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S.I.E.S High School
S.I.E.S. High School S.I.E.S. High School, Matunga (Mumbai) is one of Mumbai's oldest and premier educational institutions. It was established in the year 1932 by the South Indian Education Society. Starting with just six students then, the school today has about 4500 students each year and mo..
SIE
SIE might be an acronym or abbreviation for: Servicio de Inteligencia del Ejército, the Argentine Army's intelligence agencyServiciul de Informaţii Externe, a Romanian intelligence agencySpeciaal Interventie Eskadron or Special Intervention Squadron, the former name of the Belgian police's counter..
Siebe
Siebe may refer to: Augustus Siebe: inventor of the standard diving dress.Siebe Gorman Ltd: a company founded by Augustus Siebe and his son-on-law Gorman.The Siebe Suit or standard diving dress.redirect[[Template:Disambig]] ..
Siebel
See also: Siebel Systems Siebel, originally Flugzeugbau Halle, was a German aircraft manufacturer. Siebel aircraft included: Siebel Fh 104 Hallore, medium transportSiebel Si 201, STOL reconnaissance aircraft (prototype)Siebel Si 202 "Hummel" sportplane + trainer, 1938Siebel Si 204, transport + ai..
Siebel Institute of Technology
The Siebel Institute of Technology is a technical school located in Chicago that focuses on brewing science. The school is the oldest brewing school located in the United States and has been in operation since 1872. During prohibition the institute diversified by added courses in baking, refrigerati..
Siebel Si 204
The Siebel Si 204 was a small twin-engined transport aircraft developed for the during World War II. It was based on the Fh 104. Originally designed in response to a Lufthansa order in 1939, it was eventually produced for the Luftwaffe. Contents 1 Development2 Operational history2.1&nb..
Siebel Systems
Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. On September 12, 2005, it was announced that Oracle Corporation had agreed to buy Siebel Systems for $10.66 ..
Siebenbürgen (band)
Siebenbürgen was a gothic/black metal band from Sweden formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2006. Contents 1 Current Members2 Former Members3 Discography4 External links Current Members Erika Roos - VocalsMarcus Ehlin - Guitar/VocalsRichard Bryngelsson -GuitarNiklas Sandin - Bass..
Siebenbürgisch
Siebenbürgisch is a dialect of High German. Siebenbürgisch is spoken in Romania in Transsylvania by persons of mainly Western German origin. Most speakers have emigrated into Western Germany. External links [PDF on varieties of German] ..
Siebengebirge
The castle Schloss Drachenburg belongs among the emblems of the Siebengebirge The Siebengebirge (lit. “seven mountain” in German) is a hill range in the East of the Rhine in Germany in the South of Bonn, consisting of more than 40 mountains and hills. It is located in the municapilites of..
Siebengemeinden
The Siebengemeinden (English: Seven Communities) were seven Jewish communities located in Eisenstadt and its surrounding area. The groups are known as Sheva Kehilot in Hebrew. The communities were estabished after 1670, when Prince Paul Esterházy accepted the Jews, who had been expelled from V..
Sieben Steinhäuser
The Sieben Steinhäuser ("seven stone homes") are a group of dolmens in the Lüneburg Heath constructed by members of the Funnelbeaker culture in the second half of the third millennium BC during the New Stone Age. As there are only five structures, it is not known why they are referred to as the s..
Siebert Field
Redirect [[Template:Infobox Stadium]]Siebert Field is the on-campus stadium at the University of Minnesota where the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team currently plays. It is named in honor of Dick Siebert, who was perhaps the most celebrated baseball coaches in U of M history. In 2005, www.base..
Siebe Gorman
Siebe Gorman Ltd was a British company which developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe and his son-on-law, Gorman. Siebe Gorman has closed do..
Siebe Gorman CDBA
The Siebe Gorman CDBA from three angles The Clearance Divers Breathing Apparatus (CDBA) is a type of rebreather made by Siebe Gorman in England. The Royal Navy used it for many years. It was for underwater work rather than for combat diving. The main oxygen cylinders are on the diver's back..
Siebe Gorman Proto
The Proto is a type of rebreather that was made by Siebe Gorman. It was an industrial breathing set and not suitable for diving. It was made from probably 1914 or earlier to the 1960's or later. (Distinguish from "Proton", which is another sort of Siebe Gorman rebreather). Its breathing bag was wor..
Siebe Gorman Salvus
CGI image: 2 views of a diver wearing a Siebe Gorman Salvus rebreather The Salvus is a light oxygen rebreather for industrial use (including by firemen and in coalmine rescue) or in shallow diving. Its duration on a filling is 30 to 40 minutes. It was very common in Britain during WWII and for..
Siebog
In Wendish mythology Siebog is the god of love and marriage. He is consort to the goddess of love and marriage Sieba. ..
Siebold
von Siebold is a German surname: Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866) was a German physician, botanist, and traveller. Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804–1885) was a German physiologist and zoologist. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated wit..
Siebold's magnolia
Siebold's Magnolia (Magnolia sieboldii), also known as Oyama Magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to eastern Asia in China, Japan, and Korea. It is named after the German doctor Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866). It is a large shrub or small tree 5–10 m tall. The stalks, young leaves..
Siecie-Wierzchocino (PKP station)
Siecie-Wierzchocino Location City/Town Siecie District Address Adjacent stations Preceding station(s) SiecieŻelkowo Following station(s) Żelazo Info Water tower present No Locomotives depot present No Platforms in use None Station building present No Histor..
Siecień
Siecień is a village in the province of Masovia in Poland. ..
Siecie (PKP station)
Siecie Location City/Town Siecie District Address Adjacent stations Preceding station(s) Stojcino Following station(s) S.-Wierzchocino Info Water tower present No Locomotives depot present No Platforms in use None Station building present No History Opened ..
Siedah Garrett
--> Siedah Garrett (born June 24 1960 in Los Angeles California) is an American, R&B singer and songwriter. Her hits include "Don't Look Any Further" with Dennis Edwards (#72 pop, #2 R&B in 1984) and "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (#97 in 1988). The latter song went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart..
Siedenburg
Siedenburg is a village and a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km west of Nienburg. Siedenburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Siedenburg, which consists of the following municipalities: BorstelMaasenMel..
Siedentopf (crater)
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Siedlce
Coat of arms Siedlce Siedlce ([['ɕȋedlʦε]][Media help?]·[i]) is a town in eastern Poland with 77,092 inhabitants (as of 2005). Situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999), previously the town was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodship (197..
Siedlce County
Siedlce County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 85 km east of Warsaw, in Mazowsze Voivodship. The county seat is the town of Siedlce and the powiat includes the area around it, but not the city itself which forms its own separate urban powiat. The population numbers 80,566 (2005). Its..
Siedlce Department
Siedlce Department (Polish: Departament siedlecki) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1809-1815. Its capital city was Siedlce, and it was further divided onto 10 powiats. ..
Siedlce Voivodship
Siedlce Voivodship Siedlce Voivodship (Polish: województwo siedleckie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodship and Lublin Voivodship. Its capital city was Siedlce. Major cities and towns (population in 1..
Sieg
For otheruses, see [Sieg (de)], Sieg Heil, Sieg Wahrheit, Siege, Siegen, etc. The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany named after the folk of the Sigambrer. It is a tributary of the Rhine and 153 km in length. The source is located in the Rothaarg..
Siegbach
Siegbach is a community in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Location1.2 Neighbouring communities1.3 Constituent communities2 History3 Politics3.1 Coat of arms4 Sightseeing5 Reference6 External links Geography Locati..
Siegbahn notation
The Siegbahn notation is used to name the spectral lines that are characteristic to elements. It was created by Manne Siegbahn. The characteristic spectral lines correspond to electronic transitions (electrons of the atom "jump" from a level to the other). In the case of an absorption line, the ele..
Siegbert Salomon Prawer
Siegbert Salomon Prawer (born 1925) is Taylor Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. He was Lecturer at the University of Birmingham from 1948 to 1963, Professor of German at Westfield College London from 1964, and became Taylor Professor in 1969. He is a F..
Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch Siegbert Tarrasch (March 5, 1862 – February 17, 1934) was one of the strongest chess players of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Tarrasch was Jewish, and a patriotic German who lost a son in World War I, but lived to suffer under the early stages of Nazism...
Siegburg
Siegburg is a city within the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhine-Sieg-County) of Germany with a population of 41.232 (2004). It is located on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres away from the former capital Bonn and 26 kilometres away from Cologne. History Archbishop Anno II of Cologne fou..
Siege
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. History of Warfare Eras Prehistoric · Ancient · Medieval · Gunpowder · Industrial · Modern Battlespace Air · Information · Land · Sea · Space Theaters Arctic · Desert · Jungle ·..
Siegel
Siegel(e) can refer to the following: Siegel (Surname) Contents 1 People2 Deities3 Fictional characters4 Mathematical concepts5 See also People Barry Siegel, American literary journalistBugsy Siegel (1906-1947), American gangsterCarl Ludwig Siegel (1896-1981), German math..
Siegel's theorem on integral points
In mathematics, Siegel's theorem on integral points is the 1929 result of Carl Ludwig Siegel, that for an algebraic curve C of genus g defined over a number field K, presented in affine space in a given coordinate system, there are only finitely many points on C with coordinates in the ring of integ..
Siegel-Walfisz theorem
In mathematics, the Siegel-Walfisz theorem was obtained by Arnold WalfiszMathematische Zeitschrift, 40, pages 592-607, 1936 as an application of a theorem by Siegel to primes in arithmetic progressions. Statement of the Siegel-Walfisz theorem We define [\psi(x;q,a)=\sum_\Lambda(n),] where..
Siegel (Surname)
Siegel, a surname, has been traced back to the Germans. The surname Siegel can be first traced back to the Germans. The Germans, through travel, brought the name to Ireland. It is somewhat associated with the Jews as it was passed on to the Jews living there. ..
Siegel Clyne
Siegel Clyne is a character in the Cosmic Era timeline of the fictional anime Gundam metaseries. He is voiced by Yousuke Akimoto in the original Japanese version and Don Brown in the English dub. Father to Lacus Clyne, Siegel Clyne was chairman of the PLANT Supreme Councils and the leader of its m..
Siegel upper half-plane
In mathematics, a Siegel upper half-plane is the set of n×n symmetric matrices over the complex number field whose imaginary part is positive definite. The name is for Carl Ludwig Siegel. For example, when n = 1, the Siegel upper half-plane is the upper half-plane. There is a group action of..
Siegel zero
In mathematics, more specifically in the field of analytic number theory, a Siegel zero, named after Carl Ludwig Siegel, is a type of potential counterexample to the Grand Riemann hypothesis, on the zeroes of Dirichlet L-function. There are hypothetical values s of a complex variable, very near (i..
Siegen
For the town in France, see Siegen, Bas-Rhin. Siegen lies in the South Westphalian part of the North Rhine-Westphalia-Hesse-Rhineland-Palatinate three-state area, and is a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (lit. "Big town belonging to a district", but meaning a town that exercises certain functions us..
Siegen-Wittgenstein
Siegen-Wittgenstein Statistics State: North Rhine-Westphalia Capital: Siegen } } |- | Area:||1,131.47 km² |- | Inhabitants:||295,787 (2001) |- | pop. density:||261 inh./km² |- | Car identification:||SI |- | Homepage:||http://www.siegen-wittgenstein.de |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#DEFF..
Siegenite
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Siegenite is a cobalt nickel sulfide mineral found at the Browns deposit, Batchelor, Northern Territory, Austra..
Siegerland
The Siegerland is a region of Germany covering the old district of Siegen (now part of the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein in North Rhine-Westphalia) and the upper part of the district of Altenkirchen, belonging to the Rhineland-Palatinate adjoining it to the west. Geologically, the Siegerland belo..
Siegesallee
The Siegesallee was an avenue in Berlin, Germany, constructed under instruction from Kaiser Wilhelm II. Situated near the Reichstag Building, the avenue contained large white marble statues of German princes and dignitaries. Derided by Berliners as a vulgar show of strength, they branded it the 'P..
Siegestor
The Siegestor (en: Victory Gate) in Munich, is a three-arched triumphal arch crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga, similar in style to the Arch of Constantine in Rome, the Marble Arch in London, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. It is located betwee..
Sieges Even
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Sieges of Constantinople
There were numerous sieges of Constantinople (modern Istanbul) during the history of the Byzantine Empire. Two sieges resulted in the capture of Constantinople: in 1204 by crusaders, and in 1453 by the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II. The first Siege of Constantinople began in 1203 during the Fourth..
Sieges of Galway
The city of Galway, Ireland - built as a naval base and military fort by Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair in 1124, refounded as a military outpost and town by Richard Mor de Burgh in 1230 - has been subjected to a number of battles, sacks and sieges. This article enumerates them. Contents ..
Sieges of Limerick
The city of Limerick in south-western Ireland was besieged several times in the 17th century, first during the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s and ’50s and again in the Williamite war in Ireland. Limerick was first taken in 1642 by the Irish Confederate Catholics under Garrett Barry. In 1650-5..
Sieges of Nagashima
The sieges of Nagashima, taking place in 1571, 1573 and 1574, were part of Oda Nobunaga's campaigns against the Ikkō-ikki, arguably among his greatest enemies. Nagashima, in Owari Province along Japan's Pacific coast, was a series of fortresses and defensive works controlled by the Ikkō-ikki and s..
Sieges of Stirling Castle
Wars of Scottish Independence Dunbar – Stirling Bridge – Falkirk – Stirling Castle – Methven – Bannockburn – Dupplin Moor – Halidon Hill There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland. In 1299 Englis..
Sieges of Takatenjin
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The fortress of Takatenjin (高天神), in the south of Japan's old Tōtōmi ..
Sieges of Toishi
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege (band)
Siege at their high school's 'Battle of the Bands' in 1984. Rob Williams, Kevin Mahoney, and Kurt Habelt are shown left-to-right Siege was a hardcore/grindcore group formed in 1983 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. They were active in the 1980s Boston hardcore punk scene. Though rather short-l..
Siege (book)
Siege: The Collected Writings of James Mason is a book, edited and introduced by Michael M. Jenkins. It is a collection of the articles from Mason's monthly newsletter SIEGE (1980-86): representing, at first, the National Socialist Liberation Front and, later, Universal Order. It collects the prop..
Siege (disambiguation)
'''Siege may refer to: This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [:|action=edit}} expanding it].||}} Siege [si:dž] (< F siège < VL *sidicum (cf.sit)), the military term.Siege (band), a Boston area punk band.Siege (book), a novel by James Mason"The Si..
Siege engine
Medieval siege weaponry or more commonly, a siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Contents 1 Ancient siege engines2 Medieval siege engines3 Modern siege engines4 Sources5 See also6 Exter..
Siege hook
A siege hook is a weapon used to pull stones from a wall during a siege. The Greek historian Polybius, in his Histories, mentions the use of such weapons at the Roman siege of Ambracia: The Aetolians being besieged by the consul Marcus Fulvius, offered a gallant resistance [...] as the ra..
Siege mentality
A siege mentality is a shared feeling of helplessness, victimization and defensiveness. Although the term evolved from real sieges, today it refers to persecution feelings by anyone in the minority. Siege mentalities are particularly common in business, the result of competition or downsizing. ..
Siege of Acre
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Siege of Acre was the most important event of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28, 1189 until July 12, 1191, and the first time in the history of the crusades that the king was compelled to personally see to the defence of the Holy Land. It was al..
Siege of Acre (1291)
The Siege of Acre took place in 1291 and resulted in the fall of Acre, the last territory of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. The destruction of the remaining Crusader territories gathered pace after the rise of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt in 1250. Although initailly distracted by the war agai..
Siege of Acre (1799)
Egypt–Syria Campaign of 1798–1800 Shubra Khit – Pyramids – Nile – El Arish – Jaffa – Acre – Mount Tabor – 1st Aboukir – 2nd Aboukir The Siege of Acre of 1799 was a siege of the Turkish-defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern..
Siege of Acre (disambiguation)
The Siege of Acre is the name of three sieges of the city of Acre: Siege of Acre (1189–1191) - during the Third Crusade.Siege of Acre (1291) - Fall of the final Crusader city in the Levant.Siege of Acre (1799) - during the French Revolutionary Wars. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguati..
Siege of Amida
The Siege of Amida took place when Sassanids under King Shapur II besieged the Roman city of Amida in 359. In this battle Ammianus Marcellinus, an historian of Greek origin from Antioch, was a Roman army officer; he described the siege in his work (res gestae). Contents 1 Background2 ..
Siege of Angband
Wars of Beleriand First Battle - Dagor-nuin-Giliath - Dagor Aglareb - Angband - Dagor Bragollach - Nirnaeth Arnoediad - War of Wrath The Siege of Angband in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fictional universe, was the leaguer of the Ñoldor around the fortress of Morgoth in the early centuries ..
Siege of Antioch
First Crusade People's Crusade – German Crusade – Nicaea – Dorylaeum – Antioch – Jerusalem – Ascalon – Crusade of 1101 The "Siege of Antioch" may also refer to the battle in 1268 when Baibars captured Antioch from the Crusader States; see Siege of Ant..
Siege of Antioch (1268)
The "Siege of Antioch" may also refer to two battles in 1097 and 1098 during the First Crusade; see Siege of Antioch. In 1260 Baibars, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, began to threaten the crusader state of Antioch, which (as a vassal of the Armenians) had supported the Mongols, the traditional ene..
Siege of Antwerp
For the siege of Antwerp during the Eighty Years' War, see siege of Antwerp (1584-1585). The Siege of Antwerp was an engagement of the Germans and the Belgians during World War I. The German army invaded Belgium on the morning of August 4, 1914, two days after the decision of the Belgian governmen..
Siege of Antwerp (1584-1585)
For the siege of Antwerp in 1914, during World War I, see siege of Antwerp The Siege of Antwerp took place during the Eighty Years' War from July 1584 until August 1585. At the time Antwerp was the largest Dutch city and the cultural, economic and financial centre of the Seventeen Provinces and..
Siege of Arai
Campaigns of the Hōjō Arai - Edo - Nashinokidara - Kamakura - Ozawahara - Musashi-Matsuyama 1537 - Kōnodai 1538 - Kawagoe - Odawara 1561 - Musashi-Matsuyama 1563 - Kōnodai 1564 - Mifunedai - Hachigata 1568 - Odawara 1569 - Mimasetoge - Kanbara - Nirayama - Fukazawa - Omosu - Kanagawa - Hac..
