called Crusaderstates, except for the Kingdom of Valencia , despite fitting the general criteria. ref See for example The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia Reconstruction on a Thirteenth Century Frontier ... 300px The Northern Crusaderstates c. 1410 In the Baltic region , the indigenous tribes in the Middle ... , Bishopric of Ermland , Bishopric of Samland . See also Portal Crusades Commons category Crusaderstates List of Crusader castles Image Crusaderstates.jpeg Map of the Crusaderstates from Muir s Historical ... in German CrusaderStates DEFAULTSORT CrusaderStates Category Crusaderstates Category History ...Refimprove date July 2009 Image Near East 1135.svg thumb 300px right The Near East in 1135, with the Crusaderstates marked with red crosses. Image Asia minor 1140.jpg thumb 300px right Asia Minor and the Crusaderstates, c. 1140 The Crusaderstates were a number of mostly 12th and 13th century Feudalism feudal states created by Western European crusade rs in Asia Minor , Greece and the Holy Land ancient and modern Israel and the Palestine region Palestinian region , and during the Northern Crusades in the eastern Baltic area. The name also refers to other territorial gains often small and short ... Emperor and so established their own states in the conquered regions, including the heart of the Byzantine Empire itself. Mediterranean In the Levant The first four Crusaderstates were created in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade The first Crusader state, the County of Edessa ... Frangokratia these states Image LatinEmpire2.png right thumb 350px The Latin Empire, its vassals and the Greek successor states, ca. 1204 After the Fourth Crusade , the territories of the Byzantine Empire were divided into several states, beginning the so called Frangokratia Francocracy lang el ... of Republic of Venice Venice . These states faced the attacks of the Byzantine Greek successor states ... 1450 then the Kingdom of Naples ruled Venetian rule began in 1635 as Castellorosso all these states ... more details
The military history of the Crusaderstates began with the formation of the County of Edessa in 1097 ... in 1174. Though the Zengids were technically Seljuks , they represented a menace to the Crusaderstates ... to the Crusaderstates. However, Zengi first intrigued against the emirates of Homs and Damascus ... to be a threat to the Crusaderstates until the rise of Saladin . The Fatimid regime broke apart into warring ... s Crusade, which succeeded in taking Jerusalem and started the Crusaderstates, was representative ... regular calls for reinforcements from the Crusaderstates attempting to alleviate this problem. Several ... , which did not fall until 1187. Large numbers of CrusaderStates were formed, most of them independent of the European powers, though the Byzantine Empire did claim the Crusaderstates as Protectorates ... easily outnumber the Crusaders. When that was the case with Baibars , the Crusaderstates fell ... Books. Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT Military History Of The CrusaderStates Category Crusades Category Crusaderstates Category 11th century crusades Category 12th century crusades es Ej rcito cruzado ... Land . War with the Seljuks Campaignbox Seljuk Crusader War The Seljuk Crusader War began when the First ... themselves with the Christians against rival states. First Crusade In 1097 the Crusaders Siege of Nicaea ... 1099 . Crusader setbacks 1100 1104 The Crusader successes suddenly came to an end when Bohemond ... of 1101 ended in disaster when three separate Crusader columns were ambushed and annihilated by Seljuk ... followers were enslaved or slaughtered. A decisive Crusader defeat at the Battle of Harran in 1104 permanently ended Frankish expansion towards the Euphrates. ref Smail, p 178 ref Crusader consolidation ... Beginning in 1110, Muhammad I of Great Seljuk Sultan Muhammad I of Baghdad ordered counter attacks on the Crusaderstates for six years. In 1110, 1112, and 1114 the city of Edessa, Mesopotamia Edessa ... of Sarmin . ref Beeler, p 132 135 ref The Seljuk successor states continued the war against ... more details
wiktionarypar crusaderCrusader may refer to TOCright Military Crusader, a participant in one of the Crusades Crusaderstates , states set up by the Europeans in the Middle East during The Crusades Crusader tank , a British cruiser tank of World War II HMS Crusader HMS Crusader , three British naval ships Operation Crusader , a British attack in North African campaign in World War II F 8 Crusader , a U.S. Navy fighter jet XF8U 3 Crusader III , an experimental fighter intended to replace the F 8 and compete with the F 4 Phantom II VMFA 122 Crusaders , a United States Marine Corps fixed wing fighter attack squadron 122 XM2001 Crusader , an American self propelled artillery project Comics Crusader ... Comics Crusader X , an alternate version of Captain Britain Mighty Crusaders , an Archie comics superhero ... due to Archie Comics Mighty Crusaders Crusader, an alias used by a character claiming