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 * The Holocaust in Greece : Another in buidhe's series on the Holocaust, this article focusses on the deportation and murder of Greek Jews, mostly as a result of their deportation to Auschwitz concentration camp, during World War II. Between 83 and 87 percent of Greek Jews had died by 1945; this was one of the highest proportions in Europe.  Around 10,000 of the 72,000 to 77,000 Jews in Greece prior to the war survived by going into hiding, fighting with the resistance, or living through their deportation.


 * Battle of Little Blue River : The Battle of Little Blue River was fought in October 1864, as part of Price's Missouri Expedition during the American Civil War. The Union forces attempted to make a stand in the face of a larger Confederate invasion force but were defeated. The scale of the battle (around 8,000 personnel in total) and casualties were modest in American Civil War terms.


 * John Minsterworth : In SN's inimitable words, this article is "Another—although probably the last—about 14th-century failures, medieval madcaps or bizarre barons. This chap goes to France, gets roundly up his boss' nose, sneaks away while his comrades get roundly beaten by the French, tries to blame everyone else, then eventually deserts to the French and supports a Welsh invasion, is picked up by the English, and, not unsurprisingly, paid a high price for his escapades."


 * Battle of Glasgow, Missouri : Another in HF's series of articles on Price's Missouri Expedition, this covers a battle fought in October 1864, when the Confederate set about capturing a stockpile of Union weapons at Glasgow, Missouri. The larger Confederate force won the engagement but it was to little avail, as the Confederate army was decisively beaten later that month in the Battle of Westport.


 * Battle of Poitiers : This is Gog's last (so he claims!) article on the Hundred Years' War and his 50th FA. Fought in 1356 between a French army led by King JohnII and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince, this was, as Gog tells, "the most important battle of the war, the French snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Unfurling his sacred standard to indicate that no prisoners would be taken, the French King was himself captured." This resulted in the collapse of the French government and peace on England's terms four years later.


 * Battle of Raymond (Hog Farm) : This article covers a relatively small battle that had a large effect on the Vicksburg campaign during the US Civil War. A single Confederate brigade underestimated Union strength and attacked what turned out to be an entire Union corps. The inexperienced Union commander performed very cautiously, and the battle dragged on for hours despite the numerical mismatch. Eventually, the Union advantage in numbers and artillery began to tell, and the Confederates were driven off. The action at Raymond led General Grant to decide to move east to drive the Confederates from Jackson before turning back west towards Vicksburg.


 * Gisco (died 239 BC) (Gog the Mild) : Gisco was a Carthaginian general who served during the closing years of the First Punic War (264–241 BC) and took a leading part in the events which sparked the Mercenary War. He was a citizen of the city state of Carthage, which was located in what is now Tunisia. As the commander of the Carthagean forces in Sicily he negotiated a treaty with Rome that formally ended the First Punic War. He was captured by rebels during the Mercenary War and was one of 700 prisoners who were tortured to death in 239 BC.


 * Thirty Years' War (Robinvp11) : The Thirty Years' War took place largely within the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1648. One of the most destructive wars in European history, it caused an estimated 4.5 to 8 million deaths, while some areas of Germany experienced population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War, and Portuguese Restoration War.


 * Charles Richardson (Royal Navy officer) (Pickersgill-Cunliffe) : Charles Richardson had a long career in the Royal Navy in which he took part in four minor naval actions, three major fleet actions, and six land battles and campaigns. Having served throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Richardson continued to be employed afterwards and created the pièce de résistance of his career in 1821 when his ship caused a major diplomatic incident with the Chinese that did no favours for his mental wellbeing and caused him to retire from the service soon afterwards. He was later knighted for his services and went on to become a vice-admiral.


 * Brazilian military junta of 1930 (FredModulars) : The Brazilian military junta of 1930, also known as the Pacification Junta, seized power during the Revolution of 1930 and governed Brazil from 24 October to 3 November 1930, when the junta leaders handed power over to revolutionary leader Getúlio Vargas.