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Barclay de Tolly

American  
[ber-klahy duh tohl-yee, buhr-klahy dyi taw-lyi] / bərˈklaɪ də ˈtoʊl ji, bʌrˈklaɪ djɪ ˈtɔ ljɪ /

noun

  1. Prince Mikhail Bogdanovich 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon I in 1812.


Barclay de Tolly British  
/ ˈbɑːklɪ də ˈtɒlɪ, barˈklai də ˈtɔlj /

noun

  1. Prince Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon in 1812

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Barclay de Tolly was quartered nearly three miles from the Emperor.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Kutuzov, who was already weary of Bolkonski's activity which seemed to reproach his own idleness, very readily let him go and gave him a mission to Barclay de Tolly.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

Barclay de Tolly prepared to follow their example.

From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)

Barclay de Tolly, from the Russian of Púshkin, 40.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various

Prince Andrew found Barclay de Tolly, to whom he had been assigned, on the bank of the Drissa.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

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