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A name given to Ed ward Williams. Cambridge (kām brij). [ME. Cambrigge , Cam brig, Cantebrigge ; earlier Grantebrigge , Graunte brigge , AS. Grantabrycg , Grantanbrycg , 'bridge of (the river) Granta'; L. L. Cant a brig i a. See Cambyses I. Cam .] The capital of Cambridge shire, Eng. land, situated on the Cam in lat. 52° 12′ Ν., long. 0° 6' E. It is the seat of a famous university (which see). Cambridge is probably on the site of a British town and of the Roman Camboritum. It had a castle (now destroyed), founded by William the Conqueror. Population (1891), 36,983. Cambridge. A city in Middle sex County, Ma achusetts, separated from Boston by the Charles River, and practically a suburb of Boston. It is the seat of Harvard University. It has in its manufacturing quarters (East Cambridge, Cambridge port) manufactures of iron, etc. It was founded by English colonists under Winthrop in 1630, and called at first New town; its name was changed to Cambridge after the founding of Harvard College, in honor of Cambridge, England, where some of the early colonists were graduated. It was occupied by the American army 1775-76. Incorporated as a city 1846. Population (1900), 91,886. Cambridge (kām'brij) (Adolphus Frederick), Duke of. Born at London, Feb. 24, 1774: died July 8, 1850. An English general, youngest son of George III. He was viceroy of Hannover 1831-37. Cambridge (George William Frederick Charles), Duke of. Born March 26, 1819: died March 17, 1904. An English general, son of the Duke of Cambridge. He served at Alma and Inkerman in 1854, and was commander-in-chief of the army 1856-95. Cambridge, University of. A celebrated university at Cambridge, England. It was a center of learning in the 12th century, and in 1231 Henry III. i ued writs for the regulation of Cambridge "clerks." It contains twenty colleges: St. Peter's, founded as a hospital in 1257, converted into a college by Hugh de Balsham 1280-86; Clare, by Richard Badew in 1326 as University Hall, refounded by the Counte of Clare in 1359; Pembroke, by the Counte of Pembroke in 1347; Gonville and Caius, by Gonville in 1348 and Caius in 1558; Trinity Hall, by Bateman in 1350; Corpus Christ i, or Benet College, by Cambridge gilds in 1352; King's, by Henry VI. in 1441; Queens', by Margaret of Anjou in 1448 and Elizabeth Woodville in 1465; St. Catherine's, by Woodlark in haberi Bing mother of Henry VII., in 1505; St. John's, founded as a hospital in 1135, refounded in 1511 by Margaret Beaufort; Magdalene, established as a hostel for students in 1428, given to Lord Audley who founded it as a college in 1519; Trinity, by Henry VIII. in 1546 on several earlier foundations; Emmanuel, by Mildmay in 1584; Sidney Su ex, by the Counte of Su ex in 1595; Downing, by Sir George Downing, died 1749 (charter in 1800); Ayerst Hall, founded in 1884, "to provide an economical education for theological students and others"; Cavendish College, in 1873, by an a ociation, for younger students; Selwyn College, in 1882, in memory of George August us Selwyn. (See these as school in 1439, refounded by Margaret Beaufort, names.) The university library contains about 500,000 volumes, 5,723 manuscripts; the library of Trinity College, 90,000 volumes. It has about 3,000 undergraduate students and 130 instructors, exclusive of college lecturers. Cambridge Platform. A declaration of principles respecting church government and doctrine adopted by a synod, composed of representatives of the Congregational churches of New England, held at Cambridge, Ma achusetts, in 1648. Cambridge port (kām brij-port). A manufacturing district of the city of Cambridge, Ma achusetts, lying on the Charles River, opposite Boston, 14 miles west of the state-house. Cambridge shire (kām'brij-shir), or Cambridge. An eastern county of England, lying between Lincoln on the north, Norfolk and Suffolk on the east, E ex and Hertford on the south, and North amp