Canrobert
Americannoun
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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
They forget the example of Canrobert and Pellisier, in the Crimea.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count
Canrobert grew livid, and shouted, planting his horse in the midst of us.
From Sac-Au-Dos 1907 by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
Footnote 57: General Canrobert was deficient in dash and initiative; he knew his defects, and was relieved of his command at his own request, being succeeded by General Pélissier.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
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