_P. M. Thornton, The Brunswick Accession, chapter 1._ ALSO IN: _O. Browning, Guelfs and Ghibellines._ See, also, SAXONY: A. D. 1178-1183; and GERMANY: A. D. 1138-1268; and, also, ESTE, HOUSE OF. GUELFS: The outcrop of the contention in Italy. Its beginnings, causes, course and meaning. See ITALY: A. D. 1215; and FLORENCE: A. D. 1248-1278. ----------GUELFS: End---------- GUÉLFS. White and Black (Bianchi and Neri). See FLORENCE: A. D. 1295-1300; and 1301-1313. GUELPHS OF HANOVER, The Order of the. "The Hanoverian troops having much distinguished themselves at the battle of Waterloo, George IV. (then prince regent) determined to found an order of merit which might, with especial propriety, be conferred upon such of them as deserved the distinction, and the 12th of August, 1815, was fixed upon as the date of its foundation. By the second statute, the Order is inseparably annexed to the possession of the Hanoverian crown, by vesting the grand-mastership in the sovereign of that country for the time being." _C. R. Dodd, Manual of Dignities, part 3._ GUERANDE. Treaty of. See BRITTANY: A. D. 1341-1365. GUERNSEY, The Isle of. See JERSEY AND GUERNSEY. GUERRA DOS CABANOS. See BRAZIL: A. D. 1825-1865. GUERRILLAS. A term of Spanish origin, derived from 'guerilla', signifying little or petty warfare, and applied to small, irregular bands of troops, carrying on war against an enemy by harassing, destructive raids. GUEUX OF THE NETHERLAND REVOLT. See NETHERLANDS: A. D. 1562-1566. ----------GUIANA: Start-------- GUIANA: The aboriginal inhabitants. See AMERICAN ABORIGINES: CARIBS. GUIANA: 16th Century. The search for El Dorado. See EL DORADO. GUIANA: A. D. 1580-1814. Dutch, French and English settlements and conquests.