Beaufort

[ boh-fert ]

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noun

Beaufort

/ ˈbəʊfət /

BeaufortHenry?13741447MEnglishRELIGION: cardinalPOLITICS: statesman Henry . ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)
BeaufortMargaret, Lady?14431509FEnglishPOLITICS: stateswoman Lady Margaret , Countess of Richmond and Derby. ?1443–1509, mother of Henry VII. She helped to found two Cambridge colleges and was a patron of Caxton

The match took place on the final day of the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, at the Beaufort Polo Club.

On May the 5th a formidable force came upon the neighbourhood of Fort Beaufort.

He read and explained General Sherman's order, and told them of the advancement which the freedmen had made at Beaufort.

A new contest now ensued between the Gloucester and Beaufort parties.

Mr. Robert Beaufort glanced at the window for a moment, but his countenance was still that of one unconvinced.

Mr. Robert Beaufort placed his hand on his son's shoulder, and arrested his steps, as they contemplated the group before them.

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