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Barclay de Tolly
[ ber-klahy duh tohl-yee; Russian buhr-klahy dyi taw-lyi ]
noun
- Prince Mi·kha·il Bog·da·no·vich [prins, mi-kah-, eel, bog-, dah, -n, uh, -vich, myi-, kh, uh-, yeel, buhg-, dah, -n, uh, -vyich], 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon I in 1812.
Barclay de Tolly
/ ˈbɑːklɪ də ˈtɒlɪ; barˈklai də ˈtɔlj /
noun
- Barclay de TollyMikhail, Prince17611818MRussianMILITARY: general Prince Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon in 1812
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Barclay de Tolly had decided to vary, for once, his tactics by staying for a day his retrograde movement.
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He had proposed that plan to Barclay de Tolly and now wished to propose it to Kutuzov.
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Barclay de Tolly was twice obliged to send him away from the army.
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Wolzogen had come from Barclay de Tolly to report on the progress of affairs on the left flank.
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In the foremost place, immediately under the icons, sat Barclay de Tolly, his high forehead merging into his bald crown.
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