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1406 matches to Ba
Five Mile Act. 1665. English Nonconformist clergy banned 5 miles from towns where they had preached.
Fleurus, Battle. 1794. Key French victory over First Coalition.
Flodden, Battle. 1513. Repelled Scotish invasion of England. James IV of Scotland killed.
Foch, Ferdinand. 1851-1929. French Supreme Allied Leader on W Front, 1918. Marne. WWI.
Fontenoy, Battle. 1745. French victory in War of Austrian Succession.
Fonteyn, Margot. 1919-91. English prima ballerina.
Formigny, Battle. 1450. French artillery defeat English longbow.
Foster, Stephen. 1826-64. US writer of ballads, minstrel songs. Oh Susanna 1848.
Four Forest Cantons. 1291 separated from Hapsburg rule. 1332 formed basis of Switzerland.
Four Noble Truths. Basic Buddhist doctrine. Existence is suffering, suppressed by following the 8-fold path.
France, Battle. June 5-16, 1940. Germany takes France.
Francis I. 1708-65. Holy Roman Emperor, 1745-. Husband of Maria Theresa. Wars of Polish and Austrian Succession.
Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.
Frankfurt Assembly. 1848-9. Adopted constitution, basis of North German Confederation 1867.
Frederick I. (Barbarossa). c1123-90. HRE 1155-. Crusades. Opposed papal authority.
Freemasons. Secret fraternal organization based on guilds, chivalry, religious orders. 1717 London Grand Lodge.
Frescobaldi, Girolamo. 1583-1643. Italian organist, instrumental composer. Bold chromaticism.
Freyia. Norse goddess of battle, love and song.
Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.
Galuppi, Baldassare. 1706-85. Italian. Developed opera buffa.
Garcia Iñiguez, Calixto. 1836-98. Cuban leader. Ten Years War. Spanish-American War.
Garcia Lorca, Federico. 1898-1936. Spanish poet, dramatist. Gypsy Ballads 1928.
Garibaldi, Giusseppe. 1807-82. Led “Red Shirts” in Italian Risorgimento. Captured Naples 1860.
Garigliano, Battle. 1503. Spain defeats French invasion and wins Naples.