Orsha
Americannoun
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Gen. Vitalijus Vaiksnoras, Lithuania’s second-ranking officer, is a huge painting of the Battle of Orsha — from 1514 — when a force of 30,000 Lithuanians and Poles defeated 80,000 Russians.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2018
Similarly profound considerations are given for his retreat from Smolensk to Orsha.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
The Kmitas were people of birth in Orsha, and lords of considerable fortune; but the flame of war had ruined those regions.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Meanwhile I present to you Pan Kmita, the banneret of Orsha, of those Kmitas who are related to the Kishkis and through the Kishkis to the Radzivills.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
It is clear that you have never been in Orsha, since you doubt.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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