Châlons
Americannoun
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Also called Châlons-sur-Marne. a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.
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Also called Châlons-sur-Saône. a city in E France, on the Saône River. 60,451.
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On the wide flats in the neighbourhood of Châlons the Romans and Goths were hurled back in ancient times, and there, too, "furious Frank and fiery Hun" strove for the mastery.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward
On that rosy August dawn Count Saxe, with a small escort, started for the Rhine by way of Châlons.
From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot
The same fate had already been encountered by Attila and his Huns, who, after dominating Hungary and southern Germany and destroying the Burgundians on the Rhine, had pushed into northern France as far as Châlons.
From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop
Ministers, deputies, Luckner himself—influenced by his correspondents in the camp—wrote perpetually to Dumouriez to abandon his position and retire to Châlons.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
He immediately faced about, and advanced to Châlons by forced marches, in order to join his general.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
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