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Risk II
''Risk II'' is a video game version of the board game ''Risk (game), Risk'', developed by DR Studios, Deep Red Games and published by Hasbro Interactive under the MicroProse label. It's a sequel to the Risk (1996 video game), 1996 version of ''Risk''. In addition to the classic board game style of play, ''Risk II'' introduced new modes including a single-player tournament and a brand new concept called SameTime, in which turns are taken simultaneously by all players. Up to eight players can play, in any combination of human and computer opponents (as long as at least one player is human). Available computer opponents are an assortment of mostly 18th and 19th century generals: Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Campbell, Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, Mackenzie, Auguste de Marmont, Marmont, Felisberto Caldeira Brant, Marquis of Barbacena, Barbacena, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, D'Erlon, Jean-Pierre Maransin, Maransin, Jean-Baptiste Solignac, Solignac, John Coape Sherbrooke, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR Studios
DR Studios (formerly known as Deep Red Games) is a British video game developer based in Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom. DRS primarily develops strategy games, such as '' Monopoly Tycoon''. The company was formed in 1998 by Kevin Buckner and Clive Robert, and since then they have released more than fifteen games. In 2007, following a management buyout, the company name was changed to DR Studios. Titles *'' Risk II'' (2000) *'' Monopoly Tycoon'' (2001) *'' Beach Life'' (2002) *'' SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon'' (2003) *'' SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2'' (2005) *'' Tycoon City: New York'' (2006) *'' Vegas: Make it Big''/'' Vega$ Tycoon'', ''Make it Big is the European Name & Tycoon for the US'' (2006) *'' Hospital Tycoon'' (2007) *''High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever'' (2010) *''Dragons Den'' (2011) *''Bug Wings'' (2011) *''My Sea Park'' (2012) *''iSchool Dreams: First Semester'' (2012) *''iSchool Dreams: My Valentine'' (2012) *''Battle Islands'' (2013) *''Mythi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felisberto Caldeira Brant, Marquis Of Barbacena
Felisberto Caldeira Brant Pontes de Oliveira Horta, the Marquis of Barbacena (19 September 1772 – 13 June 1842) was a Brazilian soldier and statesman of both Portugal and the Empire of Brazil. Life Brant was born in Mariana, then the Portuguese Colony of Brazil, in 1772. He attended the Royal College of Nobles in Lisbon, eventually becoming an officer in the Portuguese army. Early in his career, Brant was sent to Angola, where he served as aide de camp to the royal governor there. In 1807, during the French invasion of Portugal, the Prince Regent, Dom João VI, fled to Brazil with a large retinue. Brant, who had by then returned to Portugal, accompanied the Prince Regent to South America. There, he became a pioneer in the field of steam transportation, developing such an interest in the method that he was granted official authorization to study it. By 1821, the Prince Regent had returned to Portugal, leaving his son Dom Pedro I in control of Brazil. Relations between t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risk II
''Risk II'' is a video game version of the board game ''Risk (game), Risk'', developed by DR Studios, Deep Red Games and published by Hasbro Interactive under the MicroProse label. It's a sequel to the Risk (1996 video game), 1996 version of ''Risk''. In addition to the classic board game style of play, ''Risk II'' introduced new modes including a single-player tournament and a brand new concept called SameTime, in which turns are taken simultaneously by all players. Up to eight players can play, in any combination of human and computer opponents (as long as at least one player is human). Available computer opponents are an assortment of mostly 18th and 19th century generals: Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Campbell, Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, Mackenzie, Auguste de Marmont, Marmont, Felisberto Caldeira Brant, Marquis of Barbacena, Barbacena, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, D'Erlon, Jean-Pierre Maransin, Maransin, Jean-Baptiste Solignac, Solignac, John Coape Sherbrooke, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington
Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, twice serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was one of the British commanders who ended the Anglo-Mysore wars by defeating Tipu Sultan in 1799 and among those who ended the Napoleonic Wars in a Coalition victory when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Wellesley was born into a Protestant Ascendancy family in Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland. He was commissioned as an Ensign (rank), ensign in the British Army in 1787, serving in Ireland as aide-de-camp to two successive lords lieutenant of Ireland. Wellesley was also elected as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons. Rising to the rank of Colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career of Napoleon, a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He led the French First Republic, French Republic as French Consulate, First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then ruled the First French Empire, French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815. He was King of Italy, King of Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Italy from 1805 to 1814 and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine from 1806 to 1813. Born on the island of Corsica to a family of Italian origin, Napoleon moved to mainland France in 1779 and was commissioned as an officer in the French Royal Army in 1785. He supported the French Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet, of Newbyth, GCB (6 December 1757 – 18 August 1829) was a British Army officer who served in the Anglo-Mysore wars and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Military career He was born at Newbyth House in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, the son of an Edinburgh merchant family, and entered the British Army in 1772. He was sent to India in 1779 with the 73rd (afterwards 71st) Highlanders, in which he was a captain. Immediately on his arrival, Baird was attached to the force commanded by Sir Hector Munro, which was sent forward to assist the detachment of Colonel Baillie, threatened by Hyder Ali. In the action which followed the whole force was destroyed, and Baird, severely wounded, fell into the hands of the Mysore chief. The prisoners remained captive for over four years. Baird's mother, on hearing that her son and other prisoners were in fetters, is said to have remarked, "God help the chiel chained to our Davie." The bullet was not ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Le Prestre De Vauban