to be Marvel Boy Robert Grayson Games Crusader game series Crusader game series , an action computer game series Crusader Dungeons & Dragons , a Dungeons & Dragons character class Crusader, a class in the MMORPG Dungeon Fighter Online Crusader Adventure Out of Time , a video game Crusader Kings video game Crusader Kings computer game , a strategy computer game Stronghold Crusader , a 2001 computer strategy game Warhammer 40.000 Dawn of War Dark Crusade , a real time strategy game. Novels Crusader Sara Douglass novel Crusader Sara Douglass novel , a 1999 fantasy novel by Sara Douglass Crusader Bloor novel Crusader Bloor novel , a 1999 novel by Edward Bloor Film and television The Crusaders film The Crusaders film , a 2001 Italian television mini series Crusader film Crusader film , a 2005 TV movie starring Bo Derek and Andrew McCarthy The Crusader 1932 film The Crusader 1932 film , a 1932 film starring Evelyn Brent The Crusader 2007 film The Crusader 2007 film , a 2007 direct to dvd motion picture Crusader TV series Crusader TV series , a 1955 1956 adventure drama television series starring Brian ... more details
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Crusader . USS Crusader 1858 was a steamship during the American Civil War . USS Crusader ARS 2 was originally Osprey and was renamed in 1941. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Crusader Category United States Navy ship names ... more details
characters introduced in 1941 Category United States themed superheroes it American Crusader ... professor at an unnamed university in the Eastern United States . The character debuted in 1941 ... superhuman abilities. He used these powers to fight crime as the American Crusader. Prof. Masters had a secretary named Jane Peters. The Crusader had a teen sidekick named Mickey Martin. The Crusader ... 39, 41 Revivals AC Comics The American Crusader, along with other heroes from Nedor Comics , were ... was revived and joined the Sentinels of Justice . America s Best Comics The American Crusader, along ... was also the title of the resulting mini series. The Crusader apparently from a Terra Obscura continuity ... Legends and Tales of the Living Legends The American Crusader made a brief appearance in the prose ... Legends webcomic. Project Superpowers The American Crusader appears in the mini series Project Superpowers ... moment, gains the power and becomes the new American Crusader. Heroes Inc. Archibald Masters, the American Crusader, appears as a center character in the ongoing webcomic Heroes Inc. , created in 2009 ... II lost the war. In present day, the American Crusader gathers DNA from Golden Age heroes in order to create a new generation of heroes. Powers and abilities The American Crusader is capable of flight ... Crusader at the International Catalogue of Superheroes http ratmmjess.tripod.com ga golda.html Golden ... more details
morefootnotes date September 2009 Infobox Television show name Crusader Rabbit image File Crusader Rabbit ..., Inc. 1949 51 br Capital Enterprises TV Spots 1957 58 accessdate country United States language ... 455 br 195 black and white br 260 color list episodes website Crusader Rabbit is the first animated ... episode Crusader vs. the State of Texas aired on KNBH in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 1950. ref name markstein http www.toonopedia.com crusader.htm Don Markstein s Toonopedia Crusader ... producer . ref name markstein NBC did not telecast Crusader Rabbit on their network, but allowed Fairbanks ... Crusader Rabbit episodes from 1949 through 1967, and some affiliates used the program as a time ... . Crusader Rabbit was originally syndicated from 1950 to 1951, totaling 195 episodes divided into ten crusades , and was re aired for many years. It featured Crusader Rabbit, his companion ... in a few episodes , and his sidekick Bilious Green. Some episodes also featured Crusader & Rags s friends ... and gained the rights to Crusader Rabbit , after a long legal battle among Jay Ward and Alex ... 1959. Lucille Bliss provided the voice of Crusader Rabbit in the original series she was replaced ... by Russ Coughlan, and narration was by Roy Whaley. Legacy The success of Crusader Rabbit inspired ..., Rhino Entertainment released the first two volumes of Crusader Rabbit in a planned Citation ... Rhino releases of Crusader Rabbit were allowed. First series The first series aired from 1950 to 1952 through Broadcast syndication syndication , with 195 episodes produced. Episodes Crusader vs. the State of Texas 15 chapters Crusader vs. the Pirates 20 chapters Crusader and the Rajah of Rinsewater 20 chapters Crusader and the Schmohawk Indians 15 chapters Crusader and the Great Horse Mystery 20 chapters Crusader and the Circus 10 chapters Crusader in the Tenth Century 30 chapters Crusader and the Mad Hollywood Scientist 15 chapters Crusader and the Leprechauns 25 chapters Crusader and the Showboat ... more details
