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Meanings of general massacre in English

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Usage of general massacre in English
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The canoes now closed upon the boat, and a general massacre ensued.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
2
What would become of it in the general massacre which is apprehended?
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1
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The tumult became a regular engagement, and threatened a general massacre.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
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A general massacre ensued; neither age nor sex were spared, even priests fell.
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
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A general massacre of the confederate troops throughout the peninsula seems to have occurred.
Ravenna, a Study
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The course they advocate would end in general massacre.
The Downfall
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At the same time it seems that he has no desire for a general massacre.
The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
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A general massacre of the male population was made.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6: ...
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This appeared to me to be the only course left to prevent a general massacre.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
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Moreover, Alva had already expressed the determination to effect a general massacre upon this occasion.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 19: 1572-73
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Their orders were for them to make a general massacre-notto spare a single man.
Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
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She is an old settler escaped from the general massacre; the last of the vanquished; perhaps!
The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or the Real Robinson Crusoe
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Yes, yes, a general massacre, that is what we want; that is what we must have.
In and out of Three Normandy Inns
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No sooner was his back turned than Hintza's people commenced a general massacre of the Fingoes.
The Settler and the Savage
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The villages lay in ashes; the people, who had escaped the general massacre, fell victims to famine.
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
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They now apprehended a general massacre; and yet Captain Fitzroy prohibited them from arming themselves in self-defence.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
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