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  • Word soon came to marine headquarters in Cap-Haitien that the last rebel army was digging in at Fort Riviere, an old French bastion high atop a peak called Montagne Noire.

    Devil Dog David Talbot 2010

  • At this juncture another French ship, the "Montagne," passing under the "Marlborough's" stern, fired a broadside into her of round-shot and langridge, killing many of her brave crew, and wounding among others her captain, though receiving but a few shots in return.

    The Story of Nelson also "The Grateful Indian", "The Boatswain's Son" William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • "It was basically a sports strip," he tells NPR's Renee Montagne.

    'Doonesbury' Creator Garry Trudeau Found 'Life's Work Six Weeks Into It' NPR 2010

  • Located 465 miles east of Montreal, the Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge Auberge de Montagne des Chic-Chocs opened in 2005 as Eastern Canada's first wilderness lodge.

    Sue Frause: Enjoying Quebec's Luxurious Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge Sue Frause 2011

  • Renee Montagne: And now we're joined by NPR news analyst Juan Williams, who is here to talk about remarks he made on Fox News this weekend about people who wear "Muslim garb" on airplanes.

    Sean Carman: NPR's Missed Opportunity Sean Carman 2010

  • The thought came to me while listening to you, Bob Hass and Ed Ledford on NPR with Renee Montagne. (on a recent segment of Morning Edition) that since Ledford (one of the renga poets) is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army who was stationed in Afghanistan when he wrote his section of the renga -- (it seemed) to the four of you there was no doubt of poetry's relevance.

    Carol Muske-Dukes: Varied Carols Carol Muske-Dukes 2011

  • Lovers of Champagne will be familiar with the searingly dry, biscuity tasting fizz produced in the region but what about the still red wines made from the vineyards surrounding the village of Bouzy on the Montagne de Reims?

    Tasting Unusual Suspects Will Lyons 2011

  • Mer ou Montagne: Given the choice, would you prefer to vacation near the water, or near the mountains, and why?

    French Destinations 2010

  • Mr. Martelly has paid official and unofficial visits to Mr. Duvalier's home in Montagne Noire, an exclusive suburb in the hills overlooking Port-au-Prince, according to members of his entourage and Western diplomats.

    Murder, Torture Not on List of Charges Against Duvalier Ingrid Arnesen 2012

  • The thought came to me while listening to you, Bob Hass and Ed Ledford on NPR with Renee Montagne. (on a recent segment of Morning Edition) that since Ledford (one of the renga poets) is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army who was stationed in Afghanistan when he wrote his section of the renga -- (it seemed) to the four of you there was no doubt of poetry's relevance.

    Carol Muske-Dukes: Varied Carols Carol Muske-Dukes 2011

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