At the battle of Houdscoote he distinguished himself so much as to be promoted to an adjutant general.
The second, Artus, who held the offices of grand panetier of France and superintendent of finance, distinguished himself in the religious wars.
At the first restoration he was made a colonel, but he rejoined Napoleon during the Hundred Days, and under his old chief Suchet distinguished himself greatly in the war in the Alps.
There, after the Hundred Days, he distinguished himselfby his courageous defence of Marshal Ney, for whose acquittal he, alone of all the peers, both spoke and voted.
At the age of sixteen, Joseph was sent to finish his education at the Jesuits' College in Rome, where he distinguished himself by his extraordinary memory.
The first way in which he distinguished himselfwas by forging orders of admission to the theatres.
He distinguished himself greatly in the wars of Charles VII, and was rewarded by that monarch with the dignity of a marshal of France.
He distinguished himself in the affair of Pignone with the Moors, in the liberation of Malta from the siege of the Turks, in Flanders and in Holland.
He distinguished himself at Famars, Charleroi, Fleurus, Weissenberg, and indeed at almost every encounter with the troops of the French Republic.
He distinguished himself in the battle of four days, already celebrated; and in that of the 25th of July, which Dryden is proceeding to detail, he carried a flag under Sir Jeremiah Smith, admiral of the Blue.
He distinguished himself in the Dutch war of 1653, by the incredible damage which the flying squadron he commanded did to the commerce of the States.
He distinguished himself by his bravery during the battle in Southwold Bay, and by his liberality to the wounded seamen after the action.
He served as a sous-lieutenant under Marshals Lukner and Ustine, and so distinguished himself that he soon won his steps and was attached as adjutant-general to Marshal Lefebvre's staff.
It was then that Benedek, an Austrian colonel, distinguished himself by leading his troops far in advance of the Austrian army, and cutting his way through an Italian brigade, under the cover of night.
It was on this occasion that Sir Henry Durand, then a young subaltern, distinguished himself by blowing up the Ghasni gate.
He distinguished himself in the army, was admitted into the college of Augurs, appointed procurator in Spain, and honored with the esteem of Vespasian and Titus.
In 1819 he represented his University in the States of Baden, where he distinguished himself by his liberal views.
He distinguished himself at the storming of Kesmark and the defeat of the Poles who were marching to its relief.
On his return to Bohemia he took service under the Emperor Rudolph and joined the army of General Basta in Hungary, where he distinguished himself greatly at the siege of Grau.
As abbot he distinguished himself by his activity in building, in administering the finances of his house and in collecting a library.
Philometor, distinguished himself by his barbarous and extravagant conduct.
He was appointed Consul-General to Bagdad, where hedistinguished himself in 1847 by his devotion during a cholera epidemic.
He studied at St. Sulpice, where he distinguished himself.
He entered the service in 1801, distinguished himself at Austerlitz where he was wounded, at Jena, at Friedland, at Essling, and above all at Wagram.
He distinguished himself by his conduct of the retreat from Gubat to Gakdul, and by his victory at Abu Klea (February 16-17), and he was created K.
Distinguished himself at Gettysburg, where he held Cemetery Hill, (for which Gen.
Hubert Dilger, a former artillery officer in Baden, although never attaining a rank beyond that of captain, distinguished himself in numerous battles for the Union.
In the long fight that ensued against this injustice, Father Cogordan, who was the procurator of the province, distinguished himself by his resourcefulness in facing and mastering the various situations.
He so distinguished himself, that the Marechal de Broglie recommended him to the King of Spain.
He distinguished himself in the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, and remained in that city, for six years as the vicar of Bishop Carroll.
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