Leesburg Heights, see [Ball's Buff].
[Leon], Nicaragua. 12N. 86W. F. by Cordova, 1523.
Lexington, Mass. 42N. 71W. Battle of, first encounter between British and Americans (W. of Ind.), 1775. Bp. Theodore Parker, scholar and transcendentalist (1810-60).
[Lima], cap. of Peru. 12S. 77W. F. by Pizarro as Ciudad de los Reyes, 1535; Pizarro assassinated by followers of Almagro, 1541; Vaca de Castro in command of, 1542; Blasco Nuñez, viceroy, deposed, 1544; Gonzalo Pizarro proclaimed Governor of Peru, 1544; enters town after battle of Añaquito, 1546; is forced to abandon it, 1547 (see Prescott, op. cit.); evacuated by Spaniards, 1821 (S. A. W. Ind.); taken by Chilians, who destroyed Public Library, 1881; sc. three days' hideous massacre during civil conflict, March 1895. (See '[Peru].')
Litchfield, Conn. 41N. 73W. Bp. Ethan Allan, a leader of the 'Green Mountain Boys' (1737-89); J. Pierpont, poet (1785-1866); H. Ward Beecher (1813-87); Mrs. Beecher Stowe (1812-96).
Little Rock, Arkansas. 34N. 92W. Surrendered by Confederates, 1863 (Civil W.).
[Long Island], N.Y. 40N. 73W. Defeat of Americans by British under Howe, 1776 (W. of Ind.).
Longwoods, Thames R., Upper Canada. English defeated by Americans, 1814.
Look-out Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. 35N. 85W. Confederate position stormed, 1863. (See [Chattanooga].)
[Louisburg], Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 45N. 60W. Fortress built by French, 1713; taken by Sir W. Pepperell, 1745; restored to France by Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748; surrendered after seven weeks' siege to British under Amherst and Wolfe, 1758; ceded to England by Treaty of Paris, 1763.