Canrobert
[kahn-raw-ber]
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noun
Fran·çois Cer·tain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/, 1809–95, French marshal.
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Canrobert declined the proposed mission on the plea of ill-health.
Camps, Quarters and Casual PlacesArchibald Forbes
I went next to Marshal Canrobert's, and there I had a great surprise.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
They forget the example of Canrobert and Pellisier, in the Crimea.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
Canrobert grew livid, and shouted, planting his horse in the midst of us.
Sac-Au-DosJoris Karl Huysmans
There never was a greater admirer of the English soldier than Canrobert.
An Englishman in ParisAlbert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam