Bazaine
Americannoun
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The second half of the 20th century reigns supreme, from Simon Hantaï to Jean-René Bazaine represented by a small abstract gem of 1956.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2011
The French defeat of 1870 has long been associated with the name of Marshal Bazaine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later young Bazaine flunked his exams for Paris' Ecole Polytechnique and, after an unsuccessful career as a grocer's boy, enlisted as a private.
From Time Magazine Archive
In campaigns which the British minister called "this cannibal war, these two-and-a-half years of lese humanite" Bazaine helped defeat reactionary Don Carlos and save Spain for Queen Isabella.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the attainment of a decision between advancing and retiring, it was beyond everything necessary to know the direction which Marshal Bazaine might have taken.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Count Helmuth
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