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JEFFERY, LORD, a distinguished Brit British officer, born in 1717. He entered the army at an early age, and ultimately became Major-General.
Sent over to America, he captured Louisburg, and followed it up by the reduction of Forts Duquesne, Niagara, and Ticonderoga, which paved the way for the entinguished British officer, born in 1717. He entered the army at an early age, and ultimately became Major-General. was made Governor of Virginia, and Sent over to America, he captured Louis- burg, and followed it up by the reduction 1776. He was appointed Commander-inderoga, which paved the way for the en- "Recollections His of a volume of "Verses." He died in 1908. tinguished Swiss essayist, philosophical AMIEL, HENRI FREDERIC, a discritic, and poet, born at Geneva, Sept. 27, 1821. He became Professor of Phiof literature, as "The Literary Movement losophy in the Geneva Academy. He is author of several works on the history in Romanish Switzerland" (1849); "Study on Mme. de Staël" (1878); and of several poems. But his fame rests principally on the "Journal." He died in Geneva, March 11, 1881.
Geneva, March 11, 1881. city, the capital once of Picardy, and Somme, by rail. The Cathenow of the department of Somme, on N. of Paris by the many-channelled navigable Sor 81 miles N. now of the department of Somme, on the many-channelled navigable Somme, 81 miles N. of Paris by rail. The Catheof Gothic architecture. Begun in 1220, of Gothic architecture. Begun in 1220, (1529) 426 feet high; but its special feature is the loftiness of the nave, 141 feet. Other noteworthy buildings are the Hôtel de Ville (1600-1760), in which the Peace of Amiens was signed, the large museum (1864), in Renaissance style; and the public library, which was AMIENS founded in 1791, and contains 70,000 vol- tained possession of Ceylon and Triniumes. Amiens has considerable manufactures of velvet, silk, woolen, and cotton goods, ribbons, and carpets. Peter islands was recognized; Malta was re- . אנוני 11 04 ..............
CATHEDRAL AT AMIENS, FRANCE the Hermit and Ducange were natives, and there are statues to both of them.
The Peace of Amiens (March 27, 1802) was a treaty intended to settle the disputed points between England, France, Spain, and Holland. By it, England restored to the Knights of St. John; Spain and Holland regained their colonies, with the exception of Trinidad and Ceylon; the French were to quit Rome and Naples; and Turkey was restored to its integrity. In the Franco-Prussian War, AMIENS dad, and an open port at the Cape of Good Hope; the republic of the Ionian ய AMMERGAU on Nov. 27, 1870, General Manteuffel inflicted, near Amiens, a signal defeat on a French army 30,000 strong, and three days later the citadel surrendered. In the World War (1914-1918) it was a military center and railroad supply depot. It was an objective of the Germans in the last great drive in April, 1918, and narrowly escaped capture, but was badly damaged by German artillery fire. Pop. about 95,000.
AMMERGAU (am'er-gou), OBERand UNTER-, two adjoining villages in Upper Bavaria, in the higher part of the AMMERGAU (am'er-gou), OBER- Upper Bavaria, in the higher part of the valley of the Ammer, 42 miles S. W. by S. of Munich. Ober-Ammergau is noted for the performance of the "Passion Play," a series of dramatic representations of the sufferings of Christ. On the height near the theater is a colossal memorial of "Christ on the Cross, with Mary and John," modeled by Halbig, the gift of King Ludwig II. See PASSION PLAY.