These patrons were intrigued by the novelty of a female writer and had her compose texts about their romantic exploits.

Allen wrote accounts of his exploits in the war that were widely read in the 19th century, as well as philosophical treatises and documents relating to the politics of Vermont's formation.

Throughout the 19th century, these anti-Napoleonic Freikorps were greatly praised and glorified by German nationalists, and a heroic myth built up around their exploits.

His continental exploits required troops from Britain, and it appears that forts at Chester and elsewhere were abandoned in this period, triggering raids and settlement in north Wales by the Irish.

Its exploits during its eight-month cruise through the Mediterranean were a major morale booster for the Ottomans.

The large production, using the finest French artists, of propaganda paintings glorifying the exploits of Napoleon, were matched by works, showing both victories and losses, from the anti-Napoleonic alliance by artists such as Goya and J. M. W.

Moreover, the ease with which the Reconquista in the Iberian Peninsula was directly and immediately continued by the exploits of conquistadors beyond the Atlantic clearly shows that for Spaniards at the time, conquest of non-Christian territory and its transformation into a Catholic, Spanish-speaking land were legitimate, whether or not a claim of prior possession of the land could be advanced.

Each of these exploits were used in his paintings, as he often incorporated some of his designed furniture into the composition, and must have used many of his own designs for the clothing of his female subjects.

His successes as President were over shadowed by the " Ohio Gang " criminal exploits, the detrimental image of his social drinking and his alleged extramarital affairs.

Georgia's political and cultural exploits of Tamar's epoch were rooted in a long and complex past.

In the 1940s and early 1950s there were several films made about the exploits of Allied agents in occupied Europe, which could probably be considered as a sub-genre.

The heroic exploits of Wallace were passed on to posterity mainly in the form of tales collected and recounted by the poet Blind Harry, the Minstrel (?- 1492 ) whose original, probably oral sources were never specified.

Pinkerton's exploits were in part the inspiration of the 1961 NBC western television series, Whispering Smith, starring Audie Murphy and Guy Mitchell.

His reckless courage and fighting spirit were known far beyond Connecticut's borders through the circulation of folk legends celebrating his exploits.

During World War II, various British and Commonwealth units, including the Long Range Desert Group ( LRDG ), the No. 1 Demolition Squadron or ' PPA ' ( Popski's Private Army ), and the Special Air Service ( SAS ) were noted for their exploits in the deserts of Egypt, Libya and Chad using unarmored motor vehicles, often fitted with machine guns and cannons of various types.

' It is still debated as to what extent the exploits of notable knights and historical figures such as Saladin, Godfrey of Bouillon, William Marshal and Bertrand du Guesclin set new standards of knightly behavior, or were instead reflections of existing models of conduct.

Notable exploits during the campaign were the seizure of the Dagu Forts commanding the approaches to Tianjin, and the boarding and capture of four Chinese destroyers by Roger Keyes.

* In the Graphic Art Novel The Last Coiner, authored by Peter M. Kershaw in prelude to The Yorkshire Coiners film aka The Last Coiner, and the interactive game Coins and Nooses, were produced with their basis taken from the exploits of the prolific maestros of 18th Century milling, the Cragg Vale Coiners who smelted King George III's currency which ultimately lead to the Monarch ordering their execution by hanging at Tyburn.

Friese-Greene's later exploits were in the field of colour in motion pictures.

There were efforts in 2008 to create a dry glue that exploits the effect, and success was achieved in 2011 to create an adhesive tape on similar grounds.

Officers like De Jesus Antonio, TT D Abreu Capt Ndume and Da Costa were the forefront because of their combat and language skills and also the exploits of South African pilot Neall Ellis and his MI-24 Hind gunship.

The X-wing comic series, written by Michael A. Stackpole and published by Dark Horse Comics, were the first works of Star Wars literature to focus on the adventures and exploits of the squadron.

Wells ' novel The War of the Worlds exploits invasion panics that were common when science fiction was first emerging as a genre.

The legendary exploits of this branch lives on in literature and early films.

Erasmus also wrote of the legendary Frisian freedom fighter and rebel Pier Gerlofs Donia ( Greate Pier ), though more often criticism than praise of his exploits.

Famed " Gonzo " writer Hunter S. Thompson covered the game for Rolling Stone magazine, and his exploits in Houston are legendary.

In particular, his exploits with Keith Moon are legendary, perhaps the most notorious involving Stanshall going into an unsuspecting tailor's shop and admiring a pair of trousers ; Moon then came in, posing as another customer, admired the same trousers and demanded to buy them.

Perseus (), the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there, was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians.

John Gilpin ( 18th century ) was a based on real-life character whose exploits became legendary and featured in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin.

His legendary exploits are the subject of the Deedle Deedle Dees ' song " Cool Papa Bell " off the album " Strange Dees, Indeed ".

Their exploits were loudly and highly praised in the new " gee whiz " style of sports journalism that was emerging ; champions of this style of writing included the legendary writers Grantland Rice and Damon Runyon in the U. S. Sports literature presented a new form of heroism departing from the traditional models of masculinity.

Kay Petre was a star at the legendary Brooklands track, and the exploits of this 4 ' 10 " lady caused a media sensation at the time.

The Hamzanama ( Persian / Urdu:, Epic of Hamza ) or Dastan-e-Amir Hamza ( Persian / Urdu:, Adventures of Amir Hamza ) narrates the legendary exploits of Amir Hamza, the uncle of the prophet of Islam, though most of the story is extremely fanciful, " a continuous series of romantic interludes, threatening events, narrow escapes, and violent acts ".

He learns from Clemenza about the legendary exploits of the novel's main character, Salvatore Guiliano ( based on Salvatore Giuliano, but Puzo changed his name ), and is eager to meet him, but Guiliano is murdered before the meeting can take place.

Count Jan Nepomucen Potocki (; March 8, 1761 – December 1815 ) was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army Captain of Engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer and popular author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a legendary figure in his homeland.

The legendary status of Grote Pier as a hero or a villain has endured over the centuries with his exploits retold in book, poetry, song and more recently television.

Drawn from the legendary past of the Iranian cultural continent which especially consists of the state of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Central Asia, they reflect the attitudes of the society to which they first belonged-attitudes towards the confrontation of good and evil, the actions of the gods, yazats ( lesser gods ), and the exploits of heroes and fabulous creatures.

He was an outstanding baseball player at Navy, but his legendary exploits occurred on the football field.

Then, in a very different style, the story jumps to an account of the ancestry, birth, and earliest exploits of Starkad who is perhaps the grimmest and strangest of Scandinavian legendary heroes.

In 1950, US President Harry Truman appointed Birchall an officer of the Legion of Merit, saying: " His exploits became legendary throughout Japan and brought renewed faith and strength to many hundreds of ill and disheartened prisoners.

There seems to be little reason for Artorius to have become a major legendary figure: no Roman historical source mentions him or his alleged exploits in Britain, nor is there any clear evidence that he ever commanded Sarmatians.

This legendary account served to convey the theme of Alexander's exploits as a great conqueror.

Many years later, a group of performing arts students traveled from Beijing to perform in the city where Song Dan Ping had performed, eager to adapt his exploits and to improvise on his legendary performances.

These rulers and their exploits are mostly fictitious, though some are derived from mythological, legendary or historical figures.

Tales of the pugilistic exploits of legendary 1970's New York prison fighter " Mother Dear " have also contributed to the extensive urban mythology surrounding this system.

Campbell's exploits for the team were legendary, as was his battle with Tony Ward for the No. 10 jersey.

His exploits are legendary.