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Canrobert

American  
[kahn-raw-ber] / kɑ̃ rɔˈbɛr /

noun

  1. François Certain 1809–95, French marshal.


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The two guests of honor, General Canrobert Pereira da Costa, Brazil's war minister, and Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

For whatever good it might do, Adhemar was careful to drop in on War Minister Canrobert Pereira da Costa and Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, both presidential possibilities themselves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marshals Canrobert and Bosquet followed the infant, and their majesties next appeared under a moving canopy.

From Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business by Bartlett, David W.

Count Baraguay d'Hilliers and Marshal Canrobert signified their assent to the views expressed by Vaillant.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

He was back again at Ban-Saint-Martin on the afternoon of the 24th, when Marshal Canrobert and General Bourbaki were summoned to headquarters to meet him and the Luxembourg surgeons were assembled.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Forbes, Archibald