Kalgan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For those who started from that premise, the fall of Kalgan held an unhappy political significance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Government forces pressed the Communists hard on nearly all fronts, were rapidly driving a wedge between Yenan and Kalgan, the key Communist bases.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was no more talk of the "total national split" Chou had threatened if Kalgan fell.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the Civil War continued War Lord Feng was driven from Peking and retired to his present famed war base at Kalgan, an impregnable stronghold 100 miles north of Peking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ten miles or so from Kalgan we began on foot the long climb up the pass which gives entrance to the great plateau.
From Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' by Roy Chapman Andrews
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