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  • Walloon Guards
  • Former Spanish Army guard regiment

    The Walloon Guards (Gardes Wallonnes; in Spanish, Guardias Valonas) were an infantry corps recruited for the Spanish Army in the region now known as Belgium

    Walloon Guards

    Walloon Guards

    Walloon_Guards

  • Walloon Guard
  • German military unit

    The Walloon Guard (French: Garde Wallonne) was a collaborationist paramilitary formation which served as an auxiliary police in German-occupied Belgium

    Walloon Guard

    Walloon Guard

    Walloon_Guard

  • Royal guard
  • Group of military bodyguards for the protection of a royal person

    Walloon Guards, in Spain; recruited from the Spanish Netherlands Spanish Guards (Gardes Espagnoles), an infantry regiment brigaded with the Walloon Guards

    Royal guard

    Royal guard

    Royal_guard

  • Esquilache Riots
  • 1766 Spanish riots

    had included a demand that the unpopular Walloon Guards be disbanded. This foreign regiment of the Royal Guard was recruited in the Austrian Netherlands

    Esquilache Riots

    Esquilache Riots

    Esquilache_Riots

  • Walloons
  • Ethnic group native to Belgium

    ethnic group is being considered for merging. › Walloons (/wɒˈluːnz/ WOL-oonz; French: Wallons [walɔ̃] ; Walloon: Walons; Dutch: Walen) are a Gallo-Romance

    Walloons

    Walloons

    Walloons

  • Leganés
  • Municipality and city of Spain in Community of Madrid

    Hospital, opened in 1851 as one of Spain's first asylums; the Royal Walloon Guards Barracks, designed by Francesco Sabatini in the 18th century and now

    Leganés

    Leganés

    Leganés

  • Walloon Legion
  • German infantry division

    The Walloon Legion (French: Légion Wallonie, pronounced [leʒjɔ̃ walɔni], lit. 'Wallonia Legion') was a unit of the German Army (Wehrmacht) and later of

    Walloon Legion

    Walloon Legion

    Walloon_Legion

  • Royal Guard (Spain)
  • Independent regiment of the Spanish Armed Forces

    (organized as a squadron) Two Guards infantry regiments (Walloon Guards and Guards of Spain) In the 19th century the Guards were reinforced by the Spanish

    Royal Guard (Spain)

    Royal Guard (Spain)

    Royal_Guard_(Spain)

  • List of army units called "guards"
  • Guards: border guards, coast guards, civil guards, home guards, national guards, honour guards, republican guards, imperial guards and royal guards are

    List of army units called "guards"

    List_of_army_units_called_"guards"

  • Scottish Guards (France)
  • Personal bodygards to the French monarchy

    1746 Flight of the Wild Geese Gallowglass Mercenary Swiss Guards (French) Walloon Guards (Spanish) Rene Chartrand, page 14 Louis XIV's Army, ISBN 0-85045-850-1

    Scottish Guards (France)

    Scottish Guards (France)

    Scottish_Guards_(France)

  • History of the term Wallon
  • Germanic word

    even crossing into other languages. Walloon Guards The "Walloon infantries" of Charles V, descendants of the "Walloon companies" raised by the Dukes of

    History of the term Wallon

    History_of_the_term_Wallon

  • Army
  • Military branch for ground warfare

    the Spanish European territories including Spain, Italy, Wallonia (Walloon Guards) and Germany. The French recruited some soldiers from Germany, Switzerland

    Army

    Army

    Army

  • Great Siege of Gibraltar
  • Siege of the American Revolutionary War

    composed of 16 infantry battalions, which included the Royal Guards and the Walloon Guards, along with artillery and 12 squadrons of cavalry. This yielded

    Great Siege of Gibraltar

    Great Siege of Gibraltar

    Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar

  • Jorge Tadeo Lozano
  • Neogranadine (now Colombian) scientist, journalist and politician (1771–1816)

    in the military, and continued his studies in Spain as part of the Walloon Guards, where he fought for Spain against the French in the War of the Pyrenees

