Dupleix
Americannoun
noun
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He served as gunnery officer on the cruiser Dupleix.
From Time Magazine Archive
Met by the French cruiser Dupleix and a squadron of French destroyers, the ships were inspected for sanitation, then, their ammunition removed, allowed to pass through the channel into Bizerte Lake.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dupleix could transmit his orders, but he could not send with them the daring spirit which inspired them.
From Rulers of India: Lord Clive by Malleson, George Bruce
Dupleix, however, was not driven to despair, but still sought means of renewing the contest.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
When he was killed, which happened whilst making a sortie on the 11th of September, the entire labour of directing the necessary measures fell upon Dupleix.
From Rulers of India: Lord Clive by Malleson, George Bruce
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