Châlons
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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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Two other armies were sent to meet MacMahon, who was supposed to be at Châlons.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward
I was seeking a solution of the difficulty, when this stranger asked me to procure him some photographs of the Châlons barracks, in exchange for which he would give me his document.
From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel
I expressed my astonishment that he would not wait till he got to Châlons, where he could procure one like it for the sum of twenty sous.
From A Nest of Spies by Allain, Marcel
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