Ramillies
[French ra-mee-yee]
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noun
a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.
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Known for his famous victories At Blenheim and at Ramillies.
A Humorous History of EnglandC. Harrison
The newcomer was seen to be the Ramillies, with her masts and spars still uninjured.
True BlueW.H.G. Kingston
All the troops posted in Ramillies were either killed or taken.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.Tobias Smollett
You who have seen Blenheim and Ramillies, afraid of the French!
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.W. M. Thackeray
Meanwhile a fierce contest had been raging in the village of Ramillies.
Battles of English HistoryH. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
Ramillies
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