Primarysources date October 2010 Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Crusader image caption sire Man o War grandsire Fair Play horse Fair Play dam Star Fancy damsire Star Shoot sex Stallion horse Stallion foaled 1923 country United States colour Chestnut coat Chestnut breeder Samuel D. Riddle owner Glen Riddle Farm trainer Gwyn R. Tompkins at 2 br George H. Conway at 3 record 42 18 8 4 earnings 203,261 race Manor Handicap 1925 br Dwyer Stakes 1926 br Havre de Grace Handicap 1926 br Jockey Club Gold Cup 1926 br Suburban Handicap 1926, 1927 American Classic Races American Classic Race wins br Belmont Stakes 1926 awards Unofficial American Champion Three Year Old Male Horse U.S. Champion 3 Yr Old Colt 1926 br Unofficial American Horse of the Year United States Horse of the Year 1926 honours National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame United States Racing Hall of Fame 1995 updated September 22, 2006 Crusader 1923 1940 was a chestnut Thoroughbred Colt horse colt sired by Man o War from the mare Star Fancy. Bred by Samuel D. Riddle , he was raced by his Glen Riddle Farm and was ridden by Earl Sande and Albert Johnson jockey Albert Johnson . As a two year old in 1925, Crusader won the Potomac Purse at Belmont Park , but his most important win of the year came in the Manor Handicap at Laurel Park Racecourse . http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res FB0D15F93F5D13738DDDAC0A94D8415B858EF1D3 For 1926, his wins included the Belmont Stakes , Suburban Handicap , and Jockey Club Gold Cup en route to being unofficially named American Champion Three Year Old Male Horse Champion 3 year old Male Horse and American Horse of the Year Horse of the Year after winning a number of important races. Crusader was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1995. References http www.pedigreequery.com crusaderCrusader s pedigree and racing stats Belmont Stakes Winners ... Category Eclipse Award winners Category United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees ... more details
within the individual Crusaderstates . Each campaign comprises several battles, such as Siege of Nicaea ... VG title Stronghold Crusader and Stronghold Warchest image Image Crusadercover.jpg center 256px ... Crusader is the successor to Firefly Studios s 2001 game Stronghold 2001 video game Stronghold . ref http www.gamespot.com pc strategy strongholdcrusader review.html Stronghold Crusader Gamespot review ref Crusader has much in common with the original Stronghold, but differs from its predecessor ... during the Crusades . ref http www.fireflyworlds.com shc index.php Stronghold Crusader official website ... and an enhanced version of Stronghold Crusader, containing additional characters and an additional Crusader Trail. Stronghold Warchest was only released in North America, meaning players in the rest of the world have never encountered the second Crusader Trail, or second set of characters. This changed when an updated version of Stronghold Crusader, Stronghold Crusader Extreme was released in early 2008. Campaigns Stronghold Crusader features several real time strategy campaign strings. These document ... of Jerusalem . The game also features the Crusader Trail, a series of 50 linked missions against various opponents. Stronghold Warchest adds one more Crusader Trail, consisting of 30 linked missions ... underhand. He will use Arab or Crusader alike, along with every dirty castle defense he can lay his ... however. Stronghold Crusader Extreme On January 28, 2008, Firefly Studios announced Stronghold Crusader Extreme . It boasts new tactical powers , new AI opponents and maps , new crusader extreme ... shce index.php Stronghold Crusader Firefly Studios official Website for Stronghold Crusader Extreme ... Stronghold Crusader official website http www.dotemu.com fr telecharger jeu 1732 stronghold crusader Stronghold Crusader t l charger l galement sans DRM sur DotEmu http www.fireflyworlds.com Firefly ... Stronghold Wiki new http www.mobygames.com game firefly studios stronghold crusader Stronghold Crusader ... more details
Xm2001 Crusader Category Self propelled artillery of the United States Category Tracked self propelled howitzers Category Abandoned military projects of the United States Category 155 mm artillery Category Self propelled howitzers de XM2001 Crusader tr XM2001 Crusader ...Infobox Weapon is vehicle yes name XM2001 Crusader image Image XM2001 Crusader.jpg 300px caption XM2001 Crusader firing a shell length 7.53 m width 3.31 m height 3.00 m weight 43 tons suspension torsion bar speed 39 48 km h primary armament XM297E2 Howitzer secondary armament armour engine LV100 5 turbine engine crew 3 Commander, Driver, Gunner engine power 1500 hp 1119 kW pw ratio The XM2001 Crusader was to be the United States Army s next generation Self propelled artillery self propelled howitzer SPH , designed to improve survivability, lethality, mobility, and effectiveness and planned to be introduced by 2008. United Defense was the prime contractor General Dynamics the major subcontractor. In early May 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld List of cancelled military projects cancelled the 11 billion USD program because he considered it neither mobile nor precise enough. ref http www.senate.gov armed services statemnt 2002 May Rumsfeld.pdf U.S Senate Committee on Armed Services, May 16, 2002 Testimony by Donald Rumsfeld pp. 9 11 ref The prototype is on display at the cannon park at Fort Sill . Background The Crusader was intended to replace the M109 howitzer M109A6 Paladin ... Teams IBCT Counterattack Corps and a basis for other vehicle developments. Key features of the Crusader ... K9 , AS90 Foreign Military Sales None planned Eventual Fate The Crusader program was cancelled, partly ... preferred the Crusader design, largely due to its lighter weight. It also had a speed of around ... 