. |
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Alexander's attendants fought against the other troops but could not hold off the combined might of those seeking the Emperor's assassination. |
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Ammianus refers to a great number of Roman soldiers who had not been let into the city and who fought the besieging Goths below the walls. |
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The Goths suffered setbacks against the Huns, made a mass migration across the Danube, and fought a war with Rome. |
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Eventually the two quarreled and fought a battle which led to both being killed. |
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In 500 Clovis fought a battle with the Burgundian kingdom at Dijon but was unable to subdue them. |
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Pippin had to hold the Avar and Beneventan borders and fought the Slavs to his north. |
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Finally, Louis was in charge of the Spanish March and fought the duke of Benevento in southern Italy on at least one occasion. |
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The Abotrites remained loyal until Charles' death and fought later against the Danes. |
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The battle was fought in what is the now Dublin suburb of Clontarf on Good Friday of that year. |
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Louis divided the empire among his sons, who fought each other for territory. |
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As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly. |
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The war was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most of the countries of Europe. |
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In alliances with various European countries, Russia fought against Napoleon's France. |
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In December 1386, one of the last trial by combat authorised by the French King Charles VI was fought in Paris. |
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During this time a series of civil wars were fought between rival kings and pretenders to the throne. |
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Swiss troops still served foreign governments until 1860 when they fought in the Siege of Gaeta. |
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Using one term over another can imply either strong support or opposition for the cause being fought over. |
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The distinction was emphasized at the time of the Peloponnesian War, when the Ionian Athenians fought against the Dorian Spartans. |
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In France, the government was hostile and the philosophes fought against its censorship, sometimes being imprisoned or hounded into exile. |
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These included significant wars of independence fought in Indonesia, Vietnam, Algeria, and Kenya. |
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They not only fought in the battlefield but served as interpreters, informants, servants, teachers, physicians, and scribes. |
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One of the black conquistadors who fought against the Aztecs and survived the destruction of their empire was Juan Garrido. |
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In 1542, Francisco de Orellana reached the Amazon River, naming it after a tribe of warlike women he claimed to have fought there. |
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According to the ancient sources, the two sides fought bitterly for some time. |
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Alexander then faced the Assakenoi, who fought in the strongholds of Massaga, Ora and Aornos. |
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Pisan and Genoese fleets fought the whole day in what became known as the Battle of Meloria. |
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On 29 October 1407, the Yongle Emperor ordered rewards for the personnel who had fought at Palembang. |
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The Buryats fought against Russian invasion since the 1620s and thousands of Buryats were massacred. |
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The Mongols fought as a united force, not as individuals, and bombarded the samurai with exploding missiles and showered them with arrows. |
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Although the Tang had fought the Japanese, they still held cordial relations with Japan. |
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They fought as allies against the Latin establishments, but also fought among themselves for the Byzantine throne. |
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Long before the fall of Constantinople, Demetrius had fought for the throne with Thomas, Constantine, and their other brothers John and Theodore. |
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Larry Flynt fought against pornophobes when he took his obscenity lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court and won! |
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Blurring distinctions even further were the mercenaries from both sides who simply fought for whoever paid the most. |
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To defend its independence, the Portuguese Restoration War had to be fought against the Spanish forces. |
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Although the threat from the powerful Spanish Navy existed, no major naval engagements occurred, the War being fought mainly on land. |
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From 1991 to 2002, the Sierra Leone civil war was fought and devastated the country. |
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The Lunigiana region had long been fought over by competing Tuscan, Ligurian and Milanese forces. |
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These armies fought several battles, in the last one of which Ghalib was killed, bringing the civil war to an end. |
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For some years, Hammudids and Umayyads fought one another and the caliphate passed between them several times. |
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My wife and I happened to have fought with authorities to address the extremely dangerous roads throughout this citifying rural community. |
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Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public. |
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Men were men then, and fought each other in the open field, and there was nae milling in the darkmans. |
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The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping. |
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The cliff-ghast wrenched off the fox's head, and fought his brothers for the entrails. |
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I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made. |
