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by Khaled Al Khamissi, خالد الخميسي

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. ...the stream, and Colonel Steedman, with a part of the Ohio Fourteenth, received a volley of mnsket-balls and shot from a single cannon. (See Carricksford, Battle at.) Ricketts, James Brewerton, was born in New York city, and graduated at West Point in 1839. Ho served in the war against Mexico, and when the Civil War began he was placed iu RIGHTS OF MAN EIDGEFIELD, SKIRMISH AT 1216 command of the Firet Battery of rifled guns. He distinguished himself in the battle of Bull's Run, where he was severely wounded, taken prisoner, and confined eight months in Richmond, wheu he was exchanged. He was made brigadier-general of volunteers; was in the battle of Groveton (which see), or second battle of Bull's Run, in which he commauded a division of the Army of Virginia, and was wounded; and in the battle of Antietam he commanded General Hooker's corps after that officer was wounded. He was engaged in the campaign agaiust Richmond from March until July, 1864, and in the Shenandoah campaign from July until October, 1864. General Ricketts retired from the army, as major-general, in January, 1867. Ridgefield, Skirmish At. (See Danbvtry, Destruction of.) Riedesel (Baron), Frederick Adolph, was born at Lauterbach, Rhinehesse, June 3, 1738; died at Brunswick, Jan. 6, 1800. Leaving the College of Marburg, he entered the English army as ensign, and served in the Seven Years' War under Prince Ferdinand. In 1760 he became captain of the Hessian Hussars, and was made lieutenant-colonel of the Black Hussars 111 1762, adjutant-general of the Brunswick army in 1767, colonel of carabineers in 1772, and early in 1776 a major-general, with the command of a division of four thousand Brunswickers, hired by the British court to fight British subjects in America. (See German...

250 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2014

About the author

Khaled Al Khamissi was born to Egyptian actress Faten El Choubachi and poet Abdel Rahman Al Khamissi Lenin Peace Prize (1979) is an Egyptian novelist, columnist, lecturer, writer and cultural activist.

Upon his mother's death when he was five, Al Khamissi was raised by his maternal grandfather Moufid El Choubachi, also a poet, writer and critic. He grew up in a book-lined home, where politics, literature and art were constantly discussed.

Al Khamissi obtained a degree in Political Science from Cairo University in 1984 and a Master's degree in International Politics from the Sorbonne in 1987. His two fiction works, Taxi and Noah’s Ark, have provided Arabic and non-Arabic readers with insight into Egyptian society in the last decade. His first non fiction book: 2011 was published in 2014. As a columnist, his articles in Egypt and abroad show a blend of his background as a political analyst and fiction writer.

He has been a jury member in a number of film festivals, and Chairman of the board of the Greater Cairo public Library since 2014. He regularly delivers lectures in international universities and book fairs on literature and film.

A believer that cultural progress is the necessary precursor to social change, following the Egyptian revolution of 2011, Al Khamissi set up Doum , a cultural foundation designed to promote critical thinking. Founder and president of story telling festival in Qena Founder and president of literary festival in Mansoura.

His novels have been translated into 16 languages including: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Malaysian, Korean, Polish, Greek, Kurdish and others.