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Li Lu

2003-08-06T02:17:38Z

Chadloder:

'''Li Lu''' (b. [[1966]]) was an organizer and leader of the [[China|Chinese]] student dissidents who took part in the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]. After the protests, Li Lu, a graduate student at [[Nanjing University]], was forced to flee China and he ultimately moved to the [[United States]].

In [[1990]] he published a book about his struggles titled ''Moving the Mountain: My Life in China'' (ISBN 0399135456). Since moving to the U.S., Li Lu has received three degrees from [[Columbia University]] and founded his own investment company, Himalaya Capital.

==References==
[http://www.himalayacapital.com/partners_HCV.htm Corporate bio for Himalaya Capital]

Li Lu

2003-08-06T02:16:48Z

Chadloder:

'''Li Lu''' (b. [[1966]]) was an organizer and leader of the [[China|Chinese]] student dissidents who took part in the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]. After the protests, Li Lu, a graduate student at [[Nanjing University]], was
After the protests, he fled China and ultimately moved to the [[United States]].

In [[1990]] he published a book about his struggles titled ''Moving the Mountain: My Life in China'' (ISBN 0399135456). Since moving to the U.S., Li Lu has received three degrees from [[Columbia University]] and founded his own investment company, Himalaya Capital.

==References==
[http://www.himalayacapital.com/partners_HCV.htm Corporate bio for Himalaya Capital]

Live Free or Die

2003-08-05T16:29:11Z

Chadloder: wiki Battle of Bennington

"'''Live free or die'''" is the official motto of [[New Hampshire]], a small state in the [[New England]] region of the northeast [[United States]]. It is probably the best-known of all state mottos, perhaps because it speaks to the aggressive side of the American Dream.

The phrase comes from a toast written by Gen. [[John Stark]] in [[July 31]], [[1809]]. Poor health had forced Stark, who was New Hampshire's most famous soldier of the [[American Revolution]], to decline an invitation to an anniversary reunion of the [[Battle of Bennington]]. Instead he sent the toast, which said in full: "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils."

In [[1945]], the New Hampshire Legislature adopted the phase as the state's motto, and in [[1971]] chose to have it appear on all New Hampshire [[license plate]]s, replacing the sentiment "Scenic". The modern plate seems in contrast to the sentiments that appear on most U.S. license plates, such as "Famous Potatoes" (Idaho), and helps contribute to its notoriety.

Similar mottoes have been adopted around the world. "Eleftheria i thanatos" ("Liberty or Death") is the national motto of [[Greece]] and comes from the motto of the [[Greek War of Independence]] ([[1821]] - [[1830]]).

A possible source of both mottoes is [[Patrick Henry]]'s famed [[March 23]], [[1775]] speech to the [[House of Burgesses]] (the legislative body of the [[Virginia]] colony) that contained the following line:

:''"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, '''give me liberty or give me death!'''"''

See also: [[List of state mottos]]

Live Free or Die

2003-08-05T16:27:29Z

Chadloder: Greek motto came later

"'''Live free or die'''" is the official motto of [[New Hampshire]], a small state in the [[New England]] region of the northeast [[United States]]. It is probably the best-known of all state mottos, perhaps because it speaks to the aggressive side of the American Dream.

The phrase comes from a toast written by Gen. [[John Stark]] in [[July 31]], [[1809]]. Poor health had forced Stark, who was New Hampshire's most famous soldier of the [[American Revolution]], to decline an invitation to an anniversary reunion of the Battle of [[Bennington, Vermont]]. Instead he sent the toast, which said in full: "Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils."

In [[1945]], the New Hampshire Legislature adopted the phase as the state's motto, and in [[1971]] chose to have it appear on all New Hampshire [[license plate]]s, replacing the sentiment "Scenic". The modern plate seems in contrast to the sentiments that appear on most U.S. license plates, such as "Famous Potatoes" (Idaho), and helps contribute to its notoriety.

