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  2. Japanese battleship Yamato - Wikipedia

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    Japanese battleship. Yamato. Yamato (Japanese: 大和, named after the ancient Yamato Province) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing nearly 72,000 ...

  3. List of graphic adventure games - Wikipedia

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    Ulysses and the Golden Fleece: On-Line Systems: On-Line Systems Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS: 1981: ADL (Adventure Development Language) Adventureland (re-release) Adventure International: Adventure International Apple II: 1982: The graphic version of a 1978 text adventure game [proprietary engine] The Sands of Egypt: Datasoft: Datasoft

  4. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - Wikipedia

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    1799–1803 1807–1813 1815. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as Prime ...

  5. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Arthur Oswin Austin (1879–1964) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He is best known as the inventor of the Austin transformer, used to supply power for lighting circuits on radio towers. Austin's work included improvements to radio transmission equipment and the effects of lightning on high-voltage transmission lines and aircraft.

  6. Speculatores - Wikipedia

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    The speculatores, also known as the speculatores augusti or the exploratores, were an ancient Roman reconnaissance agency. [1][2] They were part of the consularis and were used by the Roman military. [3][4][5] The speculatores were headquartered in the Castra Peregrina. [6][7] This organization probably originated from previous Greek military ...

  7. 2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    1st Cavalry Regiment. 3rd Cavalry Regiment. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment, also known as the Second Dragoons, [1] is an active Stryker infantry and cavalry regiment of the United States Army. The Second Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army Europe and Africa, with its garrison at the Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany.

  8. 3rd Cavalry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, formerly 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Brave Rifles") [2] is a regiment of the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Cavazos, Texas.. The regiment has a history in the United States Army that dates back to 19 May 1846, when it was constituted in the Regular Army as the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.

  9. Military Order of the Tower and Sword - Wikipedia

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    The Ancient and Most Noble Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of the Valour, Loyalty and Merit (Portuguese: Antiga e Muito Nobre Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada, do Valor, Lealdade e Mérito), before 1910 Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Real Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada), is a Portuguese order of knighthood and the pinnacle of the Portuguese honours system.