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Gauloise (other)
Gauloise may refer to: * The French name for someone from Gaul * Gauloises, cigarettes * French ironclad ''Gauloise'' * a range of Belgian beers, brewed by Brasserie du Bocq See also * Gaulois (other) * La Gauloise (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaul
Gaul ( la, Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy (only during Republican era, Cisalpina was annexed in 42 BC to Roman Italy), and Germany west of the Rhine. It covered an area of . According to Julius Caesar, Gaul was divided into three parts: Gallia Celtica, Belgica, and Aquitania. Archaeologically, the Gauls were bearers of the La Tène culture, which extended across all of Gaul, as well as east to Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia, and southwestern Germania during the 5th to 1st centuries BC. During the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, Gaul fell under Roman rule: Gallia Cisalpina was conquered in 204 BC and Gallia Narbonensis in 123 BC. Gaul was invaded after 120 BC by the Cimbri and the Teutons, who were in turn defeated by the Romans by 103 BC. Julius Caesar finally subdued the remaining parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauloises
Gauloises (, "Gaulish" eminine pluralin French; ''cigarette'' is a feminine noun in French) is a brand of cigarette of French origin. It is produced by the company Imperial Tobacco following its acquisition of Altadis in January 2008 in most countries, but produced and sold by Reemtsma in Germany. Until 2017 the cigarette was manufactured at a plant in Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, in France, but they are now manufactured in Poland. History Gauloises was launched by SEITA in 1910. Traditional Gauloises were short, wide, unfiltered and made with dark tobaccos from Syria and Turkey which produced a strong and distinctive aroma. The brand is most famous for its cigarettes' strength, especially in its original unfiltered version. Forty years later, filtered Gauloises cigarettes debuted. In 1984, the Gauloises brand was expanded to include a light, American-type tobacco with a filter. The original non-filter, Gauloises Caporal, have been discontinued and replaced with Gauloises Brunes, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ironclad Gauloise
The French ironclad ''Gauloise'' was one of 10 armored frigates built for the French Navy () during the 1860s. Commissioned in 1867, she was initially assigned to the Northern Squadron () and usually served as a flagship. The ironclad played a minor role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, blockading the Baltic and North Sea coasts of Prussia. The ship was repeatedly placed in and out of reserve during the 1870s and spent the rest of her career in the Mediterranean, serving with the Squadron of Evolutions () of the Mediterranean Squadron () and later the Levant Naval Division (). ''Gauloise'' was condemned in 1883 and subsequently scrapped. Design and description The ''Provence'' class was designed as an enlarged version of the s with thicker armor, more powerful guns, and better seakeeping qualities. The ships had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of at deep load. They displaced .Winfield & Roberts, p. 423 Their crew numbered 579–594 officers and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaulois (other)
Gaulois may refer to: * French word for a person from Gaul * Gaulois language * '' Le Gaulois'' (1868–1929), a right-wing French newspaper * French ship ''Gaulois'' ** French ship ''Gaulois'' (1812) ** French battleship ''Gaulois'' (1896–1916) See also * Gauloise (other) Gauloise may refer to: * The French name for someone from Gaul * Gauloises, cigarettes * French ironclad ''Gauloise'' * a range of Belgian beers, brewed by Brasserie du Bocq See also * Gaulois (other) * La Gauloise (other) ... * La Gauloise (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