    Jorge Tadeo Lozano

    Jorge Tadeo Lozano

    Jorge_Tadeo_Lozano

  • Teodoro de Croix
  • to Italy as an ensign of grenadiers of the Royal Guard. In 1750 he transferred to the Walloon Guards, bodyguards of the Bourbon kings of Spain. In 1756

    Teodoro de Croix

    Teodoro de Croix

    Teodoro_de_Croix

  • Battle of Bailén
  • 1808 battle of the Peninsular War

    brigade and the horse chasseurs against the left wing, held by the Walloon Guards, but no ground was gained and Duprès fell mortally wounded at the head

    Battle of Bailén

    Battle of Bailén

    Battle_of_Bailén

  • Carlos de Hault de Lassus
  • Spanish colonial official (1767–1813)

    and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and earned a place in the Walloon Guards. He became a second lieutenant of the Grenadiers of the Fifth Battalion

    Carlos de Hault de Lassus

    Carlos de Hault de Lassus

    Carlos_de_Hault_de_Lassus

  • History of the Puerta del Sol
  • Palace the next day, and the nervousness caused the Walloon Guards to shoot a woman. In retaliation, a guard was captured in the Calle Mayor. The situation

    History of the Puerta del Sol

    History of the Puerta del Sol

    History_of_the_Puerta_del_Sol

  • Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
  • French cavalry general (1775–1809)

    in the face of massed French cavalry, while the stubborn Spanish and Walloon Guards stood their ground in vain. A few days later, at the Battle of Villa

    Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

    Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

    Antoine_Charles_Louis_de_Lasalle

  • Jan Potocki
  • Polish nobleman, writer (creating in French), traveler, politician and historian

    into French. The manuscript has been written by a young officer of the Walloon Guards, Alphonse van Worden. In 1739, while en route to Madrid to serve with

    Jan Potocki

    Jan Potocki

    Jan_Potocki

  • Atanasio Girardot
  • Colombian revolutionary

    1752; he immigrated to Spain and joined the Spanish army serving in the Walloon Guards Regiment; after serving some time he immigrated to New Granada in Spanish

    Atanasio Girardot

    Atanasio Girardot

    Atanasio_Girardot

  • Francesco Sabatini
  • Italian architect

    responsible for building the Arms Factory of Toledo, the headquarters for the Walloon Guards in Leganés (presently part of the Charles III University of Madrid)

    Francesco Sabatini

    Francesco Sabatini

    Francesco_Sabatini

  • Battle of Mas Deu
  • Battle

    Adorno, and José Crespo. The left was made up of three battalions of Walloon Guards, three companies from Tarragona, one battalion of an Irish regiment

    Battle of Mas Deu

    Battle of Mas Deu

    Battle_of_Mas_Deu

  • Luis Alejandro Bassecourt
  • French-born Spanish army officer (1769–1826)

    Andalusia where he was given the task of forming a new battalion of Walloon Guards from the non-French prisoners taken at the Battle of Bailen. He was

    Luis Alejandro Bassecourt

    Luis Alejandro Bassecourt

    Luis_Alejandro_Bassecourt

  • Juan de Courten (elder)
  • Courten joined the Spanish army at the age of 12 and served in the Walloon Guards Regiment. He became an ensign on 11 January 1744 while in garrison at

    Juan de Courten (elder)

    Juan de Courten (elder)

    Juan_de_Courten_(elder)

  • Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts
  • Serbia Montenegrin Volunteer Corps Walloon Legion, 1941–1943 (subsequently transferred to the Waffen-SS) Walloon Guard Starting in August 1941, the Wehrmacht

    Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts

    Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts

    Wehrmacht_foreign_volunteers_and_conscripts

  • Spanish conquest of Oran (1732)
  • Military campaign in North Africa

    60 pieces of artillery and 20 mortars), the regiments of Spanish and Walloon Guards (each with four battalions), the regiments of Spain, Soria, Vitoria

    Spanish conquest of Oran (1732)

    Spanish conquest of Oran (1732)

    Spanish_conquest_of_Oran_(1732)