3&mediaPref RM NPR Crusader Artillery System All Things Considered , May 8, 2002 Although the The Pentagon Pentagon has finally announced the death of the Crusader artillery system, National Public ... more details
Crusader Kings can mean list of principal Crusaders The leaders of the Crusades , most notably the Third Crusade against Islam and other religions Crusader Kings video game , a computer game released by Paradox Interactive in 2004 disambig ... more details
Use dmy dates UK spell date September 2011 Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Gay Crusader image Image GayCrusader1917Derby.jpg 250px caption Gay Crusader, 1917 sire Bayardo horse Bayardo grandsire Bay Ronald dam Gay Laura damsire Beppo sex Stallion horse Stallion foaled 1914 country Great Britain colour Bay color Bay breeder Alfred W Cox owner Alfred W. Cox trainer Alec Taylor, Jr. record 10 8 1 0 earnings 11,246 ref name Birch Birch, Franklin E., Pedigrees of Leading Winners 1912 1959 , The Thoroughbred Breeders Assoc., London, 1960 ref race Criterion Stakes 1916 br 2,000 Guineas Stakes 2,000 Guineas 1917 br Epsom Derby 1917 br St. Leger Stakes 1917 br Ascot Gold Cup 1917 br Champion Stakes 1917 awards Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing United Kingdom 12th U.K. Triple Crown Champion 1917 honours updated 30 September 2011 Gay Crusader 1914 1932 was a Thoroughbred horse racing racehorse who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing United Kingdom English Triple Crown in 1917. Owner breeder Alfred W Cox mated his horse Bayardo horse Bayardo with the mare Gay Laura by Beppo to produce the ill tempered colt Gay Crusader. Gay Laura won a race as a two year old and was the dam of five other winners that won 14 races worth 9,906. Racing career Bred and trained at Alec Taylor, Jr. Alec Taylor s Manton Stud at Manton, Wiltshire , Gay Crusader began racing at age two but made only ... to get his first win. As a three year old, Gay Crusader was an easy winner of the 2,000 Guineas Stakes ... Gay Crusader won the Epsom Derby in July and in September became the 12th Triple ... his Triple Crown victories, Gay Crusader went on to capture four more major stakes races at Newmarket ... year 1974 publisher J.A. Allen & Co. location London isbn 85131 129 6 pages 227 ref Gay Crusader ... Hellespont, second dam of the Derby winner Airborne Indolence dam of United States American sire ..., Middle Park Stakes Gay Crusader died in 1932 at the age of 18. References Reflist Epsom Derby Winners ... more details
notability date October 2010 Infobox animanga Header name Samurai Crusader image File Samuraicrusader.jpg caption Volume 1 of Viz s Samurai Crusader ja kanji ja romaji ritsuin Kumomaru no Sh gai genre Action genre Action , Adventure Infobox animanga Print type manga author Hiroi Oji and Ryoichi Ikegami publisher Shogakukan publisher en flagicon United States Viz Media demographic Sh nen manga Sh nen magazine Weekly Sh nen Sunday magazine en flagicon United States Manga Vizion first 1991 last 1992 volumes 2 volume list Infobox animanga Footer nihongo Samurai Crusader The Kumomaru Chronicles ritsuin Kumomaru no Sh gai is a sh nen manga by Hiroi Oji and Ryoichi Ikegami . The manga has been released in its entirety by Viz Media in the United States . Plot The story follows Kumomaru, a Japanese samurai who travels to Europe in during the 1930s and becomes embroiled in a plot to steal the legendary Japanese sword Kusanagi . While in Europe, Kumomaru befriends Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso and attempts to stop Major General Kamishima and his Nazi allies from conquering China. External links http www.ikegamifan.com index.php Ikegami Fan Category Sh nen manga Category Action anime and manga Category Adventure anime and manga Category Manga of 1991 manga stub ... more details
