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Bazaine

American  
[ba-zen] / baˈzɛn /

noun

  1. François Achille 1811–88, French general and marshal.


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The second half of the 20th century reigns supreme, from Simon Hantaï to Jean-René Bazaine represented by a small abstract gem of 1956.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2011

Nobody learned the lesson better than Sublieutenant Bazaine, who was wounded, promoted to lieutenant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chief of staff to the commander of France's international brigade was Legionnaire Bazaine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later young Bazaine flunked his exams for Paris' Ecole Polytechnique and, after an unsuccessful career as a grocer's boy, enlisted as a private.

From Time Magazine Archive

"That a small farmer, a Frenchman on the outskirts of Metz, called Henri Poizat, was the go-between in the negotiations between the Germans and Bazaine."

From The Turnstile by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)