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  2. Jerry Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Jerry Rescue Day was a day in which people would honor the memory of Jerry's rescue and celebrate his road to freedom. It was held every October 1 until the start of the Civil War. This holiday was celebrated by abolitionists and were primarily in the Syracuse, New York, area. The first Jerry Rescue Day was celebrated one year after the events ...

  3. History of Syracuse, New York - Wikipedia

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    Syracuse is a city in Central New York sited on the former lands of the Onondaga Nation. Officially incorporated as a village in 1825, it has been at a major crossroads over the last two centuries, first of the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then on the railway network. The city grew on the back of its salt and chemical industries, and later ...

  4. Jermain Wesley Loguen - Wikipedia

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    Abolitionist, Public speaker. Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Spouse. Caroline Loguen. Children. Sarah Loguen Fraser. Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen (February 5, 1813 – September 30, 1872), born Jarm Logue, in slavery, [1] [full citation needed] was an African-American abolitionist and bishop of the African Methodist ...

  5. Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC) - Wikipedia

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    The Siege of Syracuse is a campaign mission in the Rise of Rome expansion of Age of Empires, where players play as the Roman civilization to defeat the Carthaginians. The climax of the 2023 film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is set during the Siege of Syracuse. The setting also features the use of Classical Greek.

  6. Operation Ladbroke - Wikipedia

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    Operation Ladbroke. Sicily (pictured in red). /  37.05444°N 15.26500°E  / 37.05444; 15.26500. Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. The first Allied mission using large ...

  7. Sinking of the Roman fleet (255 BC) - Wikipedia

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    They were given 350 warships for this rescue mission in North Africa, which they had to prepare. The sailors and oarsmen were provided by Rome's “seafaring allies” (socii navales). This fleet probably left at the beginning of June. On the outward journey, the consuls defeated a smaller Carthaginian fleet at Cape Hermaion. With few losses of ...

  8. Operation Husky order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Operation Husky order of battle. Operation Husky order of battle is a listing of the significant military and air force units that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943.

  9. Talk:Rescue Mission Syracuse - Wikipedia

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    This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 3 May 2024.Further details are available on the course page.