TAURAGE

tourägāˈ, Ger. Tauroggen, town, W Lithuania, on the Yura River. Dating from the 13th cent., Taurage belonged to Prussia from 1691 to 1793, when it passed to Russia. It was incorporated into independent Lithuania in 1920. The city is known historically as the site of the signing of the Convention of Tauroggen in Dec., 1812, between Russia and the Prussian general Yorck von Wartenburg. Acting on his own authority, Yorck, whose troops constituted a contingent of Napoleon I's defeated Grande Armée, declared his corps neutral and thus permitted the Russians to continue their pursuit of the French.

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books on: Taurage  - 5 results

 
 
1.
European Population Transfers, 1939-1945
Book by Joseph B. Schechtman; Oxford University Press, 1946
Subjects: Germans--Foreign Countries, Population Transfers, World War, 1939-1945--Refugees
...and set up regional headquarters in Kaunas, Mariampole, and Taurage. Three frontier transit points were designated for those who traveled by railroad--Krottingen-Bajohren, Taurage-Langszargen, and Wirballen-Eydtkuhnen. For those who...
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The French Wars 1792-1815
Book by Charles J. Esdaile; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: First Coalition, War Of The, 1792-1797, France--History, Military--1789-1815, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Military Leadership, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Second Coalition, War Of The, 1798-1801
...forces that had been sent into Russia to guard the communications of the grande armee signed a separate peace at Taurroggen Taurage and led his troops back into East Prussia, which had just been evacuated by the French. Having entered the service of Alexander...
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Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe
Book by Roger D. Petersen; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: Europe, Eastern--History--Autonomy And Independence Movements, Government, Resistance To--Europe, Eastern--History--20th Century, Government, Resistance To--Lithuania--History--20th Century, Lithuania--History--Autonomy And Independence Movements
...by Jews, and not only in Kaunas and Vilnius but also in the smaller cities of Panevezys, Sauliai, Birziai, Utena, and Taurage. 36 Additionally, as was known to the population, some of the top Lithuanian leaders of the Communist Party Snieckus, Didziulis...
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The Lesser of Two Evils: Eastern European Jewry under Soviet Rule, 1939-1941
Book by Don Levin, Naftali Greenwood; Jewish Publication Society, 1995
Subjects: Europe, Eastern--Ethnic Relations, Jews--Baltic States--History--20th Century, Jews--Bessarabia (Moldova And Ukraine)--History--20th Century, Jews--Poland--History--20th Century, Jews--Soviet Union--History, Soviet Union--History--1939-1945
...Tsair collective who reached Lithuania from Wolhynia described the dispersion of the members of his kibbutz in the town of Taurage: The authorities drove us out, expelled us forcibly, seated us in trucks, and transported us to Kelm Kelme . However...
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Freeing the Baltic
Book by Geoffrey Bennett; Birlinn, 2002
Subjects: Baltic States--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Naval Operations, Great Britain--History, Naval--20th Century, Naval Battles--Baltic Coast--History--20th Century, Soviet Union--History--Allied Intervention, 1918-1920, Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921--Naval Operations
...Revel, Tallinn SHAVU, Siauliai SHEPELEVSKY LT., Karavelda Lt. S1ETTIN, Szczecin STttts Fr., Stirsudden TAUROGGEN, Taurage TERRIOKI, Zelenogorsk Tusrr, Sovietsk Tutttcu, Abo TvrERS ISLAND, Bolshoi Tyuters VIBORG, Vyborg, Viipuri VILNA, Vilno...


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journal articles on: Taurage  - 3 results

 
 
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Distribution of Species-Specific Wildlife-Vehicle Accidents on Lithuanian Roads, 2002-2007/ Metsloomadega Seotud Liiklusonnetuste Levik Leedus Aastatel 2002-2007
Journal article by Linas Balciauskas; Estonian Journal of Ecology, Vol. 58, 2009
Subjects: European roe deer--Death of, Moose--Death of, Roadkill--Research, Roadkills--Research, Traffic accidents--Research
...br/ 164 (Mazeikiai--Plunge--Taurage) 142.15 5 4 <br/ A11 (Siauliai...br/ 164 (Mazeikiai--Plunge--Taurage) 5 11 13 19 <br/ A11 (Siauliai...br/ 164 (Mazeikiai--Plunge--Taurage) 57 0.40 <br/ A11 (Siauliai...
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The Historical Imagination of Jacob Katz: On the Origins of Jewish Nationalism
Journal article by Yosef Salmon; Jewish Social Studies, Vol. 5, 1999
Subjects: Jews
...In 1878 he came to Palestine, where he was a prominent leader of the Yishuv. 57 Natan Friedland (1808-83), rabbi of Taurage, Lithuania, spread ideas of Jewish nationalism within a traditional Jewish context. His books, Kos yeshuah unehamah , published...
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Euroregions as Mechanisms for Strengthening Cross-Border Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
Journal article by Katri-Liis Lepik; Trames, Vol. 13, 2009
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Boundaries (Geography)--International aspects, Boundaries--International aspects, European Union--Membership, European cooperation--Analysis, Regionalism--Analysis
...13. Zemgale Planning Region Administration, representing Euroregion Saule (LT/LV/RUS), Office in Latvia; 14. Taurage County Government, representing Euroregion Saule (LT/LV/RUS), office in Lithuania; 15. Public institution "Siauliai...


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magazine articles on: Taurage  - 1 result

 
 
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SF Troops Train in Baltic
Magazine article by John Brenci; Soldiers, Vol. 53, May 1998
Subjects: Army-US, Baltic states, Military deployment, Military exercises
...Swenor, a team sergeant assigned to Operational Detachment A-045, helped train soldiers from Lithuanias Iron Wolf Brigade in Taurage. He said each team tailored the training to units in each country, but all training was designed to teach a few soldiers...


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newspaper articles on: Taurage  - 1 result

 
 
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Geneva Church to Play Host to Lithuanian Mission Meeting
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 26, 2000
Subjects: Lithuania, United Methodist Church
...congregation could help the churches struggling to survive. The Geneva church formed a partnership with a Methodist church in Taurage and has given over $40,000 to help a congregation in Kaunas rebuild its church. Congregations outside Lithuania that want...


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encyclopedia articles on: Taurage  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Taurage
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAURAGE touraga , Ger. Tauroggen, town, W Lithuania, on the Yura River. Dating from the 13th cent., Taurage belonged to Prussia from 1691 to 1793, when it passed to Russia. It was incorporated into independent Lithuania in 1920. The city...
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Tauroggen, Convention Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAUROGGEN, CONVENTION OF see Taurage , Lithuania. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Frederick William III
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...auxiliary force to aid Napoleons Russian campaign, the king was finally persuaded to support the Convention of Tauroggen (see Taurage ), concluded with the Russians by the commander of the Prussian auxiliary force, General Yorck von Wartenburg . A few weeks...
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Yorck Von Wartenburg, Ludwig, Graf
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...failure he withdrew on his own responsibility from the fighting and concluded the Convention of Tauroggen with the Russians (see Taurage ). His action was lauded by the nationalistic Prussians, desirous of escaping from their virtual vassalage to France, which...


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