Infobox Book name The Dark Crusader title orig translator image Image Alistair Maclean The Dark Crusader.jpg 200px Ideally 1st edition cover image caption author Alistair MacLean illustrator cover artist country United Kingdom language English language English series subject genre Thriller genre Thriller Spy novel Novel publisher Doubleday & Company paperback by Fawcett Crest release date 1961 media type pages . isbn NA Made before ISBN s preceded by Fear Is the Key followed by The Golden Rendezvous The Dark Crusader is a 1961 in literature 1961 Thriller genre thriller novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean . It was released in the United States under the title The Black Shrike and under the pseudonym Ian Stuart it was later republished under MacLean s own name. . Plot introduction Bentall, a British physicist deployed for counterespionage duties, is suddenly recalled to London from a mission in Turkey involving the theft of information about British missiles. Eight top scientists have disappeared, after responding to advertisements that have been placed in newspapers, for top level scientists in different fields of research, all offering very attractive rates of pay, but with the precondition that all applicants to be married with no children. All eight scientists disappear either in Australia , or en route there. Bentall is paired with Marie Hopeman, another agent posing as his wife. No James Bond , Bentall is much the stumbling self deprecating fool who gets things wrong from the start, and ends up in the position that the villains want him. Bentall and Hopeman are kidnapped at an unscheduled stop in Fiji , but escape to Island Vardu a remote coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean . Island Vardu is currently home to Professor Witherspoon, an archaeologist of some ... is actually LeClerc, the mastermind behind a plot to steal a British missile the Dark Crusader , for an unnamed ... emotional punch. AlistairMacLean DEFAULTSORT Dark Crusader, The Category Novels by Alistair MacLean ... more details
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crusader , after the participants in the Medieval Crusades HMS Crusader 1909 was a Tribal class destroyer 1905 Tribal class destroyer launched in 1909 and sold in 1920. HMS Crusader H60 was a C and D class destroyer C class destroyer launched in 1931. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1938 and renamed HMCS Ottawa H60 HMCS Ottawa . She was sunk in 1942. HMS Crusader R20 was a destroyer of another C class destroyer 1943 C class . She was launched in 1944, transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1945 and sold in 1964. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Crusader, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Crusader ... more details
Infobox UK Bus name Wright Crusader image ACTION BUS 138 Wright Crusader bodied Dennis Dart SLF.jpg imagesize caption A Wright Crusader bodied Dennis Dart SLF, owned by ACTION . manufacturer Wrightbus Wright factory replaced capacity operator Arriva Shires & Essex br First York and others floortype Low floor doors 1 or 2 door weight chassis Crusader br Dennis Dart SLF br Volvo B6LE br Crusader 2 br Volvo B6BLE engine Cummins B Series engine Cummins B series Dennis Dart SLF br Volvo Volvo B6LE Volvo B6BLE powerout transmission options Various customer options The Wright Crusader is a single decker bus Coachwork body built by Wrightbus Wright on Dennis Dart SLF and Volvo B6LE chassis . The Wright Crusader 2 was built on the B6LE s successor, the Volvo B6BLE . Early Crusaders have tall, square cornered or Gasket side windows and a shallow roofline, similar to the previous Wright Handybus . Later Crusaders, and all Crusader 2s, have shallower windows with a deeper panel above, bringing them in line with other designs like the Wright Endurance Endurance and Wright Pathfinder Pathfinder . Current operators include Arriva North West , Avon Buses , National Express West Midlands , First Manchester , Transdev Yellow Buses and Stagecoach Merseyside amongst others. Gallery gallery File Volvo bus in First Group livery.jpg A Wright Crusader 2 bodied Volvo B6BLE . File Avon Buses Volvo B6 10.JPG A Wright Crusader bodied Volvo B6 , showing well the original body style with square cornered windows. File Wright dart 8643.jpg A Wright Crusader bodied Dennis Dart Mini Dennis Dart SLF with Gasket Glazed windows. gallery References Millar, Alan 2007 Bus & Coach Recognition Ian Allan Ltd., ISBN 0 7110 3136 3 commons category Portal Buses Wrightbus Category Buses Category Wrightbus Crusader bus stub ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox VG title Cosmic Crusader image Image Cosmic Crusader cover.png 250px The cover of Cosmic Crusader . developer Michael Abrash publisher Funtastic, Inc. Funtastic designer engine released 1982 genre Shoot em up Fixed shooters Fixed shooter modes Single player ratings N A platforms IBM PC media Floppy disk The 5.BC inch minifloppy 5¼ disk requirements input Computer keyboard Keyboard Cosmic Crusader is a 1982 computer game for the IBM PC family of computers, created by Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic, Inc. Funtastic . Category 1982 video games Category DOS games Category Fixed shooters fixed shooter videogame stub ... more details
