cessation of arms — n. truce, armistice, discontinuance of action (temporary or final) … English contemporary dictionary
Cessation — Ces*sa tion (s[e^]s*s[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F. cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See {Cease}.] A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war. [1913 Webster] The temporary cessation of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arms shipments from Czechoslovakia to Israel 1947-1949 — Between June 1947 and October 31, 1949 the Jewish agency (later to become the Israeli government) seeking weapons for Operation Balak, made several purchases of weapons in Czechoslovakia, some of them of former German army weapons, captured by… … Wikipedia
Provisional IRA arms importation — The Provisional Irish Republican Army began importing large quantities of weapons and ammunition into Ireland for use in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s. With these weapons it conducted an armed campaign against the British presence in… … Wikipedia
Suspension of arms — Suspension Sus*pen sion, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See {Suspend}.] 1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Essex in Ireland — refers to the military campaign pursued in Ireland in 1599 by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, during the Nine Years War and the Anglo Spanish War. Earlier in that year Queen Elizabeth I of England had been troubled over the choice of a… … Wikipedia
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin — Murrough McDermod O Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin and 6th Baron Inchiquin (1614–1674), was known as Murchadh na dTóiteán ( of the conflagrations ).[1] … Wikipedia
Confederate Ireland — Irish Catholic Confederation (Confederation of Kilkenny) Cónaidhm Chaitliceach na hÉireann (Cónaidhm Chill Chainnigh) ← … Wikipedia
List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament … Wikipedia
Siege of Oxford — The Siege of Oxford was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War. Whereas the title of the event may suggest a single siege, there were in fact three individual engagements.The first engagement was in May 1644, during which… … Wikipedia
