Alessandria

Radetzky flung his army in between, and cut off the Italian line of retreat upon Turin and Alessandria.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
Meanwhile Massena has taken possession of Alessandria, with all its stores.
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine|Henry Foljambe Hall
He has all his supplies, hospitals, artillery and reserves in Alessandria; and he will not leave the neighborhood.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre
Bonaparte watched the battle, sitting on the bank of a ditch beside the highroad to Alessandria.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre

Got on so quick from Turin that I went to Alessandria that night, and set off at half-past six yesterday morning.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville

British Dictionary definitions for Alessandria

Alessandria

/ (Italian alesˈsandrja) /

noun

a town in NW Italy, in Piedmont. Pop: 85 438 (2001)

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