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单词 Rocroi
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Here two of the London regiments, fresh to war as they were, were exposed to a trial as severe as that which broke down the veteran Spanish infantry at Rocroi in this same year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
It is related that the Prince of Cond� slept soundly the night preceding the battle of Rocroi; but then, he was greatly fatigued, and moreover had made every arrangement for the morrow. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z
Standing Armies.—Nine years after N�rdlingen, the old Spanish army fought its last and most honourable battle at Rocroi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"
The greater part of the Ardennes is occupied by a large area of Devonian beds, through which rise the Cambrian masses of Rocroi and Stavelot, and a few others of smaller size. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"
Thus, Scipio was twenty-nine when he gained the Battle of Zana; Charles the Twelfth, nineteen when he gained the Battle of Narva; Condé, twenty-two when he gained the Battle of Rocroi. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865
She rejoined her husband at Rocroi, near Brussels, where, being distinguished for her personal beauty, she became the object of embarrassing attentions on the part of the prince of Cond�. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor"
"He is a fine general, though," remarked the inn-keeper; "I fought under him at Rocroi." My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France
Fifty-three kilometres from Rethel is Rocroi, a name which means little to most strangers in France. The Automobilist Abroad
Pasturage is found chiefly on the banks of the Aisne and Meuse and on the plateau of Rocroi in the north. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip"
A hundred victories since Rocroi had taught the world to regard the armies of Lewis as all but invincible, when Blenheim and the surrender of the flower of the French soldiery broke the spell. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767
The great Condé, when only twenty-two years of age, by this means, won the victory of Rocroi. A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry
The Emperor stopped beyond Rocroi, to take some refreshment. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II
The French frontier was gained, through Namur, at Rocroi, and Paris reached, via Meaux, thirty-nine days after the capital had previously been quitted. The Automobilist Abroad
"So the great Conde' slept on the eve of the battle of Rocroi; so Alexander slept on the eve of the battle of Arbela; and so they awoke to deeds of immortal fame!" Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
They seem to have lost all their military virtues, ever since their best troops were demolished at Rocroi by Conde. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
This, too, thrust forward the great Cond� to offer to France the first fruits of his heroism, when victor at Rocroi, at twenty-two. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters
On the 22d the whole of the army was assembled at Rocroi. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II
As one passes Rocroi, Belgium and France blend themselves into an indistinguishable unit so far as characteristics go. The Automobilist Abroad
Even if they abjured all the prejudices of illustrious birth, which the return of monarchical forms would necessarily recall, could they blaspheme in thus manner the recollection of the battles of Lens and Rocroi? Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.
The great Condé immortalized his name at the battle of Rocroi, in which, at the age of twenty-two, he defeated the Spaniards. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.
The Spanish army of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, down to the date of the Battle of Rocroi, stood very high. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864
Nearly the whole of this oration is devoted to history; it teems with brilliant passages, the most famous of which is the narrative of the Prince's first victory, the battle of Rocroi, in 1643. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5
The army was in front of Rocroi, and out of the dangerous defile which led to the place, without any idea on the part of the marshal and the army that Louis XIII. was dead. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
He returned the attack of the Rocroi with such amazing skill and fierceness that he was able to board her and take her, with only three of his men wounded and they not badly. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign
Spain knew not that the prince who caused her the loss of so many of her old regiments on the day of Rocroi was to finish the rest on the plains of Lens. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02 Hooker to South
At Rocroi an old soldier who fought under the First Napoleon in Russia passed the century limit last year. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
In the most celebrated battles of these times, Rocroi, Nordlingen, Lens, Rethel and the Dunes, we see the infantry work in this way. Battle Studies
And all France said so with him, on hearing of the victory of Rocroi. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
So the great Condé slept on the eve of the battle of Rocroi; so Alexander slept on the eve of the battle of Arbela; and so they awoke to deeds of immortal fame. The American Union Speaker
On the 10th the Italians entered Rocroi, and on the morning of the 11th the Allies were converging on Namur. A Short History of the Great War
The Spanish was considered the 'most redoubtable infantry in Europe' till its unexpected defeat at Rocroi. Sea-Power and Other Studies
The conquest of his heart followed that of his intelligence, the hero of Rocroi being unable to resist a tenderness which is the glory of a lover and the happiness of his mistress. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century
Fatal results of a guilty passion which enlisted against his country the arms of the hero of Rocroi! A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
I was talking the other day with one of Gassion's staff, who has come back until the wound that he got at Rocroi is healed. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
But how have you fared since Rocroi was fought? The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes
This penetrating look, this imperious expression of the whole countenance, generally disturbed those to whom the prince spoke, more than either majesty or regular beauty could have done in the conqueror of Rocroi. The Vicomte De Bragelonne
The battle of Rocroi was to the land forces of Spain a blow as terrible and fatal as the destruction of the Armada had been to their naval supremacy. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
"It shows that the duke and Gassion were of the same opinion that we expressed, namely, that your discovery of that ambush was the chief factor in bringing about the victory of Rocroi." Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
Rocroi was a town of considerable strength lying in the forest of Ardennes. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
"And you were at Rocroi?" the colonel exclaimed. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
The soldier made a profound bow, and, as if the name of the conqueror of Rocroi and Lens had given him wings, he stepped lightly up the steps leading to the ante-chamber. The Vicomte De Bragelonne
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