Steenkirk

Steenkirk, they would not have fought us at Landen. —

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2003

Steenkirk, they would not have fought us at Landen. —

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2003

The Captain, who did not fail to meet me there at the appointed hour, bid Sir ROGER fear nothing, for that he had put on the same sword which he made use of at the battle of _Steenkirk_.

The Coverley Papers Various

I have heard in particular, that the Steenkirk arrived but two months ago at _Newcastle_, and that there are several commodes in those parts which are worth taking a journey thither to see. '

The Coverley Papers Various

In 1692 he went out with his regiment of horse guards to Holland, and fought bravely at the battle of Steenkirk.

The Bravest of the Brave — or, with Peterborough in Spain 1867

Take the diamond solitaire I wear in my great Steenkirk on Sundays.

The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... George Augustus Sala 1861

Steenkirk had served to injure the former; and the Ensign was not in his best days possessed of any share of the latter.

Catherine: a story 1839

Neither the wits nor the principles of that worthy Ensign were particularly firm: for drink, poverty, and a crack on the skull at the battle of Steenkirk had served to injure the former; and the Ensign was not in his best days possessed of any share of the latter.

Catherine: a Story William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

Steenkirk, where the allies wore large cravats, by which the French frequently seized hold of them, a circumstance perpetuated on the medals of Louis XIV., cravats were called Steenkirks; and after the battle of

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) Isaac Disraeli 1807

I have heard in particular, that the Steenkirk arrived but two Months ago at Newcastle, and that there are several Commodes in those Parts which are worth taking a

Spectator, July 28, 1711 1711