Siege of Ascalon
The Siege of Ascalon took place in 1153, resulting in the capture of that Egyptian fortress by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Contents 1 Background2 Siege of Ascalon3 Aftermath4 Sources Background Ascalon was Fatimid Egypt's greatest frontier fortress. A battle was fough..
Siege of Athlone
Athlone in central Ireland, was besieged twice during the Williamite war in Ireland (1689–91). The town is situated on the River Shannon and commanded the bridge crossing the river into the Jacobite held province of Connaught. For this reason, it was of key strategic importance. The Williamites f..
Siege of Avalon
""Siege of Avalon"" is a computer game created by Digital Tome. It is a top-down RPG game set in the fantasy realm. This game is often compared with games such as Diablo in terms of gameplay. Overview Siege of Avalon was originally sold in six downloadable "chapters." Each chapter featured new ma..
Siege of Barad-dûr
War of Sauron and the Elves Battle of Dagorlad – Siege of Barad-dûr The Siege of Barad-dûr is a battle from Tolkien's Middle-earth that was fought from 3434 through 3441 of the Second Age. It was the final battle of the War of the Last Alliance between the Last Alliance of Elves and..
Siege of Beirut
The Siege of Beirut took place in the summer of 1982, as a response to PLO attacks on Israel from Lebanon, following a cease-fire effected by the United Nations. It ended with the PLO being forced out of Lebanon, and Israel immediately giving back nearly all the territory taken in the siege, holdi..
Siege of Belfort
Franco-Prussian War Wissembourg – Spicheren – Worth – Borny-Colombey – Strasbourg – Mars-La-Tour – Gravelotte – Metz – Beaumont – Noiseville – Sedan – Bellevue – Coulmiers –Amiens – Beaune-La-Rolande – Ha..
Siege of Belgrade
This article is about the 1456 siege of Nándorfehérvár or Belgrade, but the fort was also besieged in 1444, 1521, 1718 and in 1788. Ottoman-Hungarian Wars Nicopolis – Varna – Kosovo – Belgrade – Mohács After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II was rallyi..
Siege of Berat
--> The Siege of Berat occurred ca. 1455 at the Albanian city of Berat, when the Albanian army of Skanderbeg besieged the fortress held by Ottoman forces. Background When Skanderbeg began his rebellion, Berat belonged to the Albanian prince Theodore Muzaka. In the early 1450s a small force of Ot..
Siege of Bexar
Texas Revolution Gonzales – Concepcion – Grass Fight – Bexar – San Patricio – Agua Dulce – The Alamo – Refugio – Coleto – San Jacinto The Siege of Bexar (or Bejar) was an early campaign of the Texas Revolution in which a volunteer Texan a..
Siege of Bodenburg
Siege of Bodenburg is a wargame developed by Henry Bodenstedt. It is one of the earliest sets of rules for conducting battles with medieval miniatures, and it influenced Gary Gygax[Interview with Gary Gygax @ Gamebanshee]—Gygax refers to the game as Siege of Bodenstadt, author of Cha..
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the active American Revolutionary War. As a siege it was only partially successful, but it played an important role in the creation of a real Continental Army and promoting the unity of the colonies. It also served..
Siege of Boulogne
Italian War of 1542 Nice – Ceresole – Boulogne – Solent The Siege of Boulogne took place from 19 July to 18 September 1544, during Henry VIII's invasion of France. Henry VIII launched many attacks on France, hoping to reclaim some of the territory controlled by England in ..
Siege of Breda
The Siege of Breda is the name for two major sieges of the Eighty Years' War and Thirty Years' War. The Dutch fortress of Breda fell to a Spanish army under Ambrosio Spinola in 1625; it was retaken by Frederick Henry of Orange in 1637. Contents 1 The battle2 Aftermath2.1 16373&n..
Siege of Brescia
The Siege of Brescia occurred in 1238. The Guelphs were attempting to take the town of Brescia. Emperor Frederick arrived and lifted the siege. His foes attempted to capture him during the battle, but were unable. ..
Siege of Busan
The Siege of Busan was a battle fought at Busan on April 13th-14th, 1592, between Japanese and Korean forces. Along with Tadaejin, Busan was the site of the first battle in the Imjin War. This battle marked the beginning of a long, terrible war on the Korean peninsula. Contents 1 Prelude2&..
Siege of Cahir Castle
Nine Years War (Ireland) Clontibret – Carrickfergus – Yellow Ford – Cahir Castle – Moyry Pass – Curlew Pass – Kinsale– Dunboy The Siege of Cahir Castle took place in Munster, in southern Ireland in 1599, during the campaign of the Earl of Essex again..
Siege of Calais
The Siege of Calais in northern France began in 1346, towards the beginning of what would later be called the Hundred Years' War. King Edward III of England, who was at the time claiming kingship over France as well, defeated the French navy at Sluys in 1340, then went on to make raids throughout..
Siege of Calais (1940)
The Siege of Calais (1940) was a battle for the port and town of Calais during the German blitzkrieg which overran northern France in 1940. It immediately preceded Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force through Dunkirk. It has long been a subject of debate whether the..
Siege of Candia
The Siege of Candia (Heraklion, Crete) (1648-1669) was possibly the longest siege in history. Turkish forces besieged the Venetian city and were ultimately victorious. Contents 1 Background2 The Siege3 See also4 Other Participants5 References Background In the 1600s, Ve..
Siege of Capua
The Siege of Capua began in May 1098 and lasted forty days. It was an interesting siege historically for the assemblage of great persons it saw and militarily for the cooperation of Norman and Saracen forces which it necessitated. The siege was instigated by Richard II, prince of Capua, who had ..
Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle
The siege of Carrigafoyle Castle took place at Easter in 1580 on the left bank of the river Shannon in modern County Kerry in western Ireland. The engagement was part of the English crown's campaign against the forces of the Earl of Desmond during the second of the Desmond Rebellions. The castle was..
Siege of Catubig
The Siege of Catubig was a long and bloody engagement fought during the Philippine-American War, in which Filipino guerrillas launched a surprise attack against a detachment of U.S. infantry, and then forced them to abandon the town after a four-day siege. It began on April 15, 1900, and lasted f..
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a symbolic event in the Indian rebellion of 1857 against the British East India Company rule. In June of that year, sepoys under General Wheeler in Cawnpore, (now Kanpur) rebelled — apparently with tacit approval of Nana Sahib — and besieged the European entrenc..
Siege of Cetatea Neamţului
The Siege of Cetatea Neamţului in 1476 was an important event in the history of Moldavia. Cetatea Neamţului was a fortress rumored to have been built, in the thirteenth century by the Teutonic Knights, in defence against Tatar incursions. In 1476, after defeating the Moldavian armies in the Bat..
Siege of Charleston
Southern theater, 1775–1783 Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston – Camden – Kings Mountain –..
Siege of Chaves
The Siege of Chaves refers to the French siege of Chaves, Portugal in 1808 and the subsequent recapture of the town by Portuguese forces. The French Invasions (1807-1811) Portugal suffered several invasions by French forces during the turbulent period of the Peninsular War. The northern region of..
Siege of Chokoji
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Christmemel
The Siege of Christmemel was an unsuccessful siege of the Teutonic Knights' castle of Christmemel (Skirsnemunė) by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in autumn 1315. Christmemel was an Ordensburg fortress made of earth and timber built on the Neman River in 1313 to serve as a base for attacks into Samog..
Siege of Clonmel
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland Rathmines – Drogheda –Wexford, Waterford, Clonmel – Macroom – Scarrifholis – Limerick –Knocknaclashy–Galway The Siege of Clonmel took place in April - May 1650 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland when the town ..
Siege of Compiègne
The Siege of Compiègne (1430) was Joan of Arc's final military action. Her career as a leader ended with her capture during a skirmish outside the town on 23 May 1430. Although this was otherwise a minor siege, both politically and militarily, the loss of France's most charismatic and successf..
Siege of Constantinople (718)
Byzantine-Arab Wars Mu'tah – Dathin – Ajnadayn – Yarmouk – Nikiou – Syllaeum – That Al-Sawari – Carthage – Constantinople The Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717-718), was a combined land and sea effort by the Arabs to take the capital cit..
Siege of Corinth
Federal Penetration up the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers Fort Henry – Fort Donelson – Shiloh – Corinth The First Battle of Corinth (also known as the Siege of Corinth) was an American Civil War battle fought from April 29 to June 10, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. Followi..
Siege of Damascus
The Siege of Damascus took place over only four days, from July 23 to July 27, 1148, during the Second Crusade. Contents 1 Background2 Council of Acre3 Siege4 Aftermath5 Sources6 External links Background Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, embarking on ..
Siege of Damietta
The Siege of Damietta occurred in 1218. The city, under Muslim control, was besieged by Crusaders. However, the attacking Crusaders were repelled. ..
Siege of Danzig
The Siege of Danzig refers to the siege of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) by Russian forces during the War of Polish Succession (1733-1738). The former (1704 - 1709) and recently re-elected (1733 - 1736) King of Poland, Stanislas Leszczynski, had fled there after the Russian capture of Warsaw, and a..
Siege of Dapur
Ramesses II, Abu Simbel The Siege of Dapur (or Tabor) occurred as part of Ramesses II's campaign to suppress Galilee in 1296 BC. Contemporary illustrations show the use of ladders and chariots. References James Henry Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part III § 359. ..
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857, or Indian Mutiny as it is often referred to. Contents 1 Outbreak of the Mutiny1.1 Capture of Delhi by the Rebels2 British Moves2.1 The Siege: June through July2.2 The Siege: August to ..
Siege of Derry
For context see the Williamite war in Ireland and Jacobitism. The Siege of Londonderry, or the Siege of Derry, took place in Ireland during 1688–1689. Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, acting as the viceroy of King James VII of Scotland and II of England in Ireland, was anxious to ensur..
Siege of Detroit
Detroit frontier Tippecanoe – Maguaga – Fort Dearborn – Detroit – Fort Harrison – Fort Wayne – Mississinewa – Frenchtown – Fort Meigs – Fort Stephenson – Lake Erie – Thames – Longwoods – Mackinac Island – Lake Huron For the ..
Siege of Drogheda
Drogheda, a town in eastern Ireland, was besieged twice in the 1640s, during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The first siege occurred during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, when Phelim O'Neill and the insurgents failed to take the town. The second and mo..
Siege of Dunboy
Nine Years War (Ireland) Clontibret – Carrickfergus – Yellow Ford – Cahir Castle – Moyry Pass – Curlew Pass – Kinsale– Dunboy The Siege of Dunboy took place towards the end of the Nine Years War (Ireland), from the 5-18 June in 1602, following the sie..
Siege of Edessa
The Siege of Edessa took place from November 28 to December 24, 1144, resulting in the fall of the majority of the crusader County of Edessa to Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul. Contents 1 Background2 The siege3 Aftermath4 Sources Background The County of Edessa was the first of ..
Siege of Edo
Campaigns of the Hōjō Arai - Edo - Nashinokidara - Kamakura - Ozawahara - Musashi-Matsuyama 1537 - Kōnodai 1538 - Kawagoe - Odawara 1561 - Musashi-Matsuyama 1563 - Kōnodai 1564 - Mifunedai - Hachigata 1568 - Odawara 1569 - Mimasetoge - Kanbara - Nirayama - Fukazawa - Omosu - Kanagawa - Hac..
Siege of El Arish
The Siege of El Arish was fought during February 1799 between French and Ottoman forces. The French, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, were besieging the fortress. It fell on February 19 after an eleven day siege. Egypt–Syria Campaign of 1798–1800 Shubra Khit – Pyramids – ..
Siege of Eshowe
Anglo-Zulu War Isandlwana – Rorke's Drift – Intombe – Hlobane – Kambula – Gingindlovu – Eshowe – Ulundi The Siege of Eshowe was part of a three-pronged attack on the Zulu Impis of king Cetshwayo at Ulundi. After a successful incursion as far as..
Siege of Faenza
The Siege of Faenza occurred in 1239. Frederick II laid siege to the Guelph-controlled town of Faenza and successfully captured it. ..
Siege of Fort Detroit
For the action in the War of 1812, see the Siege of Detroit The Siege of Fort Detroit was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt by North American Indians to capture Fort Detroit during Pontiac's Rebellion. The siege was led primarily by Pontiac, an Ottawa war leader. On April 27, 1763, Pontiac spo..
Siege of Fort Erie
Niagara campaigns Queenston Heights – York – Fort George – Stoney Creek – Beaver Dams – 1st Fort Erie – Chippawa – Lundy's Lane – Cook's Mills – 2nd Fort Erie The Siege of Fort Erie was one of the last engagements between British..
Siege of Fort Gaines
Operations in Mobile Bay Mobile Bay - Fort Gaines - Fort Morgan The Siege of Fort Gaines occurred during the American Civil War as part of the larger battle of Mobile Bay. Union forces under the command of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger landed on Dauphin Island on August 3, 1864 and moved against..
Siege of Fort Meigs
Detroit frontier Tippecanoe – Maguaga – Fort Dearborn – Detroit – Fort Harrison – Fort Wayne – Mississinewa – Frenchtown – Fort Meigs – Fort Stephenson – Lake Erie – Thames – Longwoods – Mackinac Island – Lake Huron The Sieg..
Siege of Fort Morgan
Operations in Mobile Bay Mobile Bay - Fort Gaines - Fort Morgan The Siege of Fort Morgan occurred during the American Civil War as part of the battle for Mobile Bay in 1864. Contents 1 Background2 The Siege3 Aftermath4 Sources Background Admiral David Farragut had de..
Siege of Fort Motte
A force of Patriots led by General Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion and Lt. Colonel "Light Horse" Harry Lee set out to capture the British post at Fort Motte, strategically located at the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers. The fort was not much more than a mansion owned by the Motte family, ..
Siege of Fort Niagara
The Siege of Fort Niagara was a surprise attack and a raid on the American-owned Fort Niagara in December 1813. The Siege would eventually lead to the Capture of Fort Niagara. Sir Gordon Drummond was appointed the administrator of Upper Canada and he wasted no time in devising a quick, efficient p..
Siege of Fort Pitt
For the 1885 action in the Canadian North-West Rebellion, see the Battle of Fort Pitt The Siege of Fort Pitt took place in 1763 in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The siege was a part of Pontiac's Rebellion, an effort by American Indians to drive the British o..
Siege of Fort Texas
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Siege of Fort Wayne
Detroit frontier Tippecanoe – Maguaga – Fort Dearborn – Detroit – Fort Harrison – Fort Wayne – Mississinewa – Frenchtown – Fort Meigs – Fort Stephenson – Lake Erie – Thames – Longwoods – Mackinac Island – Lake Huron The Sieg..
Siege of Fukashi
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Fukuryuji
Genpei War 1st Uji – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinohara – Mizushima – Fukuryuji – Muroyama – Hojujidono – 2nd Uji – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima..
Siege of Fukuyo
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Futamata
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Gaeta
The Siege of Gaeta can refer to several historical sieges of the city of Gaeta in Italy: Siege of Gaeta (1707) (Austrian attack during the War of the Spanish Succession)Siege of Gaeta (1734) (French and Spanish attack during the War of the Polish Succession)Siege of Gaeta (1815) (Austrian attack du..
Siege of Gaeta (1734)
War of the Polish Succession Gdańsk – Gaeta – Bitonto The Siege of Gaeta was a battle of the War of Polish Succession. The Austrians at Gaeta withstood four months of siege from the Bourbon armies under Charles, Duke of Parma (later Charles III of Spain). They were defeated on Au..
Siege of Gaeta (1860)
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Siege of Galway
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland Rathmines – Drogheda –Wexford, Waterford, Clonmel – Macroom – Scarrifholis – Limerick –Knocknaclashy–Galway Galway, a port city in western Ireland, was besieged from August 1651 to May 1652 during the Cromwellian conqu..
Siege of Genoa
There have been several sieges of the Italian city of Genoa: Siege of Genoa (1508)Siege of Genoa (1522)Siege of Genoa (1800) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Siege of Genoa (1522)
Italian War of 1521 Pampeluna – Esquiroz – Mézières – Tournai – Bicocca – Genoa – Sesia – Marseille – Pavia The Siege of Genoa (May 20, 1522–May 30, 1522) was conducted by a Imperial army under the co..
Siege of Genoa (1800)
War of the Second Coalition Cassano – 1st Zürich – Montebello – Trebia – Novi – 2nd Zürich – Genoa – 2nd Stockach – Marengo – Hochstadt – Hohenlinden – Copenhagen (naval) – Algeciras (naval) T..
Siege of Haarlem
In the Eighty Years' War the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands was put under a bloody siege by a Spanish army that wanted to reclaim the revolted city for Philip II, the Spanish king. Contents 1 Pretext2 Under siege3 Surrender4 References Pretext Wigbolt Ripperda insp..
Siege of Hachigata
The Siege of Hachigata is the name of two sieges of Hachigata Castle, a satellite castle of the Hōjō clan's Odawara Castle, which was besieged twice, both times in advance of an attack on Odawara. Siege of Hachigata (1568)Siege of Hachigata (1590) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
Siege of Hachigata (1568)
Campaigns of the Hōjō Arai - Edo - Nashinokidara - Kamakura - Ozawahara - Musashi-Matsuyama 1537 - Kōnodai 1538 - Kawagoe - Odawara 1561 - Musashi-Matsuyama 1563 - Kōnodai 1564 - Mifunedai - Hachigata 1568 - Odawara 1569 - Mimasetoge - Kanbara - Nirayama - Fukazawa - Omosu - Kanagawa - Hac..
Siege of Hamburg
The city of Hamburg was one of the most powerful fortresses east of the Rhine. After being freed from Napoleonic rule by advancing Cossacks and following allied troops it was once more occupied by Marshal Davout's French XIII Corps on 28 May, 1813, at the height of the campaign for Germany in the Na..
Siege of Harfleur
The siege of Harfleur, Normandy, France began 18 August 1415 and ended on 22 September when Harfleur surrendered to the English. On Tuesday 13 August, 1415 Henry V of England landed at Chef-en-Caux in the Seine estuary. Then he attacked Harfleur with 2000 men of arms and 6000 bowmen. The garrison o..
Siege of Hikida
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Hiuchi
Genpei War 1st Uji – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinohara – Mizushima – Fukuryuji – Muroyama – Hojujidono – 2nd Uji – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima..
