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Rossbach   /rˈɑsbɑk/   Listen
Rossbach

noun
1.
A battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria.  Synonym: battle of Rossbach.





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... Years' War, Herschel was sent with his regiment to serve in the campaign of Rossbach against the French. He was not physically strong, and the hardships of active service told terribly upon the still growing lad. His parents were alarmed at his appearance when he returned, and were very anxious to "remove" him from the service. That, however, was by no means an easy matter ...
— Biographies of Working Men • Grant Allen


Words linked to "Rossbach" :   Deutschland, pitched battle, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Seven Years' War


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