Similar mottoes have been adopted around the world. "Eleftheria i thanatos" ("Liberty or Death") is the national motto of [[Greece]] and comes from the motto of the [[Greek War of Independence]] ([[1821]] - [[1830]]).

A possible source of both mottoes is [[Patrick Henry]]'s famed [[March 23]], [[1775]] speech to the [[House of Burgesses]] (the legislative body of the [[Virginia]] colony) that contained the following line:

:''"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, '''give me liberty or give me death!'''"''

See also: [[List of state mottos]]

Stewart Home

2003-08-01T01:45:00Z

Chadloder:

'''Stewart Home''' (born [[1962]]) is an [[Afro-Celtic]] writer and artist. His first book was:
''The Assault on Culture : Utopian currents from [[Lettrisme]] to [[Class War]]'' (Aporia Press and Unpopular Books, London, 1988) ISBN 094851888X.

His other works have included;

*''Cranked Up Really High'' (an 'inside account' of the history of [[punk rock]])
*''What is [[Situationism]]? A Reader'' Ed., ([[AK Press]],[[1996]]) ISBN 9781873176139.
*''Green Apocalypse'' (a critique of the magazine and organisation [[Green Anarchist]]) with [[Luther Blissett]].
*''[[Mind Invaders]]'' Ed. ([[Serpent's Tail]] [[London]], [[1997]])

He has also written a number of works of fiction, including ''Pure Mania'', ''Red London'', ''No Pity'', ''[[Cunt (novel)|Cunt]]'', and ''Defiant Pose'', that [[pastiche]] the work of [[1970s]] British '[[pulp fiction|pulp]]' writer [[Richard Allen (author)|Richard Allen]].

Robert Hanssen

2003-08-01T01:11:09Z

Chadloder: reword

'''Robert Hanssen''' (born [[April 18]], [[1944]]) was an [[FBI]] agent who was convicted of [[spying]] for The [[Soviet Union]]. He was arrested on [[February 20]], [[2001]] and charged with selling American secrets to [[Moscow]] for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds over a 15-year period. On [[May 10]], [[2002]] he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of [[parole]].

==External link==
*[http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-02-21-spydouble.htm USA Today: FBI portrays Robert Hanssen's double life]

Schlacht von Bennington

2003-01-27T05:47:51Z

Chadloder: greatly expanded details

The '''Battle of Bennington''' ([[August 16]], [[1777]]) was an important battle during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]].

As with many battles, the Battle of Bennington was fought not at its namesake, [[Bennington, Vermont]], but instead a few miles over the border into the [[New York]] colony.

British Gen. [[John Burgoyne|Burgoyne]] was trying to push through northern [[Hudson River]] valley. After the recent British victories at [[Battle of Hubbardton|Hubbardton]], [[Fort Ticonderoga]], and St. Clair, Burgoyne's plan was to defeat the American forces in the area and then continue south to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and on to the Connecticut River Valley, dividing the American colonies in half.

However by late July, Burgoyne's progress towards Albany had slowed to a crawl and his army's supplies began to dwindle. Burgoyne sent forth from [[Fort Miller, New York|Fort Miller]] a detachment of about 800 troops under the command of the German Lt. Col. [[Friedrich Baum]]. Half of Baum's detachment was made up of German mercenaries, while the other half consisted of local Loyalists, Canadians, and Indians. Baum was ordered to raid the supply depot at Bennington, which was guarded by fewer than 400 colonial militia.

On August 13th, en route to Bennington, Baum learned of the arrival in the area of 1,500 New Hampshire milita under the command of Gen. [[John Stark]]. Baum ordered his forces to stop at the [[Walloomsac River]], about 4 miles west of Bennington. After sending a request for reinforcements to [[Fort Miller]], Baum took advantage of the terrain and deployed his forces on the high ground. In the pouring rain, Baum's men dug in and hoped that the weather would prevent the Americans from attacking before reinforcements arrived. Deployed a few miles away, Stark decided to reconnoiter Baum's positions and wait until the weather cleared.

