Note 541:1 — FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. (continued 9)
Reading edition
"War even to the knife" was the reply of Palafox, the governor of Saragossa, when summoned to surrender by the French, who besieged that city in 1808.
Reading edition
"War even to the knife" was the reply of Palafox, the governor of Saragossa, when summoned to surrender by the French, who besieged that city in 1808.