Saint Albans Raid — (Oct. 19, 1864) Raid by Confederates in the American Civil War. About 25 Confederate soldiers based in Canada raided the Union town of St. Albans, Vt., where they killed one man and robbed three banks. They retreated to Canada, where a pursuing U … Universalium
Saint Albans — ▪ England, United Kingdom town and city (district), administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England, in the valley of the River Ver about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of London. A British town was established on the west… … Universalium
Saint Albans (ville, Vermont) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Albans. 44° 48′ 37″ N 73° 09′ 08″ W … Wikipédia en Français
raid — /rayd/, n. 1. a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring. 2. Mil. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force. 3. a vigorous, large scale effort to lure away a… … Universalium
Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… … Universalium
saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… … Universalium
Saint — (as used in expressions) Bolingbroke, Henry Saint John, 1 vizconde Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume Saint Jean de East Saint Louis, disturbio racial de Godfrey de Saint Victor Mont Saint Michel Montcalm (de Saint Véran), Louis Joseph de Montcalm… … Enciclopedia Universal
St.-Albans-Vorfall — Der St. Albans Vorfall, nach engl. St. Albans Raid auch St. Albans Raub, ereignete sich am 19. Oktober 1864 in der Stadt St. Albans im Franklin County des US Bundesstaates Vermont. Er ist als die nördlichste Aktion an Land, die von Angehörigen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Saint Canute's Cathedral — (Danish: Odense Domkirke or Sct. Knuds Kirke) is named after the Danish king Canute the Saint (Danish: Knud den Hellige). It a fine example of brick Gothic architecture. The church s most visited section is the crypt where the remains of King… … Wikipedia
St. Albans (City) — St. Albans Spitzname: Railroad City of Vermont Historisches Stadtviertel in St. Albans Lage in Vermont … Deutsch Wikipedia