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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton fought up from the back of the grid to eighth, with team-mate Jenson Button taking ninth. |
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This alliance later broke down and Anarawd came to an agreement with Alfred, king of Wessex, with whom he fought against the west Welsh. |
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His successors, however, often fought to regain control of mainland Normandy. |
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What is clear is that the Germanic idea of warfare was quite different from the pitched battles fought by Rome and Greece. |
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Much of the Battle of Britain was fought in this region, especially in Kent. |
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Eventually the two houses fought for the throne of England in a series of civil wars, commonly known as the Wars of the Roses. |
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The Commonwealth fought wars in Ireland and Scotland which were subdued and placed under Commonwealth military occupation. |
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The Scottish Crown developed naval forces at various points in its history, but often relied on privateers and fought a guerre de course. |
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Later, the Norse fought for control of the Baltic against Wendish tribes dwelling on the southern shore. |
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Some of their Frankish successors fought against the Saxons, others were allied with them. |
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In 589, the Saxons wore their hair in the Breton fashion at the orders of Fredegund and fought with them as allies against Guntram. |
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It has been reported that Welsh speakers from Wales and from Patagonia fought on either side in the Falklands War. |
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The decisive engagement was fought at the Battle of Magnesia, resulting in a complete Roman victory. |
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In 42 BC Mark Antony and Octavian fought the Battle of Philippi against Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius. |
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Eventually, however, Antony and Octavian fought against each other in one last battle. |
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At Ostia, in front of a crowd of spectators, Claudius fought a killer whale which was trapped in the harbour. |
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In the desperately fought encounter that followed, Ruricius was killed and his army destroyed. |
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In either 314 or 316 AD, the two Augusti fought against one another at the Battle of Cibalae, with Constantine being victorious. |
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According to the Historia, Hengest and Horsa fought the invaders of Britain under the condition of gaining the island of Thanet. |
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The battle of Mons Badonicus is believed to have been fought around this time. |
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Centwine is known to have fought and won battles against the Britons, but the details have not survived. |
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After 491 the written history of Sussex goes blank until 607, when the annals report that Ceolwulf of Wessex fought against the South Saxons. |
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The first known Viking raid in what now constitutes France, commenced in 799, when an attack was fought off on the coast of Aquitaine. |
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Nine engagements were fought, with varying outcomes, though the places and dates of two of these battles have not been recorded. |
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Alfred won a decisive victory in the ensuing Battle of Edington which may have been fought near Westbury, Wiltshire. |
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King Burgred of Mercia fought in vain against the Ivar the Boneless and his Danish invaders for three years until 874, when he fled to Europe. |
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The West Saxons fought back under Alfred the Great, and achieved a decisive victory at the Battle of Edington. |
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Practically all of the battles were fought against the eldest son of Aethelred, Edmund Ironside. |
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Edward is said to have fought a successful skirmish near Southampton, and then retreated back to Normandy. |
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About 18 other named individuals can reasonably be assumed to have fought with Harold at Hastings, including two of his other relatives. |
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But the families of Harold and his brothers did lose their lands, as did some others who had fought against William at Hastings. |
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In January 1175 Richard was dispatched to Aquitaine to punish the barons who had fought for him. |
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The new king fought the Flemings on behalf of his vassal, the count of Flanders, and restored that count to power. |
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In the Battle of Agincourt, the Armagnac faction fought the English and were decimated. |
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In the Imperial Election of 1519, the Kings of Spain, France, and England fought for the imperial title. |
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Henry was knighted in 1330, represented his father in parliament and fought in Edward's Scottish campaign. |
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The battle was fought in thick fog, and some of Warwick's men attacked each other by mistake. |
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The wars were fought largely by the landed aristocracy and armies of feudal retainers, with some mercenaries. |
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During the 15th century civil war raged across England as the Houses of York and Lancaster fought each other for the English throne. |
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After a closely fought battle the Spanish were forced to surrender on honorable terms. |
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In World War II, Charles de Gaulle and the Free French used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France. |
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It played an important role in the first modern naval battle fought in Japan. |
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Maximilian refused pleas that he depart, and fought against the growing partisan army of Juarez. |
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The overseas empire helped liberate France as 300,000 North African Arabs fought in the ranks of the Free French. |
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On one side, the King and his supporters fought for traditional government in Church and state. |
