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Hohenlinden

American  
[hoh-uhn-lin-duhn] / ˌhoʊ ənˈlɪn dən /

noun

  1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria, near Munich: French victory over the Austrians 1800.


Hohenlinden British  
/ hoːənˈlɪndən /

noun

  1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria east of Munich: scene of the defeat of the Austrians by the French during the Napoleonic Wars (1800)

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Ulm, Ratisbon and Hohenlinden in the South German Basin were all sites of Napoleonic victories against the various coalitions of Austria, Russia and England.

From Time Magazine Archive

The battle of Hohenlinden, commemorated by Campbell's lyric, was fought Dec.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

The commandant," said Mr. Goulden, "spoke well, but he might have kept on till to-morrow with his victories, commencing with Valmy, Hundschott, Wattignies, Fleurus, Neuwied, Ukerath, Fr�eschwiller, Geisberg, to Zurich and Hohenlinden.

From Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 by Erckmann-Chatrian

The German Embassy, as always, is well represented at Hohenlinden.

From The Moonlit Way by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

The Edinburgh Review, April, 1842 This work, which has the high honor of being introduced to the world by the author of Lochiel and Hohenlinden, is not wholly unworthy of so distinguished a chaperon.

From Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

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