GUHRDE
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V12,
Page 191
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
GUHRDE
, a forest of Germany, in the Prussian province of Hanover, immediately W. of the Elbe, between Wittenberg and Luneburg
.
It has an area of about 85 sq. m. and is famous for its oaks, beeches and game preserves
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It is memorable for the victory gained here, on the 16th of September 1813, by the allies, under Wallmoden, over the French forces commanded by Pecheur
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The hunting- box situated in the forest was built in 1689 and was restored by Ernest Augustus, See also: - KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King of Hanover
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It is known to history on account of the constitution of GGhrde, promulgated here in 1719
.
End of Article: GUHRDE
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