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…plans to the French general Compte de Rochambeau. American and French forces applied this strategy successfully at the Battle of Yorktown (a small town in Virginia, on the York River) which was the…

…English with “report” or “account.” The construction mirrors the French compte-rendu, which highlights the term’s roots in providing a detailed account or rendering of events. In usage, resoconto refers to…

…on steep slopes, it relies solely on adhesion (friction between the train wheels and the rails) to climb gradients as steep as 7%. This is particularly challenging given the alpine…

…a letter dated May 20, 1780. Mazzei stressed that “nothing could be done without superiority on water…” Mazzei also gave a sketch of his plans to the French general Compte…