Image ReadingCrusader1938.jpg thumb 400px Reading Crusader in 1938 The Crusader was a Streamliner streamlined express train that ran on a 90.3 mile route from Philadelphia s Reading Terminal to Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City s Communipaw Terminal , with a ferry connection to Lower Manhattan . The Reading Company Reading Railroad provided this service in partnership with the Central Railroad of New Jersey CNJ , in which it was the majority owner of capital stock. Trains operated over CNJ tracks for the 30 miles from Jersey City to Bound Brook and over the Reading System for the 60 miles from Bound Brook to Philadelphia. ref Smith, Douglas N.W. Train of two countries . Passenger Train Journal , Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 22. ref The train was first operated by the Reading Company as the railroad s premier express. A contest was held to find a name for the new train, offering a 250 US cash prize to the winner. The Crusader , the entry of Mr. P. W. Silzer of Plainfield, New Jersey, won the prize, selected by a committee of 29 railroad officials from among 6,086 suggestions. ref Holton, James L. The Reading Railroad History of a Coal Age Empire , Vol. II The Twentieth Century. Laurys Station, PA Garrigues House, Publishers, p. 170. ref The Crusader s first regular run was on December 13, 1937. ref Smith, Douglas N.W. Op. cit. , Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 26. ref The train was scheduled to make two round trips six days a week. Sundays were reserved for maintenance work. Built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, the original Crusader was a five car stainless steel streamliner. The train consisted of four stainless steel coaches and a tavern dining car. Two round end observation car s placed at both ends of the consist eliminated the need to turn the train around at the terminals. Thus, only the locomotive had to be turned around at the completion of each trip. Two full coaches bracketed ... Category Named passenger trains of the United States Category Passenger rail transportation ... more details
Infobox VG title Star Crusader image Image Star Crusader Coverart.gif developer Take Two Interactive publisher Take Two Interactive designer engine version released 1994 ref name Allgame Star Crusader http www.allgame.com cg agg.dll?p agg&sql 1 13371 Allgame Star Crusader page ref genre Space combat simulation modes Single player ratings platforms Amiga , Amiga CD32 , DOS media CD ROM requirements input computer keyboard Keyboard , mouse computing Mouse , Joystick Star Crusader is a space combat simulation , released in 1994 by Take Two Interactive. ref name Allgame Star Crusader http www.allgame.com cg agg.dll?p agg&sql 1 13371 Allgame Star Crusader page ref Story The player assumes the role of Roman Alexandria, a crack pilot for the Gorene Empire in their conquest to assume control of the Ascalon Rift. The five races native to the Rift, previously enemies, join forces to resist the Gorene expansion and as Roman Alexandria, you are confronted with an ethical dilemma in deciding which side to fight for. Gameplay As wing leader, the player assigns to pilots to primary and secondary missions. Secondary missions consist of gathering equipment, conquering protecting territory, or rescuing pilots. Additionally, pilots can be assigned to flight school to receive new recruits. Wingmen have their own skill sets indicating how good they are at flying, shooting, and following orders. The player gives orders to wingmen to attack, disable a target, or escape from battle. Missions consist of destroying particular objectives, capturing ships, or performing reconnaissance. A special stealth ship is used for said recon missions. Fighters come in two varieties quick and maneuverable attack fighters and slow, but heavily armed strike fighters. During combat, pilots fight against these two ... taketwo crusade.html Take 2 page http www.youtube.com watch?v g1gAJMxxnR8 Star Crusader Intro Cinematic GameFAQs id 564990 name Star Crusader moby game id star crusader name Star Crusader DOS flightsim ... more details
Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Knight Crusader title orig translator image File RonaldWelchKnightCrusader1.jpg image caption First edition cover author Ronald Welch illustrator William Stobbs cover artist country United Kingdom language English series Carey Family genre Children s literature Children s historical novel publisher Oxford University Press pub date 1954 english pub date media type Print Hardback pages isbn preceded by followed by Knight Crusader is a children s historical novel by Ronald Welch , first published in 1954. It is set primarily in the Crusaderstates of Outremer in the twelfth century and depicts the Battle of Hattin and the Third Crusade . The novel was awarded the Carnegie Medal for 1954. ref http www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk livingarchive title.php?id 103 Carnegie Living Archive ref Plot summary The novel is divided into three parts the first part leads up to the Battle of Hattin the second part, set four years later, shows Philip d Aubigny s escape from captivity at the time of the Third Crusade, and the final part deals with Philip s reclaiming his ancestral