Breton Succession War. 1341-65. Reestablishd Montfort rule in Brittany.

Brinkmanship. Policy of staying at brink of war.

Brock, Isaac. 1769-1812. British military commander. Upper Canada hero in War of 1812.

Bruce, Robert the. 1274-1329. Scottish King 1306-. Vs Edward I and II. Bannockburn victory.

Bucchero Ware. 7-5C BC Shiny black Etruscan pottery.

Bucharest, Treaty. 1812. Ended Russo-Turkish War. 1886. Serbia restores Rumelia to Bulgaria. 1913. Settled 2nd Balkan War. 1918. Romania capitulates to Central Powers. Voided by Allied victory.

Buffons, War of. 1752. Paris intellectuals debate Italian vs French opera. Rousseau.

Burgundians. French political faction. Fought Armagnacs during 100 Years War. Allied with England, 1420. Treaty of Arras 1435 with Charles VII.

Burma Wars. 1824-26, 1852-3, 1885. British conquer and annex Burma.

Bushido. 12C- Samurai warrior code. Personal honour, loyalty.

Calchas. Wise Greek prophet at Troy. Advised use of Trojan Horse.

Camp David Accords. 1978. Israel-Egypt peace negotiations. Egypt regains Sinai 1982. Begin. Sadat.

Canning, George. 1770-1827. British Foreigh Secretary. Copenhagen. Peninsular War.

Cape Frontier Wars. =Kaffir Wars.

Capua. (Ancient) c600BC Etruria. c440BC Samnites. 338BC Rome. 216BC Hannibal. 211BC Rome. 456 Vandals. c840 Saracens destroy. Rebuilt as Sta Maria Capua Vetere.

Cardigan, James Brudenell, Earl of. 1797-1868. British General. Led Charge of the Light Brigade. Tennyson. Crimean War.

Carib. Warlike natives of Amazon Basin. 15C conquered Arawak. Cannibals. Decimated by disease. St Vincent.

Carlist Wars. 1833-9. 1872-6. Carlists.

Carson, Edward. 1854-1935. Irish. Formed Ulster Volunteers to resist Home Rule.

Carthage. 814BC Phoenician colony. Dido. 574BC Independence after Tyre falls. 480BC Republic. 264-146BC Punic Wars. Hannibal. 146BC Rome razes, rebuilds. 439 Vandals plunder. 533 Byzantine. 705 Moslem. Tunis.

Cassander. c354-297BC. Macedonian King. Fought for control after Alexander’s death. Diadochi.

Cateau-Cambresis, Treaty. 1559. Ended Italian Wars. Italy, Savoy to Spain. Calais to France.

Catulus, Gaius. 3C BC. Roman General. Defeated Carthage. Ended First Punic War.

Chaco War. 1932-5. Paraguay defeats Bolivia’s claim on Gran Chaco. 100,000 dead.

Chain, Ernst. 1906-79. With Florey, purified penicillin.

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