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Hohenlinden

noun
1.
A town in Bavaria (near Munich).
2.
A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians.  Synonym: battle of Hohenlinden.





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"Hohenlinden" Quotes from Famous Books



... he was transferred to the army of the Rhine, which he commanded for some time, fighting with varying success, but with unvarying energy and courage. He fought under Moreau at the famous battle of Hohenlinden, and at the peace of Luneville was appointed inspector-general ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 of 8 • Various
... men of the Bridge of Lodi, of the Battle of the Pyramids and Mount Tabor, of Hochstadt and Hohenlinden. ...
— The Gentleman - A Romance of the Sea • Alfred Ollivant
... by the French at Hohenlinden in December of the same year brought Austria to terms, and she agreed to conclude a separate peace with the French republic. This was the beginning of a general pacification. During the year 1801 treaties were ...
— An Introduction to the History of Western Europe • James Harvey Robinson
... social reorganization after the long period of anarchy through which France had passed following the Revolution. Bonaparte was one of the most admired men at that time. He had come back from Egypt and Syria, had been victorious at Marengo and Hohenlinden, and had just signed the Peace of Lunville. One does not wonder that Bolvar should admire him and that his letters should contain many expressions of enthusiasm about the ...
— Simon Bolivar, the Liberator • Guillermo A. Sherwell
... line, that proper measures for retreat have been taken before the enemy has had an opportunity to press too closely, and, finally, that the enemy is not permitted by a flank movement to be before the retreating army at the outlet of the forest, as was the case at Hohenlinden. The retreat would be the more secure if, as at Waterloo, the forest formed a concave line behind the center; for this re-entering would become a place of arms to receive the troops and give them time to pass off in succession on the ...
— The Art of War • Baron Henri de Jomini


Words linked to "Hohenlinden" :   town, Napoleonic Wars, pitched battle, Bavaria


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