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Hohenlinden

American  
[hoh-uhn-lin-duhn] / ˌhoʊ ənˈlɪn dən /

noun

  1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria, near Munich: French victory over the Austrians 1800.


Hohenlinden British  
/ hoːənˈlɪndən /

noun

  1. a village in S Germany, in Bavaria east of Munich: scene of the defeat of the Austrians by the French during the Napoleonic Wars (1800)

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Ulm, Ratisbon and Hohenlinden in the South German Basin were all sites of Napoleonic victories against the various coalitions of Austria, Russia and England.

From Time Magazine Archive

Illustration, from Campbell's Hohenlinden, of the Influence of the Imitative Faculty on the Imagination.

From Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race by Johnes, Arthur James

He fought under Moreau at the famous battle of Hohenlinden, and at the peace of Lun�ville was appointed inspector-general of the cavalry.

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)

On the 3d of December, the two met at Hohenlinden, and the French, after a bloody struggle, were completely victorious.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

The Austrians were driven back on Vienna; and on the second of December Moreau crushed their army on the Iser in the victory of Hohenlinden.

From History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 by Green, John Richard

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