Marengo

[mә'reŋgәu]

Definition

(noun.) a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians.

Checker: Lorrie--From WordNet

Examples

Beyond Alessandria we passed the battle-field of Marengo. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo, for it begins in defeat and ends in victory. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Typist: Sophie

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