The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Army United States Navy Utah Vanadium verb Virginia U.S. N. Ut . V V .. Va . var . var . Ven .. Venet . vet .... .... veterinary v . i . or ..variant [ word ] variety of [ species ] Venerable Venetian v . intr .... verb intransitive vil ...
... Army United States Navy Utah Vanadium verb Virginia U.S. N. Ut . V V .. Va . var . var . Ven .. Venet . vet .... .... veterinary v . i . or ..variant [ word ] variety of [ species ] Venerable Venetian v . intr .... verb intransitive vil ...
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... army , invented f Fig . 4. - Colonel Delvigne's Life - arrow . a life - arrow ( fig . 4 ) , to be fired from an ordinary musket . It is a stick of mahogany , shaped something like a bil- liard cue ; the thicker end presses on the powder ...
... army , invented f Fig . 4. - Colonel Delvigne's Life - arrow . a life - arrow ( fig . 4 ) , to be fired from an ordinary musket . It is a stick of mahogany , shaped something like a bil- liard cue ; the thicker end presses on the powder ...
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... army officers of the corps of engineers , 2 civilians of scientific attainments , and an officer of the navy as secretary . It is required to meet 4 times every year , but actually meets nearly every week , at Washington , D. C. It has ...
... army officers of the corps of engineers , 2 civilians of scientific attainments , and an officer of the navy as secretary . It is required to meet 4 times every year , but actually meets nearly every week , at Washington , D. C. It has ...
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... army or navy , who controls the light - house operations of his district , subject to the board , to whom he must make annual reports , with recommendations , etc. , for its action . Two secretaries attend to the routine - work of the ...
... army or navy , who controls the light - house operations of his district , subject to the board , to whom he must make annual reports , with recommendations , etc. , for its action . Two secretaries attend to the routine - work of the ...
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... army , under Erlon , from taking the part assigned to it in the battle , and led to Ney's en- countering the Belgians and British at Quatre - Bras ( q.v. ) , instead of uniting his forces with those engaged against the Prussians at ...
... army , under Erlon , from taking the part assigned to it in the battle , and led to Ney's en- countering the Belgians and British at Quatre - Bras ( q.v. ) , instead of uniting his forces with those engaged against the Prussians at ...
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