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Nathan George Evans
Nathan George Evans (3 februari1824 – 23 november1868) Hij diende als officier in het United States Army en na het uitbreken van de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog als generaal in het Confederate States Army.
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[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]Evans werd geboren op 3 februari1824 in Marion County, South Carolina. Hij was de derde zoon van Thomas en Jane Beverly (geboren als Daniel) Evans. Hij volgde kort les aan de Randolph-Macon College in Virginia. Maar kreeg als snel een plaats aan de United States Military Academy in West Point dankzij John C. Calhoun. In 1848 studeerde Evans af en werd hij benoemd tot gebrevetteerde tweede luitenant. Hij werd ingedeeld bij de 1st U.S. Dragoons die dienst deed aan de westelijke frontier. Pas eind 1849 werd hij officieel aangesteld als officier. Hij werd overgeplaatst naar de 2nd U.S. Dragoons. Evans werd een ervaren cavalerieofficier. Hij werd bevorderd tot 1st Luitenant bij de 2nd U.S. Cavalry in 1855 en vervolgens tot kapitein in 1856.
De Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog
[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]Op 27 februari1861 nam Evans ontslag uit het leger en nam kort daarna dienst in het Zuidelijke leger. In juli kreeg hij de rang van kolonel en de leiding over een kleine brigade. Hij nam deel aan de Eerste Slag
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Path to the Maypole of Wisdom
- A Brief History of Belgium’s Doudou,
The Doudou’s dragon being carried to his mythical rumble with Saint George
Thousands of bystanders stand with necks craned, cheering on Saint George as he goes into battle with the ferocious dragon in a small circle in the middle of Mons’ Grand-Place. The curious scene is a highlight of the Belgian city’s Doudou festival, an ancient feast of lush parades, fights with wicker monsters, and buckets of crowd participation.
Up in the forested Belgian Ardennes, slightly bizarre folkloric celebrations have long been a part of the annual diet – just think of Binche’s carnival with its white-masked, orange-pelting figures, or Andenne with its bear-filled streets. Local identity and pride in one’s cultural heritage play a major part in these festivities, and they are, in fact, the reason they still exist today, and this is no less true in Mons’ case. The 800-year-old Ducasse de Mons on Trinity Sunday, lovingly dubbed ‘le Doudou’ by locals, is perhaps the most raucous of them all. As Saint George on horseback and a giant wicker dragon make their way to the middle of the main square for their epic brawl, members of the crowd jump forward to try and grab a handful of straw from the mythical beast’s tai
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