Siege of Hojujidono
Genpei War 1st Uji – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinohara – Mizushima – Fukuryuji – Muroyama – Hojujidono – 2nd Uji – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima..
Siege of Hull (1642)
The Siege of Hull in 1642 was the first major action of the English Civil War. As both sides moved towards war, Parliament had access to more military materiel, due to its possession of all major cities including the large arsenal in London. To deny the Royalists access to the large arsenal in Kin..
Siege of Ichijo ga dani
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Itami (1574)
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Itami (1579)
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Iwamura
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Jadotville
In 1961, during the United Nations intervention in the Katanga conflict in the Congo, central Africa, a company of Irish UN troops was forced to surrender to troops loyal to the Katangese Prime Minister Moise Tshombe. The contingent of Irish UN troops sent to protect the Belgian colonists and local ..
Siege of Jaffa
Egypt–Syria Campaign of 1798–1800 Shubra Khit – Pyramids – Nile – El Arish – Jaffa – Acre – Mount Tabor – 1st Aboukir – 2nd Aboukir The Siege of Jaffa was fought on March 7, 1799 between France and the Ottoman Empire. The French were..
Siege of Jerusalem
A number of sieges have the name Siege of Jerusalem: The Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE by Sennacherib, fighting a revolt against the Assyrian EmpireThe Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) by Nebuchadrezzar II crushed a rebellion in Judah and resulted in deportation of King Jehoiachin to Babylon.T..
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
First Crusade People's Crusade – German Crusade – Nicaea – Dorylaeum – Antioch – Jerusalem – Ascalon – Crusade of 1101 The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade. Contents 1 Background2 The sie..
Siege of Jerusalem (1187)
The Siege of Jerusalem took place from September 20 to October 2, 1187. It resulted in the recapture of Jerusalem by Saladin and the near total collapse of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, and was the catalyst for the Third Crusade. Contents 1 Background2 Situation in Jerusalem3 ..
Siege of Jerusalem (70)
Jewish-Roman wars First Jewish-Roman War - Kitos War - Bar Kokhba's revolt The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 CE was a decisive event in the First Jewish-Roman War, followed by the fall of Masada in 73. The Roman army, led by later Emperor Titus, sieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem,..
Siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
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Siege of Jinju (1592)
Imjin War Busan – Tadaejin – Tongnae – Sangju – Ch'ungju – Okpo – 1st Sacheon – Imjin River – Dangpo – Danghangp – Hansando – Pyongyang – Chonju – Haejongchang – Busan – Jinju – Pyeongyang – Uiryong – Byokchekwan – Haengju – Jinju – Pusan – Chilchon..
Siege of Jinju (1593)
Imjin War Busan – Tadaejin – Tongnae – Sangju – Ch'ungju – Okpo – 1st Sacheon – Imjin River – Dangpo – Danghangp – Hansando – Pyongyang – Chonju – Haejongchang – Busan – Jinju – Pyeongyang – Uiryong – Byokchekwan – Haengju – Jinju – Pusan – Chilchonr..
Siege of Kaganoi
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Kamakura
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The city of Kamakura, in what is now Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, was besiege..
Siege of Kamakura (1333)
The 1333 siege of Kamakura marked the end of the power of the Hōjō clan, which had dominated the regency of the Kamakura shogunate for over a century. Forces loyal to the Emperor and led by Nitta Yoshisada entered the city from multiple directions and destroyed it; in the end, the Hōjō leader..
Siege of Kamakura (1526)
Campaigns of the Hōjō Arai - Edo - Nashinokidara - Kamakura - Ozawahara - Musashi-Matsuyama 1537 - Kōnodai 1538 - Kawagoe - Odawara 1561 - Musashi-Matsuyama 1563 - Kōnodai 1564 - Mifunedai - Hachigata 1568 - Odawara 1569 - Mimasetoge - Kanbara - Nirayama - Fukazawa - Omosu - Kanagawa - Hac..
Siege of Kanagasaki (1337)
Nanboku-chō Wars Tatarahama - Minatogawa - Kanagasaki - Fujishima - Shijō Nawate The 1337 was the final battle for the Nitta family in their support of the Southern Imperial Court against the Ashikaga Pretenders of the Northern Court. Nitta Yoshisada's fortress at Kanagasaki was besie..
Siege of Kanagasaki (1570)
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Kanie
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Kars
Crimean War Sinop – Petropavlovsk – Alma – Balaclava – Inkerman – Sebastopol – Eupatoria – Taganrog – Chernaya River – Kars – Malakhov The Siege of Kars was the last major operation of the Crimean War. On June 1855, in an attempt to alleviate pressure on the troops at Seba..
Siege of Katsurao
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Kerak
Ayyubid-Crusader War, 1177–1187 Montgisard - Jacob's Ford - Kerak – Cresson – Hattin – Jerusalem The Siege of Kerak took place in 1183 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and Saladin at Kerak Castle, stronghold of Raynald of Chatillon. Raynald was Lord of Oultrejordain, o..
Siege of Kinsale
Nine Years War (Ireland) Clontibret – Carrickfergus – Yellow Ford – Cahir Castle – Moyry Pass – Curlew Pass – Kinsale– Dunboy The Siege of Kinsale was the ultimate battle in England's successful effort to conquer Gaelic Ireland. It took place during t..
Siege of Kojinyama
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Kozuki
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Krujë
The Siege of Krujë refers to four attempts of the Ottoman Empire to capture Krujë in Albania during the 15th century. First Siege of Krujë, 1450Second Siege of Krujë, 1466Third Siege of Krujë, 1467Fourth Siege of Krujë, 1478, the only successful siege This is a [disambiguationdisambiguati..
Siege of Kut
Mesopotamian Campaign Fao Landing – Basra – Qurna – Es Sinn – Ctesiphon – Umm-at-Tubal –1st Kut –Shiekh Sa'ad – Wadi – Hanna – Dujaila – 2nd Kut – Baghdad – Samarrah Offensive – Jebel Hamlin – Istabulat &..
Siege of Kuwabara
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Ladysmith
Second Boer War Talana Hill – Elandslaagte – Modder River – Stormberg – Magersfontein – Colenso – Spion Kop – Bloody Sunday – Paardeberg – Ladysmith – Sanna's Post – Mafeking The Siege of Ladysmith was a protracted engagement ..
Siege of La Rochelle
Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, Henri Motte, 1881. The Siege of La Rochelle (map), by Jacques Callot, 17th century. The Siege of La Rochelle, Claude Lorrain, 1631. The Siege of La Rochelle was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France..
Siege of Leiden
The siege of Leiden occurred during the Eighty Years' War in 1573 and 1574, when the Spanish attempted to capture the rebellious city but ultimately failed. Contents 1 Background2 First siege of Leiden3 Second siege of Leiden4 Relief5 Aftermath Background The Netherl..
Siege of Leningrad
Axis-Soviet War Barbarossa – Finland 1941-44 – Leningrad and Baltics 1941-1944 – Crimea and Caucasus – Moscow – 1st Rzhev-Vyazma – 2nd Kharkov – Stalingrad – Velikiye Luki – 2nd Rzhev-Sychevka – Kursk – 2nd Smolensk – D..
Siege of Liège
The siege of Liège took place during the opening days of World War I when the German Army invaded neutral Belgium in 1914. The siege lasted from August 5 until the 16th when the final fort surrendered. Contents 1 Fortifications2 Siege3 References4 See also5 External li..
Siege of Lisbon
Reconquista Covadonga – Roncevaux Pass – Simancas – Atapuerca – Graus – Az-Zallaqah – Ucles – Ourique – Lisbon – Alarcos – Las Navas de Tolosa – Jerez – Granada – Alcazarquivir The Siege of Lisbon, from July 1 to ..
Siege of Lucknow
In 1857, Lucknow, the capital of the former state of Oudh (now spelt Awadh), India, was the scene of a historic defence by the British during the Sepoy Mutiny (Indian Mutiny/First War of Indian Independence) against British rule, known as the Siege of Lucknow, one of the key episodes in the unsucces..
Siege of Maastricht
The Siege of Maastricht was one of the key elements in King Louis XIV's plans to attack the Netherlands, in order to revenge the humiliating conditions enforced on him by the Triple Alliance when he tried to fully conquer the Spanish Netherlands. After making a feint for Ghent and Brussels, Louis..
Siege of Madrid (1936-39)
Spanish Civil War Alcázar – Mérida – Badajoz – Sierra Guadalupe – Cape Espartel – Madrid – Corunna Road – Málaga – Jarama – Guadalajara – Guernica – Brunete – Belchite – El Mazuco – Cape Cherchell – Teruel – Cape Palos – Ebro Chronology: 1936 1937 1938-9 ..
Siege of Mafeking
Second Boer War Talana Hill – Elandslaagte – Modder River – Stormberg – Magersfontein – Colenso – Spion Kop – Bloody Sunday – Paardeberg – Ladysmith – Sanna's Post – Mafeking The Siege of Mafeking was the most famous British a..
Siege of Malta
The Siege of Malta, 1565 occurred when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller.The Siege of Malta, 1940 was an attack by Axis Powers on the then British controlled Island during WWII. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles asso..
Siege of Malta (1565)
The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island, held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege is one of the great sieges of history, fought out by unequal forces on the small island of Malta which commands the sea-routes at the ..
Siege of Malta (1940)
The Siege of Malta was a significant military event in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II that occurred between 1940 and 1943 on the island of Malta. Due to the strategic position of Malta (see map) it was a key fortress for either the axis or allied powers – notably, the island is i..
Siege of Marienburg
Siege of Marienburg may refer to Siege of Marienburg (1410)Siege of Marienburg (1454) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended arti..
Siege of Marienburg (1410)
Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War Bydgoszcz • Dąbrówno • Kurzętnik • Grunwald • Marienburg • Radzyń • Koronowo • Działdowo • Tuchola • Golub The Siege of Marienburg was an unsuccessful siege of the Teutonic Order headquarters, the castle in Marienburg, by the joint Polish..
Siege of Marseille (1524)
Italian War of 1521 Pampeluna – Esquiroz – Mézières – Tournai – Bicocca – Genoa – Sesia – Marseille – Pavia The Siege of Marseille (August–September 1524) was conducted by an Imperial army under Charle..
Siege of Marune
The Siege of Marune occurred in 1560 in Japan. Matsudaira Motoyasu (Tokugawa Ieyasu) took Marune Castle from Sakuma Morishige, a vassal of Oda Nobunaga. The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ..
Siege of Masjid al Haram
On November 21 1979, a group of around 250 Sunni Muslim militants occupied Mecca's Masjid al Haram mosque. Coming at the end of the Ramadan as it did, comparatively few people were present in the Mosque at the time. Initial uncertainty over how to deal with the militants - violence is forbidden beca..
Siege of Massilia
The Siege and naval Battle of Massilia was an episode of Caesar's civil war, fought in 49 BC. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus had become proconsul of Gaul and sent to gain control of Massilia. As Caesar marched to Spain (en route to the Battle of Ilerda), the Massiliots closed their gates to him. Ro..
Siege of Maubeuge
Retreat to the Marne Maubeuge – Le Cateau – Guise – 1st Marne – 1st Aisne The Siege of Maubeuge took place between August 24 and September 7, 1914 when the French garrison of the Maubeuge Fortress finally surrendered to the Germans at the start of World War I on ..
Siege of Meaux
The Siege of Meaux was fought in 1422 between the English and the French. The English were led by King Henry V. Henry became ill while fighting this long battle, which took place during the winter months. He died on August 31 as a result. ..
Siege of Medina Fort
The Siege of the Fort du Médine took place in 1857 near Kayes modern-day Mali, when the Toucouleur forces of al-Hājj Umar Taal unsuccessfully besieged French colonial troops under General Louis Faidherbe, governor of Senegal. Contents 1 Origin2 The siege3 Consequences4 Refer..
Siege of Metz
Franco-Prussian War Wissembourg – Spicheren – Worth – Borny-Colombey – Strasbourg – Mars-La-Tour – Gravelotte – Metz – Beaumont – Noiseville – Sedan – Bellevue – Coulmiers –Amiens – Beaune-La-Rolande – Ha..
Siege of Mézières
Italian War of 1521 Pampeluna – Esquiroz – Mézières – Tournai – Bicocca – Genoa – Sesia – Marseille – Pavia The Siege of Mézières (1521) took place during the Italian War of 1521. A Imperial army besi..
Siege of Miki
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Minas Tirith
The Siege of Minas Tirith was a military battle in the Lord of the Rings fictional universe created by J. R. R. Tolkien. It occurs in The Return of the King, volume three of The Lord of the Rings. The siege lasted two days and one night. The battle consisted of the Rohirrim, Gondorians, and (at th..
Siege of Missolonghi
Contents 1 Prelude2 The Siege3 The Escape Plan4 The escape5 Aftermath Prelude Missolonghi was first besieged by the Ottomans in 1824. The first siege ended in failure for the Ottomans. The heroic defenders were inspired by Lord Byron. The Siege Shortly after Byron's death..
Siege of Mitsuji
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Monrovia
The Siege of Monrovia, Liberia in 2003 was a major military confrontation between the Liberian army and LURD rebels. ..
Siege of Mount Hiei
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Multan
Second Anglo-Sikh War Chillianwala – Multan – Gujarat The Siege of Multan was fought on January 22, 1849 between British forces and the Sikhs. The British were led by General Whish, and they successfully took the fortress. ..
Siege of Nagakubo
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Siege of Namur
The siege of Namur refers to a number of sieges throughout history of the Belgian city of Namur. The city and citadel of Namur has, at all times, held a strategic position in the heart of Europe. First of all as a command centre of an important earldom in the Middle Ages, it was then besieged by al..
Siege of Namwon
Japanese Left Army (1597) Chilchonryang - Namwon - Kumgu - Myeongnyang - Kwangyang - Moojoo - Hamyang - Suncheon I - Sacheon (1598) - Suncheon II - Noryang Point Contents 1 Background2 The Forces2.0.1 Chinese-Korean forces2.0.1.1 Ming-Chinese forces 3,000 men2.0.1.2&n..
Siege of Nara
Genpei War 1st Uji – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinohara – Mizushima – Fukuryuji – Muroyama – Hojujidono – 2nd Uji – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima..
Siege of Negoroji
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Neuss
Burgundian Wars Neuss - Héricourt - Planta - Grandson - Morat - Nancy The Siege of Neuss, from 1473–1474, was part of the Burgundy Wars. The siege, led by Charles the Bold, was unsuccessful. ..
Siege of Nicaea
First Crusade People's Crusade – German Crusade – Nicaea – Dorylaeum – Antioch – Jerusalem – Ascalon – Crusade of 1101 The Siege of Nicaea took place from May 14 to June 19, 1097, during the First Crusade. Contents 1 Background2 Crusader..
Siege of Noda
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Nuremberg
The Siege of Nuremberg took place in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War. In 1632 rather than face the numerically superior imperial army under the command of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ordered a tactical retreat into the City of Nuremberg. Wallenstein's army immediately st..
Siege of Odani
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkōji - Kanagasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikata ga Hara - Hikida - Odani - Ichijō ga dani - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shikizan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uzu -..
Siege of Odawara
Odawara Castle in today's Odawara city, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, was sieged three times. Siege of Odawara (1561) - a two-month siege by Uesugi Kenshin, which was abandoned when Takeda Shingen threatened Kenshin's territories.Siege of Odawara (1569) - a three-day failed siege by Takeda Shingen.Si..
Siege of Odawara (1569)
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Odawara (1590)
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Orléans
The Siege of Orléans (1428 - 1429) marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. This was Joan of Arc's first military victory and the first major French success to follow the crushing defeat at Agincourt in 1415. The outset of this siege marked the pinnacle of E..
Siege of Osaka
Siege of Osaka Imafuku - Shigeno - Kizugawa - Toda-Fukushima - Sanada-maru - Kashii - Domyoji - Yao - Wakae - Tennoji Inscription on bell at Hokoji in Kyoto The siege of Osaka lasted from 1614 to 1615. Toyotomi Hideyori, the son and successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was in Osaka Castle..
Siege of Ostend
The Siege of Ostend was a three year siege which resulted in a Spanish victory. It is remembered as the bloodiest battle of the Eighty Years' War and one of the longest sieges in history: It is said "the Spanish assailed the unassailable; the Dutch defended the indefensible." In 1603, General Sp..
Siege of Otate
The 1578 siege of Ōtate took place following the sudden death of Uesugi Kenshin, one of Japan's greatest warlords. Kenshin had requested that the inheritance be split between his nephew, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and his adopted son Uesugi Kagetora. Thus, on March 17 1578, Uesugi Kagekatsu led a force f..
Siege of Otsu
Sekigahara Campaign Ueda - Fushimi - Ōtsu - Shiroishi - Hataya - Kaminoyama - Hasedo - Tanabe - Sekigahara - Minakuchi - Udo - Yanagawa The siege of Ōtsu took place in 1600, occurring concurrently with the battle of Sekigahara. Kyōgoku Takatsugu held Ōtsu castle for the Tokugawa, and com..
Siege of Padua
War of the League of Cambrai Agnadello – Padua – Brescia – Ravenna – St. Mathieu – Novara – Guinegate – Flodden Field – La Motta – Marignano The Siege of Padua was a major engagement early in t..
Siege of Paris
Franco-Prussian War Wissembourg – Spicheren – Worth – Borny-Colombey – Strasbourg – Mars-La-Tour – Gravelotte – Metz – Beaumont – Noiseville – Sedan – Bellevue – Coulmiers –Amiens – Beaune-La-Rolande – Ha..
Siege of Paris (885-886)
The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, then capital of the kingdom of the West Franks. It was, in hindsight, the most important event of the reign of the Emperor Charles the Fat and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France. Co..
Siege of Pavia
This is unrelated to the better-known Battle of Pavia in 1525, sometimes called the "first modern battle". The Siege or Battle of Pavia was fought in 773–774 in what is now northern Italy, near Ticinum (modern Pavia), and resulted the victory of Franks under Charlemagne against the Lombards u..
Siege of Pembroke
The Siege of Pembroke took place in 1648 during the Second English Civil War. In April 1648 parliamentary troops in Wales, who had not been paid in a long time, staged a Royalist rebellion under the command of the Colonel John Poyer, the Parliamentary Governor of Pembroke Castle. He was joined by M..