On the afternoon of [[August 16]]th, the weather cleared and Stark ordered his men ready to attack. Stark is reported to have rallied his troops saying ''There are your enemies, the Red Coats and the Tories. They are ours or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow.'' Upon hearing that the militia had melted away into the woods, Baum assumed that the Americans were retreating or redeploying. However, Stark had recognized that Baum's forces were spread thin and decided immediately to envelop them from two sides while simultaneously charging Baum's central redoubt head-on. Stark's plan succeeded, and after a brief battle on Baum's flanks, the Loyalists and Indians fled. This left Baum and his German dragoons trapped on the high ground without any horse. The Germans fount valiantly even after running low on powder. The dragoons led a saber charge and tried to break through the enveloping forces. However, after this final charge failed and Baum was mortally wounded, the Germans surrendered.

Shortly after this battle ended, while the New Hampshire militia was disarming the German troops, Baum's reinforcements arrived. The German reinforcements, under the command of Lt. Col. [[Heinrich von Breymann]], saw the Americans in disarray and pressed their attack immediately. After hastily regrouping, Stark's forces tried to hold their ground against the German onslaught. Fortunately for the New Hampshire militia, before their lines collapsed a group of several hundred Vermont militiamen arrived to reinforce Stark's troops. The [[Green Mountain Boys]], commanded by [[Seth Warner]], had just been defeated at [[Battle of Hubbardton |Hubbardton]] by British reinforcements and were eager to exact their revenge on the enemy. Together, the New Hampshire and Vermont militias repulsed and finally routed von Breymann's force.

Total British and German losses at Bennington were recorded at 200 dead, 700 captured, compared to 40 American dead, 30 wounded. Stark's decision to intercept and destroy the raiding party before they could reach Bennington was a crucial factor in Burgoyne's eventual surrender, because it deprived his army of supplies.

The American victory at Bennington also galvanized the rebels and was a catalyst for [[France|French]] involvement in the war.

Schlacht von Bennington

2003-01-22T23:18:58Z

Chadloder: general is a title and should be capitalized

The '''Battle of Bennington''' was an important battle during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]. A body of about 1,000 British troops from the army of [[John Burgoyne|"Gentleman Johnny" Burgoyne]] was advancing on the strategically important town of [[Bennington, Vermont]]. It is unclear whether [[John Burgoyne|Burgoyne]] was simply collecting supplies to feed his army of 10,000 men or was attempting to bypass the colonial army massed near [[Saratoga, New York|Saratoga]] and cut the colonies in half via the lower Connecticut River Valley which was accessible from Bennington.

Burgoyne's force consisting mostly of German mercenaries was intercepted a few miles west of Bennington by a force composed of New Hampshire militia under the command of colonial General [[John Stark]] augmented by what remained of the Vermont militia after a disastrous rear guard action weeks earlier at Hubbardton. Stark, a competent soldier who had served with distinction during the siege of Boston and Washington's retreat across New Jersey, was fed up with the colonial army and had accepted his commission to lead the New Hampshire militia under the condition that he would not take orders from the continental army commanders. He ignored orders to join Putnam's colonial army at Saratoga and instead opted to defend Bennington.

In a complicated day long battle, Stark's militiamen defeated the British troops as well as a large body of reinforcements and drove the British from the field. Stark's victory secured Bennington. It cut the effective size of Burgoyne's invasion force by killing, wounding and capturing hundreds of soldiers. And it made Burgoyne more dependent on a long and increasingly fragile supply line from Canada for the munitions and food required by his large army. The Battle of Bennington was the first of four colonial victories that led to the entrapment and surrender of Burgoyne's army later that year at [[Battle of Saratoga|Saratoga]]; the entry of France into the war; and the eventual defeat of the British.