(Encyclopedia) Malplaquet, battle ofMalplaquet, battle ofmälpläkāˈ [key], a major engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession (see Spanish Succession, War of the). On Sept. 11, 1709, the combined…
(Encyclopedia) Louis of BadenLouis of Badenbäˈdən [key], 1655–1707, margrave of Baden (1677–1707), military commander in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1689 he was made chief commander of…
(Encyclopedia) Louisville, University of, at Louisville, Ky.; coeducational; founded 1798 as a seminary, became a college and merged in 1837 with the Medical Institute of the City of Louisville (…
(Encyclopedia) Lucerne, Lake of, Ger. Vierwaldstätter See, irregular-shaped lake, 44 sq mi (114 sq km), central Switzerland. It has a maximum depth of c.700 ft (210 m). The lake is fed and drained by…
(Encyclopedia) Lucifer of CagliariLucifer of Cagliaril&oomacr;ˈsĭfər, [key]Lucifer of Cagliarikälyäˈrē [key], d. 370, bishop of Cagliari, Sardinia (353–70), violent opponent of Arianism. As…
(Encyclopedia) Magellan, Strait of, c.330 mi (530 km) long and 21&fslsh;2 to 15 mi (4–24 km) wide, separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent. Except…
(Encyclopedia) Mahmud of GhaznaMahmud of Ghaznamäm&oomacr;dˈ, gŭzˈna [key], 971?–1030, Afghan emperor and conqueror. He defeated (c.999) his elder brother to gain control of Khorasan (in Iran)…