lands in the Welsh Marches . At the beginning of the novel, Outremer has been in existence for nearly one hundred years since the capture of Jerusalem in 1099. However, the Emir Saladin is uniting the Islamic forces against the Crusaderstates. The great military orders of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller are eager for the fray, but others are concerned that there are not enough Christian knights in Outremer to form a field army while continuing to garrison the castles that protect the Kingdom. Saladin invades Outremer and besieges Tiberias . The weak willed King of Jerusalem is swayed by advisers to march to the relief of the besieged ... setting, Knight Crusader is the author s first fully historical novel. It is generally considered the first ... Tradition , Marcus Crouch describes Knight Crusader as Welch s finest book a highly competent piece ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Taxobox name Crusader bug Mictis profana image CrusaderBug.jpg image alt Crusader Bug A brown grey large bug so called due to the Cross on its back. image caption The Crusader Bug regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera subordo Heteroptera infraordo Pentatomomorpha superfamilia Coreoidea familia Coreidae familia authority William Elford Leach Leach , 1815 subfamilia Coreinae genus Mictis species M. profana binomial Mictis profana synonyms Anisoscelis abdominalis small F lix douard Gu rin M neville small br Mictis crucifera small Leach small br Mictis crux small Dalla small br Mictis symbolica small Dallas small The Crusader bug or holy cross bug is an insect located predominantly in Australia but also found in Indonesia and the Indo Pacific. They can be seen nearly anywhere from urban area s through to coastal heath, the only exception being the Desert . Adults are 20 25 mm long, 7 10 mm wide, stout, grey to brown with a clear saltire Also called St Andrew s Cross in cream yellow on its back. Legs are long and shoulders of pronotum project into short spines in adults and mature nymphs. Hind legs are much thicker than other legs, hind femur has inner rows of fine teeth and one preapical spine. Hind femora shorter and much swollen in male. Hind tibia inwardly lamellate in about middle 1 3, less so in male which also has a distinct spine on lamellate area. Male has 1st visible abdominal sternite with more prominent callosities than in female. Later instar nymphs have a pair of orange spots in the middle of the upper ... Crusader bug Mictis profana Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 7 11 2007 2 42 11 PM. Available online http www.padil.gov.au Australian Museum The Crusader Bug. Last Updated 08 05 2009 External links http commons.wikimedia.org wiki Mictis profana Image of the Crusader Bug from Wikimedia Commons http australianmuseum.net.au Crusader Bug Crusader Bug Information at the Australian Museum. Category ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 The Dodge Crusader was an automobile built by Chrysler Canada Chrysler Corporation of Canada Ltd . the 1957 model was used by police departments in many cases. one version was produced with a manual transmission and v8 engine. owner report Category Canadian automobiles Classicpow auto stub ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Sweyn the Crusader Lang da Svend Korsfarer IPA da sfen k sf pron c. 1050 in Denmark 1097 in Turkey was a Denmark Danish Crusades crusader . He was a son of the Danish king Sweyn Estridsen , and husband of Florine of Burgundy . He is famous for his participation in the First Crusade , which he primarily spent fighting the Turkish people Turks . On his way to Jerusalem in 1097, he and 1,500 other Danish knights were attacked by the Turks. The Danes lost the battle, and Sweyn the Crusader was killed. Ancestry ahnentafel top width 100 center ahnentafel compact5 style font size 120 line height 110 border 1 boxstyle padding top 0 padding bottom 0 boxstyle 1 background color fcc boxstyle 2 background color fb9 boxstyle 3 background color ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Sweyn the Crusader 2 2. Sweyn II of Denmark 3 4 4. Ulf the Earl Ulf Thorgilsson 5 5. Estrid Svendsdatter 6 7 8 8. Thorgil Sprakling Thorgil Styrbj rnsson Sprakling 9 10 10. Sweyn I Forkbeard 11 11. Sigrid the Haughty 12 13 14 15 16 16. Styrbj rn the Strong 17 17. Thyra Haraldsdotter of Denmark 18 19 20 20. Harald Bluetooth 21 21. Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden 22 22. Mieszko I of Poland 23 23. Dubrawka of Bohemia 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 center ahnentafel bottom Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sweyn The Crusader ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1097 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sweyn The Crusader Category House of Estridsen Category 1050s births Category 1097 deaths Category Danish people Category Christians of the First Crusade Category Warriors of Europe Category Illegitimate children of Danish monarchs Denmark mil bio stub da Svend Korsfarer de Sven der Kreuzfahrer ... more details
