Jemappes
Americannoun
noun
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Consider the long array of them from the first engagements of the French Revolutionary chiefs at Valmy and Jemappes.
From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by J. A. (John Adam) Cramb
The blowing up of the Jemappes bridge gave a lot of trouble.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton
The renowned battle of Jemappes ensued, which commenced, after a cannonade of three hours, by an attack upon the whole of the Austrian lines by the entire French army.
From Louis Philippe Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Some stanzas, more remarkable for their patriotism than their poetry, were chanted by Minerva, Juno, and the rest of the Olympians, in honour of the "jour magnifique de victoire, Jemappes."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 by Various
Dumouriez had only a few thousand men more than his opponent, instead of the enormous superiority he had had at Jemappes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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