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Field-marshal, and a diploma as a grand officer of the Legion of Honour, provided he would turn informer against Moreau, of whose treachery against himself in 1797 he was reminded.
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I not, ten years hence, if I am satisfied with you, General Liebeau, make you also a Field-marshal, or my Minister of War; and you, Madame Liebeau,
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Had it not been for the solid, heroic resistance of the British army under Field-marshal Sir John French, on the extreme French left at
Paris War Days Diary of an American Charles Inman Barnard
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Field-marshal Sir John French slept at the British Embassy last night, and after a rousing reception left Paris at seven o'clock this morning in an automobile for an "unknown destination."
Paris War Days Diary of an American Charles Inman Barnard
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Lord Kitchener made a rapid incognito visit to Paris yesterday, where he met Field-marshal Sir John French.
Paris War Days Diary of an American Charles Inman Barnard
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'Heavens, madame!' cried the Abbe, 'would you always have Her Majesty cased up in steel armour, and not take the fresh air, without being surrounded by a troop of horse and foot, as a Field-marshal is when going to storm a fortress?
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Field-marshal Barclay de Tolly, a general descended from an ancient
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Various
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So violent ultimately became these accusations, that although the Field-marshal continued to enjoy the highest confidence and esteem of his sovereign, it was found expedient to allow him to resign the chief command, in which he was succeeded by Kutúzoff.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Various
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'Heavens, madame!' cried the Abbe, 'would you always have Her Majesty cased up in steel armour, and not take the fresh air, without being surrounded by a troop of horse and foot, as a Field-marshal is when going to storm a fortress?
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British Embassy, to welcome Field-marshal Sir John French, Commander of the British expeditionary force, who came to visit President Poincaré before taking command of his army.
Paris War Days Diary of an American Charles Inman Barnard
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