Massena

¹

[ muh-see-nuh ]

noun

1. a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.

Masséna

²

[ ma-sey-na ]

noun

1. An·dré [ah, n, -, drey], Duc de Ri·vo·li [r, ee-vaw-, lee, ree, -vaw-lee] and Prince d'Ess·ling [des, -ling], 1758–1817, French marshal under Napoleon I.

Masséna

/ masena /

noun

1. MassénaAndré17581817MFrenchMILITARY: general André (ɑ̃dre), Prince d'Essling. 1758–1817, French marshal under Napoleon I: victories at Saorgio (1794), Loano (1795), Rivoli (1797), Zürich (1799), and Caldiero (1805): defeated by Wellington in the Peninsular War (1810–11)

Example Sentences

All Massena's sick and wounded, and his heavy baggage are there.

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Again Massena delayed, and it was not until the 18th of August that the siege was begun.

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Wilson and Miller were to harass Massena's right flank and rear.

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Reinforced by fresh troops, Massena turned fiercely to the relief of Almeida, which Wellington had besieged.

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On Massena's side it illustrates the important lesson that faulty information may easily be ruinous.

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