ton, Hunting don, and Bedford on the west. It is divided into Cambridge proper and the Isle of Ely; it forms part of the fen country which was largely reclaimed in the 17th and 18th centuries. It formed part of East Anglia, and was included in the Danelaw. It was celebrated for its resistance to William the Conqueror, and sided with Parliament in the 17th century. It contains Roman remains. Area, 859 square miles. Population (1891), 188,961. Cambronne (kon-bron'), Count Pierre Jacques Étienne. Born at St. Sébastien, near Nantes, France, Dec. 26, 1770: died at Nantes, Jan. 8, 1842. A celebrated French general. He fought against the Vendeans, participated as colonel in the campaigns of 1812 and 1813, accompanied Napoleon to Elba, was made lieutenant-general and admitted to the Chamber of Peers during the Hundred Days, and commanded a division of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo. He is the re puted author of the expre ion "La garde meurt et ne se rend pas" ("The guard dies, but never surrenders"), incorrectly said to have been used by him at Waterloo when asked to surrender. Cam bus can (kam-bus-kan' or kam-bus'kan). A Tatar king in Chaucer's "The Squire's Tale," who had most wonderful magical po e ions-aring, a gla , a sword, and a brazen horse. He is the father of Canace, Camballo, and Algarsife. Chaucerdid not finish the story. Cam bus kenneth (kam-bus-ken'eth) Abbey. An abbey situated near Stirling, Scotland. Near here, 1297, took place the battle of Stirling. See Stirling , Battle of . Cambyses (kam-bi'sēz) I. [Old Pers. Kabyjiya , which is thought to be derived from the San Cambyses II. The son and succe or of Cyrus I., and father of Cyrus II., called "The Great." According to Hero dot us he was merely a Persian noble- South Carolina, near the Wateree River 32 miles northeast of Columbia. Here, Aug. 16, 1780, the British under Cornwall is defeated the Americans under Gates: the lo of the Americans was about 2,000, including De Kalb. Near here, at Hobkirk's Hill, April 25, 1781, the British under Rawdon defeated the Americans under Greene. The first battle is also called the battle of Sanders' Camelopard a lis (ka-mel-oor kam"ē-lō-pär'da- lis). The Camelopard, a northern constellation formed by Bartsch and named by Hevelius. It is situated between Cepheus, Perseus, Ursa Major and Minor, and Draco. As given by Hevelius, the name was Camelopard alus. Camelot (kam'e-lot). A legendary spot in Eng- land where Arthur was said to have had his palace and court, and where the Round Table Shakspere alludes to it in "Lear," ii. 2, 79. "Goose, if I had you upon Sarum plain, I'd drive ye cackling home to Camelot." Camerarius (kä-mā-rä'rē-ös) (Liebhard), Joa- chim. [L., Chamberlain.'] Born at Bamberg, Bavaria, April 12, 1500: died at Leipsic, April 17, 1574. A German scholar, author of a life of Me lanch thon (1556), and editor of Me lanch thon's letters (1569). Camerarius, Rudolf Jakob. Born at Tübin- gen, Würtemberg, Feb. 12, 1665: died at Tübin- gen, Sept. 11, 1721. A German physician and botanist, author of "De sexu plant arum epis- tola" (1694), etc. Camerino (kä-mā-rēnō). A town in the prov- ince of Macer at a, Italy, in lat. 43° 9′ N., long. 13° 5' E. It was the ancient Camerinum. It was an- nexed to the Papal States in the middle of the 16th cen- Cameron (kam'e-ron), James Donald. Born at Middle town, Dauphin County, Pa., May 14, 1833. An American politician. He graduated at Princeton in 1852, was president of the Northern Central Railway Company of Pennsylvania 1863-74, and was secre- tary of war under President Grant May 22, 1876,-March Cameron, John. Born at Glasgow about 1579: died at Montauban, France, 1625. A Scot- tish theologian, an advocate of "pa ive obedi- ence." He became profe or of divinity at Saumur, and later at Montauban. His followers in France were called Cameron i tes (which see). Cameron, Richard. Born at Falkland, Fife- shire, Scotland: killed near Aird's Mo , Ayr- shire, Scotland, July 20, 1680. A noted Scot- tish Presbyterian minister, and leader of the Camille (kä-mel'). The sister of the three Horatii in Corneille's tragedy "Les Horaces." She denounces Rome when she finds that her lover has been killed by her brothers. Camille. An English version of the French play "La dame aux camélias." The Marguerite of the French play is Camille in this. See Dame aux camélias. Camillus (ka-mil'us). 