Roulers
Americannoun
noun
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The 3rd Cavalry Division was driven back to the line Zonnebeke—St. Julien—Pilkem by infantry and guns advancing from Roulers.
From 1914 by French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres
As we approached Roulers, we found the town alive with people who had assembled to welcome that which they regarded as an army of deliverance from the dreaded Germans.
From With The Immortal Seventh Division by Kennedy, Edmund John
"The next time you do tricks over Roulers they'll be waiting for you, Tam," said Blackie with a shake of his head.
From Tam o' the Scoots by Wallace, Edgar
The Russians were going on from one success to another, and large entrainments of German troops were reported at Roulers, Thourout, Tourcoing, and other places.
From 1914 by French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres
On the 14th it was reported that about 10,000 German troops from Antwerp were moving on Bruges and Roulers, and that another German Division from Antwerp had reached Courtrai.
From 1914 by French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres
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