HyperDic: marengo

English > 1 sense of the word Marengo:
NOUNactMarengoa battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians
English > Marengo: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians.
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofNapoleonic WarsA series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times
RegionItaly, Italian Republic, ItaliaA republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanishbatalla de Marengo, Marengo

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