Siege of Petersburg
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign 1st Petersburg – 2nd Petersburg – Jerusalem Plank Road – Staunton River Bridge – Sappony Church – 1st Ream's Station – 1st Deep Bottom – Crater – 2nd Deep Bottom – G..
Siege of Petropavlovsk
Crimean War Sinop – Petropavlovsk – Alma – Balaclava – Inkerman – Sebastopol – Eupatoria – Taganrog – Chernaya River – Kars – Malakhov The Siege of Petropavlovsk was the main operation on the Pacific Theatre of the Crimean War. It started on 18 August 1854, when an Alli..
Siege of Pleven
Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 Kizil-Tepe – Simnitza – Svistov – Nikopol – 1st Shipka Pass – 2nd Shipka Pass – Lovcha – 3rd Shipka Pass – Gorni-Dubnik – Kars – Pleven – Tashkessen – 4th Shipka Pass – Plovdiv Map ..
Siege of Plzeň
The Siege of Plzeň or Battle of Pilsen was a siege of the fortified city of Plzeň in Bohemia carried out by the forces of the Bohemian Protestants led by Ernst von Mansfeld. It was the first major battle of the Thirty Years' War. The Protestant victory and subsequent capture of the city sparked..
Siege of Port Arthur
Russo-Japanese War Port Arthur (naval) Chemulpo Bay (naval) –Yalu River – Nanshan –Telissu – Yellow Sea – Ulsan (naval) – Port Arthur (siege) – Liaoyang – Shaho – Sandepu – Mukden – Tsushima The Siege of Port Arthur (1 August 1..
Siege of Port Hudson
Siege of Port Hudson Plains Store – Port Hudson The Siege of Port Hudson occurred in the summer of 1863 when 30,000 Union Army troops surrounded the Mississippi River town of Port Hudson, Louisiana. This attack, in cooperation with the attack on Vicksburg, was intended to take the Missi..
Siege of Przemyśl
Russian Front Stalluponen – Gumbinnen – Tannenberg – 1st Lemberg – Krasnik – 1st Masurian Lakes – Przemyśl – Vistula River – Łódź – Bolimov – 2nd Masurian Lakes – Gorlice-Tarnów – Warsaw – Lake Naroch Offensive ..
Siege of Pskov
The Siege of Pskov, known as the Pskov Defense in Russia (оборона Пскова in Russian) took place between August of 1581 and February of 1582, when the army of the Polish king Stefan Báthory laid siege to the city of Pskov during the final stage of the Livonian War of 1558-1583. The..
Siege of Puebla
Siege and Relief of Puebla Puebla – Huamantla The Siege of Puebla began the same day Mexico City fell to Winfield Scott and lasted for 28 days when a relief force was able to fight its way into the city and lift the siege. Contents 1 Background2 Siege3 Relief force4&nb..
Siege of Pueblo de Taos
Taos Revolt Cañada – Mora - Embudo Pass - Pueblo de Taos The Siege of Pueblo de Taos was the final battle of the Taos Revolt, a popular insurrection against the United States during the Mexican-American War. It was also the final engagement between U.S. forces and Insurgent forces in New..
Siege of Pyeongyang (1593)
The siege of Pyongyang was a battle fought between the Ming-Korea alliance and Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Ming army crossed the Yalu river and after a number of small engagements with the Japanese, arrived at the walls of Pyongyang where they met with Korean forces. A Japanese attac..
Siege of Pyongyang (1592)
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Siege of Rhegium
The Siege of Rhegium was fought in 396 BC. between a Syracusian force and the city of Rhegium. The Syracusians were led by the tyrant Dionysius I. Dionysius took the city, and sold its inhabitants into slavery. ..
Siege of Rhodes
Wars of the Diadochi Paraitacene – Gabiene – Gaza – Salamis – Rhodes – Ipsus – Corupedium For siege of Rhodes in 1522, see Siege of Rhodes. Siege of Rhodes (305 BC/304 BC) is one of the most famous sieges in ancient history. Demetrius, son of Antigonus ..
Siege of Rouen
At the time of the Siege of Rouen (July 1418 - January 1419), the city had a population of 70,000, making it one of the leading cities in France, and its capture crucial to the Normandy campaign during the Hundred Years' War. From about 1415 Rouen had been strengthened and reinforced by the Fren..
Siege of Ryazan
The Mongol Invasions Central Asia – Georgia and Armenia – Kalka River – Volga Bulgaria – Ryazan – Vladimir-Suzdal – Sit River – Köse Dag – Legnica – Mohi – Baghdad – Ain Jalut – Korea – Japan – Xiangyang &ndas..
Siege of Ryugasaki
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Saleucami
Battle before: Battle of Toola Battle after: Mission to Mustafar Siege of Saleucami Conflict Clone Wars Date 19 BBY Place Saleucami Result Republic Victory Combatants Galactic Republic Confederacy of Independent Systems Commanders General Aayla Secura, Oppo Rancisis, Commander Bly,..
Siege of Salonika
The Siege of Salonika was fought in 1423 between Venice and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was besieging Thessaloniki, which had recently been acquired by the Venetians from the Byzantines. The Ottomans captured the city. ..
Siege of Sancerre
Siege of Sancerre (1572-1573) was an infamous siege of the fortified city of Sancerre in central France during the Wars of Religion where the Huguenot population held out for nearly eight months against the Catholic forces of the king. Following the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre many Protestants t..
Siege of Sanjo Palace
The Siege of the Sanjō Palace was the primary battle of the 1159 Heiji Rebellion. In early January of 1160, after Taira no Kiyomori left Kyoto on a family pilgrimage, Fujiwara no Nobuyori and Minamoto no Yoshitomo saw an opportunity to effect changes they sought in the government. With a force of..
Siege of Santiago
redirect [[Template:Campaignbox Spanish-American War: Cuba]]The Siege of Santiago also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish-American War on the island of Cuba. This action should not be confused with the naval battle of Santiago de Cuba. Contents 1&..
Siege of Saragossa
The Spanish city of Zaragoza was besieged several times in history: Siege of Saragossa (778): Charlemagne failed to capture the Moorish city.Siege of Saragossa (1808): the city's inhabitants heroically resisted the French during the Peninsular War.Siege of Saragossa (1809): the city fell to the Fre..
Siege of Saragossa (1808)
Peninsular War: Invasion by Stealth and Retreat to the Ebro, 1808 Gerona – El Bruc – Saragossa – Rio Seco – Bailén The First Siege of Saragossa (Spanish: Zaragoza) was a bloody struggle in the Peninsular War. A French army under General Lefebvre besieged, repeatedly stormed, and was..
Siege of Saragossa (1809)
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Siege of Sarajevo
The siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege in the history of modern warfare. It lasted from April 5 1992 to February 29 1996. It was fought between the forces of the Bosnian government, who had declared independence from Yugoslavia, and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and various Serbian paramil..
Siege of Savannah
Southern theater, 1775–1783 Williamsburg – Great Bridge – Moore's Creek Bridge – Rice Boats – Alligator Bridge – Beaufort – Kettle Creek – Briar Creek – Stono Ferry – Savannah – Charleston – Camden – Kings Mountain –..
Siege of Sevastopol
There have been two Sieges of Sevastopol, a Russian city on the Crimean peninsula: Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855) - during the Crimean WarSiege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) - during the Second World War This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the sa..
Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855)
Crimean War Sinop – Petropavlovsk – Alma – Balaclava – Inkerman – Sebastopol – Eupatoria – Taganrog – Chernaya River – Kars – Malakhov The Siege of Sevastopol (sometimes rendered "Sebastopol") was a major siege during the Crimean War, lasting from September 1854 until Sept..
Siege of Shika
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Shimabara
The Siege of Shimabara was officially the last battle in which ninja fought. This took place during the Shimabara rebellion, where Christians, some ronin, and angered farmers revolted due to mistreatment and unreasonably high taxes. All attempts by local daimyo to destroy the rebellion failed and t..
Siege of Shimoda
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Shirakawa-den
The siege of the Shirakawa-den was the central event of the Hōgen Rebellion, a succession dispute which broke out after the death of the cloistered Emperor Toba. The conflict grew to involve the Fujiwara, Minamoto, and Taira clans, all major powers of the period. The palace was attacked by Taira..
Siege of Sidney Street
Soldiers from the Scots Guards open fire in Sidney Street The Siege of Sidney Street, popularly known as the "Battle of Stepney", was a notorious gunfight in London's East End in 1911. It ended with the deaths of most of the members of an anarchist gang, and sparked a major political row ove..
Siege of Singara
The Battle of Singara was fought in 344 between Roman and Sassanid Persian forces. The Romans were led by Emperor Constantius II, while the Persian army was led by King Shapur II of Persia. The Persians were attempting to take the fortress of Singara, but were not successful. Contents 1 B..
Siege of Smolensk
Siege of Smolensk can refer to several battles: Siege of Smolensk (1514) - see Mikhail Glinsky and Novodevichy ConventSiege of Smolensk (1609-11) - see Mikhail Shein and Assumption Cathedral in SmolenskSiege of Smolensk (1632-33) - see Smolensk War and Mikhail SheinThis is a [disambiguationdisa..
Siege of Smolensk (1609-11)
Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618) Bely • Dobrynichi • Trinity Monastery • Smolensk • Tsaryovo Zaimishche • Klushino • Mozhaysk • 1st Moscow • 2nd Moscow The Siege of Smolensk, known as the Smolensk Defense in Russia (Смоленская оборона in Russian) lasted 20..
Siege of Strasbourg
Franco-Prussian War Wissembourg – Spicheren – Worth – Borny-Colombey – Strasbourg – Mars-La-Tour – Gravelotte – Metz – Beaumont – Noiseville – Sedan – Bellevue – Coulmiers –Amiens – Beaune-La-Rolande – Ha..
Siege of Syracuse (212 BC)
The Siege of Syracuse was fought from 214 BC to 212 BC between the rebellious city of Syracuse, and a Roman army under Marcellus sent to put down the city's rebellion. Early during the siege, Marcellus attempted a naval attack on the city, but this failed because of the defensive systems invented ..
Siege of Ta'if
The Siege of Taif took place in 630 CE, as the Muslims besieged the city of Taif after their victory in the Battle of Hunayn. However, they held their position and did not succumb to the siege. One of their chieftains, Urwah ibn Mas'ud, was absent in Yemen during that siegehttp://www.witness-pione..
Siege of Taganrog
Crimean War Sinop – Petropavlovsk – Alma – Balaclava – Inkerman – Sebastopol – Eupatoria – Taganrog – Chernaya River – Kars – Malakhov In the spring of 1855, British-French coalition decided to occupy the Kerch Strait and seaport on Azov Sea, undermining Russian communicati..
Siege of Takamatsu
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Takatenjin (1574)
The first siege of Takatenjin occurred in 1574, when it was attacked by the forces of Takeda Katsuyori. The garrison was commanded by Ogasawara Nagatada, who held the fortress for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Reference Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co. See also Sie..
Siege of Takatenjin (1581)
The second siege of Takatenjin came only six years after Takeda Katsuyori took the fortress. This second siege lasted several months, and ended with the fortress falling once more out of Takeda control. This was quite an advantageous event for Oda Nobunaga, as it weakened his enemies; the battle..
Siege of Takato (1545)
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Takehana
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Taunton
The Siege of Taunton occurred during the English Civil War. In 1645 Parliamentary forces commanded by Colonel Robert Blake were besieged in Taunton, the only Parliamentary enclave in the South West of the country. A relief column under Colonel Ralph Weldon made it to Taunton on May 11, but the combi..
Siege of Tenochtitlan
The siege of Tenochtitlan was the final, decisive battle that led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The conquest of Mexico was part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Contents 1 Early events1.1 ..
Siege of Terabe
The Siege of Terabe took place in 1558. This was the first battle that Tokugawa Ieyasu was involved in. At the time, he was a vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Suzuki Shigeteru, in charge of Terabe Castle, dumped Imagawa for Oda Nobunaga. Ieyasu attacked the castle, but was driven off by reinforcement..
Siege of the Alcázar
Spanish Civil War Alcázar – Mérida – Badajoz – Sierra Guadalupe – Cape Espartel – Madrid – Corunna Road – Málaga – Jarama – Guadalajara – Guernica – Brunete – Belchite – El Mazuco – Cape Cherchell – Teruel – Cape Palos – Ebro Chronology: 1936 1937 1938-9 ..
Siege of the North
"Siege of the North"[[List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes|Avatar: The Last Airbender episode]]'' (above) Sokka said soot was falling(below) the sky and Moon turn red Book One: Water Chapter Nineteen, twenty Episode # Nineteen, twenty Prod. code 119, 120 Airdate December 2..
Siege of Tobruk
Western Desert Campaign Compass – Sonnenblume – Tobruk – Brevity – Battleaxe – Crusader – Gazala – Bir Hakeim – 1st Alamein – Alam Halfa – Agreement – 2nd Alamein The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and..
Siege of Tottori
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kozuki - Itami - Miki - Tottori - Takamatsu - Yamazaki - Uchide-hama - Shizugatake - Komaki - Nagakute - Kaganoi - Takehana - Kanie - Toyama - Ōta Castle - Shikoku & Ichinomiya - Negoroji - Takajō - Ganjaku - Akizuki - Sendaigawa - Kagoshima - Hachigata 1..
Siege of Toulon
For other battles, see Battle of Toulon The Siege of Toulon took place between September and December 1793. The Southern French city of Toulon was occupied by British and Spanish forces assisting the Royalist French. Napoleon Bonaparte first made his name here as a young Captain of Artillery, by sp..
Siege of Tournai
Italian War of 1521 Pampeluna – Esquiroz – Mézières – Tournai – Bicocca – Genoa – Sesia – Marseille – Pavia The Siege of Tournai (1521) took place during the Italian War of 1521. A Imperial army besiege..
Siege of Tripoli
The Siege of Tripoli lasted from 1102 until July 12, 1109. It took place in the aftermath of the First Crusade and led to the establishment of the fourth crusader state, the County of Tripoli. Background After the capture of Antioch (June 1098) and the destruction of Ma'arrat al-Numan (January 13, ..
Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618) Bely • Dobrynichi • Trinity Monastery • Smolensk • Tsaryovo Zaimishche • Klushino • Mozhaysk • 1st Moscow • 2nd Moscow The Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra (Троицкая осада, Троицкое сидение in Russian) was an aborti..
Siege of Tuyen Quang
The Siege of Tuyen Quang saw two companies of the First Battalion of the Second Regiment of the Foreign Legion, commanded by Major Dominé of the Troupes de Marine, besieged by forces of the Empire of China from 23 November 1884 to 28 February 1885. Siege During the siege, the French order of battle..
Siege of Tyre
Wars of Alexander the Great Chaeronea – Granicus – Issus – Tyre – Gaugamela – Hydaspes River In 332 BC, Alexander the Great set out to conquer Tyre, a strategic coastal base in the war between the Greeks and the Persians. Unable to storm the city, he blockaded ..
Siege of Uchiyama
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Ueda
The siege of Ueda was staged in 1600 by Tokugawa Hidetada, son of the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, against Ueda castle in Shinano province, which was controlled by the Sanada family. Hidetada came across the castle as he marched his army along the Nakasendō (central mountain road) from Edo to rende..
Siege of Uehara
Campaigns of the Takeda Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragan..
Siege of Ulsan
Contents 1 Background2 First Siege of Ulsan (1598 1st month 4th day of Chinese Calendar)2.0.1 Chinese-Korean besieger's forces2.0.2 Japanese forces2.0.3 Aftermath3 Second Siege of Ulsan (1598 9th month 25th day of Chinese Calendar3.0.1 Chinese-Korean besieger's f..
Siege of Varna
Siege of Varna (July — September 29, 1828) was a war episode during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. Varna was held by the Ottoman army. The approach to Varna by Russian forces was first attempted on June 28, but the Russian avantgardes were met by significant Turkish forces, and the siege ..
Siege of Veracruz
The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexican seaport of Veracruz, Veracruz, during the Mexican-American War. Lasting from March 9 to March 29, 1847, it began with the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces, and ended with the surrender an..
Siege of Vienna
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Siege of Viterbo
The Siege of Viterbo was fought in 1243 between the Holy Roman Emperor and the rebellious city of Viterbo. The siege did not go well for the Imperial troops. The Pope intervened and convinced Frederick to withdraw. ..
Siege of Warsaw (1656)
The Deluge Ujście • Żarnowiec • 1st Kraków • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki • Wojnicz • Jasna Góra • Gołąb • Zamość • Sandomierz • Warka • Kłecko • 1st Warsaw • Kcynia • 2nd Warsaw • Lubcz • 2nd Kraków • Prostki • Filipów • Czarny Ostrów • Toruń • Mag..
Siege of Warsaw (1939)
Polish September Campaign Westerplatte • Danzig • Krojanty • Lasy Królewskie • Mokra • Gdańsk Bay • Pszczyna • Mława • Tuchola Forest • Jordanów • Borowa Góra • Mikołów • Węgierska Górka • Tomaszów Mazowiecki • Wizna • Łódź • Piotrków • Różan..
Siege of Waterford
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland Rathmines – Drogheda –Wexford, Waterford, Clonmel – Macroom – Scarrifholis – Limerick –Knocknaclashy–Galway The city of Waterford in south eastern Ireland was besieged from 1649-50 during the Cromwellian conquest of Irel..
Siege of York
The Siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the English Civil War, between the Scottish Army of the Solemn Oath and Covenant and the Parliamentarian Armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association on the one hand, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle..
Siege of Yorktown
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Siege of Zara
The Siege of Zara (November 10-November 23, 1202) was the first major action of the Fourth Crusade. It was the first attack against a Catholic city by Catholic crusaders. Background Shortly after his election as pope in 1198, Pope Innocent III (1161-1216) published several papal encyclicals calling..
Siege Perilous
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. In Arthurian legend, the Siege Perilous was a specially reserved seat at the Round Table which was kept vacant by Merlin for the knight who was destined to quest for and return with the Holy Grail. Sir Galahad was the purest, and most honorable of all the k..
Siege Perilous (album)
Siege Perilous is a full-length album released in 1998 by the Metal band Kamelot. The CD case is mislabelled. "Rhydin" is track 6. "Parting Visions" and "Once a Dream" are shifted down one each (the tracklist shown here is the same as the one on the CD). It is the first album to feature the voca..
Siege Perilous (comics)
Dazzler and Havok try to stop Rogue from being sucked into the Siege Perilous by Nimrod / Master Mold. Uncanny X-Men #247, art by Marc Silvestri. Siege Perilous was the name of two devices in the Marvel Universe, created by comic book writer Chris Claremont The first Siege Perilous, which ap..