  • Battle of Somosierra
  • 1808 battle of the Peninsular War

    November the brigade at Sepúlveda, made up of the 3rd Battalion of the Walloon Guards, the Jaén and Irlanda Regiments and the 1st Battalion of the Seville

    Battle of Somosierra

    Battle of Somosierra

    Battle_of_Somosierra

  • Basket-hilted sword
  • Sword with basket-like hand protection

    characterised by pierced shell-guards, made during the same period are known as Pappenheimer rapiers.[citation needed] The Walloon sword was favoured by both

    Basket-hilted sword

    Basket-hilted sword

    Basket-hilted_sword

  • Vicente Genaro de Quesada
  • Spanish military figure

    of Burgos (1808) during the Peninsular War, leading the Royal Guard and Walloon Guards. Forming a rearguard for the shattered Spanish lines, these troops

    Vicente Genaro de Quesada

    Vicente Genaro de Quesada

    Vicente_Genaro_de_Quesada

  • Ventura Caro
  • Spanish army officer (1731–1808)

    Sureda (1775–1820) Ventura Caro enlisted in 1750 as a cadet in the Royal Walloon Guards, being promoted to fusilier alférez (ensign) in 1752 and second lieutenant

    Ventura Caro

    Ventura Caro

    Ventura_Caro

  • Felipe Augusto de Saint-Marcq
  • Spanish military officer

    Spanish forces during the Battle of Valencia. Saint-Marcq entered the Walloon Guards Regiment as a cadet in 1776, rising to the rank of captain in 1795.

    Felipe Augusto de Saint-Marcq

    Felipe_Augusto_de_Saint-Marcq

  • Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión
  • Spanish general (1752–1794)

    manned by troops of uneven quality. The best units were the Spanish Guard and Walloon Guards, with three battalions each. Regular line infantry and provincial

    Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión

    Luis Fermín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión

    Luis_Fermín_de_Carvajal,_Conde_de_la_Unión

  • Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
  • Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller

    had been banished to Spain. He served King Philip V of Spain in the Walloon Guards and then his son, Philip, Duke of Parma as Master of the Horse. He was

    Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc

    Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc

    Emmanuel_de_Rohan-Polduc

  • Battle of Villaviciosa
  • 1710 battle in the War of the Spanish Succession

    Count of Torres Infantry battalions: Spanish guards (three battalions) Walloon guards (three battalions) Comesfort (one battalion) Castellar (one battalion)

    Battle of Villaviciosa

    Battle of Villaviciosa

    Battle_of_Villaviciosa

  • The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
  • Novel by Count Jan Potocki

    princesses (Emina and Zubeida) and others that the brave, perhaps foolhardy, Walloon Guard Alphonse van Worden meets, imagines or reads about in the Sierra Morena

    The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

    The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

    The_Manuscript_Found_in_Saragossa

  • The Saragossa Manuscript (film)
  • 1965 Polish film

    recognizes its author as his own grandfather, who was a captain in the Walloon Guard. A flashback then recounts the tale of the ancestor, Alfonso van Worden

    The Saragossa Manuscript (film)

    The_Saragossa_Manuscript_(film)

  • Juan Procopio Bassecourt
  • Spanish army officer and administrator (1740–1820)

    him at Gerona and in Cuba. Having enlisted in the Walloon Guards Infantry Regiment of the Royal Guard, Bassecourt served as a standard-bearer in 1752 before

    Juan Procopio Bassecourt

    Juan_Procopio_Bassecourt

  • Claude-Anne de Rouvroy de Saint Simon
  • French politician and officer (1743–1819)

    Marshal of France) in October 1814. He then appointed him Colonel of the Walloon Guards. Saint Simon remained out of the political fray until he died in 1819

    Claude-Anne de Rouvroy de Saint Simon

    Claude-Anne de Rouvroy de Saint Simon

    Claude-Anne_de_Rouvroy_de_Saint_Simon

  • Battle of Ocaña
  • 1809 battle of the Peninsular War

    Cazadores, 2/Espana, 2/Seville, 2/Madrid, Provincial of Granada, 3/Walloon Guards. 6th Division: N. Jacome (7,600) 9 bns. of Badajoz, Jaen, Alpujarras

