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[ 1.] faisait serrer les rangs, made them close up the gaps in their ranks.
[ 2.] sentinelle, other commonly used feminine nouns applying to men are: connaissance, créature, dupe, personne, pratique, victime.
[ 3.] maison commune, town-hall.
[ 4.] manteaux rouges, red cloaks, i.e. the Croats.
[ 5.] appuyé, leaning; the free and easy manner of this officer in the presence of his superior shows that this division had not yet developed a system of military etiquette and red tape.
[ 6.] laissai là mes sabots, because he could climb more easily without his wooden shoes (sabots).
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[ 1.] pelisses vertes, green (fur-lined) cloaks, worn by the hussars.
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[ 1.] houlans, light cavalry.
[ 2.] à quatre pas, at short range; lit., "four steps away."
[ 3.] ils ne tiraient plus, they were no longer firing.