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Meanings of french columns in English

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Usage of french columns in English
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French columns march up a slope to the British positions on top.
Napoleon
2
As soon, therefore, as the French columns approached, they opened their gates.
In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
3
A sand-pit lay in the track of the French columns on the left.
Deeds that Won the Empire / Historic Battle Scenes
4
Many broke into the French columns, and fighting desperately, were slain.
With Moore at Corunna
5
Now he fell on recreant tribes; now he made head against the French columns.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
6
At Maida, in Calabria, in 1806, the French columns attacked the English under General Stuart.
A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Arti...
7
But soon the French columns re-established peace, and Bu-Amama had to take refuge in Morocco.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
8
French columns pushed up the hill held by them.
Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War
9
Then Lord Raglan himself, erect and fearless, resumed his observation of the advancing French columns.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
10
The whole of the French columns then began to issue from the valleys and the forest.
History of the Expedition to Russia / Undertaken by the Emperor ...
11
The other three French columns advanced steadily, with thirty light guns in the intervals between them.
One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo
12
His heavy columns fared exactly as the French columns had fared when they assaulted the English.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
13
French columns and posts had been slowly advanced by the Senegal route, and in 1893 Jenne was captured.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
14
The French columns are in movement.
The Snare
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Under cover of the farmhouse, French columns began to drive in our infantry, whose ammunition was already running low.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
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The French columns now topped the ridge, uttering shouts of triumph, and began to deploy into line for the final charge.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
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