Vincennes, Spandau, Spilberg, Magdeburg, are all modern in comparison with a jail from which Ralph Flambard escaped so long ago in the year 1100, the date of the First Crusade.

From this time Vincennes became a royal residence, until the reign of Louis XIV.

Law's "Vincennes" is an excellent little book, but he puts altogether too much confidence in mere tradition.

The Chasseurs de Vincennes, or rifle-corps, are the pride of the army.

VINCENNES (24), an eastern suburb of Paris, in the famous Bois de Vincennes, which contains a large artillery park and training place for troops; it is a favourite resort for Parisians of the middle class.