    Battle of Ocaña

    Battle of Ocaña

    Battle_of_Ocaña

  • Battles of El Bruch
  • 1808 engagement of the Peninsular War

    companies of volunteers (soldiers of the Extremadura Regiment and militia) Walloon Guards Swiss regiment Wimpffen (300 men) 300 militia (Antoni Franch) 100 militia

    Battles of El Bruch

    Battles of El Bruch

    Battles_of_El_Bruch

  • Eugenio Palafox Portocarrero
  • Spanish army officer (1773–1834)

    head of a brigade, to relieve Zaragoza, accompanied by Saint-Marcq's Walloon Guards. On 15 August he was promoted to brigadier. On 27 August, following

    Eugenio Palafox Portocarrero

    Eugenio_Palafox_Portocarrero

  • Rattachism
  • Secessionist political ideology in Wallonia, Belgium

    ideology is associated with a faction of the Walloon Movement and is advocated by the political parties Walloon Rally and Wallonia–France Rally. Neither presently

    Rattachism

    Rattachism

    Rattachism

  • Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages
  • Walloon-born Spanish general

    of Gages, a village near Brugelette in Hainaut. A lieutenant in the Walloon Guards, du Mont fought for the Spanish in many battles during the War of Spanish

    Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages

    Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages

    Jean_Thierry_du_Mont,_comte_de_Gages

  • Miguel José de Bournonville, 1st Duke of Bournonville
  • Spanish noble (1672-1752)

    since 1709. He served as Captain of the Spanish Royal Flemish Guards, and the Walloon Guards, before becoming military Governor of Girona. He became Plenipotentiary

    Miguel José de Bournonville, 1st Duke of Bournonville

    Miguel_José_de_Bournonville,_1st_Duke_of_Bournonville

  • Schutzmannschaft
  • Collaborationist police force of Nazi-occupied areas of the Soviet Union during WWII

    United States or Canada and deported back to their countries. Walloon Guard and Flemish Guard—a collaborationist police unit in German-occupied Belgium Schutzmann

    Schutzmannschaft

    Schutzmannschaft

    Schutzmannschaft

  • Battle of Saguntum and Siege of Valencia orders of battle
  • 550 1,415 2nd Spanish Guards Infantry Regiment, one battalion 4th Spanish Guards Infantry Regiment, one battalion Walloon Guards Infantry Regiment, one

    Battle of Saguntum and Siege of Valencia orders of battle

    Battle of Saguntum and Siege of Valencia orders of battle

    Battle_of_Saguntum_and_Siege_of_Valencia_orders_of_battle

  • The Storm (Utterson short story)
  • Short story by Sarah Elizabeth Utterson

    of these, Isabella de Nunez, the widow of a Spanish officer of the Walloon Guards who had recently arrived in Gascony. An extremely heavy thunderstorm

    The Storm (Utterson short story)

    The Storm (Utterson short story)

    The_Storm_(Utterson_short_story)

  • First Battle of Boulou
  • Event during the War of the Pyrenees

    effort against Pla-del-Rey, Ricardos only reinforced Courten with the Walloon Guards and some cavalry. Courten's troops repulsed seven separate charges against

    First Battle of Boulou

    First Battle of Boulou

    First_Battle_of_Boulou

  • Count of Caldagues
  • Spanish commander of the Peninsular War

    500 men, including somatenes and regular troops of the Royal Guards and the Walloon Guards sent from Rosas. Caldagues was promoted to field marshal the

    Count of Caldagues

    Count_of_Caldagues

  • Battle of Cardedeu
  • 1808 battle of the Peninsular War

    and Catalonia Cazadores (180), the regular infantry regiments the 2nd Walloon Guards (314), Soria (780), Borbon (151), 2nd Savoia (1,734), and 2nd Swiss

    Battle of Cardedeu

    Battle of Cardedeu

    Battle_of_Cardedeu

  • Battle of the Black Mountain
  • 1794 battle of the War of the Pyrenees

    crack troops such as the three battalions each of the Spanish Guard and Walloon Guard Regiments. Lower quality troops such as provincial militia also

