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999:62miles
944:Pozzolo
938:Marengo
867:Trebbia
846:Cassano
841:Brescia
836:Magnano
687:Epierre
682:MĂ©ribel
661:of the
539:Neuwied
529:Ireland
514:Limburg
474:Wetzlar
187:†
147:Austria
33:in the
1507:
1482:
1359:uhlans
1337:Fombio
1293:Battle
1202:
1196:
1190:
900:Genola
861:Modena
831:Verona
814:Tarvis
799:Faenza
789:Rivoli
784:Arcole
744:Lonato
729:Fombio
499:Amberg
489:Malsch
414:Verdun
257:11,500
183:
135:France
110:Result
69:Fombio
1241:Milan
997:100km
917:Genoa
809:Tyrol
707:Loano
434:Mainz
429:Lille
424:Valmy
1505:ISBN
1480:ISBN
1376:Lodi
1210:The
1136:Lodi
890:Gavi
884:Novi
734:Lodi
724:Ceva
386:List
56:Date
1235:at
272:450
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1052:11
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1016:14
1004:15
71:,
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1486:.
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1158:2
1153:3
1141:4
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