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From 1642, Charles fought the armies of the English and Scottish parliaments in the English Civil War. |
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In a war fought mostly by amateurs, these strengths were significant and are likely to have contributed to the discipline of his cavalry. |
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During the 1640s, when Charles was still young, his father fought Parliamentary and Puritan forces in the English Civil War. |
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The Scots forces were divided into royalist Engagers and Presbyterian Covenanters, who even fought each other. |
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Some have argued, however, that if James had been more resolute, the army would have fought and fought well. |
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On 9 December, the two sides fought a second engagement with the Battle of Reading, a defeat for the King's men. |
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England stayed relatively calm throughout, although some English Jacobites fought on James's side in Ireland. |
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In France, the government was hostile, and the philosophes fought against its censorship, sometimes being imprisoned or hounded into exile. |
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Britain led and funded the series of coalitions that fought France from 1793 to 1815, and then restored the Bourbons. |
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In most popular constituencies, the election was fought between candidates clearly representing either Pitt or Fox and North. |
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During this time Napoleon fought his Six Days' Campaign, in which he won multiple battles against the enemy forces advancing towards Paris. |
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The Battle of Marengo, which largely ended the War of the Second Coalition, was fought with fewer than 60,000 men on both sides. |
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The battle of Wagram of 1809 involved 300,000 men, and 500,000 fought at Leipzig in 1813, of whom 150,000 were killed or wounded. |
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The struggle with the Ottoman Empire was fought in Hungary and the Mediterranean. |
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The French army fought 67 actions and won 18 pitched battles through superior artillery technology and Bonaparte's tactics. |
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He fought the Battle of Shubra Khit against the Mamluks, Egypt's ruling military caste. |
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At the twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt, fought on 14 October, the French convincingly defeated the Prussians and inflicted heavy casualties. |
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A number of small engagements were fought but to Nelson's dismay, he saw little action. |
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Meanwhile, a force under Sir Thomas Troubridge had fought their way to the main square but could go no further. |
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Years later, however, he remarked that Assaye was the best battle he ever fought. |
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Over 30,000 foreign volunteers, known as the International Brigades, also fought against the Nationalists. |
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China fought the Japanese Empire before joining the Allies In the Pacific War. |
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During the ensuing fighting, Belgian forces fought alongside French and British forces against the invaders. |
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Polish soldiers fought under their own flag but under the command of the British military. |
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Most other major actions during the Phoney War were at sea, including the Second Battle of the Atlantic fought throughout the Phoney War. |
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The Liberals then fought and won two general elections in January and December 1910 to gain a mandate for their reforms. |
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During the next 15 years, the Spanish and Royalist on one side, and the rebels fought in South America and Mexico. |
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Spain also fought several wars against Chile and Peru for the guano deposits of their islands. |
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India and Pakistan fought several wars over the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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They were defeated in the Battle of Sedgemoor at Westonzoyland, the last battle fought on English soil. |
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The pivotal Battle of the Atlantic was planned, fought and won from Liverpool. |
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Nonetheless, this appellation carries its own prestige and, consequently, competitions for the status are hard fought. |
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And he more than anyone else has fought to keep it open, nonproprietary and free. |
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Until the Second World War, Maltese politics was dominated by the language question fought out by Italophone and Anglophone parties. |
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Bribes gained Bassianus support from the legionaries and they fought against Macrinus and his Praetorian guards. |
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They sometimes fought to the death, but more often to an adjudicated victory, dependent on a referee's decision. |
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They were formed into units which fought in the campaigns in North West Europe, Italy, North Africa and the Middle East. |
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The Polish people fought hard to combat communism, and for their right to liberty. |
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For almost two weeks Saudi Special Forces and Pakistani commandos fought the insurgents who had occupied the Grand Mosque's compound. |
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Charles fought continually with the Ottoman Empire and its sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent. |
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They lived in the mountains, fed on raw meat and often fought against dragons. |
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Wintour was known as a competent scholar, able to speak several languages, and he had fought with the English army in the Netherlands. |
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The Ottomans, a Sunni dynasty, fought several campaigns against the Safavids. |
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In 1521, he fought at Fuenterrabia, and Louise of Savoy ascribed the capture of the place to his efforts. |
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It was fought mostly in Europe, but it included Queen Anne's War in North America. |
