Sentences with phrase «fighting during the civil war»

Rain Dates Nearly 400 battles were fought during the Civil War, though rarely on rainy days, when it was hard to move cannons and horses over soggy ground, Charles Hosler says.

Krishnapriya Tharmakrishnar (born in Sri Lanka, 1987) is an emerging artist based in the Northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna, which experienced fierce fighting during the civil war.

Krishnapriya Tharmakrishnar (b. 1987) （ Image: Impression 2 - 1, 2015, Nail drawing on tracing paper ） is an emerging artist lives and works in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, which experienced fierce fighting during the civil war from the early 1980s.

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Israel has struck Syrian army locations many times during the Syrian civil war, hitting convoys and bases of Iranian - backed militias that fight alongside Assad's forces.

Osceola saw guerilla fighting during the days of the American Civil War.

The Democrats were the ones who were fighting for slavery during the Civil War, which is really no different than today if you think about it.

During the Civil War, he refused to fight, saying, «In this respect I am a Quaker,» but he worked through the YMCA and the United States Christian Commission to evangelize the Union troops.

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«Remember, General Shuwa fought for the survival of this country during the civil war.

The video is a rap - spoof of a media interview with «General Baxter, representing AFRICOM», probably a play on the American Union Army General Henry Baxter (1821 — 1873) who fought during the American Civil War.

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Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke unveiled legislation that would require the Department of Defense to change the name of any military installation or other property currently named for individuals who fought against the U.S. during the Civil War.

«We are going to the courts,» said Savimbi, son of the UNITA founder Jonas Savimbi, whose death in 2002 during the civil war against Dos Santos's forces paved the way for a ceasefire after 27 years of fighting.

She enjoys teaching students about the contributions of the 200,000 black soldiers who fought valiantly during the Civil War.

He described Adebayo as a true face of Yoruba nation and Nigeria, who genuinely fought for the unity of the country during the civil war that nearly ripped the country apart between 1967 and 1970.

He added that Adebayo fought relentlessly for the unity of the country during the civil war that ravaged the country between 1967 and 1970, and that he suggested to the federal government to opt for dialogue rather than the use of force.

Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke unveiled legislation on Friday that would require the Department of Defense to change the name of any military installation or other property currently named for individuals who fought against the U.S. during the Civil War.

«Dr. Brown was a trailblazer who fought heroically for his country despite segregation during World War II and improved the lives of countless New Yorkers and Americans through his work in the Civil Rights Movement and the education field.

By comparison, during the U.S. Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania in 1863, roughly 150,000 soldiers fought (less than 0.5 % of the divided nation's population).

The navy blue remained to have a military meaning all the way into the late 1800's, but during the American Civil War, it became the defining colour of the Union soldiers who were fighting the Confederate States of America.

The Union Army or Federal Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865.

The film follows two stories in parallel: in one, neurosurgeon Àlex Brendenmühl looks to uncover the secret in his parents» past that's preventing them from helping him in his fight against cancer; in the other, a group of kids are institutionalized during the Spanish Civil War because they've been struck with some condition that renders them numb.

The first man is the clever and cruel Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), a bounty hunter we learn fought in the union army during the Civil War and the closest thing the film has to a lead character.

Hawkeye, also known as Clint Barton, had entered retirement but was drawn back to the fight by Cap when he called on him to aid him during his fight against the newly produced Sokovia Accords in Captain America: Civil War.

With a focus on the trials of three young women as they work to maintain their lives and their home during the final days of the American Civil War, The Keeping Room shines by focusing not on the war or those who fought it, but on those left behind, and the struggles, both physically and emotionally, that they had to enduWar, The Keeping Room shines by focusing not on the war or those who fought it, but on those left behind, and the struggles, both physically and emotionally, that they had to enduwar or those who fought it, but on those left behind, and the struggles, both physically and emotionally, that they had to endure.

by Roland Laird with Taneshia Nash Laird Illustrated by Elihu «Adofo» Bay Foreword by Charles Johnson Sterling Publishing Paperback, $ 14.95 240 pages, illustrated ISBN: 978 -1-4027-6226-0 Book Review by Kam Williams «One of the invaluable features of Still I Rise, the first cartoon history of black America, is the wealth of information it provides about the marginalized — and often suppressed — political, economic and cultural contributions black people have made on this continent since the 17th C... Using pictures, it transports us back through time, enabling us to see how dependent American colonists were on the agricultural sophistication of African slaves and indentured servants; how blacks fought and died for freedom during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; and how, in ways both small and large, black genius shaped the evolution of democracy, the arts and sciences, and the English language in America, despite staggering racial and social obstacles.

Starring Matthew McConaughey «s sneer, «Free State of Jones» tells the true story of Newton Knight, a man who deserted the Confederate Army during the Civil War and created his own militia of other deserters and freed slaves who fought back against the Rebs and their predations on poor local land owners.

He lived through the Qing dynasty, the early republican years, the northern conquest [by the government against warlords], the fight against the Japanese [during WWII] and finally the exodus to Hong Kong [during and after the Chinese civil war between 1945 and 1949].

Infinity War isn't the first MCU film in which they paid homage to Arrested Development, however: In 2016's Captain America: Civil War, the Bluth Company stair car can be glimpsed during the airport fight scene.

He even has a suit similar to Tony Stark's Hulkbuster that was used in Totally Awesome Hulk during the Civil War II event to fight the Green Goliath.

Materials: Selected Civil War Photographs, computer, projector for presentations Lesson: Arrange students into groups and assign each group a year during which the Civil War was fought.

In «Father Abe,» a short story in Five - Carat Soul, McBride mentions two all - black regiments that fought for the Union army during the Civil War — the 32nd United States Colored Infantry and the 9th Louisiana Colored Infantry.

Recent racial issues in the United States have stirred heated controversy over whether, how much and in what way to remember those who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

She enjoys the freedom so much that she continues to masquerade as a male, even fighting for the Union army during the Civil War.

Over 176,000 German - born soldiers volunteered to fight for the Union during the Civil War, the largest immigrant group to participate.

Many battles have been fought in Richmond, most notably, the Battle of Richmond during the Civil War.

Osceola saw guerilla fighting during the days of the American Civil War.

Set in the foothills of the lush Cuchumatanes, the area was the scene of heavy fighting during the country's civil war.

Also note that during these time periods, Solid is in the Green Berets, Liquid the SAS and Solidus is fighting in the First Liberian Civil War, commanding the Small Boy child soldier unit.

floor, Holman (who is black) pairs the flag with portraits and documents from his family who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

During the 70's, she was in New York, fighting for civil rights and the war in Vietnam.

In his comments, Gore equated the fight against global warming to a religious - based, moral crusade similar to the civil rights fight, women's suffrage, and the abolitionist movement during the Civil Warcivil rights fight, women's suffrage, and the abolitionist movement during the Civil WarCivil War era.

Osceola saw guerilla fighting during the days of the American Civil War.

The speakers get plenty loud, and the issue isn't always that noticeable — during a fight sequence in Captain America: Civil War, the effect almost came off as immersive — but films» quieter sequences and, really, most YouTube clips I've watched have been kind of annoying to listen to.