Maestricht
Britishnoun
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He tells us that they were first used in 1673 at the siege of Maestricht, where he conducted the attack, and which was captured in thirteen days after the opening of the trenches.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
It dated from the times of William the Silent and was to the following effect:—The head of the van der Walt family of that period lived in the town of Maestricht.
From A Vendetta of the Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
The See was transferr’d by his Successors, first to Maestricht, and then to Liege.
The City of Liege is about five Leagues from Maestricht.
On inquiring at the nearest inn we were told that one road led to Maestricht, and the other to Aix-la-Chapelle.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
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