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
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
The next event of importance occurred when Separatists recaptured Aix-la-Chapelle, from which they had been driven a fortnight ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
The next year he was at Frankfort settling the future condition of Germany, but was summoned to London in the midst of his work, and in 1818 had to attend the congress at Aix-la-Chapelle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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