Siege Perilous (disambiguation)
In Arthurian legend, the Siege Perilous is the seat at the Round Table reserved for the knight who would quest for and return the Holy Grail. Siege Perilous may also refer to: Siege Perilous (comics), a device in the Marvel UniverseSiege Perilous (album), an album by the power metal band Kamelot Si..
Siege Social
Siege Social is a concept in International Law. It essentially means effective nationality as opposed to paper nationality. The paper nationality is where the company has been incorporated, but the effective nationality includes a genuine link to the corporate activity. It describes the nationalit..
Siege Tank
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Siege tower
A siege tower is a specialized siege engine, constructed to protect assailants and ladders while approaching the defensive walls of a fortification. The tower was often rectangular with four wheels and a height roughly equal to that of the wall or sometimes higher to allow archers to stand on top ..
Siegfried
Siegfried could refer to: The German language male Given name, meaning roughly Victorious Peace The dragon-slaying hero in the Nibelungenlied, an epic poem in Middle High German, also called Sigurd in related Norse mythologyThe Siegfried (opera) by Richard Wagner based on this characterSiegfried Li..
Siegfried & Roy
Siegfried & Roy are Las Vegas entertainers. Their long running show of magic and illusion was famous for including white tigers. Due to their dependence on white tigers for their act, the duo implemented their own breeding programme. Contents 1 History2 Roy's tiger injury3 Shootin..
Siegfried (Get Smart)
In the 1960s television series Get Smart KAOS agent Siegfried is Maxwell Smart's great enemy. He was portrayed by actor Bernie Kopell. Siegfried can be identified by his German accent, the duelling scar on face, and his penchant for wearing German WWII style military uniforms. Siegfried's sidekic..
Siegfried (opera)
Siegfried is the third of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring. Contents 1 Roles2 Synopsis2.1&n..
Siegfried Alkan
Siegfried Alkan with his mother Johanna in an 1899 photograph Siegfried Alkan (May 30, 1858 – December 24, 1941) was a German composer. Alkan was born in Dillingen/Saar (Germany), the son of Johannes Alkan and Johanna Bonn in a family of merchants and musicians. Through his mother he w..
Siegfried Buback
Siegfried Buback (January 3, 1920 in Wilsdruff – April 7, 1977 in Karlsruhe) was the chief federal prosecutor from 1974-1977 for the Bundesgerichtshof, the highest court of appeals in Germany. He decidedly opposed the Red Army Faction during his term and became the first victim of the "German..
Siegfried Czapski
Siegfried Czapski (1861–1907) was a German physicist and optician. Overview See the German Wikipedia article [link] for details of Siegried Czapski's life. Czapski succeeded Ernst Abbe as the head of Carl Zeiss in Jena in 1903. A street in Jena, near the Carl Zeiss works, is..
Siegfried Frederick Nadel
Siegfried Frederick Nadel (24 April 1903–14 January 1956), known as Fred Nadel, was an Austrian-born British anthropologist, specialising in African ethnology. Nadel was born in Vienna, the son of a lawyer. He started his education in music, studying at the Musik Akademie and the Musikhistorische..
Siegfried Grabner
Siegfried Grabner (born February 4, 1975 in Waiern, Carinthia) is an Austrian professional snowboarder. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he won bronze in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition. Having won the Junior World Championship 1994 in Slovenia, he decided to go professional. He w..
Siegfried Hall (University of Notre Dame)
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Siegfried Handloser
Siegfried Handloser (25th March, 1895 - 3rd July, 1954) was a Doctor, Prof. Dr. med., Lieutenant General of the German Armed Forces Medical Services, Chief of the German Armed Forces Medical Services. He was one of the accused in the Doctors' Trial in Nuremberg - after the main Nuremberg Trials. B..
Siegfried Held
Siegfried Held, often short Siggi Held, (born August 7 1942) is a former German football player and now a football coach. He played as a centre-forward. Born in Freudenthal, Sudetenland, his first football club was Kickers Offenbach. In 1965 he became a player in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmu..
Siegfried Idyll
The Siegfried Idyll, one of Richard Wagner's few non-operatic works, is a symphonic poem lasting approximately 14 minutes for chamber orchestra. Wagner composed it as a birthday present to his second wife, Cosima, after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It was first performed on the morning ..
Siegfried Jerusalem
Siegfried Jerusalem (born Oberhausen, 17 April 1940) was a German operatic tenor. Closely identified with the heldentenor roles of Wagner, he has performed Siegfried, Siegmund, Lohengrin, Parsifal and Tristan to wide acclaim. Since the 1990s, he has focused on lied, particularly those by Strauss, Ma..
Siegfried Kampl
Siegfried Kampl (born August 13, 1936) is an Austrian politician. Kampl is the mayor of the town of Gurk, and a member of the Federal Council of Austria (the Bundesrat). Kampl was born in Steuerberg, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. He completed the agricultural vocational school and an agricu..
Siegfried Kapper
Siegfried Kapper (1821–1879) was a Bohemian writer of Jewish origin. He studied medicine at Prague University. Kapper wrote excellent fairy tales and poems, and was one of the leading figures of Czech-Jewish assimilation. After his death, Kapper-Society was founded; its aim was Czech-Jewish assi..
Siegfried Knappe
Siegfried Knappe (born 1917) was a German artillery and corps staff officer during World War II. At the end of the war, he was stationed in Berlin and made daily briefings at the Führerbunker. His memoirs have been published under the title Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936-1949. As a ..
Siegfried Kracauer
Siegfried Kracauer (February 8, 1889, Frankfurt am Main, Germany - November 26, 1966, New York) was a journalist, sociologist, and film critic. Biography Between 1907 and 1913 Kracauer studied architecture, eventually obtaining a doctorate in engineering in 1914 and working as an architect in Osnab..
Siegfried Lenz
Siegfried Lenz, 25 March 2004 German writer Siegfried Lenz (b. 17 March 1926 in Lyck, East Prussia) has written twelve novels and produced several collections of short stories, essays, and plays for radio and the theatre. He was awarded the Goethe Prize in Frankfurt-am-Main on the 250th Annive..
Siegfried Line
The original Siegfried line (Siegfriedstellung) was a line of defensive forts and tank defenses built by Germany as a section of the Hindenburg Line 1916-1917 in northern France during World War I. However, in English, Siegfried line more commonly refers to the similar World War II defensive line, ..
Siegfried Marcus
Siegfried Marcus 1831-1898 Siegfried Samuel Marcus (Malchin, Mecklenburg, Germany September 18, 1831 – July 1, 1898 in Vienna) was a German inventor and automobile pioneer. In 1852 Marcus moved to Vienna, capital of Austria (then, the Austro-Hungarian Empire). From 1856 to 1898 he ..
Siegfried Matthus
Siegfried Matthus (* 13. April 1934 in Mallenuppen/Ostpreußen) is a German composer living in Berlin. He is noted for having written the musical score for both the ballet and operatic versions of Michael Ende's The Neverending Story Opera 1960-63 Lazarillo von Tormes1966/67 Der letzte Schuss1971 ..
Siegfried Nassuth
Siegfried Nassuth (1922) was a Dutch architect, best known as the architect of the Bijlmermeer (officially known as Amsterdam Zuidoost). He attended the Delft University of Technology. After graduation Nassuth began working as an urban planner in the municipality of Amsterdam. In 1962 Nassuth beca..
Siegfried of Luxembourg
Siegfried or Sigefroy (c.922–15 August 998) is considered the first count of Luxembourg. He was actually count in the Moselgau and the Ardennes. He was also the advocate of the abbeys of Saint-Maximin de Trêves and Saint-Willibrod d'Echternach. He was a son of the Count Palatine Wigeric of Lo..
Siegfried Popper
Siegfried Popper (January 5 1848 — April 19 1933) was the son of Joachim Popper, a fancy goods dealer (Galanteriewarenhandler) and Anna Schulhof in Prague. He attended the Nikolander Realschule (Technical School) before attending the Technical University in Prague for one year. He gained a degree ..
Siegfried Rädel
Siegfried Rädel (7 March 1893 - 10 May 1943) was a German politician, a member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime. Biography Rädel was born in Pirna-Copitz, Saxony. At the age of 20, in 1913, Siegfried Rädel became a soldier. With his Pion..
Siegfried S. Hecker
Siegfried S. Hecker served as director of Los Alamos National Laboratory for 11 years (1986 - 1997). Hecker received his B.S. in Metallurgy in 1965, his M.S. in Metallurgy in 1967, and his Ph.D. in Metallurgy in 1968, all from Case Western Reserve University. Hecker began his professional career..
Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon, 1916 Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC (September 8, 1886 – September 1, 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I, but later won acclaim for his prose work. Contents 1 Biography1.1 E..
Siegfried Schoenbohm
Siegfried Schoenbohm is opera stage director, born in South Dakota, USA. Was assistant of Walter Felsenstein. Worked at: Komische Oper Berlin;Heidelberg OperaFreiburg StadttheaterKassel OperaGuest director (premieres) at Staatsoper Hamburg, Essen, Bonn, Dortmund, Hanover, Frankfurt, Athens. See ..
Siegfried Schtauffen
Siegfried Schtauffen (ジークフリート・シュタウフェン　Siegfried Shutaufen) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. Siegfried made his first appearance in Soul Edge and has returned for Soul Calibur and Soul Calibur III. He can also be seen in Soul C..
Siegfried Seidl
Siegfried Seidl (born 24 August 1911 in Tulln, Lower Austria; then Austria-Hungary; died 4 February 1947 in Vienna, executed) was Commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Siegfried Seidl interrupted his law studies after a few semesters and took on various odd jobs. In 1930, he joined t..
Siegfried Stohr
Siegfried Stohr (b. October 10, 1952) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. He participated in 13 grands prix, debuting on March 15, 1981. He scored 0 championship points. A promising new talent that was cut short. He retired during the 1981 season after an incident during the race at Zolder..
Siegfried Uiberreither
Siegfried Uiberreither (born 29 March 1908 in Salzburg; died 29 December 1984? or possibly 7 January 1986?) was a war criminal and a Nazi Gauleiter in Styria, Austria in the time of the Third Reich. In 1924, Uiberreither joined the Schill Youth (Schilljugend). He studied law and worked as a constru..
Siegfried Verbeke
Siegfried Verbeke (1942) is a notorious Belgian Holocaust denier and holocaust revisionist. Verbeke became a public figure in 1977 when, together with the later Vlaams Blok ideologist and senator Roeland Raes, he founded the Flemish revisionist magazine Haro. This magazine distributed tapes from v..
Siegfried von Feuchtwangen
Siegfried von Feuchtwangen was the 15th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1303 until 1311. He was born in Franken, in the family of Konrad von Feuchtwangen. He took the office after his predecessor, Gottfried von Hohenlohe, had abdicated. Gottfried's rule was marked by some internal strif..
Siegfried Wagner
Siegfried Wagner (6 June 1869 - 4 August 1930) was the son of Richard Wagner and Cosima von Bülow and the grandson of Franz Liszt. He was a very productive opera composer, composing more operas than his father. In 1896 he started conducting at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and around Germany. Siegfrie..
Siegfried Wentz
Siegfried Wentz (born March 7, 1960 in Röthenbach) is a former German track and field athlete. In the 1980's and until 1990 he represented West Germany and belonged to the world elite in the decathlon. His most notable result was winning the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angel..
Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer
Siegfried Wolfgang Fehmer (10 January 1911 in München - 16 March 1948) was a German Gestapo officer during World War 2. He spent the war with the Gestapo branch in Norway during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. At the end of the war he was a Kriminalrat and headed the infamous Abteilung IV..
Sieglinde (decoy)
Sieglinde was a decoy used during the Second World War by German U-boats. Similar to the Pillenwerfer noisemaker, except that it was powered by electric motors allowing to move at 6 knots (11 km/h) as well as rise and fall. The effect was that it sounded like a moving U-boat on Sonar. This allowed t..
Sieglinde Hofmann
Sieglinde Hofmann (born 14 March 1945) was a German terrorist and member of both the Red Army Faction and the SPK. Biography As a child Hofmann attended a Catholic girl's school and went on to train to become a nurse and then a social worker. She was believed to have joined the Red Army Faction (as..
Siegmund, Margrave of Bayreuth
Siegmund, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 September 1468–26 February 1495) was the sixth but third surviving son of Albrecht III, Margrave of Brandenburg, Ansbach and Bayreuth. On the death of his father on 11 March 1486, his elder brothers Johann Cicero and Friedrich succeeded to Branden..
Siegmund Lubin
Siegmund Lubin (April 20, 1851 - September 11, 1923) was an American businessman and motion picture pioneer. Born as Siegmund Lubszynski in Breslau, Silesia, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) to a German Jewish family, in 1876 he emigrated to the United States where he became a successful optical s..
Siegmund Mayer
Siegmund Mayer is a German physiologist, born December 27, 1842, Bochtheim near Worms; died September 1910, Prague. Siegmund Mayer studied in Heidelberg, Giessen and Tubingen, where he obtained his doctorate in 1865. He subsequently worked with Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894) in ..
Siegmund Sredzki
Siegmund Sredzki (born 30 November 1892 in Berlin; died 11 October 1944 in Sachsenhausen concentration camp) was a German resistance fighter against the Nazi régime. Life Siegmund Sredzki was a lathe operator and in 1918, he joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD). In 1920..
Siegmund von Hausegger
Siegmund von Hausegger (born 16 August 1872 in Graz, died 10 October 1948 in Munich) was an Austrian composer and conductor. He conducted in many German and Austrian cities including Graz, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg. His compositions included Masses, operas and symphonic poems. He is..
Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge
Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Location*A remote region of western Lancaster CountyHistory*Built in 1885 by James G. Carpenter*Named after the Siegrist family who lived nearbyTruss Type*Wooden BurrStream*Chickie's CreekDimensions*92 fee..
Siegrun Siegl
Siegrun Siegl, née Thon (born 29 October 1954 in Apolda) won an Olympic gold in pentathlon in 1976. Olympic medalists in athletics (women) | Olympic Champions in Women's Pentathlon and Heptathlon As Pentathlon: 1964: Irina Press | 1968: Ingrid Becker | 1972: Mary P..
Sieg Heil
Sieg Heil is a German phrase, which literally means "Hail victory." During the Nazi era, it was a common chant at political rallies. When meeting someone, it was customary in Nazi Germany to give the Hitler salute and say the words "Sieg Heil". At political rallies such as the one at Nuremburg, ban..
Sieg Howdy!
Sieg Howdy! is the second album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins. It consists of songs recorded during the same sessions that produced their first collaboration Never Breathe What You Can't See but not used on that album, plus remixes of four songs from the first album. The opening track, a cover ..
Sieg Wahrheit
Sieg Warheit, the main character of the PlayStation 2 game Chaos Legion, is the young "Knight of the Dark Glyph." Sieg works for the game's 'government' which is known as the Order of St. Overia. Sieg goes on missions assigned by the Order, which typically involve Sieg using force. Contents 1&..
Siek
Siek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km southeast of Ahrensburg, and 24 km northeast of Hamburg. Siek is also the seat of the Amt ("collective municipality") Siek, which consists of the following municipalities (population in ..
Siel
Societa Industrie Elettroniche (SIEL) was an Italian company that made electronic organs and synthesizers in the 1980s. Timeline of major products 1979 - Orchestra (Divide down oscillator network for full poly. Brass/string/key/organ. ARP relabelled it the "Quartet" in the US as they were folding..
Sieloff and Associates, P.A.
Sieloff and Associates, P.A. is a law firm located in the southern suburbs of the twin cities in Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1979 by Ronald B. Sieloff with its office originally located in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. In the year 2000, the firm relocated its offices to their current locati..
Sielun Veljet
Sielun Veljet ("Soul Brothers" or "Brothers of Soul") was a Finnish band, who started in the early 1980s and split after their 1991 3-CD Musta laatikko. The band's members were Ismo Alanko (vocals, guitar), Jukka Orma (guitar), Jouko Hohko (bass, guitar) and Alf "Affe" Forsman (drums). The music of ..
SieMatic
SieMatic Möbelwerke is a cabinet manufacturer based in Löhne, Germany, specializing in luxury kitchen cabinets. SieMatic is recognized as one of the leading international brand names in kitchen design, known in more than 50 countries worldwide. History 1960 The brand SieMatic originates from..
Siemens
Siemens has the following uses: Physics and engineering Siemens (unit), an SI derived unit of electrical conductanceSiemens star, a device to test the resolution of optical instruments, printers and displays. Family name Siemens is a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications i..
Siemens-Duewag U2
Calgary Transit U2 car 2043 U-Bahn Frankfurt U2 car 361 The Siemens-Duewag U2 is a light-rail vehicle. Originally designed for and used by the Frankfurt U-Bahn, the model of car was adopted by light railways in Edmonton, Calgary, and San Diego during a period in which few purpose-built t..
Siemens-Schuckert
Siemens-Schuckert was a German aircraft company that built a number of designs in World War I and inter-war era. They also produced aircraft engines under the Siemens-Halske brand, which evolved into their major product line after the end of World War I. The company reorganized as Brandenburgisch..
Siemens-Schuckertwerke
The Siemens-Schuckertwerke (or Siemens-Schuckert) were a German electrical engineering company that later became part of Siemens AG. The Siemens-Schuckertwerke were founded in 1903 when Siemens & Halske AG merged its activities in power engineering, automotive engineering and electrical machinery ..
Siemens-Schuckert (Aircraft)
Siemens-Schuckert (or Siemens-Schuckertwerke) was a German electrical engineering company which temporarily also was engaged in aircraft construction. They built a number of designs in World War I and the inter-war era. Under the brand Siemens & Halske, another branch of the Siemens group produced ..
Siemens-Schuckert D.IV
Ernst Udet in front of his D.IV The Siemens-Schuckert D.IV was a late-World War I fighter aircraft from Siemens-Schuckert (SSW). Considered by many to be the best fighter to see action during the war, it reached service too late and was produced in too few numbers to have any effect on the war ..
Siemens-Thiess Communications Joint Venture
Siemens Thiess Communications Joint Venture (STCJV) Australia is a joint venture between Siemens and Thiess Services. The company specializes in telecommunications infrastructure works in Australia, and operates primarily as a contractor for Telstra. As such, their major competitors are ABB Commun..
