Ramillies

[ French ra-mee-yee ]

/ French ra miˈyi /

noun

a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.

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Example sentences from the Web for ramillies

In fact the allies had much the same sort of opportunity which Marlborough used with such overwhelming effect at Ramillies.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
It was not until 1706 that Marlborough was able to break through the enemy's defences at Ramillies, near Tirlemont.
Belgium|Emile Cammaerts
Two years later came the defeat of Ramillies, to be followed in three months by the disaster at Turin.
The Story of Paris|Thomas Okey
The opportunity was much like that which Marlborough saw at Ramillies, and was used with equally decisive effect.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

In the completeness of the disorganisation inflicted by defeat, Ramillies has perhaps no superior in modern times except Waterloo.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for ramillies

Ramillies

/ (ˈræmɪliːz, French ramiji) /

noun

a village in central Belgium where the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French in 1706

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