Word: arbela
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fought a battle, marched back next day; but that one was an overnight stunt. Napoleon's crack Imperial Guard marched 33 miles a day for 13 days in the campaign against Prussia, 1806. World's record for sustained marching belongs to Alexander, who after the Battle of Arbela, 331 B.C., pushed his infantry 36½ miles a day for eleven days...
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