Sturdy and strong after more than a century of continuous use, the old covered, wooden bridge that spans the Tygartis Valley River at Philippi will have a distinctive part in the week-long observance of the first land battle of the Civil War at its home site, May 28th to June 3rd.

Azincourt is famous as being near the site of the battle fought on 25 October 1415 in which the army led by King Henry V of England defeated the forces led by Charles d ' Albret on behalf of Charles VI of France, which has gone down in English history as the Battle of Agincourt.

Armageddon ( from Harmagedōn, Late Latin: ) is, according to the Bible, the site of a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or symbolic location.

Until the early 20th century, unsure of the site of Palaepharsalos, scholars followed Arrian ( 2. 75 ) and located the battle south of the Enipeus or close to Pharsalos ( today's Pharsala ).

When a battleground is the site of more than one battle in the same conflict, the instances are distinguished by ordinal number, such as the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.

The name " Battle Bridge " led to a tradition that this was the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boudica.

Roman ruins at Abritus, site of the battle

For all its fame, the site of the battle is uncertain and several sites have been advanced, with Bromborough on the Wirral the most favoured location.

Renowned Arthurian scholar Ernst Brugger suggested that it was a corruption of Camlann, the site of Arthur's final battle in Welsh tradition.

For instance, much of the battle footage from the early 20th century was staged ; the cameramen would usually arrive on site after a major battle and re-enact scenes to film them.

An obvious place to look for documentation is in the Estonian city of Tallinn, the site of the legendary battle.

The start of the Norman Conquest was the Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066 ; although the battle itself took place to the north at Senlac Hill, and William had landed on the coast between Hastings and Eastbourne at a site now known as Norman's Bay.

The running battle which ensued was spread out over several kilometres ; the site where most of the fighting took place is the village playing field today.

Hedwig and her daughter-in-law, Henry's II widow Anna of Bohemia, established a Benedictine abbey at the site of the battle in Legnickie Pole, settled with monks coming from Opatovice in Bohemia.

At the time, both spellings of " Kenesaw " were used, but in the course of time, " Kennesaw Mountain " became the accepted spelling of the battle site.

During the Invasion of Poland, Riefenstahl was photographed in Poland wearing a military uniform and a pistol on her belt in the company of German soldiers ; she had gone to the site of the battle as a war correspondent.

The Hungarians and Poles had responded to the mobile threat by extensive fortification-building, army reform in the form of better armoured cavalry, and refusing battle unless they could control the site of the battlefield to deny the Mongols local superiority.

This period is characterised by the beginning of agriculture .< ref > The earliest known battle occurred during the Mesolithic period at a site in Egypt known as Cemetery 117.

The sling was light to carry and cheap to produce ; ammunition in the form of stones was readily available and often to be found near the site of battle.

The text then states that Samuel erected a large stone at the battle site as a memorial, and there ensued a long period of peace thereafter.

The traditional identification of the battle site with Oswestry, probably in the territory of Powys at the time, suggests that Penda may have had British allies in this battle, and this is also suggested by surviving Welsh poetry which has been thought to indicate the participation of the men of Powys in the battle.

German intelligence used the agent reports to construct an order of battle for the Allied forces that placed the centre of gravity of the invasion force opposite Pas de Calais, the point on the French coast closest to England and therefore a likely invasion site.

Since the hazards of poor communication are so great, p can be justified as a habitable site only on the basis of unusual productivity such as is made available by a waterfall for milling purposes, a mine, or a sugar maple camp.

A new waterfront site for the bureau is now being built at Atlantic City, New Jersey, to provide the most modern marine testing facilities as a further tool to keep the sport safe.

This is particularly true in site selection.

It is usually helpful to make a sketch map in the field, showing the size and location of the features of interest and to take photographs at the site.

For site planning work, it is best to have a qualified and experienced park planner to carry through the study.

Water interest is one of the most valuable factors you can find for a recreation site.

If the site is on a reservoir, the level of the water at various seasons as it affects recreation should be studied.

The quantity and quality of water sources is often a big factor in site selection.

In the United States Department of Agriculture's Yearbook Of Agriculture, 1952, which is devoted entirely to insects, George E. Bohart mentions a site in Utah which was estimated to contain 200,000 nesting females.

The site of the oblong piazza is Domitian's ancient stadium, which was probably used for horse and chariot races.

The place is Camusfearna, the site of a long-vanished sea-village opposite the isle of Skye.

As methodology, ethnography is based upon long-term fieldwork within a community or other research site.

The life-size so-called " Adonis " found in 1780 on the site of a villa suburbana near the Via Labicana in the Roman suburb of Centocelle is identified as an Apollo by modern scholars.

AFI ScreenNation is a Web site featuring AFI-produced educational materials and tips for new filmmakers to share work, receive recognition and compete for prizes.

* Altenberg is also a lost town and archaeological site in the Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia

The relationship between the author and the editor, often the author's only liaison to the publishing company, is often characterized as the site of tension.

It is unmyelinated, approximately 25μm in length and functions as the site of action potential initiation.

One such site featured in her books is the temple site of Abu Simbel in her book Death on the Nile, as well as the great detail in which she describes life at the dig site in her book Murder in Mesopotamia.

: Christie ’ s Murder in Mesopotamia is the most archaeologically influenced of all her novels as it is set in the Middle East at an archaeological dig site and associated expedition house.

The novel is most noted for its careful description of the dig site and house, which showed the author had spent much of her own time in very similar situations herself.

As South Australia's seat of government and commercial centre, Adelaide is the site of many governmental and financial institutions.