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| | Alsace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Alsace was merged with Baden and Lorraine with the Saarland. | | | Served alongside are often roasted or steamed potatoes or dumplings. | | | Alsace was part of the Holy Roman Empire and inhabited by people speaking a dialect of Upper German, Alsace gradually passed under French sovereignty in the course of the 17th century, and became one of the provinces of France. |
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| | Alsace Development International |
| | Alsace is also famous for its wine and beer, and a wide variety of each is available to supplement an excellent meal. | | | The gastronomy of Alsace combines the heartiness of German cooking with the sophistication of French. | | | Of course, Alsace still produces over 160 million bottles of wine each year. |
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| | Alsace on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Alsace wines back in the limelight at London Wine Fair 2006. | | | Alsace wines steal the show at London Wine Fair. | | | Alsace retains many old customs such as the wine and harvest festivals. |
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| | Francekeys.com ® - Alsace Region - Tourism, Leisure, and Travel in France |
| | Regarded as the national dish, choucroute is fluffy sauerkraut served with smoked ham, sausages, and potatoes, enjoyed with wine or beer. | | | The seven Alsace wines, six white and one rosé, are named after the grapes from which they are made: Gewurtztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, riesling, sylvaner and Tokay Pinot Gris. | | | Marketed in the long slender bottles typical of the region, they are dry and crisp, and should be served cold. |
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| | In 1871 Alsace and the northern part of the province of Lorraine were annexed to Germany, at the end of the Franco&. | | | Of Celtic origin, Alsace became part of the Roman province of Upper Germany, then fell to the Alemanni in the 5th century and to the Franks in 496. | | | Vineyards dot the low-lying areas that rise up from the Rhine, and Alsace is noted for its white wines. |
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| | Alsace wine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The wine producing region of Alsace in France primarily produces white wines. | | | Its wines, which have a strong Germanic influence, have the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlées Alsace AOC, Alsace Grand Cru AOC and Crémant d'Alsace AOC. | | | Along with Austria and Germany, it produces some of the most noted dry Rieslings in the world. |
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| | Alsace France,Introduction to the French Region of Alsace |
| | Alsace [and Lorraine] is unique, among French regions, due to its dual Franco-Germanic cultures. | | | But, France& defeat, at the hands of the Germans in 1871, removed Alsace and part of Lorraine, from the French map, annexing it to Germany until 1918. | | | The majority of the population speaks French with a decided German accent, the cuisine is an able blend of French and German cooking, many of the towns of the region have German names and the village architecture delights in a pronounced Germanic influence. |
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| | Les Cépages d'Alsace |
| | The A.O.C. or Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Crémant d'Alsace is given to sparkling wines of Alsace. | | | The label of an A.O.C. Alsace or Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Alsace wine mentions usuallythe name of the grape variety, out of the 7 recognized in Alsace. | | | It is the character of the soil, as much as the grape variety, which make of each wine of Appellation Origine Alsace Grand Cru an unique wine. |
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http://www.alsace-route-des-vins.com/NewVersion/index.cfm/fuseaction/Cepages.InfosCepages/Language/En.cfm
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| | Alsace - Detailed information on Alsace wines and Alsace wine producers. |
| | Alsace is a unique wine region for many reasons but perhaps most significantly in its labelling laws that stipulate that producers must stipulate the grape variety used on the label. | | | Most Alsace wine is consumed by the French themselves but like Germany, Alsace struggles to convince the export market about the merit and adaptability of its wines. | | | Alsace - Detailed information on Alsace wines and Alsace wine producers. |
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| | ALSACE AND LORRAINE |
| | In Alsace, cosy winstubs, or wine cellars, serve sauerkraut and flowery white wines, such as Riesling or Gewürztraminer. | | | Centuries of strife have made border citadels of Metz, Toul and Verdun in Lorraine, while Alsace abounds with castles, from the pastiche folly of Haut-Koenigsbourg to Saverne's ruined fortress, built to guard a strategic pass in the Vosges. | | | As border regions, Alsace and Lorraine have been fought over for centuries by France and Germany, their beleaguered past recalled by many a military stronghold and cemetery. |