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There were at least three sieges of Carlisle fought between England and Scotland, and two further sieges during the Jacobite risings. |
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He composed an epic poem about the first Punic War, in which he had fought. |
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Chaucer himself had fought in the Hundred Years' War under Edward III, who heavily emphasised chivalry during his reign. |
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The film outraged Christie's heirs who fought two unsuccessful lawsuits in the United States to try to prevent it from being distributed. |
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The British army had not fought in a major European war in over 20 years, and the government had badly neglected its upkeep. |
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There were no rounds and boxers fought until one of them acknowledged defeat or could not continue. |
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British heavyweight contenders are especially popular, but most British world champions have fought in the middle weight bracket. |
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Moving on to the United States, Fitzsimmons fought four more times in 1890, winning three and drawing one. |
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Frank Bruno fight was the first time that two British boxers had fought for the world heavyweight title. |
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In a closely fought contest they boxed to a disputed draw, with both fighters retaining their respective titles. |
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Lewis fought a tactical fight, keeping Holyfield off balance with a long jab and peppering him with combinations almost at will. |
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Lewis was therefore to be stripped of his WBA belt if he fought Grant first. |
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Because Klitschko had fought so bravely against Lewis, boxing fans soon began calling for a rematch. |
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Instead, Klitschko fought and defeated Kirk Johnson on 6 December in WBC Eliminator, setting up a mandatory rematch with Lewis. |
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Hatton fought Paulie Malignaggi of the United States at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on 22 November for Hatton's The Ring Light Welterweight title. |
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Hatton fought Manny Pacquiao on 2 May 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. |
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There, he and former WBC title holder Kevin Kelley fought in a highly entertaining bout. |
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Khan fought on 21 June 2008, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham against Irishman Michael Gomez. |
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Round 1 saw a busy Amir Khan as he fought from the outside and kept Judah away with jabs and straights. |
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Collazo fought with his hands down most of the night, unafraid of Khan, believing Khan had no power and he would eventually knock him out. |
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Algeri fought a far better bout than he did against Manny Pacquiao, throwing more punches and landing some power shots. |
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The controversial ending prompted a widespread demand for a rematch to be fought between the two. |
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In 2003 he won fights, two of which were the only fights he has fought in the United States. |
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The Slavery Commission sought to eradicate slavery and slave trading across the world, and fought forced prostitution. |
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In the 19th century, the Azande fought the French, the Belgians and the Mahdists to maintain their independence. |
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Unlike Ireland, which rebelled in the Easter Rising and fought a War of Independence, Scotland did not resist central rule. |
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Later, Irish brigades in France and Spain fought in the Wars of the Spanish and Austrian Succession and the Napoleonic Wars. |
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After the Wars of Scottish Independence, England and Scotland fought several times during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. |
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The wars fought among Gaelic clans and between the Gaelic and English undoubtedly contributed to depopulation. |
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The British forces fought an inconclusive war with the Ulster Irish led by Owen Roe O'Neill. |
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Finds of musket balls appear to mirror the lines of men who stood and fought. |
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The Americans evacuated Manhattan, and on October 28 fought the Battle of White Plains against the pursuing British. |
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Creek and Seminole allies of Britain fought against Americans in Georgia and South Carolina. |
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On land, Loyalist forces fought alongside the British in most battles in North America. |
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Many Loyalists fought in partisan units, especially in the Southern theater. |
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Austria invaded and fought the Serbian army at the Battle of Cer and Battle of Kolubara beginning on 12 August. |
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However, the German army had fought its way into a good defensive position inside France and effectively halved France's supply of coal. |
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The ensuing civil war lasted from 1402 to 1413 as Bayezid's sons fought over succession. |
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Many were concerned about how much longer the war would drag on or suspected that Germany could not win a war fought on two fronts. |
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A total of 2 million Polish troops fought with the armies of the three occupying powers, and 450,000 died. |
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The Battle of Britain has the unusual distinction that it gained its name before being fought. |
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As the battle was fought, both sides exaggerated the losses inflicted on the other by an equally large margin. |
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The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had colonial interests in Africa dating from the late 19th century. |
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During Operation Torch, American, Vichy French and German navy vessels fought the Naval Battle of Casablanca, ending in an American victory. |
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