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741:Mamornița
656:Grubeshov
595:Bug-Narew
512:Kalvarija
463:Rafajlowa
451:Cârlibaba
427:Łowczówek
386:San River
275:Gumbinnen
81:Aftermath
65:Krechowce
1506:See also
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1327:Bavarian
1307:Squadron
1303:regiment
1209:Крихівці
1087:Dibrivka
1000:Bakhmach
933:Rarańcza
875:2nd Riga
632:1st Riga
539:Pakosław
422:Limanowa
397:Mołotków
392:Przemyśl
363:Augustów
187:Colonel
59:Location
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1409:Sources
1358:Bosnian
1350:cavalry
1311:Radzcza
1296:Colonel
1193:Galicia
1179:of the
918:Finland
797:Lysonia
697:Smorgon
622:Jastków
568:Rokitna
556:Syniava
480:Makivka
334:Gorodek
314:Komarow
303:Galicia
265:Kaushen
116:Germany
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1317:Battle
1274:Polish
1254:Polish
1177:uhlans
1165:Polish
1082:Kaniów
1060:Sivash
1043:Crimea
1017:Donbas
886:Albion
836:Zboriv
702:Zurnvo
573:Tarłów
563:Konary
412:Kraków
76:Result
1434:, or
1379:Poles
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507:Memel
502:Łomża
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63:near
1486:ISBN
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820:1917
773:Misa
708:1916
666:Prut
445:1915
407:Łódź
329:Rawa
237:1914
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