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| | Alsace Wine Guide: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat and more |
| | As with all other wine regions, it is the producers name that is the best guide to the style or quality to be found in the bottle, and the village names, which may sometimes be found on the label (but frequently not) are not crucial. | | | Legend has it that the prefix Tokay belies the origin of the grape, which was brought from the Tokay vineyards of Hungary by Baron Lazare de Schwendi. | | | Alsace has enjoyed a string of good vintages recently, which only emphasises my point above that it is the producer behind the wine that is most important. |
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| | There are not so many goat's milk cheeses produced in the Alsace, but these cheeses were excellent, particularly a goat's milk version of Munster. | | | We had the opportunity to visit a small cheese producer at the northern end of the Alsace who produced only goat's milk cheeses and goat sausages. | | | There was lots of good eating and drinking while in the Alsace Highlights included dinners at Au Crocodile, Auberge de l'Il and Beurehiesel, and winery visits to Hugel and Dirler-Cadet. |
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| | Alsace was also one of the most industrialized regions of France in the early nineteenth century. | | | In this instance, despite the cultural similarities between the local workers and the Austrians, the latter represented outsiders, and particularly the hated forces of Austria that had occupied the region from 1815-1818. | | | The workers in Alsace also tended to interpret the revolution in local terms. |
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| | Virtual France - French property, Livng in France, travel information, property for sale, holidays, rentals, hotels, ... |
| | The common grape varieties grown in Alsace include Sylvaner, Riesling and Pinot Blanc. | | | The region produces excellent white wine and most of France's beer. | | | Ribeauvillé, Kientzheim and Mittelheim are just a few of the wine-growing communities in Alsace which hold annual wine festivals, complete with dancing, flowers and fountains flowing with wine. |
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| | JewishEncyclopedia.com - ALSACE: |
| | Denizens of the cities in the Middle Ages, the Jews of Alsace, driven by irresistible force to the country districts in the seventeenth century, became a rural class with no taste for agricultural pursuits, and remained such even in the eighteenth century. | | | Of this number Lower Alsace contained 17,810, Upper Alsace 9,760, and Lorraine only 7,075. | | | When the news of the fall of the Bastile reached the province, disorder broke out everywhere; the castles and convents of Upper Alsace were pillaged; and in the Sundgau the peasantz attacked the dwellings of the Jews. |
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| | ALSACE |
| | Alsace specializes in hearty dishes like traditional choucroute garnie, with a fortress of thin Strasbourg sausages, ham and bacon perched on a mountain of sauerkraut, or steaming Backeoffe, a pork, lamb and beef casserole with sliced potatoes, steeped in wine. | | | Discovering them is an aesthetic as well as a gastronomic pleasure in the picturesque villages of the Wine Road, where they can be tasted in the producers's cellars or by the glass in local bistros known as Winstubs. | | | But with 28 Michelin-starred restaurants, there are imaginative alternatives: choucroute with salmon, smoked trout and perch; or with preserved duck; or even with snails and wild mushrooms. |
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| | German Genealogy: Alsace / Elsass History |
| | Alsace and Lorraine from Caesar to Kaiser: 58 B.C.-1871 A.D., 1915, New York and London: G.P Putnam's and Sons. | | | When Charlemagne's grandsons divided his Empire at the Treaty of Verdun of 843, the region was in the middle of Lorraine (Lotharingia), part of a narrow middle strip granted to Lothar with German- and French-speaking kingdoms to either side. | | | Buffeted on both sides, the new kingdom did not last long and the region that was to become Alsace eventually was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire as part of the duchy of Swabia in the Treaty of Meersen in 870. |
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| | History of Alsace |
| | Alsace did not become fully a part of France until the era of the French Revolution in the 1790's. | | | The jurisdiction of Alsace and Lorraine have switched back and forth between France and Germany many times in the past 150 years. | | | Almost all came from Alsace; fewer came from Lorraine. |
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| | Provinces of Alsace and Lorraine |
