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Legarde (other)
Legarde or Le Garde or variant thereof, may refer to: * Battle of Legarde (1940), a WWII battle near Lagarde, Moselle, France * Fort Legarde, a star fort in Languedoc-Roussillon, France * Legarde, a former township in Ontario, Canada * The LeGarde Twins (born 1931), Tom Legarde and Ted Legarde, Australian musicians * Christine Lagarde (born 1956), French lawyer, politician, and president of the European Central Bank * Elias Legarde (1593-1670), aka ''Legardo'', an early Jew in the American Colines See also * Garde (other) * Lagarde (other) * La Garde (other) * Legard, a surname * LGarde LGarde, also L'Garde or L·Garde, is an American aerospace and defense technology company founded in 1971 in Orange County, CA and is the primary contractor for the Sunjammer spacecraft, the world largest solar sail. The company was an early ...
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Battle Of Legarde
The Battle of Lagarde took place on 17–18 June 1940, during the German Invasion of France. The Polish 1st Grenadiers Division, commanded by General Bronislaw Duch, clashed with units of German 12th Army Corps. The battle took place near Lagarde, Moselle. On 15–16 June 1940, the 1st Grenadiers Division, which was part of French 20th Army Corps, fought the advancing Wehrmacht near Dieuze. On 17 June it was ordered to keep the line of the Marne–Rhine Canal, between Lagarde and the Rechicourt Forest. On the same day, the first German units crossed the canal in the sector defended by the 2nd Grenadier Regiment, but were soon forced to abandon their positions. On 18 June Germans once again tried to cross the canal, but failed. At the same time, the German 79th Infantry Division broke the French defence of the 52nd Infantry Division, and the Polish formation was attacked from left wing. In the afternoon of 18 June, Germans continued their advance. Polish grenadiers, who suffered ...
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List Of Star Forts
This is a list of bastion forts. Angola * Fortaleza de São Miguel, Luanda Antigua and Barbuda * Fort James Bahrain * Forte de Barém - also known as the Qal'at al-Bahrain Brazil * Fort Orange (Fortaleza de Santa Cruz), Ilha de Itamaracá, State of Pernambuco * Forte de Tiago das Cinco Pontas, Recife, State of Pernambuco * Forte de São João Batista do Brum, Recife, State of Pernambuco *Fortaleza de São José de Macapá, Macapá, Amapá * Forte do Presépio, Belém, Pará *Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Fortaleza, Ceará (only two bastions remain) *Forte de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Fernando de Noronha, State of Pernambuco * Fortaleza dos Reis Magos, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte *Forte de Santa Catarina, Cabedelo, Paraíba * Forte de Santo Inácio de Tamandaré, Tamandaré, State of Pernambuco *Forte do Barbalho, Salvador, Bahia * Forte de São Lourenço, Itaparica, Bahia * Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro, Urca, Rio de J ...
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List Of Townships In Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division. Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District Historical/Geographic Townships *Abbott *Aberdeen Additional *Abigo *Abotossaway *Abraham *Acton *Aguonie *Alanen *Alarie *Albanel *Albert *Alderson *Allenby *Allouez *Amik *Amundsen *Anderson *André *Archibald *Arnott *Ashley *Assad *Assef *Asselin *Atkinson *Avis *Awenge *Aweres *Bailloquet *Barager *Barnes *Bayfield *Beange *Beaton *Beaudin *Beaudry *Beauparlant *Beebe *Behmann *Bernst *Bird *Bolger *Boon *Bostwick *Bouck *Bourinot *Bracci *Bray *Breckenbridge *Bridgland *Bright Additional *Bright *Brimacombe *Broome *Broughton *Brule *Bruyere *Buchan *Buckles *Bullock *Butcher *Byng *Cadeau *Cannard *Carmody *Carney *Casson *Chabanel *Challener *Chapais *Charbonneau *Chelsea *Chenard *Chesley Additional *Chesley *Cholette *Clouston *Cobden *Coderre *Coffin Additional *Common *Concobar *Conking *Cooper *Copenace *Cor ...
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The LeGarde Twins
The LeGarde Twins were an Australian country music duo of vocalists and guitarists identical twin brothers—Tom LeGarde and Ted LeGarde— born on 15 March 1931 in Mackay, Queensland. Ted LeGarde died on 1 August 2018, at age 87. Tom LeGarde died on 30 July 2021, at age 90. Career The twins left home at the age of 15 and after trying their luck on the rodeo circuit as cowboys, they began playing music (they both sing and play guitar) and performed throughout Australia (with the nickname "Australia's Yodeling Stockmen"). They were signed to the Rodeo label from 1950 to 1952, after which they released a string of hits in the 1950s on Regal Zonophone Records. In 1957, they left for North America, initially for Canada (they had acknowledged Canadian country singer Wilf Carter, or "Montana Slim", as an influence); they were even rumored to get their own TV show on the Canadian channel CTV. Soon, however, they left for Hollywood, performed on Doye O'Dell's ''Western Varieties'' TV sh ...
