Relief
On June 17 Victor Amadeus left Turin to meet Eugene, who was marching from the Trentino with the Austrian troops under his command. The heroic deeds of the defenders, including the famous sacrifice of Pietro Micca who had himself explode in a gallery together with a French party in order to save the citadel, seemed however in vain at this point, with the city totally surrounded and heavily shelled, and the French lines nearing the first bastions of the citadel.
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Famous quotes containing the word relief:
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—For the City of New Orleans, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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—Administration in the State of Sout, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)