| | Between 1871 and 1918, Alsace (the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin) and the eastern part of Lorraine (now the department of Moselle) were annexed to Germany as a result of France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. | | | At the foot of the steep eastern slope of the Vosges is a famous vineyard region. | | | Part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1648, Alsace was added to France by the Treaty of Rijswijck in 1697. |
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| | Alsace France travel and tour information for cycling tours, walking tours, or anyone visiting Alsace. |
| | In Alsace and in Lorraine, the French language is dominant. | | | After the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), Alsace and Lorraine were incorporated into the German Empire which was when the term Alsace-Lorraine was used for the first time. | | | Shared between Lorraine (west) and Alsace (east), les Vosges are an old mountain range covered with pines and beech forests. |
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| | German Genealogy: Alsace / Elsass |
| | The political border to the north and east is with Germany, the states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Baden-Württemberg respectively, to the south with Switzerland and to the west with the French departments of (see Lorraine) Doubs, Haute-Saône, Vosges and Moselle. | | | For example, the northernmost section of both Alsace and Lorraine, encompassing a fair amount of the German area north of the border, is no. 57 ("Verdun-Wissembourg"); Alsace proper is no. 87 ("Wissembourg-Belfort"). | | | Alsace was part of the Alsace-Lorraine Reichsland, which was divided into 3 districts, two of which were in the Alsace: |
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| | Alsace - France Guide, official site for tourism and travel information on France |
| | Obernai, the town where all roads and destinies meet.Situeted in the historic Vosges mountains, at the crossroads of the famous Alsace Wine Road and... | | | A region situated at the crossroads of Europe, Alsace is a frontier land both open to the world and attached to its own traditions. | | | COLMAR, A CULTURAL, TOURISTIC AND GASTRONOMIC TOWN The capital of Alsace Centre, near Germany and Switzerland, Colmar (roughly 67,000... |
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| | Alsace: History, Wine and Scenic Beauty |
| | Spoiled by the picture-book prettiness of the other Alsace wine towns that, apart from being homogenized, sterilized, restored, polished, painted and geranium-bedecked for the tourists, have been virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages, I found this little town disappointing. | | | New wine -- particularly the whites of Alsace, Switzerland, Germany and Austria -- is celebrated by locals and visitors alike. | | | This is the time when grapes are harvested and the young wine of the region packs a kick that few mules can equal. |
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| | Wine Best Producers: Alsace |
| | Alsace is responsible for some of the world's greatest white wines. | | | Lying in the rain shadow of a mountain range, Alsace is actually a warm and sunny climate for its northern latitude, with a plethora of fantastic, sloping vineyard sites. | | | The wines bear little resemblance to German versions made just over the border (or just about anywhere else, for that matter). |
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| | History of Alsace and Lorraine |
| | The histories of Alsace and Lorraine, while similar, are not identical. | | | Alsace remained part of the German Empire until 1918, when it was awarded to France after World War I. History of Lorraine | | | "Alsace and Lorraine from Caesar to Kaiser: 58 B.C. New York and London: G.P Putnam's and Sons, 1915. |
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| | Alsace-Lorraine : Introduction Frommers.com |
| | The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, with ancient capitals at Strasbourg and Nancy, have been the object of many disputes between Germany and France. | | | Alsace has been called "the least French of French provinces," more reminiscent of the Black Forest across the Rhine. | | | In its cities and cathedrals, the castle-dotted landscape evokes a past filled with military glory or defeat. |
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| | Technorati Tag: alsace |
| | Alsace Wines Fine wines from around the world offered at consistently low prices. | | | Alsace at Shopping.com Find, compare and buy products in categories ranging from furniture to wine. | | | Beautiful Alsace - Take in France Alsace in the East of France invites you back in time. |
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| | Alsace History |
| | They develop the region from their camps and in 74, the town of Strasbourg appears in history for the first time under the name of Argentoratum. | | | In 58 BC, Romans settle in Alsace after Julius Cesar beats the Germans. | | | In 1940, the German victory sees Alsace under the 3 |
