Escalade Sentence Examples

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  • He now meditated a further enterprise against Geneva; but his attempt to capture the city by treachery and with the help of Spain (the famous escalade) in 1602 failed completely.

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  • Soult and Marmont having begun to move to relieve the garrison, the assault was delivered on the night of the 7th of April, and Siege of though the assailants failed at the breaches, the Badajoz, carnage at which was terrible, a very daring escalade March 17 to of one of the bastions and of the castle succeeded, Apr117, 1812.

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  • Near the cathedral are the arsenal (now housing the historical museum, in which are preserved many relics of the "Escalade" of 1602, including the famous ladders), and the maison de ville or town hall.

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  • In December 1602 Francois de Sales was consecrated bishop of Geneva (since 1535 the bishops had lived at Annecy), and a few days later the duke of Savoy made a final attempt to get hold of the city by a surprise attack in the night of 11-12th December 1602 (Old Style), known in history as the "Escalade," as ladders were used to scale the city walls.

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  • After the adventure of the "Escalade" the fortifications were once more strengthened and extended, these works being completed about 1726.

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  • In the new or second Fronde she not only took nominal command of one of the armies on the princes' side, but she literally and in her own person took Orleans by escalade.

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  • Based on General Motors ' brand new full-size SUV architecture, the updated Escalade features new powertrain, chassis, safety and interior systems.

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  • The new Escalade has much sleeker, smoother styling.

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  • The larger size hybrids such as the Ford Escape, the Dodge Durango, and the Cadillac Escalade did not fare so well in early 2009 due to hefty price tags being purchased by households with higher incomes.

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  • Domestic and SUV enthusiasts can even get in on the action, with the inclusion of such vehicles as the Cadillac Escalade and Ford Mustang.

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  • Heavy pick-up trucks and large sport utility vehicles like the Cadillac Escalade sometimes weigh as much as 12,000 pounds.

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  • The 2003 Cadillac Escalade had a faulty fuel line O-ring on thousands of vehicles, increasing the risk of a fuel leak and potential fire.

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  • Online Free Ebooks has several Cadillac owners manuals including one for the Cadillac Deville and the Cadillac Escalade.

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  • Kim decided she wanted to go out and purchase a Cadillac Escalade fully loaded one day, so she called her boyfriend, went to the car lot and walked away with her new car within hours of deciding she had to have it.

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  • Notably, however, Edmunds only compared high-priced hybrids like the Cadillac Escalade and the Chrysler Aspen; both with price tags over $50,000.

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