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From the year 1839, however, the tide rapidly turned; and the result, from that date until the period at which the account closes (1845) -- when Woronzow was appointed to command in the Caucasus, with nearly unlimited powers, -- has been, that the Russians, in spite of tremendous sacrifices, were constantly losing ground and influence, while Schamyl gained both in equal proportion.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 Various
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Bodenstedt's answer; after noticing the arrival of Woronzow, and the expectations raised by his talents, by the immense resources at his command, as well as by such events as the storm of Schamyl's stronghold of Cargo: --
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 Various
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General Woronzow, the Prussian corps under the orders of General Billow, and the Swedish army, break themselves to pieces against his impregnable defenses.
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various
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Woronzow [Vorontzoff] who has been in town for ten days but is gone again, writes to
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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A visit followed to Alupka, the palace of Prince Woronzow and thence, after an exchange of telegrams with the Czar, they went on board the _Ariadne_ once more.
The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V 1893
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Woronzow was also threatened by this lady with a visit, and he immediately went to her apartment, as there at all events he had a fair chance of making his escape.
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Not withstanding the assurances of Prince Woronzow of perfect safety, I could not approach the haunts of the
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Their estate adjoins that of Prince Woronzow, and is almost equally beautiful.
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The kindness of Prince Woronzow still pursued, or rather met us.
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In the morning we descended the mountain, and arrived in good time at Simpheropol, and were conducted to a small country seat – small, contrasted with Aloupka – belonging to Prince Woronzow, whose hospitality and kindness never slept from the time we entered his dominions, as I may call them, at Odessa, until we left them at the
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