11) Clayton, John Middleton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American statesman, b. Sussex co., Del. Admitted (1819) to the bar, he practiced at Dover, Del., held many state offices, and was twice (1828, 1845) elected to the...
12) La Tour d'Auvergne, Theophile Malo Corret de. The Columbia Encyclopedia,
Sixth Edition. 2001
...La Tour d Auvergne, Théophile Malo Corret de, (taofel´ malo´ kora´ d la toor dover´ny) (KEY) , 1743-1800, French soldier. Although an aristocrat, he fought for the...
13) Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de. The Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Turenne, Henri de La Tour d Auvergne, vicomte de, (aNre´ d la toor dover´ny vekoNt´ d tren´) (KEY) , 1611-75, marshal of France, one of the greatest of French commanders....
14) Pas-de-Calais, department, France. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...France, (pa-d-kala´) (KEY) , department (1990 pop. 1,435,000), N France, on the Strait of Dover. Arras is the capital....
15) Bouillon, Frederic Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc de. The Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bouillon, Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d Auvergne, duc de, (fradarek´ mores´ d la toor dover´ny duk d booyoN´) (KEY) , c.1605-1652, French general; son of Henri de...
16) Bouillon, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc de. The
Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bouillon, Henri de La Tour d Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, duc de, (aNre´ d la toor dover´ny, vekoNt´ d turen´ duk d booyoN´) (KEY) , 1555-1623, marshal of France,...
17) Kent, county, England. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...sq mi (3,950 sq km), SE England. It lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. The Isle of Sheppey is separated from the...
18) Keyes, Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron. The Columbia Encyclopedia,
Sixth Edition. 2001
...British admiral. In World War I he achieved his greatest fame as commander of the Dover patrol when he raided Zeebrugge and Ostend in Belgium (Apr. 23, 1918) to cripple...
19) Foreland, North, and South Foreland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...parts of the boundary of The Downs (a roadstead). South Foreland is 4 mi (6.4 km) NE of Dover, and North Foreland is near Margate. Both are chalk cliff formations,...
20) English Channel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...c.150 mi (240 km) is between Lyme Bay and the Gulf of St.-Malo; at the east, between Dover and Cape Gris-Nez, it is 21 mi (34 km) wide. The Strait of Dover connects...
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