comÂ·penÂ·diÂ·ous. Use compendious in a sentence. containing all the essentials in a brief form; concise. comprehensive; inclusive.
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland, which is about 30 miles south of Baltimore, on the coast of the Chesapeake Bay and near the mouth of the Severn River â¦ .
The history of the United States Military Academy can be traced to fortifications constructed on the West Point of the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War in 1778. Following the war, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy (USMA) on the site in 1802.