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Unquiet History 2

Series: Unquiet History
From: Matthew Battles
Length: 00:02:55

Magellan, Nelson, and the Comanche Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-0 1520: Ferdinand Magellan discovers his strait; 1805: Admiral Nelson wins the Battle of Trafalgar--and loses his life; 1867: the Medicine Lodge Treaty is the beginning of the end for the Comanche Empire.

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1520: Ferdinand Magellan discovers his strait; 1805: Admiral Nelson wins the Battle of Trafalgar--and loses his life; 1867: the Medicine Lodge Treaty is the beginning of the end for the Comanche Empire.

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