    Battle of the Black Mountain

    Battle of the Black Mountain

    Battle_of_the_Black_Mountain

  • Beyens (Spanish family)
  • and Josef Maria, sons of Lorenzo Beyens, thus became officers in the Walloon Guards, a popular regiment among Flemish émigrés established in Spain. This

    Beyens (Spanish family)

    Beyens (Spanish family)

    Beyens_(Spanish_family)

  • Flemish Guard
  • Collaborationists in occupied Belgium

    the newly created 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck. Walloon Guard, a similar organisation established in November 1941 under direct German

    Flemish Guard

    Flemish_Guard

  • Pierre-Joseph Habert
  • French general

    division to cut off their escape through the village of Puzzol, but the Walloon Guards Regiment bravely held the escape route open at great cost to themselves

    Pierre-Joseph Habert

    Pierre-Joseph Habert

    Pierre-Joseph_Habert

  • Field force
  • Military unit

    Bangladesh Ansar Belgium Flemish Guard 1941 - 1944, (German occupation of Belgium during World War II) Walloon Guard 1941 - 1944 Belarus Byelorussian

    Field force

    Field_force

  • Tales of the Dead
  • of these, Isabella de Nunez, the widow of a Spanish officer of the Walloon Guards who had recently arrived in Gascony. An extremely heavy thunderstorm

    Tales of the Dead

    Tales of the Dead

    Tales_of_the_Dead

  • Juan Díaz Porlier
  • Spanish soldier

    with those of Colonel Vicente Genaro de Quesada's 4th Battalion of the Walloon Guard, and retreat in order. The defeat at Gamonal and Blake's defeat at Espinosa

    Juan Díaz Porlier

    Juan Díaz Porlier

    Juan_Díaz_Porlier

  • Battle of Zújar
  • 1811 battle during the Peninsular War

    consisted of the 2nd and 4th Battalions of the Spanish Guards, the 4th Battalion of the Walloon Guards, the Legion Estranjera, and the Ciudad Real, Irlanda

    Battle of Zújar

    Battle of Zújar

    Battle_of_Zújar

  • Carlos José de Witte y Pau
  • Spanish army officer (1754–1810)

    born in Bilbao to a Flemish family. Having enlisted as a cadet in the Walloon Guards in 1771, De Witte rose through the ranks to become a captain in 1794

    Carlos José de Witte y Pau

    Carlos_José_de_Witte_y_Pau

  • Léon Degrelle
  • Belgian politician (1906–1994)

    Degrelle (French: [dəgʁɛl]; 15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian Walloon politician and Nazi collaborator. He rose to prominence in Belgium in the

    Léon Degrelle

    Léon Degrelle

    Léon_Degrelle

  • Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías
  • Spanish politician

    his wife Francisca de Paula de Benavides de Córdoba. He joined the Walloon Guards around 1796 at the age of just thirteen, becoming a lieutenant at 19

    Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías

    Bernardino Fernández de Velasco, 14th Duke of Frías

    Bernardino_Fernández_de_Velasco,_14th_Duke_of_Frías

  • Battle of Saguntum
  • 1811 battle during the Peninsular War

    off Habert and get most of his troops across the Picador stream. The Walloon Guard battalion from Zayas' division defended the village of Puzzol where

    Battle of Saguntum

    Battle of Saguntum

    Battle_of_Saguntum

  • Battle of Uclés (1809) order of battle
  • Cazadores Regiment 472 Carmona Volunteers Regiment 456 Reserve 1,634 Walloon Guard Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion 425 Irlanda Infantry Regiment, 1st

    Battle of Uclés (1809) order of battle

    Battle_of_Uclés_(1809)_order_of_battle

  • Second Siege of Girona (Peninsular War)
  • 1808 siege during the Peninsular War

    500 men, including somatenes and regular troops of the Royal Guards and the Walloon Guards sent from Rosas. On the morning of the 16th, 1,400 troops of

    Second Siege of Girona (Peninsular War)

