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Rogues' Regiment

Max Ophüls was hoping to direct the film but was passed over in favour of Robert Florey.


Batman: Nine Lives

Though Batman still exists, members of his rogues gallery appear as normal criminals rather than mutated, disfigured or technologically enhanced characters, a similar approach to that of Christopher Nolan's Batman film series.

Belshazzar

Howard also used the name of 'Nabonidus' (father of Belshazzar) in the Conan tale "Rogues in the House" which appeared in Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #11.

Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics

Some entries, such as that on George Best, reflect a certain cynicism about media-created rogues.

Brewer's Rogues, Villains and Eccentrics is a reference book first published by Brewer's in 2002 and edited and compiled by William Donaldson.

Brotherhood of Dada

Though they would be considered villains by most definitions, the group does not recognize concepts of good and evil (hence the decision to rename themselves from the Brotherhood of Evil), but simply aloof; they are perhaps best described as anarchic rogues.

Chérisy

It was in the retaking of Chérisy that Major Georges Philias Vanier, the future GOC of the Governor General of Canada (1959–1967) was wounded, as a result of which his leg was amputated.

Christopher Parker

In 2006 he worked alongside Christian Slater, Nick Moran and Eddie Izzard in a live performance of the Hollywood film The Rogues.

Haddersfield, Jamaica

On 18 June 1853 the regiment formally became known as "The 33rd (or The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment".

Hobart coastal defences

One such force, established in 1859 was the Hobart Town Artillery Company under the command of Captain A. F. Smith, formerly of the 99th. (Wiltshire) Regiment, who began to assume responsibility for the Hobart fortifications from the Royal Artillery who were increasingly being withdrawn, and had all departed well before the withdrawal of the last British forces from Tasmania in 1870.

Kate St John

St John played piano, accordion, and cor anglais on the 2011 album Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band.

Major General Daniel D. Minier

On family land, Daniel D. Minier constructed the Central Exchange Hotel (currently known as Rogues' Harbor Inn), the first brick structure in Lansing.

Marc Caron

As a junior officer he served with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Commando in Cyprus from April 1974, with the 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment in Lahr, Germany from August 1976 and with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Lemgo, Germany from January 1978.

Mississippi Jack

Jacky's crew encounters a family of rogues who make their living trying to repossess escaped slaves in the fashion of Patty Cannon.

New York, Auburn and Lansing Railroad

This was also electrified, and regular service from Ithaca to Rogues' Harbor Inn was established.

In 1909, a 0.5-mile branch was built by Col. J.V. McIntyre, owner of the Rogues' Harbor Inn, from his establishment to South Lansing.

Operation Baawar

On December 7, 2010, soldiers from the Zangabad south-west of Kandahar City.

Parcel of Rogues

The phrase Parcel of Rogues is taken from the Robert Burns poem Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation.

Pete Jupp

Pete Jupp is a British drummer/musician who played in the bands The English Rogues, Wildlife (with Steve Overland), and Samson (with Merv Goldsworthy), before forming FM in 1984 with the afore-mentioned musicians.

Planet B

All the while, John and Medley are being watched by an dog-like antivirus programme called Cerberus (Chris Pavlo) who, along with the Planet B Corporation, considers the rogues to be a computer virus that need to be wiped out.

Kip is currently in a site which simulates the Black Forest where he encounters a voice, which turns out to be Medley, who was able to come back from the dead because when rogues die their code becomes part of Planet B. Kip and Medley travel between worlds in an attempt to find a code which allow them access to the "reset button" which will restore Planet B to its original state.

Prince of Wales' Division

Mercian Regiment - formed on 1 September 2007 by amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot), 1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) and the West Midlands Regiment.

Renegades, Rebels and Rogues

"Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" is a song written by Larry Boone, Earl Clark and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence.

Rogue Artists Ensemble

In 2009 the Rogues created an original adaptation of three shorts stories by Nikolai Gogol- "The Overcoat", "The Nose", and "Diary of a Madman"- entitled Gogol Project.

Rogues' Harbor Inn

The author Grace Miller White (1868–1957) used it as the inspiration for the setting for her novel Judy of Rogues Harbor.

The Private of the Buffs

The details of the subsequent events are not well-recorded, but according to reports in The Times, one Private John Moyse, of the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment (commonly known as "the Buffs") refused to kowtow to his captors.

They shall not pass

The phrase was used again in December 1943 by French-Canadian officer Paul Triquet of the Victoria Cross.

Trisha Ward

Her most recent project has been writing lyrics and music for the Coronation Street album, Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools.

Vere St. Leger Goold

Charles Kingston "Remarkable Rogues: The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America" (London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York, John Lane Company, 1921), p.


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