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Bautzen

American  
[bou-tsuhn] / ˈbaʊ tsən /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany, on the Spree River: scene of defeat of Prussian and Russian armies by Napoleon I, 1813.


Bautzen British  
/ ˈbaʊtsən /

noun

  1. a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)

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In areas like Bautzen, that drops to 51 percent.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2022

And Alexander Ahrens, the mayor of Bautzen, said Saxony has been slow to address its neo-Nazi problem, with previous state leaders reluctant to tackle it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2022

Deutsche Welle reports that police intervened in protests in Rostock and Bautzen, though many of the protests were peaceful.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2022

“There” is the center of Bautzen with its cobblestone streets, centuries-old churches and cozy cafes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2016

But the news of Macdonald's plight compelled Napoleon to march first toward Bautzen, in order to prevent Bl�cher from annihilating the army in Silesia.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan