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Definition of Marshal Saxe

1. Noun. A French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750).

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Literary usage of Marshal Saxe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Early Hanoverians by Edward Ellis Morris (1908)
"In France the hero of the war was Marshal Saxe. ... It is interesting to add that a grand-daughter of Marshal Saxe was the famous French novelist who is ..."

2. The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1848 by Guizot (François), Witt (Henriette Elizabeth) (1885)
"Marshal Saxe, carried about everywhere in his osier-litter, saw the danger ... Marshal Saxe mounted his horse. In its turn, the cavalry had been repulsed by ..."

3. The Student's Modern Europe: A History of Modern Europe, from the Capture of by Richard Lodge (1893)
"The third and largest was to act in the Netherlands with Marshal Saxe as its ... Jn April Marshal Saxe, who suffered so severely from dropsy that he had to ..."

4. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1873)
"FEW names are more bruited abroad than that of Marshal Saxe. It is familiarly associated in men's minds with warlike renown nud romantic adventure. ..."

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