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Esperance may refer to: * Esperance (town), New York * Esperance (village), New York * Esperance, Quartier Militaire (village), Quartier Militaire, Moka, Mauritius * Esperance, Washington * Esperance, Western Australia * Cape Esperance, Solomon Islands ** Battle of Cape Esperance, a WWII naval battle * Exuperantia (Esperance), French saint * HMS ''Esperance'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * Espérance (other) :''See also Esperance (other)'' Espérance is one of the two French language, French words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperance (town), New York
Esperance is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Schoharie County, New York, Schoharie County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2000 census. The town was given the name of the principal village, which was named for "hope" in French language, French. The Town of Esperance contains a village called Esperance (village), New York, Esperance. The town is in the northeastern part of Schoharie County and is west of Schenectady, New York, Schenectady. History The town was first settled ''circa'' 1729. Esperance village was incorporated in 1818 and rechartered in 1835, before the Town of Esperance was established. The town was formed in 1846 from the Schoharie (town), New York, Town of Schoharie. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.0 square miles (51.9 km2), of which 19.6 square miles (50.7 km2) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.2 km2) (2.29% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperance (village), New York
Esperance is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 345 at the 2010 census. The village was given the French name for "hope." The Village of Esperance is in eastern part of the Town of Esperance. The village is west of Schenectady. History The village was settled ''circa'' 1793, based on an original land grant, the Ten Eyck Patent of 1769. The village was incorporated in 1818 and a fire department was authorized to be formed. The village is the oldest incorporated village in the County. When the town of Esperance was formed in 1846, it thereupon took the name of the village. Geography Esperance is located at (42.762271, -74.259361). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.4 km2), of which 0.5 square mile (1.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (5.66%) is water. The village is adjacent to the Schoharie Creek and is located on U.S. Route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartier Militaire
Quartier Militaire is a village in the centre of Mauritius, found in the Moka District. It houses the region's District Council. Its quarters and suburbs include Bonne Veine, Esperance, Quartier Militaire (village), Esperance, Providence, Vuillemin. Environment Quartier Militaire is known for its cold temperature in Mauritius. The coolest temperature ever recorded in Quartier-Militaire was 5 degrees Celsius and also the cloudiest. To the east lies Camp De Masque, where the climate is hotter and also Medine, which has a much milder climate. Going to the south lies Phoenix which is the closest town to Quartier Militaire. To the west lies the developing area of Saint Pierre. Areas neighbouring the town are Curepipe, Hermitage, Belle Rive, Alma, Saint Pierre, Verdun, Highlands, Mont Ida and Melrose. Facilities Educational institutes like the Shrimati Indira Gandhi SSS college, Quartier Militaire SSS (Girls) college are found there. The Sir Edward Walter Government School and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperance, Washington
Esperance is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Esperance is an enclave of the city of Edmonds, Washington. The population was 3,601 at the 2010 census. Geography Esperance is located at (47.795006, -122.347487). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km2), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,503 people, 1,315 households, and 956 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,852.4 people per square mile (1,878.5/km2). There were 1,349 housing units at an average density of 1,868.6/sq mi (723.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.13% White, 1.51% African American, 0.88% Native American, 7.11% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.31% of the population. There were 1,315 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a town in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The urban population of Esperance was 12,145 at June 2018. Its major industries are tourism, agriculture, and fishing. History European history of the region dates back to 1627 when the Dutch vessel ''Gulden Zeepaert'', skippered by François Thijssen, passed through waters off the Esperance coast and continued across the Great Australian Bight. French explorers are credited with making the first landfall near the present day town, naming it and other local landmarks while sheltering from a storm in this area in 1792. The town itself was named after a French ship, the ''Espérance'', commanded by Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec. fr , Espérance , label=none is French for "hope". In 1802, British navigator Matthew Flinders sailed the Bay of Isles, discovering and naming places such as Lucky Bay and Thistle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Esperance
Cape Esperance () is the northernmost point on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. History The Battle of Cape Esperance, one of several naval engagements fought in the waters north of the island during the World War II Guadalcanal campaign, took its name from this point. In 1943, Cape Esperance was the site of the final Imperial Japanese Armed Forces withdrawal of troops from the island after six months of fierce resistance against occupying US Marines The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi .... References * * Esperance {{WWII-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Cape Esperance
The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , took place on 11–12 October 1942, in the Pacific War, Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy. The naval battle was the second of four major surface engagements during the Guadalcanal campaign and took place at the entrance to the strait between Savo Island and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Cape Esperance is the northernmost point on Guadalcanal, and the battle took its name from this point. On the night of 11 October, Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands area—under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa—sent a major supply and reinforcement convoy to their forces on Guadalcanal. The convoy consisted of two seaplane tenders and six destroyers and was commanded by Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima. At the same time, but in a separate operation, three heavy cruisers and two destroyers—under the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exuperantia
The Diocese of Troyes (Latin: ''Dioecesis Trecensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Troyes'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Troyes, France. The diocese now comprises the ''département'' of Aube. Erected in the 4th century, the diocese is currently a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Reims. It was re-established in 1802 as a suffragan of the Archbishopric of Paris, when it comprised the ''départements'' of Aube and Yonne and its bishop had the titles of Troyes, Auxerre, and Châlons-sur-Marne. In 1822 the See of Châlons was created and the Bishop of Troyes lost that title. When Sens was made an archdiocese, the episcopal title of Auxerre went to it and Troyes lost also the ''département'' of Yonne, which became the Archdiocese of Sens. The Diocese of Troyes covers, besides the ancient diocesan limits, 116 parishes of the ancient Diocese of Langres and 20 belonging to the ancient dioc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Esperance
Two ships of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ... have borne the name HMS ''Esperance'', after espérance, the French term for 'hope': * was a sloop captured in 1626 and given away in 1632. * was launched in 1781 in America, became a slave ship sailing from Liverpool, and then a privateer, was captured four times in two years, and on the last capture (in 1795 from the French), became a 16-gun sloop of the Royal Navy until sold in 1798. {{DEFAULTSORT:Esperance Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
