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Montcalm

American  
[mont-kahm, mawn-kalm] / mɒntˈkɑm, mɔ̃ˈkalm /

noun

  1. Louis Joseph 1712–59, French general in Canada.


Montcalm British  
/ mɔ̃kalm, mɒntˈkɑːm /

noun

  1. Louis Joseph (lwi ʒozɛf), Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Véran. 1712–59, French general in Canada (1756); killed in Quebec by British forces under General Wolfe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The district includes much of Kent County, a sliver of Montcalm County and all of Calhoun, Barry and Ionia counties.

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2020

Another Wyeth, "James Wolfe at Quebec," was commissioned to accompany a 1949 article on the general taking Quebec from the French general the Marquis de Montcalm.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2012

There’s a big one on the corner of Woodward Avenue and Montcalm, across the street from Comerica Park.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2012

The Lancaster's feast weighs in at £28 for three courses, The Montcalm charges £19.95 for all the canapes you can eat, and breakfast dishes at new Soho hotspot Dean Street Townhouse start at £2.

From The Guardian Apr. 5, 2010

Montcalm, calm mount, thou didst not faint nor fail     At that fierce volley from thy foemen near, Nor at the charge's deafening prelude quail,—     The Highland slogan and the Saxon cheer.

From Sonnets and Other Verse by MacKeracher, W. M.

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