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| | Vins d'Alsace @ nationalgeographic.com |
| | RK: In Alsace there are about 65 miles (104 kilometers) of vineyards, where perhaps the most diverse selection of grapes in France are grown: Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Muscat d&, Gewürztraminer, Tokay-Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Pinot Noir. | | | In general you eat very well in Alsace, whether you’re at a local wine bar or the most sophisticated Michelin-starred restaurant. | | | In the July/August issue we explore Alsace, a region in eastern France known for its diverse offerings of fruity, dry white wines. |
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| | TN: NV Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace Brut - Topic Powered by Groupee Community |
| | Sparkling wines in Alsace are grown under the "Cremant d'Alsace" AOC. | | | Next to the bottle was a sign instructing everyone that in Alsace it was considered rude to enter someone's home without a drink in your hand. | | | We placed this bottle in the snow on the front porch together with a candle and some champagne flutes. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alsace-Lorraine |
| | The civil districts of Upper and Lower Alsace have belonged to the Diocese of Strasburg since 1874, and that of Lorraine to Metz. | | | Lower and Upper Alsace and Lorraine include the two bishoprics of Strasburg and Metz, which are immediately subject to the Holy See. | | | The Diocese of Metz included districts now belonging to German and French Lorraine, to the Grand Duchies of Luxembourg and Hesse, to the Bavarian Palatinate, and to Lower Alsace. |
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| | Alsace wine : Official alsace wines home page - CIVA |
| | alsace wines, alsace wine road, alsace wine route, alsace white wine, tourism in alsace, wine merchants in alsace, alsace wine producers, alsace winegrowers, french alsace wine, alsace wine school, riesling alsace wine, gewurztraminer wine, gewurztraminer producer, sylvaner wine, pinot gris wine, tokay pinot gris, pinot blanc wine, pinot noir wine, muscat wine, cremant d alsace | | | Alsace wine : Official alsace wines home page - CIVA | | | This site required the plugin Flash 6 and Acrobat Reader. |
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| | Abarbanel Wines Brut Cremant D'Alsace |
| | Brut Crémant d'Alsace NV - "This is a light, vibrant, food-friendly, dry pinot blanc-based sparkling wine from the Alsace. | | | “Light to medium-bodied, light golden in color and probably made as are most of the Alsace Cremant wines from a blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris grapes. | | | With robust, tight, long-lasting bubbles, the wine has wonderful flavors and aromas of minerals, citrus, herbs and toast. |
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| | Alsace-Lorraine |
| | In reality, Alsace and Lorraine are two distinct provinces. | | | It was so called when the territory was annexed by Germany after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. | | | Napoleon once remarked of the Alsatians: "Let them speak German as long as they fight in French." After the Franco-Prussian War, Germany, contrary to the wishes of the population of these provinces, annexed all of Alsace and about half of Lorraine (1871). |
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| | Again, the Alsace sector is at the extreme southern end of that great battle-line, more than four hundred miles long, which stretches its unlovely length across Europe from the North Sea to the Alps, like some monstrous and deadly snake. | | | If it is on the Belgian littoral they will paint it to look like a sand-dune. | | | One of the amusing incidents of the war was when the French "put one over" on the Germans at the beginning of hostilities in this region. |
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| | Alsace-Lorraine, an Enclave of Ethnic Germans in France |
| | Ober-elsass), Lower Alsace (Unter-elsass), and Lorraine (Lothringen), under the German Empire 1871-1918; subject to unsuccessful attempts to Germanize 1880-1910; restored to France by Treaty of Versailles 1919. | | | History: Formed from French province of Alsace, French department of Moselle, and some subdivisions (arrondissements) of the former dept of Meurthe which were ceded to Germany by Treaty of Frankfurt 1871; administered in three divisions, Upper Alsace (Ger. | | | France, West Germany, Belgium, and Switzerland; except for Rhine on E has had indefinite boundaries. |
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| | Holiday cottages to rent in Alsace Lorraine, France |
| | Pretty semi-detached property in unspoilt northern Alsace, within walking distance of the village bakery and restaurant. | | | Holiday cottages to rent in Alsace Lorraine, France | | | To discover the region's wonderful wines, follow The Route des Vins, which winds through picturesque countryside and villages full of history. |
