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Flight of Massena
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Son of Victory = for all battles, in which the conquest of Portugal was always won, and to which the conquest of Portugal was heralded. Costui, having tried as far as the 5th of March 1811, how horrible the famine, hunger, and the bad fortune in the war, flees precipitously, leaving baggage, tanks, cannons, and to the sick; and full of confusion and anger, sets fire to countries everywhere, and commits any excess; and beyond the reported losses, leaves in the hands of the English, Spanish, and Portuguese more than 50 thousand soldiers among dead and prisoners. "
Central Museum of the Risorgimento in Rome
Title: Flight of Massena
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Son of Victory = for all battles, in which the conquest of Portugal was always won, and to which the conquest of Portugal was heralded.
Costui, having tried as far as the 5th of March 1811, how horrible the famine, hunger, and the bad fortune in the war, flees precipitously, leaving baggage, tanks, cannons, and to the sick; and full of confusion and anger, sets fire to countries everywhere, and commits any excess; and beyond the reported losses, leaves in the hands of the English, Spanish, and Portuguese more than 50 thousand soldiers among dead and prisoners.
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