Saint-Lô

(sānt′lō′, săN-)

A town of northwest France west of Caen. Its capture on July 18, 1944, played a pivotal role in the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II.

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Saint-Lô

(French sɛ̃lo)

(Placename) a market town in NW France: a Calvinist stronghold in the 16th century. Pop: 20 537 (2007)

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And guard your head well, gossip; for I swear to you by the cross of Saint-Lô that, if you lie to us at this hour, the sword which severed the head of Monsieur de Luxembourg is not so notched that it cannot yet sever yours!"

had only sworn twice in the course of his life by the cross of Saint-Lô.

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