Anglo-American War. 1812-14. US, angry at British blockade of France, and Tippecanoe interference, invades Canada. Toronto and White House burned. US defeated. Ghent Treaty.

Angola. Bantu. 1482 Cao discovers.1641-8 Dutch. 1575 Portuguese colony. 1975 Independent.

Anti-Socialist Law. 1878-90. Germans ban unions.

Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.

Antigua and Barbuda. 1981 Independent Antigua and Barbuda.

Antonine Wall. 142. Scotland. North of Hadrian’s. Abandoned ~196. Antoninus.

Antony, Mark. c83-30BC. Caesar’s lieutenant. Triumvirate 43-32. Defeated at Actium with Cleopatra. Suicide.

Anu. Babylonian god of heavens.

Anzio, Battle. 1944. Allied landing site in Italy.

Arabia. Semite. 6C BC Chaldean. c106BC Rome. 622 Caliphate Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17C Persia (E). Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAR, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.

Aragon. 2C BC Rome. 711 Moors. 1035 Independent kingdom. 1076 +Navarre. 1134 -Navarre. 1137 +Catalonia. 1238 +Valencia. 13C +Balearics, Murcia. 1479 +Castile =Spain. Ferdinand.

Ardennes, Battle. Battle of the Bulge.

Arion. Greek bard rescued by dolphin.

Aristides. 540-468BC. Athenian general at Marathon.

Armageddon. Site of battle at end of the world.

Armstrong, Louis. 1900-71. US New Orleans Jazz trumpeter and band leader.

Arnhem, Battle. 1944. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to cross Rhine.

Arras, Battle. 1917. British WWI defeat.

Aryans. 2000BC. Nomads from Steppes spread to India. Founded Indus Civilization, 3240-2750BC. Hyksos Empire in Syria, 1720-1550BC. Introduced horse chariots. Basis for all Indo-European languages.

Asculum, Battle. 279BC. “Pyrrhic” victory of Pyrrhus over Romans.

Ashkenazi. 1534-72. Cabalistic Jewish scholar. Established Safed center of learning, Palestine.

Ashurbanipal. Assyrian king 669-626BC. Lost Egypt. Built Nineveh Library-22,000 clay tablets.

Aspern-Essling, Battle. 1809. First important loss for Napoleon.

Assandum, Battle. 1016. Danes defeat English in Essex.

Assaye, Battle. 1803. British win in 2nd Maratha War.

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