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Smolensk

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An ancient town of Russia, and capital of a government (1,412) of the same name, on the Dnieper, 244 m. SW. of Moscow; is surrounded by walls; has a fine cathedral, and is strongly fortified; carries on a good grain trade; here in 1812Napoleon defeated the Russians under Barclay de Tolly and Bagration on his march to Moscow in August 1812.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Smolensk'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/smolensk.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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