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Canrobert

American  
[kahn-raw-ber] / kɑ̃ rɔˈbɛr /

noun

  1. François Certain 1809–95, French marshal.


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The two guests of honor, General Canrobert Pereira da Costa, Brazil's war minister, and Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

For whatever good it might do, Adhemar was careful to drop in on War Minister Canrobert Pereira da Costa and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, both presidential possibilities themselves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marshals Canrobert and Bosquet followed the infant, and their majesties next appeared under a moving canopy.

From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by Bartlett, David W.

Canrobert grew livid, and shouted, planting his horse in the midst of us.

From Sac-Au-Dos 1907 by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)

General Canrobert was succeeded in the French command by General Pélissier, and on the 7th of June the Mamelon was taken by the French.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

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