40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot) caption= dates= 1717 to 1881. country=United Kingdom branch=Army type=Line Infantry role=Light Infantry size=One battalion garrison= ceremonial chief= ceremonial chief… … Wikipedia
History of Maine — The history of the U.S. State of Maine spans thousands of years, measured from the earliest human settlement, or less than two hundred, measured from the advent of U.S. statehood in 1820. The present article will concentrate on the period of… … Wikipedia
Province of Maine — The 1622 grant of the Province of Maine is shown outlined in blue. The 1629 division into the Province of New Hampshire (south of the Piscataqua) and Province of Maine (north of the Piscataqua) is shown by shading. The boundaries of the… … Wikipedia
York County, Maine — Infobox U.S. County county = York County state = Maine map size = 150 founded = 1636 seat = Alfred | area total sq mi =1271 area land sq mi =991 area water sq mi =280 area percentage = 22.06% census yr = 2000 pop = 186742 density km2 =73 web =… … Wikipedia
Bowdoinham, Maine — Infobox Settlement official name = Bowdoinham, Maine settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = Cathance River image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Maine pushpin… … Wikipedia
Proprietary colony — A proprietary colony is a colony in which one or more private land owners retain rights that are normally the privilege of the state, and in all cases eventually became so. [Bernard Vincent, La période coloniale in États *Unis peuple et culture … Wikipedia
Proprietary colony — Les Proprietary colonies étaient des concessions territoriales accordées par le roi à des Lords afin que ces derniers les mettent en valeur en favorisant leur peuplement et en y instaurant les lois et les coutumes d Angleterre. Ce type de… … Wikipédia en Français
Christopher Levett — Capt. Christopher Levett Born Christopher Levett April 5, 1586 York, England Died 1630 (aged 43–44) aboard the Porcupine, Atlantic ocean Resting place buried at sea Nationality … Wikipedia
Childers Reforms — The Childers Reforms restructured the infantry regiments of the British army. The reforms were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell reforms. The reorganisation was brought … Wikipedia
Colonial forces of Australia — Until Australia became a Federation in 1901, each of the six colonial governments was responsible for the defence of their own colony. From 1788 until 1870 this was done with British regular forces. In all, 25 British regiments served in the… … Wikipedia