Infobox VG title Galactic Crusader image File Galactic Crusader cover.jpg 250px Cover art caption Galactic Cruser cover art developer Bunch Games ref name gamefaqs http www.gamefaqs.com nes 587293 galactic crusader data Galactic Crusader Release Information at GameFAQs ref publisher vgrelease NA Bunch Games AUS Sachen ref name gamefaqs distributor Bunch Games designer license Unlicensed engine Proprietary released vgrelease NA 1990 AUS 1990 ref name gamefaqs genre Shooter game Shooter ref name gamefaqs modes Single player video game Single player platforms Nintendo Entertainment System NES media ROM cartridge Cartridge Galactic Crusader is a 1990 shooter video game released in January for the NES . Gameplay The game is a top down perspective shooter, often compared to the popular space shooter Galaga . The player progresses through numerous stages, using missiles and lasers to shoot oncoming enemies. One notable difference from Galaga is Galactic Crusaders many bosses which the player confronts at the end of each level often taking many hits to defeat. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Galactic Crusader Category 1990 video games Category Nintendo Entertainment System games Category Nintendo Entertainment System only games Category Shooter video games fixed shooter videogame stub ... more details
for the US self propelled gun XM2001 Crusader More footnotes date May 2009 Lead too short date October 2010 Use dmy dates date October 2010 Infobox Weapon name Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI, Crusader image Image IWM E 17616 Crusader 19421002.jpg 300px caption A Crusader II tank in the Western Desert, 2 October ... road clearance 1 ft 4 in 0.41 m Portal Tank The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI or A15 Crusader was one of the primary ... important British tank of the North African Campaign . The Crusader s mobility made it a favourite of British ... tank was adopted as Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI Crusader , under General Staff specification A15. Although Crusader is often referred to as an improved version of the Covenanter, in fact it was a parallel ... a later start, the prototype pilot model of the Crusader was ready six weeks before the first Covenanter ... with 4 road wheels, Crusader had five road wheels each side to improve weight distribution in a tank ... Cavalier , Centaur and Cromwell tank Cromwell the Crusader was adapted to use the 6 pounder gun. Service history North Africa Image IWM E 6724 Crusader 19411126.jpg thumb left Crusader tanks in Western ... cruisers. The 22nd was able to take part in Operation Crusader of November 1941 which was named after it. In Operation Crusader the two British Corps were disposed such that they could not support ... of AT guns was to be a feature of the Afrika Korps throughout the Desert War. The Crusader s 2 ..., 1991, p. 79 ref Although the Crusader was faster than any tanks it opposed, its potential was limited ... of the 6 pdr in Tunisia The Crusader proved prone to catch fire when hit, a problem that was identified ... its mounting when struck by a shell. The Crusader proved unreliable in the desert due to a number ..., M3 Lee Grant medium tanks arrived these replaced one in three Crusader squadrons. ref Sanders p40 ... team in Egypt, and crews were better at preventing problems, but the reputation of the Crusader could ... of more American supplied Grant and Sherman tank s. The Crusader was replaced in the main line of battle ... more details
The Crusader was a Jet engine jet powered speed boat piloted by John Cobb motorist John Cobb . It was built by Vosper & Company Vospers of Portsmouth and designed by Reid Railton , costing 15,000 in 1949. It was silver and scarlet in colour and 10m long. The engine was a De Havilland De Havilland Ghost Ghost . The boat was destroyed and Cobb killed on 29 September 1952 when on a world record attempt at Loch Ness , Scotland. The hull was of trimaran form, a main hull with a planing step, and two smaller rear mounted outriggers. Construction was of birch plywood, with aircraft style riveted aluminium for the Aka sailing cantilever s to the outrigger s. See also Water speed record References cite book title The Last Crusader last Stobart Hook first Barry publisher Temple Press year 2008 publisher April Cottage Publications ref Stobart Hook, Crusader isbn 978 0 9559147 0 6 cite web url http www.lesliefield.com personalities john cobb.htm title John Cobb and the Crusader ref lesliefield , reprinted from cite book title The World Water Speed Record author Leo Villa and Kevin Desmond year 1976 ref Villa, World Water Speed Record cite book title High Speed Small Craft first Peter last Du Cane publisher Temple Press edition 2nd year 1956 ref Du Cane Endpapers include a sectional drawing of Crusader ship stub Category Water speed records Category Vehicles designed by Reid Railton Category Jet powered hydroplanes ... more details
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