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Definition of General Charles de Gaulle
1. Noun. French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General, National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Lexicographical Neighbors of General Charles De Gaulle
Literary usage of General Charles de Gaulle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"FRANCE (Ia République Française) Resident of the French Republic (1959-66).
General Charles de Gaulle, born 1890, elected Dec. ..."
2. Sdi: A View From Europe by Robert C. Hughes (1995)
"... was France's recidivist support for NATO's strategic concept of flexible
response—the same McNamara strategy that General Charles de Gaulle had rejected ..."
3. History of the Portrait Collection, Independence National Historical Park by Doris Devine Fanelli (2001)
"... Independence National Historical Park by former President Harry S. Truman in
1954. Presented to president Truman by General Charles de Gaulle in 1945. ..."
4. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"This infuriated General Charles de Gaulle, who saw it as a slap at French
sovereignty, partly because this money had the phrase "occupation currency" ..."
5. Quebec by Francois Remillard (2003)
"The statue of French General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), which faces away from
Montcalm, created quite a controversy when it was erected in the spring of ..."
6. Adventure Guide by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"Meanwhile, General Charles de Gaulle escaped to London to organize the French
Resistance movement, with a famous BBC broadcast to the French people ..."
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