Barclay de Tolly
[ ber-klahy duh -tohl-yee; Russian buhr-klahy dyi -taw-lyi ]
/ bərˈklaɪ də ˈtoʊl yi; Russian bʌrˈklaɪ dyɪ ˈtɔ lyɪ /
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noun
Prince Mi·kha·il Bog·da·no·vich [mi-kah-eel bog-dah-nuh-vich; Russian myi-khuh-yeel buhg-dah-nuh-vyich], /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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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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