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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Cambronne
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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French general, born at Nantes; served under the Republic and the Empire; accompanied Napoleon to Elba in 1814; commanded a division of the Old Guard at Waterloo; fought to the last; though surrounded by the enemy and summoned to surrender, refused, and was taken prisoner; is credited with the saying, La Garde meurt, et ne se rend pas , "The Guard dies, but does not surrender" (1770-1842).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cambronne'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cambronne.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cambronne'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cambronne.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