Siemensdamm (Berlin U-Bahn)
Siemensdamm is a station on the Berlin U-Bahn line U7. It was opened on October 1 1980 with the line's extension from Richard-Wagner-Platz to Rohrdamm. The station's name literally means "Siemens dam". It was named after Siemens AG, which to the present day owns many factories in the station's surro..
Siemens & Halske
The Siemens & Halske AG (or Siemens-Halske) were a German electrical engineering company that later became part of the Siemens AG. The Siemens & Halske AG was founded in 1897 when the former Telegraphen-Bauanstalt Siemens & Halske became a stock corporation. When Siemens & Halske merged parts of ..
Siemens (train)
A Siemens train. Siemens trains use passenger-operated power doors. The Siemens MOMO Train (Modular Metro, originally NEXAS, but more generally Siemens train) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Introduced to servic..
Siemens (unit)
The siemens (symbol: S) is the SI derived unit of electric conductance. It is named after the German inventor and industrialist Ernst Werner von Siemens, and is equivalent to the now-obsolete mho. In English, it is siemens in both singular and plural. Contents 1 Definition2 1 &Om..
Siemens AG
Siemens AG (FWB:[SIE], NYSE: [SI]) is the world's largest conglomerate company. Its international headquarters are in Berlin and Munich, Germany. Siemens AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and also on the New York Stock Exchange since March 12, 2001. Worldwide, Siem..
Siemens and Halske T52
"STURGEON" exhibit at the National Cryptologic Museum. The Siemens and Halske T52, also known as the Geheimfernschreiber ("secret teleprinter"), or Schlüsselfernschreibmaschine (SFM), was a World War II German teleprinter cipher machine. The machine and its traffic were codenamed Sturgeon by..
Siemens Arena
Siemens Arena, located in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, is the largest arena in that country. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. It is a home of Lithuanian basketball team BC Lietuvos Rytas participating in LKL and Euroleague. It opened on the October 30, 2004. Maximu..
Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG
Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG (SBS) is a service provider founded in 1995 and part of Siemens AG headquartered in Munich, Germany, which provides outsourcing services for many companies such as 3Com, Coca Cola, EMC2, and Microsoft. The company has offices in more than 40 countries, inclu..
Siemens C651 Cars
Siemens C651 Cars form a type of rolling stock that can be found on Singapore's present Mass Rapid Transit system, which consists of the North South Line, East West Line, and North East MRT Line. The North South Line and the East West line are both run by the same operator, SMRT. Both line..
Siemens cellular telephones
--> --> --> The Siemens M75 The Siemens SX1 --> Siemens cellular telephones were very early mobile phones, produced by Siemens AG. The company created the first phone with a colour screen, (the S10, with 4 different colours - red, green, blue and white - that could be displayed), th..
Siemens COM
Siemens COM is the communications and information business of German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG. It is the largest division of Siemens and is divided into Mobile Networks, Fixed Networks and Enterprise business units. In 2005 and 2006, this division was the subject of much speculation regar..
Siemens EL71
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Siemens Foundation
The Siemens Foundation is a non-profit organization run by Siemens AG. It is responsible for the Siemens Westinghouse Competition, a prestigious science award for high school students in the United States, and also is involved in the Siemens AP Scholar Award. In addition, the foundation also awards ..
Siemens M65
The Siemens M65 is a mobile phone. It is made shock resistant by its metal frame and rubber bumpers. The device is also dust and splash water resistant. The phone features a VGA camera, which can be used to record both still images and video, and a 65k colour display. It also comes with several act..
Siemens M75
The Siemens M75, released in 2005, is a mobile phone manufactured by the German/Taiwanese company BenQ Mobile. It is one of the few mobile phones to be weather and shock resistant (tested to comply with the IP-54 standard), while not skimping on other features like a 1.3MP digital camera, 262k co..
Siemens MC60
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Siemens ME45
Siemens ME45 is GSM900/1800 cell phone, designed for enhanced durability. It weights 99g, and contains monochrome screen, supports WAP and GPRS. It includes electronics identical to Siemens S45 phone, and it can be flashed with software from Siemens S45i (adds email client). The main advantage of M..
Siemens Medical Solutions
Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) is a supplier to the healthcare industry headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania and Erlangen, Germany. The company dates its early beginnings to May 24, 1877 to a small family business in Erlangen. The name Siemens Medical Solutions was adopted in 2001. Pres..
Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme
Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, AG (SNI) was formed in the mid 1990s by the merger of Nixdorf Computer AG and the Siemens' Data Information Services (DIS) division. Functioning as a separate company within Siemens, SNI sold the BS2000 and SINIX operating systems, BS2000 mainframes, a number of ..
Siemens Pakistan
Siemens Pakistan is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is subsidiary of Siemens. In 2006, Siemens Pakistan bought Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC). ..
Siemens Plessey
Siemens Plessey was the name given to the Plessey businesses acquired by Siemens AG in 1989. In 1988 a full merger between Plessey and GEC was rejected. Instead GEC and Plessey merged their communications businesses to form GEC Plessey Telecommunications. In 1989 GEC and Siemens set up a joint hold..
Siemens S40
--> Originally developed as the Bosch 1886 in 2000, the phone was branded as the Siemens S40 after Siemens acquired the Bosch mobile phone division. The Siemens S40 is a tri-band mobile phone that operates on the GSM-900, GSM-1800, and GSM-1900 networks. Communication with a computer can be done e..
Siemens scandal
The Siemens scandal (Jiimensu jiken) occurred in Japan in 1914. The Siemens AG was found to have bribed the government of Yamamoto Gonnohyoe. Yamamoto's cabinet was overthrown, although Yamamoto himself was never implicated and later returned to serve another term as prime minister of Japan. ..
Siemens SD-160
Calgary Transit SD-160 car 2214. The SD-100 and SD-160 are light-rail vehicles manufactured by Siemens. The SD-100 uses motors that run on direct-current electricity while the SD-160 model features newer motors that run using alternating current. Both models are suited for loading at street le..
Siemens SL45
--> Siemens SL45 was the first mobile phone with an MP3 player. It has dual band networks (900/1800 MHz), an internet browser, slot for a Multi Media Card, a Java virtual machine (only SL45i) and voice dialing/control. It was a professional model and thus was very highly priced. The SL45 was also..
Siemens star
right A Siemens star is a device used to test the resolution of optical instruments, printers and displays. Theoretically the spokes never meet at the centre of the star as the gap between the spokes is gets infinitly smaller as you approach the centre. When printed the smallest gap is limited..
Siemens SX1
Siemens SX1 The Siemens SX1 is a GSM mobile phone running version 1.2 of the Series 60 platform for the Symbian OS. It is the first such smartphone from the German phone manufacturer Siemens Mobile following their licensing agreement with Nokia for the use and development of Series 60. Though ..
Siemens SX45
This PDA by Siemens AG was available in 2002. It was one of the first Pocket PCs with cell phone functionality. Because of its size and the fact that phone calls could only be made using a headset, it was not really in the same marketing segment as current smartphones. It was replaced by the Siemen..
Siemens tc45
The TC45 is a small Dual-Band GSM/GPRS module, with integrated Java. Its based on the J2ME™ standard, and is sutable for Metering, Fleet management & tracking systems, POS terminals/scanners, Vending machines, Security systems, Voice applications, GSM gateways. It has up to nine IO lines, two se..
Siemens v. Manitoba (Attorney General)
Siemens v. Manitoba (Attorney General) Supreme Court of Canada Argued October 31, 2002Decided January 30, 2003 Full case name: ''David Albert Siemens, Eloisa Ester Siemens and Sie-Cor Properties Inc. o/a The Winkler Inn v. The Attorney General of Manitoba and the Government of Manitoba''..
Siemens Velaro
Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed EMUs. It includes Deutsche Bahn's classes 403 and 406, which are known as as ICE 3 and ICE 3M respectively. Four multisystem trains, known as ICE International are owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Spanish RENFE has ordered a stronger version, known as Velaro..
Siemens Westinghouse
Siemens Westinghouse is a power generation company based in the United States. Run by the German Siemens AG Corporation, Siemens Westinghouse was formed by the acquisition of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation by the Siemens power generation division. Siemens Westinghouse has a large number of of..
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
After Siemens AG purchased Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1997, it was under the impression that the prestigious Westinghouse Science Talent Search (now the Intel Science Talent Search) would be theirs as well. When they discovered this was not the case and they ultimately lost the bidding to..
Siementech
Siementech is a computer game developer from Seoul, South Korea. It is mostly known for its MMORPG, Helbreath. External links [Official Site][Helbreath Korea][Helbreath International][Helbreath USA] ..
Siemianice (PKP station)
Siemianice Location City/Town Siemianice District Address Adjacent stations Preceding station(s) Ryczewo Following station(s) Swochowo Info Water tower present No Locomotives depot present No Platforms in use None Station building present No History Opened ..
Siemianowice Śląskie
Siemianowice Śląskie (German: Siemianowitz or Laurahütte) is the small city of the Upper Silesian Industry Region and districts Metropolian Katowice. Its population is 72,869, with a greater urban agglomeration population of 3,487,000 (2004). Situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), pre..
Siemiatycze
Siemiatycze is a town in north-eastern Poland, with 15,209 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Podlasie Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bialystok Voivodship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Siemiatycze County. Education Nadbużańska Szkoła Wyższa ..
Siemiatycze County
Siemiatycze County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. The county seat is the town of Siemiatycze. The population numbers 49,006 (2005). Its area is 1459.58 km². External link [Official Siemiatycze County webpage]   Podlasie Voivods..
Siemiechów
Siemiechów, (Population 1,873 people in the year 2003), is a village located in the low Carpathian mountains of South-Eastern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodship. Siemiechów, or Siemichów, a village in the Wielicki Highlands situated between the Wału (526 meters) and the Suchy Góry (370 met..
Siemomysł
Siemomysł is the third legendary Polish duke, and said to be the father of Poland's first historical ruler, Mieszko I. Siemomysł is credited with leaving the lands known as Greater Poland to his son, who further expanded them during his reign. See also Prehistory of Poland (until 966) Monarc..
Siemowit
Siemowit (also Ziemowit) was, according to the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus, the son of Piast and Rzepicha. He is considered one of the four legendary Piast princes. He became the Duke of the Polan tribe in the 9th century after his peasant father placed him on the throne after removing the legend..
Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
Emblem of Masovia Siemowit IV (also known as Ziemowit IV) (ca. 1352-1425 or 1426) was one of the Dukes of Masovia. His domain included the lands of Czersk, Rawa, Sochaczew, Płock and Gostynin. In 1381 he inherited Wisz and in 1387 Bełz. Division of Masovia(1381-1426) Siemowit IV was a..
Siempre (album)
Siempre is an album by the group Magneto. It was edited in 1996 by the record label Sony Discos. Track listing 1. Corazón perfecto 2. No sé decir adiós 3. A corazón abierto 4. Obsesión 5. Dame amor 6. Tu libertad 7. Cambiando el destino 8. Para siempre 9. Vuela vuela 10. La p..
Siempre 23
Siempre 23 ("Always 23") is the debut album of the 'A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star' winner - Jonatan Cerrada. The album is sung in French but some songs show of his Spanish roots. His Debut album contains his hit singles; 'Je Voulais Te Dire Que Je T'Attends', 'Rien Ne Me Changera' and 'A Chaq..
Siempre es Hoy
Track listing "Cosas Imposibles"" No Te Creo""Artefacto""Nací Para Esto""Amo Dejarte Asi""Tu Cicatriz en Mi""Señales Luminosas""Karaoke""Sulky""Casa""Camuflaje""Altar""Torre de Marfil""Fantasma""Vivo""Sudestada""Especie" ..
Siempre Selena
SIEMPRE SELENA combines remixes of recordings Selena made as a teenager with a couple of later, previously-unreleased tracks. Like DREAMING OF YOU, the 1995 album that documented her final English-language recording sessions and added some concurrent Latin hits. It features the romantic mariachi s..
Siem Reap
Siem Reapសៀមរាប Statistics Area: 10,299 km² Inhabitants: 696,164 (1998) Pop. density: 68.1 inh./km² ISO 3166-2: KH-17 Map Siem Reap, is a province located in northwestern Cambodia, on the shores of the Tonle Sap lake. The provincial capit..
Siem Reap Airways
Siem Reap Airways (International) is an airline based in Cambodia. It is a subsidiary of Bangkok Airways of Thailand, and shares that airline's fleet. Code Data IATA Code: FTICAO Code: SRHCallsign: Siem Reap Air Destinations Bangkok (Bangkok International Airport)Hong Kong (Hong Kong International ..
Siena
This page is about Siena, Italy. For the form of limonite clay, see Sienna. Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the provincial capital of Siena province. The historic center of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Contents 1 History2 Art and architecture3 ..
Sienar Fleet Systems
Sienar Fleet Systems (owned by the Santhe/Sienar Technologies supercorporation) is a major starship manufacturer from the fictional Star Wars universe. Sienar Fleet Systems (SFS), along with Kuat Drive Yards, is a supplier of military vessels for the Galactic Empire. However, while KDY supplied the..
Siena Blaze
Siena Blaze is a mutant villain in the Marvel Comic's X-Men comics series. While she was a villain in the Marvel universe, she became a hero in the Ultraverse. History Siena Blaze originally started out as a member of the thrillseeking Upstarts, a group of mutants who hunted other mutants for spo..
Siena College
Siena College is a nationally recognized Catholic liberal arts college situated in the suburban community of Loudonville, New York, two miles north of Albany. Siena College was founded in 1937 by Franciscan friars. Contents 1 Schools and research2 Extracurricular2.1 Athletics3&n..
Siena Heights University
Siena Heights University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university located in Adrian in the U.S. state of Michigan. Founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, Siena Heights is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Siena Heights University offe..
Siende Hundred
Siende Hundred, or Siende härad, was a hundred of Westmannia in Sweden. ..
Siener van Rensburg
Nicolaas Pieter Johannes "Siener" van Rensburg (1860 - 1927) was a Boer from the South African Republic -also known as the Transvaal Republic- and later a citizen of South Africa who is often seen as a prophet. Siener was a nickname and means "seer" or "soothsayer" in Afrikaans. He made several pr..
Sienese School
The Sienese School of painting flourished in Siena,Italy between the 13th and 15th centuries and for a time rivalled Florence, though it was more conservative, being inclined towards the decorative beauty and elegant grace of late Gothic art. Its most important representatives include Duccio, whose ..
Sienetjo
SIENETJO, one of the Shangalla tribes living in south-west of Sudan frontier, who claim to be a remnant of the primitive population. They are apparently a Hamitic people, and their skin is of a yellowish tint. Their women never intermarry with the Negroes or Arabs. Sienetjo villages are usually buil..
Sieniawa
Sieniawa is a town in south-eastern Poland with 2,200 inhabitants (1998). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999). ..
Sienkiewicza Street, Kielce
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Sienna
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Burnt sienna Raw sienna Sienna is a form of limonite clay most famous in the production of oil paint pigments. Its yellow-brown colour comes from ferric oxides contained within. As a natural pigment, it (along with its chemical cousins ochre and ..
Sienna (disambiguation)
Sienna or Siena may refer to: Sienna, a clay used in making pigments: hence the colour, burnt siennaSiena, an Italian city historically notable for production of the pigment and the origin of the nameSiena College in Loudonville, New YorkSienna Guillory, a British actressSienna Miller, a British ac..
Sienna College of Quezon City
Sienna College of Quezon City is a private, sectarian, non-stock educational institution located in San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City. It was established in 1959 by nuns and Franciscan priests. The school offers tertiary education with degrees of Arts, Business Administration, Hotel and Restauran..
Sienna Guillory
Sienna Guillory (born May 31, 1975) is a British actress and model. She was named after the city of Sienna, in Italy. Though model often turn to acting, it was the other way round in Sienna's case. She had been acting since the age of seventeen, and by chance she got her first modeling assignment ..
Sienna Miller
Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English actress and model. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Career1.3 Personal life2 Filmography2.1 Film2.2 Television3 References3.1 Footnotes3.2 Web sites Biography Early li..
Sienna Plantation, Texas
Sienna Plantation is a census-designated place and master-planned community located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Missouri City within Fort Bend County, Texas. The population was 1,896 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links ..
Sien of Diauehi
Sien was a king of the ancient people of Diauehi (Daiaeni) in northeastern Anatolia (circa 1120 BC-1100 BC). In 1112 BC, he led a large coalition of the tribes to counter the Assyrian advances in the north. The Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I routed the allies. Sien was captured and later released o..
Sieradz
Coat of Arms of Sieradz Sieradz (in Latin Syradia) is a town on the Warta river in central Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (1995). It is situated in the Łódź Voivodship (since 1999), but was previously the eponymous capital of the Sieradz Voivodship (1975-1998), and historically one of th..
Sieradz Voivodship
Sieradz Voivodship (Polish: województwo sieradzkie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodship. Capital city: Sieradz Major cities and towns: (population in 1995): Zdunska Wola (45,900);Sieradz (44,700);Wieluń (..
Sieraków
Sierakow town view Sierakow castle Church The Opaliński familly sarcophagus in castle's basement Church - dome with crests: Dąbrowa, Łodzia, Leliwa, and Nałęcz Sieraków (-Polish, German: Zirke) is a town in western Poland with 6,022 inhabitants (..
Sierakowice (PKP station)
Sierakowice Location City/Town Sierakowice District Address Adjacent stations Preceding station(s) Mojusz Following station(s) Kamienica Kr. Info Water tower present Never existed Locomotives depot present Never existed Platforms in use 2 Station building presen..
Siero
Siero is a municipality (conceyu) of the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of Asturias Allande | Aller | Amieva | Avilés | Belmonte de Miranda | Bimenes | Boal | Cabrales | Cabranes | Candamo | ..
Sierpc
Sierpc is a town in Poland, in Mazowsze Voivodship, about 100 km northwest of Warsaw. It is the capital of Sierpc County. Population is 18,777 (2004). External links [Official town webpage][Map via mapa.szukacz.pl] ..
Sierpc County
Sierpc County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 115 km north-west of Warsaw, in Mazowsze Voivodship. The county seat is the town of Sierpc. The population numbers 54,059 (2005). Its area is 852,89 km². External link [Official Sierpc County webpage]   Mazowsze Vo..
Sierpiński's constant
The Sierpiński's constant is a mathematical constant usually denoted as K. One way of defining it is by limiting the expression: [K=\lim_\left[sum_^ - piln nright]] where r2(k) is a number of representations of k as a sum of the form a2 + b2 for natural a and b. Its ..
