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His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.

But it was not only as an organiser and transmitter of orders that Berthier proved his usefulness to his chief.

By the end of the campaign of 1796 he had proved that he was as great a chief of the staff as Bonaparte was a great commander.

To Harry's surprise, the soldier detailed to go with him proved to be a boy, not much older than himself.

"Marco's" reply conclusively proved his possession of a Christian spirit.

As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.

The vision of the universal happiness seen by the economists has proved a mirage.

He was already deeply indebted to his wife; not one of his three partners had proved to be such as he expected and required.

In the retreat across the Niemen he proved himself absolutely incapable of reorganising a beaten force.

When trusted with anything like the command of a mixed body of troops he proved an utter failure.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985