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Instead he enlisted in the French Army as a private soldier in 1831 with a view to service in Algeria, where in 1833 he received a commission as sub-lieutenant in the Foreign Legion, it having been formed by Louis Philippe ( King of France 1830-1848 ) in 1831.
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Instead and French
Instead, from the second half of the 19th century, France concentrated on the establishment of French Indochina and the conflicts with China leading to the Sino-French War.
Instead, believing the cardinals as well as the Roman people were of one mind in their desire to have Odescalchi as their Pope, Louis reluctantly instructed the French party cardinals to acquiesce in his candidacy.
Instead the troops and ships would be used as part of the coming expedition to the French West Indies.
Instead it could as easily mean " wild ", as in a wild flower, as it still does in its French and Italian cognates, for example.
Instead, in April 1819 he was allowed to live in the French capital – as English critic George Saintsbury describes it – " in a garret furnished in the most Spartan fashion, with a starvation allowance and an old woman to look after him ", while the rest of the family moved to a house twenty miles outside Paris.
Instead of seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict by paying homage to the French king, the way his father had done, Edward responded by laying claim to the French crown as the grandson of Philip IV.
Instead, he applied the aesthetics of the new French school of Chabrier, Satie, and particularly Debussy.
Instead, an arrangement between the French, British and Prussians ( the former stadtholder's champions ) in the matter was reached that in return for dropping any and all claims William was to be compensated with the abbatial domains of Fulda and Corvey Abbey ( see also Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda ).
Instead, with another conference at Chantilly starting on 15 November, he hoped to be able to report a success to his French counterparts.
Instead of paying homage to the French king, as his ancestors had done, Edward claimed that he was the rightful King of France.
Instead they opened their gates to the French army, to avoid a siege.
Instead Beauregard enrolled as a private in the " Orleans Guards ", a battalion of French Creole aristocrats.
Instead the name Dormont was chosen from the Americanized version of the French term " mont d ' or ", loosely translated as " Mountain of Gold.
Instead, Rupert moved on, accepting a well-paid commission from Anne of Austria to serve Louis XIV as a mareschal de camp, subject to Rupert being free to leave French service to fight for King Charles, should he be called upon to do so.
Instead it seemed that the troops seen by Vandamme threatened the French left flank.
Instead, relying on a flawed report from a young military engineer, and ignoring some of that engineer's recommendations, he decided in favor of a direct frontal assault on the thoroughly entrenched French, without the benefit of artillery.
Instead, Charles became obsessed with protecting his left flank and rear from French incursions.
Instead, he has great respect for French literature and institutions without glorifying the history of France and its kings in the way of previous chroniclers.
Instead of moving southwards as expected, the British and their allies instead thrust eastwards into Southern Germany where they faced a large French army.
Instead it is a corruption of the original French words meaning " beautiful headland ".
Instead, Gamelin informed Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły that 1 / 2 of his divisions were in contact with the enemy, and that French advances had forced the Wehrmacht to withdraw at least six divisions from Poland.
Instead, Platini returned to first-team football two weeks later for Nancy's French Cup semi-final against Marseille at the Parc des Princes.
Instead, the French legal system subscribes to the legal doctrine of jurisprudence constante according to which courts should follow a series of decisions that are in accord with each other and judges should rule on their own interpretation of the law.
Instead of wigs, the men grew their hair long and according to the prevailing fashion in a nation ’ s army, hair was either allowed to grow long with simple modeling, as in the French army of the 1740s, or else was elaborately coiffured as in Prussian and British armies.
Instead and Army
Instead, he ruled through a ' nominated assembly ' which he believed would be easy for the Army to control, since Army officers did the nominating.
" Instead of coaching his 1926 team against Carnegie Tech, Rockne traveled to Chicago for the Army – Navy Game to " write newspaper articles about it, as well as select an All-America football team.
Instead, Dulles received an Army commission as Major on the War Industries Board.
Instead, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded that contract to nearby Trophy Club, which had a larger and more experienced force.
Instead, the Red Army organised its last stand in the city and the Battle of Neman took place there.
Instead, they completed changes needed to U. S. production and sent the plans back to the Army for production elsewhere and in December 1940 the Singer Corporation was contracted to produce 1, 500 predictors per month to equip the Army's existing 37 mm guns while production of the 40 mm Bofors was ramped up.
Instead, war immediately broke out across the country as Serb and Yugoslav Army forces took control of large areas of Bosnia against the opposition of poorly-equipped government security forces.
Instead, Wilson was appointed to command the newly created independent Persia and Iraq Command, which included the Tenth Army under Quinan.
Instead, individual Guard volunteers provided a major pool for the Army to draw aviators from.
Instead, the post Chief of Army Staff () was created at the then newly instituted Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (, HKV ).
Instead of receiving a competent leader, those commands would now be saddled with the difficult job of convincing a disgraced commander to take the lead in advocating radical improvements in existing Army training programs — programs which, like Fredendall himself, had contributed to the embarrassing U. S. Army reverses in North Africa.
Instead, Serbia received the territories of Vardar Macedonia that was intended to become part of the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Serbian Army had to leave those coastal territories that would become part of the newly formed Kingdom of Albania.
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Instead, the Army includes the 32nd Marine Brigade ( 32η Ταξιαρχία Πεζοναυτών ); the Navy provides the landing craft etc.
Instead, and during World War I, the French Army chose the easier and less expensive solution of adopting a gas-operated semi-automatic rifle which incorporated some Lebel parts: the Fusil Mle 1917 RSC, once again in 8mm Lebel caliber.
Instead, the NVA provided logistical help when Soviet troops advanced into Czechoslovakia and stood at the border ready to intervene in the event that the Soviet Army could not quell the uprising.
Instead, Fourteenth Army was to mount the main offensive.
Instead, fearing that the 8th Army might beat him to Rome, Clark diverted a large part of his Anzio force in that direction in an attempt to ensure that he and the 5th Army would have the honour of liberating the Eternal City.
Instead, a New Army 16th ( Irish ) Division was created.
Instead, the Army suggested that Norden adapt their sight to work with Sperry's A-5, which Barth refused.
Instead of detaching the Army Post Office with a sufficient number of clerks and with a couple of carts, drivers and horses for the conveyance of mails they were referred to Naval agents and the superciliousness of young gentlemen attached to the Staff.
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