Wagram

[ vah-grahm ]

noun
  1. a village in NE Austria: Napoleon defeated the Austrians here in 1809.

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How to use Wagram in a sentence

  • That trial unveiled financing links between the Cercle Wagram and the Brise de Mer, a Corsican organized crime group.

  • At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • It was Massna who commanded at Lobau and made all the arrangements for the crossing before Wagram.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Next morning the hero of Wagram, lame from the effect of a kick from his horse, was summoned before the Emperor.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Napoleon knew full well his weakness, and the reproaches he hurled at him at Wagram were not altogether without ground.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • At Wagram, when all seemed lost, Napoleon called on his old comrade to sacrifice himself with his cavalry.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for Wagram

Wagram

/ (German ˈvaːɡram) /


noun
  1. a village in NE Austria: scene of the defeat of the Austrians by Napoleon in 1809

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