Barclay de Tolly

[ ber-klahyduh-tohl-yee; Russian buhr-klahydyi taw-lyi ]

/ bərˈklaɪ də ˈtoʊl yi; Russian bʌrˈklaɪ dyɪ ˈtɔ lyɪ /

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noun

Prince Mi·kha·il Bog·da·no·vich

[prinsmi-kah-eelbog-dah-nuh-vich; Russian myi-khuh-yeelbuhg-dah-nuh-vyich], /ˈprɪns mɪ kɑˈil bɒgˈdɑ nə vɪtʃ; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil bʌgˈdɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon I in 1812.

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B.Arch.E., Barchester Towers, bar chord, bar clamp, Barclay, Barclay de Tolly, Bar Cocheba, barcode, Barcoo River, Barcoo salute, bard

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How to use Barclay de Tolly in a sentence

Barclay de Tolly had decided to vary, for once, his tactics by staying for a day his retrograde movement.
Moscow|Fred Whishaw
He had proposed that plan to Barclay de Tolly and now wished to propose it to Kutuzov.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
Barclay de Tolly was twice obliged to send him away from the army.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2|Various
Wolzogen had come from Barclay de Tolly to report on the progress of affairs on the left flank.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

In the foremost place, immediately under the icons, sat Barclay de Tolly, his high forehead merging into his bald crown.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for Barclay de Tolly

Barclay de Tolly

/ (ˈbɑːklɪ də ˈtɒlɪ, Russian barˈklai də ˈtɔlj) /

noun

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

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