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Featured article: January 28, 2008
The Queen’s Regiment breaking through on the right flank
The Battle of Ramillies was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 23 May, 1706. 1706 had begun well for Louis XIV's generals who gained early success in Italy and in Alsace. Louis now pressed Marshal Villeroi to seek out Marlborough and bring the Allies to battle in the Spanish Netherlands. Accordingly, the French marshal set off from Louvain at the head of 60,000 men, and provocatively marched towards Léau. Marlborough, also determined to fight a major engagement, assembled his forces – some 62,000 men – near Maastricht, before advancing towards the Mehaigne River and the plain of Ramillies. But the French had forestalled the Allies, and Marlborough's advance party found the location already occupied. Nevertheless, the Duke decided to attack at once. In less than four hours, Villeroi's army was utterly defeated. Marlborough's subtle moves and changes in emphasis during the battle – something the French and Bavarian commanders failed to realize until it was too late – caught his foe between the jaws of a tactical vice. The Franco-Bavarian army broke and ran en masse, losing in total over 20,000 casualties. With Prince Eugéne's subsequent success at Turin in northern Italy, the Allies had imposed the greatest loss of territory and resources Louis XIV would suffer during the war. Town after town – including Brussels, Bruges and Antwerp – fell to Marlborough's forces; by the end of the campaign, the Franco-Spanish army had been driven from most of the Spanish Netherlands. (more...)

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Charles Gounod's Petite Symphonie pour neuf instruments à vent (Little Symphony for Nine Woodwinds, 1885). Performed by [http://soniventorum.com the Soni Ventorum]: Felix Skowronek, flute; Laila Storch, oboe; William McColl, clarinet; Christopher Leuba, horn; Arthur Grossman, Bassoon; and guest performers Ove Hanson, oboe; Julie Oster, clarinet; David Cottrell, horn; and Robert Olson, bassoon. (file info)

Featured picture: March 14, 2008
Edward VI of England

A portrait of Edward VI of England, when he was Prince of Wales. He is shown wearing a badge with the Prince of Wales's feathers. It was most likely painted in 1546 when he was eight years old, during the time when he was resident at Hunsdon House. Edward became King of England, King of France and Edward I of Ireland the following year. He was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first ruler who was Protestant at the time of his ascension to the throne. Edward's entire rule was mediated through a council of regency. He died at the age of 15 in 1553.

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Map of Louisiana's 64 parishes

The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas).

Forty-one parishes are governed by a council called the Police Jury. The other twenty-three have various other forms of government, including: president-council, council-manager, parish commission, and consolidated parish/city.

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Parish
 FIPS code
[1]		 Parish seat
[2]		 Established
[2]		 Origin
 Population
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Acadia Parish 001 Crowley 1886 from part of St. Landry Parish. &000000000005886100000058,861 &00000000000017030000001,703 sq mi
(&00000000000044110000004,411 km2)		 State map highlighting Acadia Parish
Allen Parish 003 Oberlin 1912 from part of Calcasieu Parish. &000000000002544000000025,440 &00000000000019830000001,983 sq mi
(&00000000000051360000005,136 km2)		 State map highlighting Allen Parish
Ascension Parish 005 Donaldsonville 1807 One of the original 19 parishes. &000000000007662700000076,627 &0000000000000784000000784 sq mi
(&00000000000020310000002,031 km2)		 State map highlighting Ascension Parish
Assumption Parish 007 Napoleonville 1807 One of the original 19 parishes. &000000000002338800000023,388 &0000000000000944000000944 sq mi
(&00000000000024450000002,445 km2)		 State map highlighting Assumption Parish
Avoyelles Parish 009 Marksville 1807 One of the original 19 parishes. &000000000004148100000041,481 &00000000000022420000002,242 sq mi
(&00000000000058070000005,807 km2)		 State map highlighting Avoyelles Parish

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  1. ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/ar.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
  2. ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=la. Retrieved 2008-06-12. 
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