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| | www.myspace.com/alsace |
| | Formed over good wine and company Alsace is an zenanic (zenana: a harem) mix of different influences and sounds. | | | Djarum Black Clove Cigarettes and lots of wine combined with high humidity. | | | Alsace consists of singer, songwriter Cory Salveson and insturmentalist Bradley Bobbitt who express their passion for music through creative and unique song writting that captivates audiences nation wide (it's true we swear). |
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| | Alsace-Lorraine & Champagne in France Cruise - Abercrombie & Kent |
| | Alsace and Lorraine have changed nationality four times since 1871 alone, and though these two provinces are now part of eastern France, they form a region where traditions mingle too closely to separate. | | | Alsace-Lorraine & Champagne in France Cruise - Abercrombie & Kent | | | In fact, Alsace-Lorraine has a unique identity of its own, with distinctive local dialects, architecture and traditions. |
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| | Alsace Wineries |
| | The only Alsace variety to produce red or ros wines, fruity with hints of cherry. | | | An intense bouquet displays rich aromas of fruit, flower and spice. | | | Dry, refined and with delicate fruit, An elegant bouquet of mineral and floral notes. |
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| | The Alsace Album: Photographs of Alsace |
| | A Collection of photographs from Alsace, including Strasbourg, Colmar and Riquewihr, along the wine road, and Haut-Koenigsbourg. | | | The music playing with these photographs of Alsace is a Farandole, a traditional dance |
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| | Often Alsace and the neighboring region of Lorraine are collectively referred to as "Alsace-Lorraine." | | | Alsace is a region of France, in the northeast corner of the country along the Rhine River. | | | Genealogy.net - German Genealogy: ELSASS / ALSACE / ALSATIA |
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| | Christmas in Alsace |
| | Alsace, country of Christmas and tradition, welcomes you with its many animations of the yearend. | | | You can use one of several methods of search: | | | Every year, from mid november to january, www.alsace-noel.com will offer you full information about the Xmas markets and the year end festivities in Alsace. |
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| | Alsace - France.com |
| | Along with its western neighbor (Lorraine) Alsace has changed nationalities no less than 4 times between 1870 and 1945. | | | Situated on the border of the Latin and Germanic worlds, Alsace has grown rich in history and culture throughout the centuries. | | | It's a wonderfully modern and quaint place with charming flowered villages, and one of France's favored wine routes. |
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| | A la cour d'Alsace, Obernai, Alsace, France |
| | Original wooden-beamed ceilings, the painstakingly refurbished half-timbering, and the artistic witnesses of centuries past create a link between the guest and the culture and history of Alsace, its cuisine and hospitality. | | | Hotel "à la Cour d'Alsace" is located in the meticulously restored Medieval old town of Obernai in Alsace. | | | This former manor house and wine cellar of the distinguished Baron De Gail family gave rise to a hotel whose refined courtly character conveys an atmosphere of intimacy to its guests. |
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| | The charm of the Lorraine region, the land of Joan Of Arc whose very name evokes religious and patriotic values, is the variety of its landscapes where forests and lakes abound. | | | Thanks to German, French and Italian influences, an outstanding cultural and architectural heritage is to be found in Alsace. | | | Follow our recommended routes: from Lagarde in the heart of the Regional Park of Lorraine you will discover wild landscapes and charming picturesque villages. |
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| | First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Mulhouse, 1914 |
| | Recognising the high profile of the loss, Joffre added four more divisions to the so-called 'Army of Alsace' placed under the command of General Pau, which unsuccessfully advanced upon Lorraine later that month. | | | Forming a fundamental component of France war strategy, Plan XVII, the Battle of Mulhouse was intended to secure the recapture of Alsace (with Lorraine to follow separately), territories lost to Germany as a consequence of losing the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. | | | Aside from the matter of national pride inherent in the capture of Alsace, French troops there would be well placed to guard the flank of subsequent French invasions further north. |
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