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Definition of Comte de Saxe
1. Noun. A French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General, Marshal, Marshall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comte De Saxe
Literary usage of Comte de Saxe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"1741] ' Monseigneur the comte de Saxe, before quitting the Vienna Countries ...
To comte de Saxe, to Schmettau, who is still here, the outlook of this grand ..."
2. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1873)
"&c. 2 volumes. Dresden, 1700. Mea lingeries, par Maurice, Comte de Sa.re, &c.
2 volumes. Paris, 1757. Histoire de Maurice, comte de Saxe. ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"comte de Saxe is veritably at Dunkirk, since Saturday, March 1st: busy shipping
his 15.000; ... M. le comte de Saxe — who had, by superhuman activity, ..."
4. History of Friedrich the Second: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"Fourth individual, called comte de Saxe, who is now in that French Vanward ...
comte de Saxe cannot see his way in the matter at all: ' What are we to live ..."
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