    Second Siege of Girona (Peninsular War)

    Second_Siege_of_Girona_(Peninsular_War)

  • Wallonie Libre
  • migrants in Brussels known as the Walloon Guard (Garde wallonne) in the 1930s. It was heavily influenced by the radical Walloon Movement which supported the

    Wallonie Libre

    Wallonie Libre

    Wallonie_Libre

  • Battle of Cardedeu order of battle
  • division was a mass of second-class units cobbled together from National Guards, provisional battalions, Swiss, and a "French" regiment from recently annexed

    Battle of Cardedeu order of battle

    Battle of Cardedeu order of battle

    Battle_of_Cardedeu_order_of_battle

  • Schutzstaffel
  • German Nazi paramilitary organisation (1925–1945)

    were primarily administrative, working as guards and auxiliaries in concentration camps, with 3,517 female guards (comprising 10% of the total in January

    Schutzstaffel

    Schutzstaffel

    Schutzstaffel

  • Battle of Lens
  • 1648 battle of the Thirty Years' War

    range. The French Guards fired first, while the Picardie and Erlach battalions were more patient. The French Guards and Scots Guard regiments were subsequently

    Battle of Lens

    Battle of Lens

    Battle_of_Lens

  • Spadroon
  • Type of light sword

    coupled with diverse hilts ranging from simple stirrup guards to fully enclosed double-shell guards. A definitive distinction between spadroon and broadsword

    Spadroon

    Spadroon

    Spadroon

  • Belgium
  • Country in Northwestern Europe

    highly autonomous regions: the Flemish Region (Flanders) in the north, the Walloon Region (Wallonia) in the south, and the Brussels-Capital Region in the

    Belgium

    Belgium

    Belgium

  • Cross of Burgundy
  • Historical banner and battle flag

    left-winged nationalist group. The Cross of Burgundy was also used by the Walloon Legion French-speaking Belgian volunteers fighting for Nazi Germany affiliated

    Cross of Burgundy

    Cross of Burgundy

    Cross_of_Burgundy

  • Battle of Gamonal
  • 1808 Battle during the Peninsular War

    troops that held their line were, to the south, the 4th Battalion of the Walloon Guard, under Colonel Vicente Genaro de Quesada, and to the north, Lieutenant-colonel

    Battle of Gamonal

    Battle of Gamonal

    Battle_of_Gamonal

  • Mons, Belgium
  • Capital of Hainaut province, Wallonia, Belgium

    [mɔ̃s] ; German and Dutch: Bergen, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrɣə(n)] ; Walloon and Picard: Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital

    Mons, Belgium

    Mons, Belgium

    Mons,_Belgium

  • Battle of Waterloo
  • 1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign

    Somerset, consisted of guards regiments: the 1st and 2nd Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards (the Blues), and the 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards. The 2nd Brigade

    Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    Battle_of_Waterloo

  • Rexist Party
  • 1935–1945 far-right Belgian political party

    pan-German state. Following the speech, Streel and much of Rex's old guard left the party, Walloon competitors to Rex for German favor evaporated, and Degrelle

    Rexist Party

    Rexist Party

    Rexist_Party

  • Casteau
  • District in Soignies, Belgium

    Casteau (Walloon: Castea) originated as a village in the Hainaut province of Wallonia, in the French speaking south of Belgium. Casteau has become a district

    Casteau

    Casteau

    Casteau

  • Hellhound
  • Supernatural dog associated with Hell or the underworld

    Belgium, folktales mentioned the Tchén al tchinne ("Chained Hound" in Walloon), a hellhound with a long chain that was thought to roam in the fields

    Hellhound

    Hellhound

    Hellhound

  • Mathilde Boniface
  • Belgian politician

    politician and an activist in the Walloon Movement. She was a member of the Chamber of Representatives and the Walloon Regional Council from 1981 to 1985

    Mathilde Boniface

    Mathilde_Boniface

  • Brussels
  • Federal region of Belgium including the capital

    the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 km (2.5 mi) south. Brussels grew

