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Bois-le-Duc

British  
/ bwa lə dyk /

noun

  1. the French name for 's Hertogenbosch

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Hostilities first broke out in Brabant, where Count Megen was foiled in an attempt on Bois-le-Duc, which had refused to receive a garrison.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

By the way, I heard from M. Bois-le-Duc by yesterday's mail.

From Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence by Ogilvy, Maud

I like to think of you as you describe yourself sitting in the great hall of the Hôtel Bois-le-Duc, in Paris, where I spent so many happy days.

From Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence by Ogilvy, Maud

Frederick Henry of Nassau, who had succeeded his brother in the command of the Republic's armies, took Bois-le-Duc in 1629, and Venloo, Ruremonde and Maestricht in 1632.

From Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day by Cammaerts, Emile

She obtained, besides, the right to place garrisons, in war-time, in Bois-le-Duc and other towns of North Brabant.

From Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day by Cammaerts, Emile