Sébastien is a common French given name. It is a French form of the Latin name ''Sebastianus'' meaning "from Sebaste". Sebaste was a common placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word ''σεβαστος'', or ''sebastos'', meaning "''venerable''." Notable people named Sébastien or Sebastien include: Military * Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age * Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu (died 1674), French engineer considered to be the first military topographer Arts and entertainment * Sébastien Agius (born 1983), French singer, winner of the first French ''X Factor'' * Sébastien Akchoté-Bozović (born 1981), French musician, also known as Sebastian * Sébastien Aurillon (born 1973) French visual artist and gallerist * Sébastien Bourdon (1616–1671), French painter and engraver * Sébastien Japrisot (1931-2003), French author, screenwriter and film director * Sebastien Grainger (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Freire De Andrade
Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo (4 November 1767 – 7 March 1835) was a Spanish cavalry officer and general officer during the Peninsular War, and later Defense Minister. Freire (also known as Freyre) was born in Carmona, Spain near Seville, to a Spanish cavalry officer from Galicia, Francisco Freire de Andrade, and his wife Josefa Armijo y Bravo, also from Carmona. He joined his father's Alcántara cavalry regiment as a minor cadet when just seven years old, and on 1 January 1780 became an ordinary cadet. He participated in his first battle on 15 May 1793, against revolutionary French forces during the opening of the Battle of Mas Deu, part of the War of the Pyrenees. Freire spent the next two years in Rousillon and Catalonia, including that war's last actions during which Spanish forces recaptured Puigcerda and Bellver (after the peace treaty had been signed).Urquijo Goitia, José Ramón"Diccionario biográfico de ministros". Instituto de Historia.Retrieved 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloi Charlemagne Taupin
Eloi Charlemagne Taupin (; 17 August 1767 – 10 April 1814) became a French soldier before the French Revolution and was killed in 1814 leading his division in battle against the British and the Spanish in southern France. After fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars, he was promoted to command an infantry regiment at the beginning of the First French Empire. He led the unit during the War of the Third Coalition in 1805. The following year he fought in the War of the Fourth Coalition. The year 1808 found him at Zaragoza in Spain where he was wounded. In 1809 he led a brigade during the War of the Fifth Coalition at Gefrees. Taupin transferred again to Spain where he fought in the Peninsular War including the battles of Bussaco and Salamanca. He was appointed to command an infantry division in October 1812 and in January 1813 was promoted general of division. In 1813 he led his division in the battles of the Pyrenees, San Marcial, the Bidassoa, Nivelle and the Nive. In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Spencer
General Sir Brent Spencer ( – 29 December 1828) was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army, seeing active service during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Peninsular War he became General Wellesley's second-in-command on two occasions. He fought at Vimeiro and testified in Wellesley's favour at the inquiry following the Convention of Cintra. He led a division at Bussaco and two divisions at Fuentes de Onoro. After the latter action, he had an independent command in northern Portugal. Wellesley, now Lord Wellington, was not satisfied that Spencer was up to the responsibilities of second-in-command and he was replaced by Thomas Graham. Miffed, Spencer left Portugal and never returned. He became a full general in 1825. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sligo Borough from 1815 to 1818. Early life and family Spencer was born circa 1760, the second son of Conway Spencer of Tremary and his wife, Mary. His brother was poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert Du Bayet
Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet (19 August 1759 – 17 December 1797) was a French Army officer, politician and diplomat active during the French Revolution. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1759, he fought in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars. French revolution Aubert du Bayet arrived in France at the beginning of the Revolution, but was initially hostile to revolutionary ideas. While in Metz, as a young Captain, he published an anti-Jewish pamphlet entitled ''Le cri du citoyen contre les Juifs''. However, he soon saw that it could serve his ambitions. He became a member of the legislature in 1791. Aubert du Bayet was President of the French National Assembly (the " Legislative Assembly") from 8 July 1792 to 22 July 1792. In 1793, he served as General of Brigade in the heroic defense of Mayence in 1793, when he finally had to surrender to the Prussian Army. He then seconded Hoche in Vendée in the fight against the Chouans in the War in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coape Sherbrooke
General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, (29 April 1764 – 14 February 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in Nova Scotia, the Netherlands, India, the Mediterranean (including Sicily), and Spain, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1811. During the War of 1812, his policies and victory in the conquest of present-day Maine, renaming it the colony of New Ireland, led to significant prosperity in Nova Scotia. Early life John Coape Sherbrooke was born in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, on 29 April 1764, the third son of the wealthy country squire William Coape and his wife Sarah Sherbrooke.Heathcote, ''Wellington's Peninsular War Generals'', p. 113. The surname comes from Shirebrook, Derbyshire. Upon his marriage Sherbrooke's father had taken his wife's surname as his own.''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', "Sherbrooke, Sir John Coape". Army career Early career Sherbrooke joined the British Army as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