1. A newspaper pseu- donym of Fisher Ames.-2. A pseudonym of Alexander Hamilton. Camillus, Marcus Furius. Died 365 в. с. А Roman general. He was several times dictator, took Veii in 396 (392), and after the sack of Rome by Brennus in 390 (388) defeated the Gauls. Cameron, Simon. Born in Lancaster County, Camlan, Battle of. A battle which took place Pa., March 8, 1799: died there, June 26, 1889. in Cornwall about 537, in which both Arthur An American politician. He was in 1845 elected and his nephew Modred fell in single combat. United States senator for Pennsylvania to succeed Bu- Cammin. See Kammin . party, he was in 1856 returned to the Senate as a Repub- He was secretary of war in the cabinet of Lincoln, March 4, 1861, Jan. 11, 1862, when he was appointed United States minister to Ru ia, a post which he resigned the following year. He served as senator from Pennsylvania 1866-77, when he resigned and was succeeded by his son James Donald Cameron. Cameron, Verney Lovett. Born July 1, 1844: died March 26, 1894. A noted English explorer. As a naval officer he was chosen in 1872, by the Royal Geographical Society, to lead an expedition in search of Living stone. In March, 1873, he started from Bagamoyo, In Unyanyembe he met Living stone's body, but proceeded to Lake Tanganyika. His two European a istants died soon, and he had to carry on his explorations alone. He circumnavigated the Tanganyika, discovered the Lukuga, and made his way through Urua and southern Benguella and Loanda, where he arrived in Nov., 1875. He was the first explorer to cro Africa from east to west. His "Acro Africa" appeared in 1876. In 1878 he made a railroad survey in Asia Minor and Persia. Since 1887 he lectured and wrote on antislavery. Cameron i ans (kam-e-rō'ni-anz). 1. The fol- lowers of Richard Cameron in Scotland. They refused to accept the indulgence granted to the Presby terian clergy in the persecuting times of Charles II., lest by so doing they should be understood to recognize his ecclesiastical authority. They were known at first as The Societies, but were afterward organized as the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, most of which in 1876 was merged in the Free Church. 2. A name given to the 26th regiment of British infantry, from its having been originally com- posed of the Cameron i ans who flocked to Edin- burgh during the revolution of 1688. Their nu cleus consisted of the men who fought under Richard Cameron at Aird's Mo in 1680, when he was killed. Cameron i tes (kam'e-ron-its). A group of French Protestants, profe ing a modified Cal- vinism, led by John Cameron, a native of Glas- gow, profe or of theology at Saumur and else- where. They were condemned by the Synod of Dort. Cameroon River. See Kamerun River . Came roons. See Kamerun . western part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. They arose in the 16th and 17th centuries from the mix- ture of Indian hordes with fugitive negro and mulatto slaves. At one time they were very numerous, and dan- gerous enemies of the whites. A few hundred only re- main, in the western part of the state. warrior queen of the Volscians, daughter of King Metabus of Privernum. She figures in Vergil's Æneid. She came to the a istance of Turnus, and was treacherously slain by Aruns. -2. A lady in Lyly's "Euphues" with whom Philautus falls in love.-3. An opera by Owen McSwiney, translated from the Italian in 1706. -4. A novel by Madame d'Arblay, published Camenz. See Kamenz . in 1796. Sheridan, produced in 1778. Doran , Annals,