Sierpinski (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Sierpinski carpet
The Sierpinski carpet is a plane fractal first described by Wacław Sierpiński. The carpet is one generalisation of the Cantor set to two dimensions (the other is Cantor dust). Higher-dimensional generalisations such as the 3-dimensional Menger sponge are also possible. Contents 1 Construc..
Sierpiński curve
Sierpiński curves are a recursively defined sequence of continuous closed plane fractal curves discovered by Wacław Sierpiński, which in the limit [n \rightarrow \infty ] completely fill the unit square: thus their limit curve, also called the Sierpiński curve, is an example of a space..
Sierpinski number
In mathematics, a Sierpinski number is an odd natural number k such that integers of the form k2n + 1 are composite (i.e. not prime) for all natural numbers n. In other words, when k is a Sierpinski number, all members of the following set are composite: [\left\\,\right\}] Numbers in th..
Sierpinski triangle
Sierpinski triangle The Sierpinski triangle, also called the Sierpinski gasket, is a fractal, named after Wacław Sierpiński. Sierpiński demonstrated that this fractal is a universal curve, in that any possible one-dimensional graph, projected onto the two-dimensional plane, is homeomorphic..
Sierra
Sierra may mean: Ford Sierra, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1982 to 1992, the successor to the Taunus/CortinaGMC Sierra, a full-size pickup truck produced by General MotorsJamón serrano, Spanish for "Sierra ham"The letter S in the NATO phonetic alphabetSierra (band), a contemporary ..
Sierra's Creative Interpreter
Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI) refers to the scripting language created by Jeff Stephenson of Sierra On-Line for its adventure games after the older AGI. While AGI was a procedural language, SCI is completely object-oriented.the run-time environment for such adventure games. Although ports for..
Sierramont Middle School
Sierramont Middle School is a three-year middle school located in East San Jose, California on Kimlee Dr and is apart of the Berryessa Unified School District. It is currently a California Distinguished School. See also [Sierramont Middle School website] ..
Sierra (porn star)
Sierra (born on March 29 1972, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American pornographic actress. She has credited Nina Hartley with introducing her to the porn world. She is noted in the adult film industry for her large natural breasts, as well as her facility with anal sex. Since her debut film in 199..
Sierra Academy of Aeronautics
Owned by K S Aviation, and headquartered in Livermore, California, Sierra Academy of Aeronautics has established a reputation for quality education over a period of 40 years. It has provided contract-training services for more than 50 airlines and major aviation organizations and has helped its stud..
Sierra Ancha
The Sierra Ancha (“broad range” in Spanish) is a mountain range in Gila County, in central Arizona. It lies between Roosevelt Lake to the south, the Tonto Basin to the west, Cherry Creek to the east, and Pleasant Valley to the north. The range is one of several, including the Bradshaw Mountains,..
Sierra Atlantic
Sierra Atlantic is an American company that operates in the field of Offshoring Enterprise Applications and Outsourced Product Development. They have been providing Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, and Siebel services for over a decade. The company's CEO and founder is Raju Reddy. External li..
Sierra Blanca
Sierra Blanca (also called the White Mountains) is a range of igneous mountains in Lincoln and Otero counties of south-central New Mexico. The range is about 40 miles from north to south and 20 miles wide, and is dominated by Sierra Blanca Peak, whose highest point is at 11973 feet (3649 m) and..
Sierra Blanca, Texas
Sierra Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hudspeth County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Sierra Blanca is located at [31°10′55″N, 105°20′27″W]..
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
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Sierra Bullones, Bohol
Sierra Bullones is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,499 people in 4,473 households. Barangays Sierra Bullones is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. AbachananAnibonganBugsocCanlangitCanta-ubCasilayDani..
Sierra class submarine
Sierra class submarines Class Overview Class Type attack submarine, nuclear-powered Class Name NATO reporting code. Russian class names: Barrakuda [I] / Kondor [II]. Preceded By Mike-class SSN, Victor III-class SSN Succeeded By Akula-class SSNs Ships of the Cla..
Sierra Club
Motto Explore, enjoy and protect the planet. Established 1892 Exec. Dir. Carl Pope President Lisa Renstrom Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA Membership 750,000 Founder John Muir Homepage [www.sierraclub.org] The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization..
Sierra Club Foundation
Motto Explore, enjoy and protect the planet. Established 1960 Exec. Dir. John DeCock President Guy Saperstein Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA Homepage [www.tscf.org] The Sierra Club Foundation is a public charity whose mission is to provide financial support to the S..
Sierra Club John Muir Award
For similarly named awards, see John Muir Award The Sierra Club John Muir Award is awarded annually by the Sierra Club. 1961 William Edward Colby 1962 Olaus Murie 1963 Ansel Adams 1964 Walter A. Starr 1965 Francis P. Farquhar 1966 Harold C. Bradley 1967 Sigurd F. Olson 1969 Henry M. Jackson 1970 ..
Sierra Club of Canada
Sierra Club of/du Canada (SCC) is a Canadian, volunteer-based environmental organization. It is part of the environmental movement. The roots of the Sierra Club of Canada go back to 1963, when environmentalists in British Columbia affiliated themselves with the Sierra Club of the United States (ma..
Sierra College
Sierra College is a group of two-year community colleges located in Northern California, USA. The main campus and district headquarters is located in Rocklin, California. There are also Sierra College locations in Roseville, California, Grass Valley, California, and Truckee, California. Current ..
Sierra County
Sierra County is the name of several counties in the United States: Sierra County, CaliforniaSierra County, New Mexico This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to po..
Sierra County, California
Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of 2000 the population was 3,555. The county seat is Downieville. The only incorporated city in the county is Loyalton. Contents 1 History2 G..
Sierra County, New Mexico
Sierra County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population is 13,270. Its county seat is Truth or Consequences6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the ..
Sierra del Plata
Sierra del Plata (a term in archaic Spanish meaning "mountain range of silver"), was a legendary treasury of silver that was believed to be located in South America. The legend probably originated when the European survivors of a shipwreck were given abundant gifts of silver by the native peoples. ..
Sierra de Ancares
The Sierra de Ancares is a mountain range in Spain, extending in a south-westerly direction from the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains, in Asturias. The Ancares form the boundary between the autonomous communities of Galicia and Léon. One of Galicia's comarcas, Os Ancares, is named after ..
Sierra de Córdoba
The Sierra de Córdoba (sometimes called the Sierras de Córdoba) is a mountain range in central Argentina, located between the Pampas to the east and south, the Chaco to the north and the foothills of the Andes to the west. Almost the entire range, except for the southwestern margin in San Luis Pro..
Sierra de Gata
Sierra de Gata is a mountain range in Spain in the northwest of the province of Cáceres, which is in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It contains 18 municipalities: Acebo, Cadalso, Cilleros, Descargamaría, Eljas, Gata, Hernán Pérez, Hoyos, Perales del Puerto, Robledillo de Gata, San Mar..
Sierra de Gredos
The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range in the centre of the Iberian peninsula, located between Ávila, Cáceres, Madrid and Toledo. It has been declared a regional park. ..
Sierra de Guadalupe cave paintings
Painting including a dead deer, a shaman like figure, fish and hand prints The Trinidad Deer, ocher paint on rock wall The Sierréa de Guadalupe cave paintings are a series of rock prehistoric rock paintings near Rancho La Trinidad, Mulegé in Mexico. The form part of Central Baja's Great ..
Sierra de Guadarrama
The Sierra de Guadarrama is a mountain chain spanning half of the Sistema Central (a mountain system in the center of the Iberian Peninsula), located between the Sierra de Gredos in the province of Ávila, and Sierra de Ayllón in the province of Guadalajara. The range spreads in southwest - nor..
Sierra de Juárez
Sierra de Juárez is a launch site for sounding rockets in Mexico. It is located in the state of Baja California at [32°15′N 115°50′W]. External link http://www.astronautix.com/sites/sieuarez.htm ..
Sierra de las Nieves
The Sierra de las Nieves natural park is located in the hills behind Marbella and to the east of the road to Ronda from the Costa del Sol in Andalucia in Southern Spain. The park centres on La Torrecilla (1919m) and covers an area of 30km by 20km or 18,530 hectares. This mountainous area has seen li..
Sierra de la Laguna
The Sierra de la Laguna is a mountain range on the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. It lies at the southern end of the peninsula in the state of Baja California Sur, and is the southernmost range of the Peninsular Ranges. The southern tip of the peninsula, including the Sierra de la Laguna, was..
Sierra de la Laguna dry forests
The Sierra de la Laguna dry forests are a subtropical dry forest ecoregion of the southern Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. The dry forests cover the lower elevations of the Sierra de la Laguna, from 250 to 800 meters elevation. The dry forests are surrounded at lower elevations by the San Lucan..
Sierra de la Laguna pine-oak forests
The Sierra de la Laguna pine-oak forests is a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion, found in the Sierra de la Laguna at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico. The pine-oak forests are found above 800 meters elevation, and are surrounded at lower elevations by the Sierra de l..
Sierra de los Tuxtlas
The Sierra de Los Tuxtlas are a range of volcanic mountains lining the Gulf of Mexico coast of the southeastern part of the state of Veracruz in southcentral Mexico. Peaks in this range include Volcano Santa Marta and Volcano San Martín, both rising above 1700 meters. San Martín is the only re..
Sierra de Mijas
The Sierra de Mijas is part of the coastal mountain range that sits behind the Costa del Sol, in Andalucia in Southern Spain, the typical Andalucian 'white village' of the same name sits on its seaward flank. The highest point is the Pico Mijas at 1,150 metres. ..
Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment is a leading worldwide computer game developer, publisher and distributor active originally from 1979 to 2004, and reinstated in 2006 in the form of Sierra Online, a newly launched online gaming division of Vivendi. It is a large unit that is an umbrella for many traditional b..
Sierra Estrella
Estrella Mountains from Laveen, January 2004. The Sierra Estrella is a mountain range located southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Peaks The major peaks of the Sierra Estrella are (NW to SE): Hayes Peak - named in honor of Ira Hayes, US Marine hero of the Pima NationMontezuma SleepingButterfly Mo..
Sierra Fellers
Sierra Fellers (born December 30, 1986) is an amateur skateboarder currently skating for Circa Footwear and C1 Clothing. He currently lives in Kalispell, Montana. ..
Sierra Foothills Shakespeare Festival
The Sierra Foothills Shakespeare Festival is a non-profit educational theatre organization based in El Dorado Hills, California. The festival's first production, Romeo and Juliet, launched on June 9, 2006 on a replica Elizabethan stage at the outdoor amphitheater of Folsom High School constructed s..
Sierra Gorda
The Sierra Gorda region of the State of Querétaro, Mexico, is a biosphere reserve and home to five Franciscan missions declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The region is formed by the municipalities of Arroyo Seco, Jalpan de Serra, Landa de Matamoros, Pinal de Amoles, and Peñamiller. Its a..
Sierra Grande
''For the city in Argentina, see Sierra Grande, Río Negro Sierra Grande is an extinct shield volcano in northeastern New Mexico that rises 2,200 feet above the surrounding plain. It is part of the inactive Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field. U.S. Highway 64 and U.S. Highway 87 run along the north an..
Sierra Highway
Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station in northern Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, north to Mojave, mostly paralleling State Route 14 (the Antelope Valley Freeway). The north..
Sierra Juárez
The Sierra Juárez is a mountain range on the Baja California Peninsula, in northern Mexico. It is located in Baja California state, just south of the United States border. It is part of the Peninsular Ranges, and the Laguna Mountains of California lie to the north, and the Sierra San Pedro Mártir ..
Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests
The Sierra Juárez and San Pedro Mártir pine-oak forests is a small ecoregion that covers the higher elevations of the Sierra Juárez and Sierra San Pedro Mártir ranges of the northern Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, near the border with California. The ecoregion covers an area of 4000 km&su..
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north and Liberia on the south, with the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Portuguese name for the country: Serra Leoa. The literal meaning is "..
Sierra Leonean dollar
The dollar was a currency issued in Sierra Leone between 1791 and 1805. It was subdivided into 100 cents and was issued by the Sierra Leone Company. The dollar was pegged to sterling at a rate of 1 dollar = 4 shillings 2 pence. All the coins featured a lion on one side and two shaking hands, one wh..
Sierra Leonean leone
This article is about the currency. For information about the aircraft, see Aerfer Leone. The leone is the currency of Sierra Leone, a country on the West African coast. It is divided into 100 cents. History The leone was introduced in 1964. It replaced the West African pound at a rate of 1 po..
Sierra Leone at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico under the IOC country code SLE. It was the first appearance of the West African nation. Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event ..
Sierra Leone at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany under the IOC country code SLE. It was the second appearance of the West African nation, which made its debut four years earlier in Mexico City.                Total ..
Sierra Leone at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union under the IOC country code SLE. It was the third appearance of the West African nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1968.                Total Sierra Leone ..
Sierra Leone at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the IOC country code SLE. It was the fourth appearance of the West African nation, which made its debut in 1968. Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event ..
Sierra Leone at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea under the IOC country code SLE. It was the fifth appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1968. Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event ..
Sierra Leone at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain under the IOC country code SLE. It was the sixth appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1968. Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event ..
Sierra Leone at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code SLE. It was the seventh appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1968. Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event National Olympic Committees at the 1996 Summer Olympics in A..
Sierra Leone at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia under the IOC country code SLE. It was the 8th appearance of the West-African nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1968. Contents 1  Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event ..
Sierra Leone at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sierra Leone competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens under the IOC country code SLE. It was the ninth appearance of the African nation, which made its debut in 1968. Contents 1  Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 Results by event ..
Sierra Leone at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Sierra Leone was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a 35-member strong contingent comprising 22 sportspersons and 13 officials. Contents 1 Missing athletes2                 Total Sierra Leone 0 0 0 ..
Sierra Leone Civil War
Republic of Sierra Leone (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Unity - Freedom - Justice Contents 1 Background2 The Civil War - Overview2.1 Origins and causes2.2 Beginning of the civil war3 The Civil War - Chronological Series of Events3.1 A s..
Sierra Leone Company
The Sierra Leone Company was the organisation involved in founding the first British colony in Africa in 1792 through the resettlement of Black Loyalist African Americans, mostly ex-slaves who had initially been settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War. The Sierra Leone Company w..
Sierra Leone Confederation of Trade Unions
SLCTU The Sierra Leone Confederation of Trade Unions (SLCTU) is a national trade union center in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1996, and is affiliated with the World Confederation of Labour. References ..
Sierra Leone Football Association
Founded 1967 FIFA affiliation 1967 CAF affiliation 1987 PresidentNahim Khadi CoachAndy Gray The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLAFA) is the governing body of football in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967, and affiliated to FIFA the same year. It is also a member of the Confederati..
Sierra Leone Krio people
See also the Krio Dayak people of Indonesia. The Krio are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone, descendants of various groups of freed slaves landed in Freetown between 1787 and about 1855. They speak a distinctive language, Krio, a creole language based on English and African languages. History The an..
Sierra Leone Labour Congress
SLLC The Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC) is a national trade union center in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1976. The SLLC is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. References ..
Sierra Leone national football team
The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup. Contents 1 World Cup record2 African Nations Cup record3 Selected Play..
Sierra Leone People's Party
SLPP symbol, the palm-tree The Sierra Leone People's Party is the ruling political party in Sierra Leone. Traditionally its based amongst the Mende tribe in the southern parts of the country. Contents 1 History1.1 Formation1.2 Early success and independence1.3 Demise1.4&n..
Sierra Leone Scouts Association
redirect[[Template:Portal]] The Sierra Leone Scouts Association, the national Scouting organization of Sierra Leone, was founded in 1909, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1964. The coeducational Sierra Leone Scouts Association has 7,902 members as of 2004. In..
Sierra Madera crater
Sierra Madera crater is a meteor crater (astrobleme) in southwestern Pecos County, Texas, United States. The central peak of the rebound structure of the crater rises 793 feet (242 m) above the surrounding desert. The peak is visible from U.S. Highway 385 south of Fort Stockton. It is 13 km in di..
Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre may refer to one of several mountain ranges: Mexico's three Sierra Madre mountain ranges In Mexico:*Sierra Madre del Sur, a mountain range in the south of the country*Sierra Madre Occidental, a mountain range in the northwest of the country*Sierra Madre Oriental, a mountain range..
Sierra Madre, California
Sierra Madre is a small city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 10,578 at the 2000 census. It is in the Foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains below the Angeles National Forest with the city of Pasadena to the west, and Arcadia to the south and east. Contents ..
Sierra Madre (Philippines)
The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in the Philippines. It is the longest in the country (about 210 mi) and runs the north-eastern coast of Luzon island. It starts in the province of Cagayan in the north and ends in Quezon in the south, just east of Laguna de Bay. It tails to the west as it reaches..
Sierra Madre Boulevard
Sierra Madre Boulevard is a 7-mile long road connecting four suburbs of Pasadena, California; Hastings Ranch, East Pasadena, and San Marino. For the most part, is a winding road divided by a grassy median, built around an interurban line of the Pacific Electric. The smaller and older portion of th..
Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Madre del Sur The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending 1000 km from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Istmo de Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca. It joins with the Eje Volcánico Transversal of central Mexico in northern Oaxaca, but is sepa..
Sierra Madre Mountains (California)
The Sierra Madre Mountains are a mountain range in northern Santa Barbara County, California, USA. They are a portion of the Transverse Ranges, which are themselves part of the Pacific Coast Ranges of western North America. The range trends from northwest to southeast, and is approximately 25 mile..
Sierra Madre Occidental
This picture shows an aerial view of the Sierra Madre Occidental crossing the territory of Durango, western Mexico The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States, extending 1500 km from southeast Arizona (south and east of..
Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests
The Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests are a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion of the Sierra Madre Occidental range of Mexico and the southwestern United States. The forests are surrounded by deserts and xeric shrublands and tropical dry forests at lower elevations, including the Sonoran..
Sierra Madre Oriental
This is a photo from Big Bend in Texas, taken near the Rio Grande The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico, spanning 1000 km from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, to northern Puebla and Querétaro, where it join..
Sierra Madrona
Sierra Madrona is a mountain range located in cordillera Mariánica, inside of Ciudad Real province in the region of Castile-La Mancha, and near by Cordoba and Jaen provincial limits, in Spain. Being delimited by Robledillo river´s valley and Sierra de la Solana and Humbria de Alcudia in the Nort..
