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10 December 1799) states that one metre is equal to exactly 443.296 French lines. It is vestigially retained today by French and Swiss watchmakers to...

included captured Spanish guns from Ciudad Rodrigo. By August 24, the French lines had eleven batteries in place, with over 50 guns. Throughout, the Portuguese...

the next day. At 5 am on 11 July, a violent bombardment began on the French lines prior to the assault by German infantry. At 5:42, the Bavarian Guards...

cavalry. The objective of the raid was to attempt harassment of the French lines of communication 25 miles (45 km) south of Leipzig shortly before the...

the outer defenses. He still proceeded with caution, occupying the old French lines from the 1758 battle on July 22, amid reports that the French were actively...

of the action until Brown's men and British troops occupying the old French lines skirmished. At this point Brown's men dragged two captured six-pound...

and secret documents that instruct that the spy be taken through the French lines. Impersonating the spy, Marie is able to get to the German border, where...

Cotonou, where thousands of Dahomeans (including many Mino) charged the French lines and engaged the defenders in hand-to-hand combat. The Mino were decisively...

Armatori. Retrieved 18 September 2012. "Liner Colombie". L'Association French Lines. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012...

were ordered to withdraw the night of 10–11 June 1940 to straighten French lines, and to avoid the fate of nearby Ouvrage La Ferté, whose entire garrison...

the song Let Light Meet Light on June 28. It contains both Chinese and French lines and celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sino-French relations. Just a...

ouvrages in the area through June as the Germans advanced eastwards behind French lines. On 15 June the German 1st Army broke through the Line at the Saar and...

parties gradually excluded from power, and the Constitution changed along French lines to vest power in the Presidency, a post that M'ba assumed himself. When...

for attack. Once the siege began, the regiment occupied the so-called French Lines, 0.75 miles (1.2 kilometers) to the north of Fort Ticonderoga. In late...

war, gas. The Germans employed chlorine gas to create a hole in the French lines adjacent to the Canadian force and poured troops into the gap. The Canadians...

fire, forced it lower and lower until the German crew landed behind French lines. It was his first verified victory, though shared with his observer,...

ouvrages in the area through June as the Germans advanced eastwards behind French lines. On 15 June the German 1st Army broke through the Line at the Saar and...

Ardennes and over the Meuse River. He led the attack that broke the French lines at the Battle of Sedan. Guderian's panzer group led the "race to the...

Greys and the rest of the Union Brigade found themselves before the main French lines. Their horses were blown, and they were still in disorder without any...

: 107  On the evening of 1 June, German forces punched a hole in the French lines to the left of the Marines' position. In response, the U.S. reserve—consisting...