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  • 131outpost — noun /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/ a) A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault. b) The body of troops manning such a post. S …

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  • 132Jacques Marcus Prevost — Jacques Marc, Jacques Marc, James Marcus or Mark Prevost (1736, Geneva 1781) was a British Army officer of Swiss origin. Contents 1 Early ife 2 Seven Years War 3 American War of Independence 4 …

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