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Barbuda is an island and dependency located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda as an autonomous entity. Barbuda is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Antigua. The only settlements on the island are Codrington and its surrounding localities. Barbuda is a flat island with the western portion being dominated by Codrington Lagoon,and the eastern portion being dominated by the elevated plateau of the Barbuda Highlands,with salty ponds and scrubland spread throughout the island. The climate is classified as tropical marine.
The Battle of Navarino was a naval battle fought on 20 October 1827,during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829),in Navarino Bay,on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula,in the Ionian Sea. Allied forces from Britain,France,and Russia decisively defeated Ottoman and Egyptian forces which were trying to suppress the Greeks,thereby making Greek independence much more likely. An Ottoman armada which,in addition to Imperial warships,included squadrons from the eyalets of Egypt and Regency of Algiers and Tunis,was destroyed by an Allied force of British,French and Russian warships. It was the last major naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing ships,although most ships fought at anchor. The Allies' victory was achieved through superior firepower and gunnery.
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Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John,Barbados now affiliated with the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. It is one of the oldest Anglican theological colleges in the Americas. It was affiliated to the University of Durham from 1875 to 1965.
Codrington is the only village on the island of Barbuda,which is part of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Codrington coincides with the Codrington major division,one of the two major divisions on Barbuda. Situated on the Codrington Lagoon,Codrington is the country's northernmost settlement. The population of Codrington was 796 in 2011.
Major Henry Somerset,7th Duke of Beaufort,KG,styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1803 and Marquess of Worcester between 1803 and 1835,was a British peer,soldier,and politician.
General Sir William John Codrington,was a British Army officer and politician who served in the Crimean War.
Howard Nicholas Sheppard was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987. He represented the riding of Northumberland.
Codrington is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire,England,situated alongside the B4465 road. It is in Dodington parish,and was formerly in the civil parish of Wapley-cum-Codrington in the hundred of Grumbald's Ash. It had one pub,the Wishing Well,which was formerly the Codrington Arms. The pub was linked to the Codrington Family,who used to be based at Codrington Court before moving to nearby Dodington Park. The area also has a Baptist church in Wapley Road. Now the area is best known for its golf course on the outskirts called The Players Club. The hamlet is mentioned in Lemon Jelly's "Ramblin' Man".
Sir Christopher William Codrington,of Dodington,Gloucestershire,was a Conservative British MP for East Gloucestershire between 7 August 1834 and 24 June 1864 and a landowner in Gloucestershire.
HMS Codrington was the flotilla leader for the A-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the 1920s. Completed in 1930,the ship spent most of the 1930s assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. She helped to enforce the arms embargo imposed on both sides in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939. Codrington returned home in early 1937 and was refitted before serving as a training ship in 1938–1939.
Mahinda VI (?–1187) was a king of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa who came to the throne by killing his predecessor Vijayabahu II. He only reigned for five days,being killed by his successor and Vijayabahu II's sub-king,Nissanka Malla.
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Afro–Antiguans and Barbudans are Antiguans and Barbudans of entirely or predominantly African ancestry.
John Codrington,of Codrington,Gloucestershire and Wraxall,Somerset,was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1741.
Sir William Codrington,2nd Baronet (1719–1792) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 and 1792.
Georges Robert Cloche de Mont-Saint-Rémy de La Malmaison was a French soldier and colonial administrator who was governor of Guadeloupe from 1705 until his death in 1717. In 1713–15 he was acting governor general of the French Antilles
Sir William Codrington,1st Baronet,of Dodington Park,Gloucestershire,was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1737 to 1738.
Wilfred U. Codrington III is an American legal scholar who is an associate professor at Brooklyn Law School and previously a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. A specialist in constitution law,election law,and voting rights,Codrington is a regular contributor to The Atlantic.
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- ↑ "Caribbean Elections Biography | Chanlah Codrington". 2018-09-13. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
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