Examples of using "الفيلق" in a sentence and their english translations:
Lannes’ Fifth Corps.
He commanded Seventh Corps in the 1805 campaign,
The almost surrounded legion made a brave last stand.
The legionaries begin pushing the Carthaginians back.
Veteran legionaries are hacking through the Gallic infantry.
This time Third Corps could not break through,
leading Seventh Corps against the Prussian southern flank.
Lefebvre’s Bavarian Seventh Corps was crucial
and commanded Fifth Corps at the brutal Siege of Zaragoza.
while the other corps were engaged in ferocious fighting.
standard and urging them to stand their ground.
Back in command of Fifth Corps, Lannes was as active,
In Germany in 1813, Victor commanded Second Corps,
He orders the legionaries forward, to aid the embattled Romans on the left.
Upon reaching the milling animals, the legionaries halted in confusion.
and implored their general to give the order for an all-out attack, his veterans of the
Taking command of Marshal Moncey’s Third Corps, Lannes routed a Spanish
The next year, Davout’s troops became Third Corps
Friedland, with command of First Corps passing to General Victor.
Thanks to Paciecius’ cunning and the audacity of a single legionnaire, the siege of Ulia was lifted.
The following year he took command of Fifth Corps of the Grande Armée,
The next year, he was leading Sixth Corps to war against Austria.
Sixth Corps’ onslaught shattered the Russian left, leading to one of Napoleon’s most
In 1812, he was given command of Tenth Corps for the invasion of Russia.
but led Seventh Corps into battle in terrible winter conditions.
This campaign, commanded by her general Zabdas, defeated the Cyrenean Third Legion, killed
It is said that the last Roman legion, the Macedonian 5th, was under his command.
1st Corps was ordered to be ready to march within 3 hours of receiving orders.
6th Corps was ordered to Avesnes by June 13th.
Then on Marshal Lannes’ recommendation, Napoleon gave him command of Third Corps,
This corps, composed of German troops and reluctant Prussian allies, guarded the left
He continued to command Eleventh Corps, and was in the thick of the fighting at Leipzig
known as the German Legion, before holding various staff and training roles,
inspiring the troops of Tenth Corps by leading one counter-attack in person. After the
3rd Corps north of Philippeville, 2-day march leaving on the 12th
They had been adjusted to have 4th Corps arrive in Rocroi by June 13th.
With no sign of support from Marshal Bernadotte’s First Corps,
Davout’s masterful handling of his troops enabled Third Corps to repel the Prussian onslaught.
Their decision was vindicated when Sixth Corps won a brilliant action at Elchingen, that
That year, Napoleon made Bernadotte a Marshal, and he commanded First Corps at the Battle of
as Napoleon battled to save his empire. He commanded Sixth Corps throughout the campaign in Germany,
He used his authority to gather some 20 maniples and fall back to assist the left.
On his right wing he placed the 10th and 2nd legion of veterans, the 8th and 9th legions
The soldier warned: "Know that this javelin was thrown by a soldier of the 10th legion."
He later gave Third Corps the honour of being the first troops to enter Berlin.
Near Vyazma a gap opened up, and Russian General Miloradovich pounced – First Corps was routed,
In 1812 he was recalled for the Russia campaign, with command of Sixth Bavarian Corps.
Saint-Cyr returned to the Grande Armée in August, taking command of Fourteenth Corps
destruction on that campaign - first through exhaustion and disease on the march to Moscow;
while another 5,000 were heavy infantry mercenaries, similar to the old Roman legionaries.
As Roman legions under consul Tiberius Sempronius Longus sail south to invade Carthage itself,
1st Corps at Maubeuge, 2-day march leaving on the 11th
4th Corps at Philippeville, 7- or 8-day march leaving on the 6th
He’d be needed in Russia, and was recalled in 1812, with command of Third Corps.
First Corps at Friedland, where he successfully led a major attack as the Emperor looked on.
When war resumed with Austria in 1809, Bernadotte was given command of the Ninth Saxon Corps.
6th Corps previously indicated to be at Avesnes, 5-day march leaving on the 9th
In the battle that followed, Lannes’ Fifth Corps held the left flank against Bagration’s attacks…
In 1809, with war looming with Austria, Davout rejoined Third Corps at Regensburg.
Thirteenth Corps, and – following Napoleon’s defeat at Leipzig - withstood a six-month siege.
Fourth Corps’ attack was the decisive blow of the battle, though its success owed much
In 1812 Marshal Oudinot led Second Corps into Russia, but was wounded again at Polotsk,
In 1807 he commanded Fifth Corps in Poland, but his role covering Warsaw meant he missed
given command of the newly-formed Tenth Corps. But within weeks he was captured by a Prussian patrol,
When war broke out with Austria again in 1809, Marmont marched north with Eleventh Corps to join