Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, KBE, FBA (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles...
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Charles Pennington Oman (born September 30, 1948) is an American economist. From 1978 through 2010, he worked at the OECD Development Centre in Paris...
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of the Peninsular War, 1807-1809 (1902), British military historian Charles Oman refers to the situation and circumstances of the Spanish Army as follows:...
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and philosophy; it has been in circulation since at least 1914, when Charles Oman used it in his book A History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5, published...
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a seven-volume non-fiction scholarly historical work written by Sir Charles Oman, covering the Peninsular War (1807-1814) in the Iberian Peninsula during...
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Charles Malden Oman (1878–1948) was a rear admiral and surgeon in the United States Navy Medical Corps, serving during the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American...
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000–15,000. Ammianus notes the important role of the Gothic cavalry. Charles Oman, believing that the cavalry were the majority of the Gothic force, interpreted...
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general and crusader matched or exceeded the Frenchman's own reputation. Charles Oman described the battle as the most remarkable triumphs ever won by a force...
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London. Her father was Charles Chichele Oman, Keeper of Metalwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum, son of Sir Charles Oman; her mother the historian...
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by the children or an "adult invention". His study of the story led Charles Oman to conclude that "there is clearly some mystery behind it all, some story...
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2021. Oman, Charles William Chadwick (1902). A History of the Peninsular War: 1807–1809. Vol. I. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Oman, Charles...
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called themselves Scoti in ancient times, except when writing in Latin. Charles Oman derives it from Scuit, proposing a meaning of 'a man cut off', suggesting...
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Look up Oman, oman, Óman, or Omán in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oman may refer to: Oman, an Arab country in the Middle East Muscat and Oman, predecessor...
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Portuguese Oman refers to the period during which the northern coastal cities of Oman were under Portuguese rule, between 1507 and 1656. The coastal region...
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The Omani Empire (Arabic: الْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة الْعُمَانِيَّة) was a maritime empire, vying with Portugal and Britain for trade and influence in the...
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that Scoti came from Gaelic sgaothaich, meaning "crowd" or "horde". Charles Oman (1910) derived it from Gaelic scuit, meaning someone cut off. He believed...
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Belveder) was a Spanish military commander during the Peninsular War. Charles Oman (Oman, 1902) referred to Belvedere as "... a rash and headstrong young aristocrat...
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southern France. Later it was fought near the city of Saintes. According to Charles Oman; the English and their allies were routed and forced to make peace[citation...
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1741 – 1811) was a prominent Spanish general of the Peninsular War. Charles Oman (1902) stated that: Throughout the two years during which he held high...
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mis-citation of a passage by Charles Oman suggesting that the Spanish arquebusiers kneeled to reload, when in fact Oman never made such a claim. This...
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reached 1,200. This many lashes could permanently disable or kill a man. Charles Oman, historian of the Peninsular War, noted that the maximum sentence was...
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Muscat (redirect from Maskat, Oman)
Masqaṭ pronounced [ˈmasqatˤ]) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre...
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| Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 26 March 2024. Sir Charles Oman (Oman, England Before the Conquest, 1910:244) found the Wessex annals in...
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by driving stakes into the ground before the men, with ropes between. Charles Oman describes the formation thus: "The front ranks knelt with their spear...
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Press Agency. OCLC 15504635. Robock, Alan; Oman, Luke; Stenchikov, Georgiy L.; Toon, Owen B.; Bardeen, Charles & Turco, Richard P. (2007). "Climatic consequences...
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2015.[permanent dead link] C. Oman, A History of England before the Norman Conquest, London, 1910, p. 157. Sir Charles Oman: A History of England before...
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"the best of the Hanoverians". Comparing him with Craufurd, Charles Oman writes: Charles Alten, [Craufurd's] successor in command of the Light Division...
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equipment to flee across the mountains back into the north of Spain. Charles Oman (1903), in his A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. II, sums up the...
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allocations for the planned invasion of Portugal. According to historian Charles Oman, it is probable that Napoleon never had any intention of carrying out...
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column formations at times on the battlefield; the military historian Sir Charles Oman is credited with developing the theory that the French practically always...
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