    Brussels

    Brussels

    Brussels

  • Old French
  • Gallo-Romance dialect continuum

    themselves into modern forms (Poitevin-Saintongeais, Gallo, Norman, Picard, Walloon, etc.), each with its linguistic features and history. The region where

    Old French

    Old French

    Old_French

  • St. Vith
  • City in the German-speaking Community of Belgium

    Luxembourgish: Sankt Väit [ˌzɑŋkt ˈvæːɪ̯t]; Walloon: Sint-Vit) is a city and municipality of East Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was named after

    St. Vith

    St. Vith

    St._Vith

  • Standard Liège
  • Belgian association football club

    Liège. In recent years, they have also developed a rivalry with fellow Walloon club Sporting Charleroi, with several matches having been stopped due to

    Standard Liège

    Standard_Liège

  • Mercenary
  • Soldier who fights for hire

    denied that Blackwater security guards were mercenaries, saying "Accusations that U.S. government-contracted security guards, of whatever nationality, are

    Mercenary

    Mercenary

    Mercenary

  • Battle of the Dunes (1658)
  • 1658 battle of the Franco-Spanish War

    Grenadier Guards can trace their origins back to Lord Wentworth's Royal Regiment of Guards which was one of five regiments raised in 1656. The Life Guards can

    Battle of the Dunes (1658)

    Battle of the Dunes (1658)

    Battle_of_the_Dunes_(1658)

  • Frankish language
  • West Germanic language spoken by the Franks from the 5th to 10th centuries

    different Northern Langues d'oïls such as Picard, Champenois, Bas-Lorrain and Walloon, more than in Common French, and not always the same ones. See below a

    Frankish language

    Frankish_language

  • Netherlands
  • Country in Northwestern Europe and the Caribbean

    expansion, Franks migrating to the south (modern territory of France and Walloon part of Belgium) eventually adopted the Vulgar Latin of the local population

    Netherlands

    Netherlands

    Netherlands

  • Army of the Two Sicilies
  • Land forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, from 1734 to 1861

    Siege of Gaeta ROYAL GUARD Bodyguards Halberdier Companies of Naples and Sicily Royal Swiss Guards Regiment Royal Italian Guards Regiment INFANTRY Veteran

    Army of the Two Sicilies

    Army of the Two Sicilies

    Army_of_the_Two_Sicilies

  • History of Belgium
  • guards at Fort Breendonk – were tried, imprisoned or shot. Belgium was liberated late in 1944 by Allied forces. On 3 September 1944 the Welsh Guards liberated

    History of Belgium

    History of Belgium

    History_of_Belgium

  • Leopold III of Belgium
  • King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951

    stood on the brink of civil war, and Belgian banners were replaced by Walloon flags in Liège and other municipalities of Wallonia. To avoid tearing the

    Leopold III of Belgium

    Leopold III of Belgium

    Leopold_III_of_Belgium

  • Battle of Ramillies
  • 1706 battle in the War of the Spanish Succession

    disciplined Walloon infantry sent forward from around Offus. After concentrated volleys, exacting heavy casualties on the redcoats, the Walloons reformed

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  • Soignies
  • Municipality in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium

    pronunciation: [swaɲi] ; Dutch: Zinnik, pronounced [ˈzɪnɪk]; Picard: Sougniye; Walloon: Sougniye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut

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  • Moritz von Bissing
  • German officer from Prussia (1844–1917)

    account the decision by Walloon nationalists in 1912 to recognize Namur as the central city of Wallonia, Bissing established the Walloon administration there

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  • Herbeumont
  • Municipality in Wallonia, Belgium

    Dutroux escaped from his guards while he was being transferred to court without handcuffs by overpowering one of his guards and taking his pistol, but

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    Herbeumont

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  • List of people with Huguenot ancestry
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    List of people with Huguenot ancestry

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  • Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) order of battle
  • Bernstein Merode-Waroux Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Jean de Merode-Waroux (Walloon) Neusächsisch Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Franz Albecht von Saxe-Lauenburg

    Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) order of battle

    Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) order of battle

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  • Military police
  • Police organization part of the military of a state