Sierra Maestra
Sierra Maestra is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province from what is now Guantánamo Province to Niquero [link] in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. Some view it as a series of connecting ranges (Vela, Santa Catalina, Quemado Grande..
Sierra Middle School, Parker, Colorado
Sierra Middle School is a middle school located in Parker, Colorado in the United States. It is a part of the Douglas County School system, and its principal is Karen Tarbell. Its main mascot is the Eagle, but the school has various, smaller mascots for individual "teams" within each grade level. Th..
Sierra Mikain
Sierra is a character in Konami's role playing game Suikoden II and in Suikogaiden Vol. 1. She is a vampire and also Mistress of the Coven of Vampires. Contents 1 Statistics2 Background2.1 Suikogaiden vol. 12.2 Suikoden II3 Weapon4 Trivia Statistics Name: Sierra M..
Sierra Mist
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Sierra Morena
The Sierra Morena is a mountain chain some 400 km long running East-West in southern Spain, forming the border of the central plateau (Meseta Central) of Iberia, and providing the watershed between the valleys of the Gaudiana to the north and the Guadalquivir to the south. It has valuable deposits o..
Sierra National Forest
Courtright Reservoir Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in California. The Forest known for its mountain scenery and natural resources. It includes more than 1.3 million acres (5,300 km²), at altitudes that range from 1,..
Sierra Negra
This article is about the mountain in Mexico. For the volcano in the Galapagos islands, see Sierra Negra (Galapagos). |- | style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor="#e7dcc3" width=85 | Coordinates: | style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220 | [19°..
Sierra Negra (Galápagos)
Sierra Negra is the shield volcano at the southern end of Isabela Island. It contains a shallow 7 x 10.5 km caldera that is the largest in the Galápagos Islands. Although Sierra Negra is the largest of the five major Isabela volcanoes, it has the flattest slopes, averaging less than 5 degrees ..
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada, meaning "snowy range" in Spanish, is the name of at least three mountain ranges: Sierra Nevada (Spain) protected by the Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), in AndalusiaSierra Nevada (US) in California and Nevada, United StatesSierra Nevada (Mexico) in Mexico There are also two singl..
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
Situation of Sierra Nevada in the Iberian Peninsula. Sierra Nevada general view from the West The Sierra Nevada, meaning "snowy range" in Spanish, is a mountain range in the region of Andalusia in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3,479 m. It..
Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano)
Sierra Nevada Imagecaption Elevation: 8,379 ft (2,554 m) Coordinates: [38°35′0″S, 71°35′00″W] Location: Chile Range: Andes Type: Stratovolcano Sierra Nevada is a stratovolcano which lies in Chile. Its last certain eruptions were in the Pleistocene period, but its activit..
Sierra Nevada (US)
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is almost entirely in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. The range is also known as The Sierra or The Sierras. The Little Lakes Valley above Toms Place, California Contents 1 Geography2 Geology3 Biology4 Histo..
Sierra Nevada Alliance
The Sierra Nevada Alliance is a network of conservation groups encompassing 24 watersheds of the 650 kilometer-long Sierra Nevada in California and Nevada. Beginning in 1993 CE, the Alliance protects and restores Sierra Nevada lands, watersheds, wildlife and communities. The mission is to protect an..
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
|- |Location |Chico, CAUnited States |- |Year opened |1979 |- |Annual production |680,000 barrels |- !style="background:#ECC850; font-size: 120%" align="center" colspan=2| Beers |- style="font-size: 90%;" |Sierra Nevada Pale Ale |Pale ale |- style="font-size: 90%;" |Sierra Nevada Porter |Port..
Sierra Nevada College
Sierra Nevada College (SNC) was founded in 1969 as a private, liberal arts university. It is located in Incline Village, Nevada and is known for its programs in Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, Ski Resort Management, and Teacher Education. External links [http://www.sierranevada.edu..
Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas
Sierra Nevada, also known as Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, is a volcano complex which lies in both Chile and Argentina. Some of the complex is of Holocene age, but there is also Pleistocene volcanism evident. The older material is to the east in Argentina. The complex lies in one of the most re..
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta sits as an isolated mountain apart from the Andes chain that runs though Colombia. Reaching an altitude of 5,775 metres above sea level just 42 km from the Caribbean coast, the Sierra Nevada is the world's highest coastal peak. The Sierra Nevada encompasses about 17..
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park
This Colombian National Park, is located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, between the cities of Santa Marta and Riohacha. It is a sanctuary as well as a tourist attraction, because it offers different climate, terrain, flora and fauna environments, ranging from beaches to snowy mountain peaks. T..
Sierra Nevada Logging Museum
The Sierra Nevada Logging Museum is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of logging in the Sierra Nevada area. It is located in Calaveras County, California. [Museum website] ..
Sierra Nevada National Park
There are at least two national parks named Sierra Nevada: Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain) in Andalusia, SpainSierra Nevada National Park (Venezuela) in Mérida and Barinas, Venezuela This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If..
Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain)
The Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada (known as the Sierra Nevada National Park in English) is located in Spain. It stretches from Alpujarra to the Marquesado and the Lecrin Valley. Some of the mountain peaks reach up to over 3,000 meters. There are over 60 species of flower here that belong exclusivel..
Sierra Nevada Observatory
The Sierra Nevada Observatory (OSN) ([37°03′51″N, 03°23′05″W] 2896m) is located at Loma de Dilar in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada. It is operated and maintained by the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucia and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with a..
Sierra Northern Railroad
The Sierra Northern Railroad operates the "Sierra Railroad Dinner Train" at Jamestown, California, USA; the "Skunk Train" over the former California Western Railroad and the "Sacramento Rivertrain" over the former Yolo Shortline Railroad at Woodland, CA. ..
Sierra Northern Railway
In August of 2003, the Sierra Railroad and the Yolo Shortline Railroad merged to form the Sierra Northern Railroad. According to the AAR, the line operates 99 miles of track in California. It served a number of industrial areas in the state and interchanges with the Union Pacific Railway and the B..
Sierra Pacific Resources
Sierra Pacific Resources NYSE: [SRP] is a utility holding company based in Reno, Nevada. The company's focus is in energy distribution and commercial and retail sales of electricity and natural gas. History The holding company was created in 1984 On January 9, 2006 the company announced..
Sierra Pictures
Sierra Pictures, founded in 1947, has nothing to do with the silent film company of the same name. It. was founded by Ingrid Bergman, Walter Wanger, and Victor Fleming, and its only release was the 1948 version of "Joan of Arc". ..
Sierra Point, Brisbane, California
Sierra Point is a small peninsula that extends outward into the San Francisco Bay, located in Brisbane, San Mateo County, California. It is at approximately [37°40′27″N, 122°23′04″W]. An exit along the San Francisco Peninsula's principal highway, U.S. Highway 101 (the Bayshor..
Sierra Point, Yosemite, California
Sierra Point is a point located in Yosemite National Park at approximately [37°43′30″N, 119°33′30″W]. It is located on the eastern end of the valley, below Grizzly Peak, on what is essentially the southern shoulder of Half Dome. The trail used to be quite popular, but was clo..
Sierra Point (disambiguation)
Sierra Point is the name of several locations: Sierra Point, Brisbane, California, a small peninsula in Brisbane, California.Sierra Point, Yosemite, California, a hiking trail and vista in Yosemite National Park. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated..
Sierra Railroad
The Sierra Railroad, founded in 1897 to connect the California Central Valley to the Gold Country. The Sierra continues to haul freight, carry passengers, and make Hollywood movies. The Railroad's Sierra Entertainment group operates the Sierra Railroad Dinner Train (Oakdale), the Sacramento RiverTr..
Sierra Safari Zoo
The Sierra Safari Zoo is a zoo north of Reno, Nevada. Opening in 1989, it has grown to become the largest zoo in the state. It houses a wide variety of exotic animals from around the world, including primates, big cats, reptiles, sloths, a liger, and others. External links [Sierra Safari Zoo&#..
Sierra San Pedro Mártir
The Sierra San Pedro Mártir is a mountain chain that runs north-south along the northern part of Baja California in northwest Mexico. The highest point is Cerro de la Encantada, 3096 m. The Sierra San Petro Mártir is one of the Peninsular Ranges, which run from southern California to the southern..
Sierra School
Sierra School is located in Santa Clara, CA. It is a K-12 school, placing several grades together in a single classroom. ..
Sierra Sierra County Arts Council
The Central Sierra Arts Council is the official Tuolumne County, USA arts council. The arts resources provide entertainment, enlightenment and objects of interest and beauty for homes, schools and businesses. And they contribute to the economy. The Central Sierra Arts Council is a primary resource..
Sierra Valley, California
Sierra Valley is a large mountain valley located east of the crest of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range in Plumas and Sierra Counties, north of Interstate 80. Contents 1 Natural setting2 Economy3 Access4 Principle towns5 Outdoor activities6 Sources7 Ext..
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, USA. As of 2006, the city has a total population of over 41,000. Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army base, is located just north and west of the city. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 A View of Sierra Vista4 Notable residents5&nbs..
Sierra Vista Herald
The Sierra Vista Herald is a newspaper printed in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA. Most of its circulation includes Sierra Vista, Huachuca City, Hereford, Palominas, and Fort Huachuca. It is also circulated in Bisbee, under the name "Bisbee Daily Review". External link [Official Sierra Vista Herald..
Sierra Vista High School
Sierra Vista High School is a nine-month public high school located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sierra Vista is a part of the Clark County School District. Location: 8100 West Robindale Road, 89113 Website: http://svhs.ccsd.k12.nv.us Established: 2001 Mascot: Mountain Lion School Hours: 7:00 A.M. - 1:25 ..
Sierra Vista Mall
The Sierra Vista Mall is located in Clovis, California. The mall is anchored by Gottschalks, Sears, and Mervyns, and contains more than 70 stores, boutiques, and places to eat. References and external links Sierra Vista Mall website - [link] ..
Sierra Vista Municipal Airport
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Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona
Sierra Vista Southeast is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 14,348 at the 2000 census. Geography Sierra Vista Southeast is located at [31°29′18″N, 110°13′56″W] (31.488261, -110.232126)[Geographic references#1GR1&..
Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: [SWIR], TSX: [SW]) is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, BC, Canada. Sierra's products are sold through indirect channels, such as wireless operators (e.g., Cingular W..
Sierra Youth Coalition / Coalition Jeunesse Sierra
Sierra Youth Coalition (SYC) / Coalition Jeunesse Sierra (CJS) is the youth arm of the Sierra Club of Canada. It focuses on youth environmental and social justice issues. The national office is located in Ottawa, Ontario. See website [link] Programs include: Community Youth Action Pro..
Sierre
Sierre (German: Siders) is a city in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland with a population of 14,355. ..
Sierro
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Sierro is a small village of..
Siesta
This article is about the short nap. For the chocolate bar named Siesta, see Prince Polo, for the ab-initio program, see SIESTA A siesta (IPA: [siˈɛstə]) is a short nap taken in the early afternoon, often after the midday meal. Such a period of sleep is a common tradition in hot countr..
SIESTA
SIESTA (Spanish Initiative for Electronic Simulations with Thousands of Atoms) is an original method and a software implementation for performing electronic structure calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of molecules and solids. External links [SIESTA website] ..
Siesta Beach
Siesta Beach is located on Siesta Key, Florida. External link [link] ..
Siesta Computer Program
SIESTA (Spanish Initiative for Electronic Simulations with Thousands of Atoms) is a density functional theory code that is used to predict the physical properties of collections of atoms. Properties that can be predicted using the code include Kohn-Sham band-structures, electron density, and Mullike..
Siesta Key, Florida
Siesta Key is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,150 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 The Beaches of Siesta Key4 External links Geography Siesta Key is located at [27°16′31″N, 82°..
Siesta Shores, Texas
Siesta Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 890 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Siesta Shores is located at [26°51′25″N, 99°15′8″W]..
SIETAR
The Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) was founded in 1974 as an interdisciplinary network for trainers and researchers in the area of intercultural and cross-cultural communication. Today, SIETAR is a network of national and regional professional networks with more..
Sietch
For a lake wave caused by an earthquake, see seiche. A sietch is a Fremen desert settlement in the Dune stories. "A place of refuge in time of danger," the sietch became the standard gathering place/community of the desert Fremen who lived in a constant state of danger. The Fremen, being the descen..
Sietch orgy
A sietch orgy otherwise known as a sietch tau orgy is fictional group activity in the Dune series by Frank Herbert involving unrestrained indulgence that is sexual in nature which takes place in a Fremen desert settlement (known as a sietch) after the Fremen Reverend Mother gives the changed Water o..
Sietch Tabr
Sietch Tabr is a Fremen community in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. The Sietch is allied with Paul Atreides, through their then Naib, Stilgar. ..
Siete Leyes
The Siete Leyes (or Seven Laws) were a series of constitutional instruments that fundamentally altered the organisational structure of the young Mexican republic. They were enacted under President Antonio López de Santa Anna on 15 December 1835 to centralize and strengthen the federal government at..
Siete Partidas
The Siete Partidas (Seven-Part Code) or simply Partidas was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284), with the intent of establishing a uniform body of normative rules for the kingdom. The codified and compiled text was originally called the Li..
Siethen
Siethen is a village and a part of the city Ludwigsfelde and belongs to the district of Teltow-Fläming in the federal state Brandenburg. The name Siethen means "land of corn". Contents 1 Facts2 Church3 Castle4 Economy5 External links Facts The village has a population ..
Sietland
Sietland is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km southeast of Cuxhaven. Its seat is in the village Ihlienworth. The Samtgemeinde Sietland consists of the following municipalities: IhlienworthOdisheimSteinauWa..
Sietske
Sietske (also found as Sytske) is a Frisian given name for a girl, which can be found mostly in the northern region of The Netherlands. It originates from the basic form "Siet". The exact meaning of the name is not definitely known, but a common meaning which is given to the name is "Victory", in ..
Sieve
Sieve may mean: Contents 1 Cooking2 Mathematics3 Computer science4 Other uses Cooking a colandera chinoise, or conical sieve Mathematics sieve theory, technique for counting or filtering sets of numbers* sieve of Eratosthenes* general number field sieve* large sievesieve (cat..
Sievers' law
Sievers' law is a phonetic sound change that observed the pronunciation of a consonant cluster with a glide before a vowel was affected by the weight of a syllable. Specifically it refers to the alteration between *iy and *y, and possibly *uw and *u, in Indo-European languages. For instance, Proto..
Sievers' Theory of Anglo-Saxon Meter
Eduard Sievers developed a theory of the meter of Anglo-Saxon Alliterative verse. This most likely would have been the theory of Anglo-Saxon prosody that Ezra Pound would have been familiar with.[#endnote_zbc] A line of Anglo-Saxon verse is made up to two half-lines. Each of these half..
Sievert
The sievert (symbol: Sv) is the SI derived unit of dose equivalent. It attempts to reflect the biological effects of radiation as opposed to the physical aspects, which are characterised by the absorbed dose, measured in grays. It is named after Rolf Sievert, a Swedish medical physicist famous for w..
Sieve (category theory)
In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a sieve is a way of choosing arrows with a common codomain. It is a categorical analogue of a collection of open subsets of a fixed open set in topology. In a Grothendieck topology, certain sieves become categorical analogues of open covers in topology...
Sieve (mail filtering language)
Sieve is a language that can be used to create filters for electronic mail. It owes its creation to the CMU Cyrus Project, creators of Cyrus IMAP server. The language is not tied to any particular operating system or mail architecture. It requires the use of RFC 822-compliant messages, but otherwis..
Sieve (mathematics)
In mathematics, sieve has several possible definitions: In number theory, a sieve is a technique for counting the size of certain sets whose precise number of elements is hard to determine. See sieve theory, general number field sieve, and sieve of Eratosthenes.In category theory, a sieve is a kind..
Sieve of Atkin
In mathematics, the Sieve of Atkin is a fast, modern algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified integer. It is an optimized version of the ancient Sieve of Eratosthenes: the Atkin sieve does some preliminary work and then marks off multiples of primes squared, rather than multiples o..
Sieve of Eratosthenes
In mathematics, the Sieve of Eratosthenes is a simple, ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to a specified integer. It is the predecessor to the modern Sieve of Atkin, which is faster but more complex. It was created by Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek mathematician. Wheel factorizatio..
Sieve theory
Sieve theory is a set of general techniques in number theory, designed to count, or more realistically to estimate the size of, sifted sets of integers. The primordial example of a sifted set is the set of prime numbers up to some prescribed limit X. Correspondingly, the primordial example of a sie..
Sieve tube element
Sieve tube elements, also called sieve tube members, are a certain type of elongated parenchyma cells in phloem tissue. At the ends those cells are connected with other sieve elements, and together they constitute the sieve tube. The main function of the sieve tube is transport of carbohydrates in t..
Sievi
Sievi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,194 (2003) and covers an area of 800.15 km² of which 12.44 km² is water. The population density is 6.6 inhabitants per km². The munic..
SIEV X
SIEV-X stands for Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel X (the X means “unknown”). It is the name, coined by Tony Kevin, commonly used to refer to a dilapidated Indonesian fishing boat that was en-route to Christmas Island carrying over 400 asylum seekers. It sank in October 2001, killing 353 people, m..
Siewierz
the coat of arms of Siewierz Siewierz (in french: Sievers, in german: Severien) is a town in the Silesian Voivodship, Poland. Recently, it has 5,500 inhabitants. History In history, Siewierz was first mentioned in 1125, which was administered by the Castellan of Bytom. In 1177, Casimir II gr..
Sie and hir
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Sie and hir are inflected forms of a proposed gender-neutral third person singular personal pronoun for the English language (see gender-neutral pronouns). This neologism is used by some people who feel that there are problems with gender-specific pronouns because t..
Sie Kensou
Sie Kensou is a character appearing in the SNK video game Psycho Soldier and the King of Fighters video game series. He has appeared in every KOF game except KOF 2003. Contents 1 History2 Personality3 Trivia4 External links History Sie Kensou is a young martial artist with ..
SI electromagnetism units
SI electromagnetism units Symbol Name of Quantity Derived Units Unit Base Units I Current ampere (SI base unit) A A = W/V = C/s q Electric charge, Quantity of electricity coulomb C A·s V Potential difference volt V J/C = kg·m2·s−3·A−1 R, Z, X Resistance, Im..

 

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