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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern France northeast of Paris. An ancient Roman town, Soissons was long the scene of conflict, including Clovis I's defeat of the Roman legions (AD 486) and heavy bombardment during World Wars I and II.
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- noun a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
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Examples
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* The memorable vase of Soissons is a monument and a pledge of the regular distribution of the Gallic spoils.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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We set out early to-morrow-morning for Soissons, which is about twenty leagues from hence.
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We set out early to-morrow-morning for Soissons, which is about twenty leagues from hence.
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This river joins the Aisne a little over seven miles east of Soissons, which is itself twenty miles east of Compiègne.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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He moreover offered the assembly to remove it to Noyon or Soissons, that is to say, to place it between two armies and deprive it of the support of the people.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Francois-Auguste Mignet 1840
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We set out early to-morrow-morning for Soissons, which is about twenty leagues from hence.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and 1795 Lady, An English 1797
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The major American debut, however, came after the quick collapse of the last German offensive in mid-July, when the 1st and 2nd Divisions led a counteroffensive at Soissons.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The major American debut, however, came after the quick collapse of the last German offensive in mid-July, when the 1st and 2nd Divisions led a counteroffensive at Soissons.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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When I finally got to go inside, it was beautiful and very moving, and I found out all I could about the actual Radegondea sixth-century queen of Soissons who left her husband and started an abbey.
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Those who did told stories of places like Belleau Wood, Soissons, Château-Thierry, Saint-Mihiel.
Devil Dog David Talbot 2010
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