- barbarous war
- варварская война
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
barbarous — barbarously, adv. barbarousness, n. /bahr beuhr euhs/, adj. 1. uncivilized; wild; savage; crude. 2. savagely cruel or harsh: The prisoners of war were given barbarous treatment. 3. full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: an evening of wild and… … Universalium
barbarous — bar•ba•rous [[t]ˈbɑr bər əs[/t]] adj. 1) uncivilized; wild; savage 2) savagely cruel or harsh: barbarous treatment of war prisoners[/ex] 3) full of harsh sounds; noisy; discordant: wild and barbarous music[/ex] 4) not conforming to classical… … From formal English to slang
Columbia, South Carolina in the American Civil War — Ruins, as seen from the State House, 1865 The Southern United States city of Columbia, South Carolina, was an important political and supply center for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Much of the town was destroyed… … Wikipedia
Columbia, South Carolina, in the American Civil War — The Southern United States city of Columbia, South Carolina, was an important political and supply center for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Much of the town was destroyed during occupation by Union forces under Major… … Wikipedia
barbaric, barbarous — Barbaric, properly used, emphasizes crudity and a lack of civilizing influence. A sharpened stick might be considered a barbaric implement of war. Barbarous stresses cruelty and harshness and usually contains at least a hint of moral… … Dictionary of troublesome word
barbaric, barbarous — Barbaric, properly used, emphasizes crudity and a lack of civilizing influence. A sharpened stick might be considered a barbaric implement of war. Barbarous stresses cruelty and harshness and usually contains at least a hint of moral… … Dictionary of troublesome word
Civil war — Civil Civ il, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See {City}.] 1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state. [1913 Webster] 2. Subject to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American Revolutionary War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=American Revolutionary War caption=Clockwise from top left: Battle of Bunker Hill, Death of Montgomery at Quebec, Battle of Cowpens, Moonlight Battle date=1775–1783 place=Eastern Seabord, Central Canada, Hudson… … Wikipedia
First English Civil War — The First English Civil War (1642–1646) was the first of three wars known as the English Civil War (or Wars ). The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and… … Wikipedia
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Prisoners in the American Revolutionary War — During the American Revolutionary War (1775 1783) the management and treatment of prisoners of war (POW) was very different from the standards of modern warfare. Modern standards, as outlined in the Geneva Conventions, expect captives to be held… … Wikipedia