Granicus.
Alexander the great and his army crossed the Indus River after entering Central Asia.
Alexander the great and his army crossed the Indus River after entering Central Asia.
Mississippi river
The Loire River!!!
The Delaware River is the one that Washington crossed to get to Trenton.
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Alexander Hamilton
The first river didn't have a name; it existed before anyone was around to name it.
Stratford is made up of "strat" meaning "street" and "ford", a river crossing. It was a place where a street crossed a river. And the river in question is the river Avon, which is why the town is "upon Avon"
The name of the river does not necessarily have to come first, but it generally does. There is no problem, however, with saying the name of the river second e.g. Murray River.
Rubicon - returning legions had to be disbanded at that river north of Rome so that there was no suggestion that they were marching on the city.
The Mackenzie (previously Disappointment) River was named after Alexander Mackenzie, who traveled the river while trying to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1789.