Barclay de Tolly

[ ber-klahyduh-tohl-yee; Russian buhr-klahydyi taw-lyi ]

noun
  1. Prince Mi·kha·il Bog·da·no·vich [prinsmi-kah-eelbog-dah-nuh-vich; Russian myi-khuh-yeelbuhg-dah-nuh-vyich], /ˈprɪns mɪ kɑˈil bɒgˈdɑ nə vɪtʃ; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil bʌgˈdɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon I in 1812.

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How to use Barclay de Tolly in a sentence

  • Barclay de Tolly had decided to vary, for once, his tactics by staying for a day his retrograde movement.

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  • He had proposed that plan to Barclay de Tolly and now wished to propose it to Kutuzov.

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  • Barclay de Tolly was twice obliged to send him away from the army.

  • Wolzogen had come from Barclay de Tolly to report on the progress of affairs on the left flank.

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  • In the foremost place, immediately under the icons, sat Barclay de Tolly, his high forehead merging into his bald crown.

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British Dictionary definitions for Barclay de Tolly

Barclay de Tolly

/ (ˈbɑːklɪ də ˈtɒlɪ, Russian barˈklai də ˈtɔlj) /


noun
  1. Prince Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon in 1812

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