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    Saint-Valery-en-Caux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi ɑ̃ ko:], literally Saint-Valery in Caux) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy...
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    Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi syʁ sɔm], literally Saint-Valery on Somme; Picard: Saint-Wary), commune in the Somme department...
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    de Somme area: Le Crotoy and Cayeux-sur-Mer via Noyelles-sur-Mer and Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, on metre gauge tracks (formerly part of Société générale des...
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    Saint-Valery (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ valʁi]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Communes of the Oise department "Répertoire national...
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  • Walter of Saint-Valéry (d. after 1098) was a Norman lord who held substantial Manors in Middlesex following the Norman Conquest of England, and later became...
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     103–151 Honour of Carisbrooke Feudal barony of Gloucester Honour of Saint Valery Honour of Pontefract Honour of Aumâle Honour of Clitheroe Honour of Grafton...
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  • Raynald of Saint-Valéry (died after 1165), also known as Renaud, was Lord of Harenc—a fiefdom in the Principality of Antioch—from 1158 to 1163. Raynald...
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    Valery Kaufman (Russian: Валерия Кауфман; born 30 May 1994) is a Russian model best known for walking in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2015 and Victoria's...
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    fleet of William the Conqueror assembled in the Bay of the Somme, at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. The river also featured in the 1346 withdrawal of Edward III...
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    Walaric (redirect from Saint Valery)
    Saint Walaric, modern French Valery (died 620), was a Frankish monk turned hermit who founded the abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme [fr]. His cult was recognized...
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    area near Saint-Valery-en-Caux first, cutting off the line of retreat to Le Havre. The French and British force pulled back into Saint Valery-en-Caux....
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  • John I, Count of Dreux (category Burials at the Abbey of Saint-Yved de Braine)
    and Braine, was the son of Robert III of Dreux and Annora (Aenor) of Saint-Valéry. Knighted by King Louis IX of France, John accompanied the king on several...
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  • derived directly from the French Valérie (a traditionally female name). Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France...
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    Osmoy-Saint-Valery is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. A farming village situated by the banks...
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    Several ships sank in storms, which forced the fleet to take shelter at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and to wait for the wind to change. On 27 September, the Norman...
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    with 25 locks, from the English Channel at Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme to the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Saint-Simon. The Somme River was canalized beginning...
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    the paintings on display was purchased by the State: Barque échouée, Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Meanwhile, back in Rouen, another exhibit at Galerie Legrip...
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    Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK: /ˌʒiːskɑːr dɛˈstæ̃/, US: /ʒɪˌskɑːr -/; French: [valeʁi ʁəne maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ʒiskaʁ dɛstɛ̃] ; 2 February 1926 –...
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    these suburbs are Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Le Grand-Quevilly, Le Petit-Quevilly, and Mont-Saint-Aignan, each with a population exceeding...
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    with the succession crisis in England. William mustered his forces at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, and was ready to cross the English Channel by about 12 August...
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  • Division, Captain Campbell surrendered to Wehrmacht General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux in Normandy on 12 June 1940. He was held as a prisoner of war...
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    large contingents from Brittany and Flanders. He mustered his forces at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and was ready to cross the Channel by about 12 August. The...
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    Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a former railway station in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Upper Normandy, France. The station was located on the former Motteville to...
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    while Jumièges states it was built at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme – both agree that it eventually sailed from Valery-sur-Somme. The fleet carried an invasion...
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    Scotland after the 51st Highland Division had been forced to surrender at Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 1940. The building was the most expensive building in Britain...
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  • René Cogny (25 April 1904, Saint-Valery-en-Caux – 11 September 1968) was a French Général de corps d'armée, World War II and French Resistance veteran...
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    James Murray Grant, DSO, was decorated for bravery and leadership at Saint-Valery-en-Caux during World War II. Genealogist Anthony Adolph has described...
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    the County of Eu upon his father's death on 6 April 1387, along with Saint-Valery and Ault. However, as he was in Naples at the time, he never learned...
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    1°37′50″E / 50.18889°N 1.63056°E / 50.18889; 1.63056 The Canton of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a former canton situated in the Somme department of northern...
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    British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in October 1939 but was captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux during the Battle of France in June 1940. The 2nd Battalion was...
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