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Word: sheremetev (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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There is, for a start, Russia's General Boris Sheremetev, who panicked when he was attacked by Charles XII of Sweden in the battle of Narva (1700). Sheremetev made a dash to safety with his entourage across the Narva River; in consequence, more than 1,000 of his leaderless troopers were swept over a waterfall and drowned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Regiment of Blunderers | 8/30/1971 | See Source »

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