Aix-la-Chapelle
Britishnoun
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However, three years later, under the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Britain relinquished control of the fortress to the French.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
Although Maria Theresa did stop Prussia’s aggression, she lost Silesia in the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Handel's famous pomp-and-circumstantial salute to the 1748 Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle is here given the closest thing to an authentic performance that most listeners will ever hear�or perhaps want to.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paul Julius Reuter, a German bank clerk, started his business 97 years ago in a pigeon loft at Aix-la-Chapelle, soon expanded into a ubiquitous emissary of the Victorian empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
It suffices to mention that it treats of the state of music at M�nster and Aix-la-Chapelle.
From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton
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