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Niemen
[ nee-muhn; Polish nye-men ]
noun
- a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
Niemen
/ ˈnjɛmɛn /
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In the retreat across the Niemen he proved himself absolutely incapable of reorganising a beaten force.
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Napoleon hummed the well-known air, "Marlbrook s'en va la guerre," when he crossed the Niemen to commence the Moscow campaign.
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At Tilsit on a raft in the river Niemen the two Emperors greet each other with a kiss.
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The two emperors met on a raft in the middle of the Niemen at Tilsit, and there came to an understanding.
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Napoleon had crossed the river Niemen in June of this year with an invading army of 400,000 men.
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