    Constituted Local Police Guards, dated 19 July 1877, and Temporary Regulations on Constituting Police Voluntary Sentries and Armed Guards, dated 8 August 1877

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  • List of Waffen-SS divisions
  • H. Stein (1984). "Operation Barbarossa". The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939–1945. Cornell University Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 0801492750

    List of Waffen-SS divisions

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  • Hougoumont
  • Farmhouse near Waterloo, Belgium

    Third Guards, under Lt-Colonel Charles Dashwood in the garden and grounds. The two light companies of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, First Guards were initially

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  • The Big Red One
  • 1980 film by Samuel Fuller

    Private Johnson Siegfried Rauch as Feldwebel Schroeder Stéphane Audran as Walloon a Belgian Resistance Fighter Perry Lang as Private Kaiser Serge Marquand

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    Powerful Raven; From the Welshman's Hill; Ruler

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    Wellmon

    English : variant of Wellman.

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    Wallman

    English : variant of Wall.Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements wall, an old spelling of vall ‘grassy bank’ + man ‘man’.German (Wallmann) : variant of Wall 4 and 5.

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    Wallcot

    From the Cottage by the Wall

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    Powerful. Abbreviation of Oswald.

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    English : habitational name from Walsden, a place in West Yorkshire, which is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name, Walsa, + denu ‘valley’.

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    English : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements walh ‘foreigner’ + hrafn ‘raven’.English : habitational name from a place in Sussex named Waldron, from Old English w(e)ald ‘forest’ + ærn ‘house’, ‘dwelling’. The surname is now also common in Ireland, especially in Connacht.English : This is the name of a prominent NH family, established there since the 17th century. Richard Walderne (b. c. 1615) came to New England from Alchester, Warwickshire, England, about 1640 and settled at Dover, NH.

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  • ALLOWN
  • Male

    Hebrew

    ALLOWN

    (אַלוֹן) Hebrew name ALLOWN means "oak tree." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Simeon.

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    From the Well-hill

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    Gallton

    Owner of a Rented Land

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    Waleron

    Brave or strong.

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    English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Walton. The first element in these names was variously Old English walh ‘foreigner’, ‘Briton’, genitive plural wala (see Wallace), w(e)ald ‘forest’, w(e)all ‘wall’, or wæll(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.George Walton (1741–1804) signed the Declaration of Independence. He was born in Prince Edward Co., VA, whither his grandfather had emigrated from England in 1682. He moved to Savannah, GA, and became governor of GA and a prominent jurist.

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    English : variant spelling of Wilson.

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  • Gallon
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    English (chiefly Northumberland) and French

    Gallon

    English (chiefly Northumberland) and French : perhaps a variant of Gale 2.

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    Place Name; The Settlement in the Valley

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    Sadhpreet

    Loving Devotion

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    Namdhari

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    Vercoe

    English (Cornwall) : unexplained. Compare Varcoe.

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    Happy; Lucky; Fortunate

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  • Girl/Female

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    To Grant

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    Cheerful; Delightful

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  • Saloon
  • n.

    Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon.

  • Balloon
  • v. i.

    To go up or voyage in a balloon.

  • Walwe
  • v.

    To wallow.

  • Balloon
  • v. i.

    To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.

  • Ballooned
  • a.

    Swelled out like a balloon.

  • Hallooed
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Halloo

  • Balloon
  • v. t.

    To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.

  • Wallowed
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Wallow

  • Alloo
  • v. t. / i.

    To incite dogs by a call; to halloo.

  • Wallow
  • n.

    To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire.

  • Gallooned
  • a.

    Furnished or adorned with galloon.

  • Hello
  • interj. & n.

    See Halloo.

  • Wallowing
  • p. pr. & vb. n.

    of Wallow

  • Alew
  • n.

    Halloo.

  • Halloo
  • v. i.

    To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.

  • Halloing
  • p. pr. & vb. n.

    of Halloo

  • Walloped
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Wallop

  • Aerostat
  • n.

    A balloon.

  • Saloon
  • n.

    A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat.

  • Walloping
  • p. pr. & vb. n.

    of Wallop