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Harfleur

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Harfleur [ˈhɑːflɜːr (French) arflœr]
n
(Placename) a port in N France, in the Seine-Maritime department: important centre in the Middle Ages. Pop.: 9700 (latest est.)


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Set historically in the early 15th century, Act III of Henry V begins with Henry's exhortation to his soldiers to renew the attack upon the French town of Harfleur.
It is the opening line of a speech the English monarch gave to inspire his weary troops to gather their strength and attack enemy fortifications one more time during the siege of Harfleur in 1415.
Just 5ft 5in tall, Dhorasoo was born in Harfleur near Le Havre.
 
 
 
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