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Christine Lagarde
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (; née Lallouette, ; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been serving as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as minister of the economy, finance and industry from 2007 to 2011. She was the first woman to hold each of those posts. Born and raised in Paris, Lagarde graduated from law school at Paris Nanterre University and obtained a Master's degree from Sciences Po Aix. After being admitted to the Paris Bar, she joined the multinational law firm Baker & McKenzie as an associate in 1981, specializing in labor, anti-trust, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Rising through the ranks, she was a member of the executive committee of the firm from 1995 until 1999, before being elevated to its Chair between 1999 and 2004; she was ...
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Elias Legarde
Elias Legarde (a/k/a Legardo) b. abt 1593 in Languedoc, France, d. abt 1670 in Elizabeth City, Virginia, was a Sephardic Jew who arrived at James City, Virginia, on HMS ''Abigail'' in 1621. Legarde arrived in the muster, the equivalent of an indentured servant, of Anthonie Bonall. According to Leon Huhner, Elias was from Languedoc, France, and was hired to go to the colony to teach people how to grow grapes for wine. Elias Legarde was living in Buckroe in Elizabeth City, Virginia, in February 1624. Elias was employed by Anthonie Bonall, age 46, who arrived on the same ship as Elias. Anthonie Bonall was a French silk maker and vigneron (someone who cultivates vineyards for winemaking), one of the men from Languedoc sent to the colony by John Bonall, keeper of the silkworms of King James I. In 1628 Elias leased 100 acres on the west side of Harris Creek in Elizabeth City."Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary", by Martha W. McCartney, Genealo ...
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Garde (other)
Siphesihle Siswana, (born 30 December 1995) in Durban better known by his stage name Garde is a South African singer, songwriter, and producer. He started singing at the tender age of 6 years, his first ever performance was in a concert at his primary school. After graduating from High School he studied Business Law which he later quit pursuing a career in music. Garde was born into a family with artists, some of his elder relatives being musicians, choreographers, and visual artists. As a young boy, Siphesihle spent a lot of time with his maternal uncleDuze Mahlobowho is a legendary and internationally recognized jazz guitarist, anWake Mahlobowho is also an internationally recognized drummer; this got the young Siphesihle interested in music and he started experimenting with the art form. As he grew up, he sharpened his songwriting skills and worked with a number of producers in Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the ...
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Lagarde (other)
Lagarde may refer to: Places in France * Lagarde, Ariège * Lagarde, Haute-Garonne * Lagarde, Gers * Lagarde, Moselle * Lagarde, Hautes-Pyrénées * Lagarde-d'Apt, Vaucluse département * Lagarde-Enval, Corrèze département * Lagarde-Hachan, Gers département * Lagarde-Paréol, Vaucluse département * Lagarde-sur-le-Né, Charente département People * Lagarde (surname), list of people named Lagarde with Wikipedia articles Wine * Lagarde (winery), Mendoza, Argentina See also * La Garde (other) * Legarde (other) * Garde (other) * LGarde LGarde, also L'Garde or L·Garde, is an American aerospace and defense technology company founded in 1971 in Orange County, CA and is the primary contractor for the Sunjammer spacecraft, the world largest solar sail. The company was an early ... (company) * Thompson-LaGarde Tests, a series of military tests that led to the adoption of the .45 ACP Cartridge. {{disambiguation, geo ...
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La Garde (other)
La Garde is the name of several places: France La Garde or Lagarde is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: * La Garde, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ''département'' * La Garde, Isère, in the Isère ''département'' * La Garde, Var, in the Var ''département'' * La Garde-Adhémar, in the Drôme ''département'' * La Garde-Freinet, in the Var ''département'' * Lagarde, Ariège, in the Ariège ''département'' * Lagarde, Gers, in the Gers ''département'' * Lagarde, Haute-Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' * Lagarde, Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Hautes-Pyrénées ''département'' * Lagarde, Moselle, in the Moselle ''département'' * Lagarde-d'Apt, in the Vaucluse ''département'' * Lagarde-Enval, in the Corrèze ''département'' * Lagarde-Hachan, in the Gers ''département'' * Lagarde-Paréol, in the Vaucluse ''département'' * Lagarde-sur-le-Né, in the Charente ''département'' United States * La Garde Township, Minnesot ...
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Legard
Legard may refer to: * Alfred Legard (1878–1939), English soldier and cricketer * Antony Legard (1912–2004), English cricketer * Eddie Legard (born 1935), English cricketer * Sir John Legard, 1st Baronet (1631–1678), English politician *Jonathan Legard Jonathan Legard (born 7 July 1961 in Cardiff, Wales), is a sports journalist, best known as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One TV coverage in 2009 and 2010. Legard has been the BBC's motor racing and football correspondent as well a ... (born 1961), English broadcaster * Percy Legard (1906–1980), English soldier and Olympic sportsman See also: * Legard Baronets {{surname ...
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