A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... command of Marshal de Noailles . Stair suffered himself to be nearly surrounded by this force , near the village of Dettingen ; and had the French been less precipitate in their movements , the whole British force , with the king ...
... command of Marshal de Noailles . Stair suffered himself to be nearly surrounded by this force , near the village of Dettingen ; and had the French been less precipitate in their movements , the whole British force , with the king ...
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... command in the Netherlands , the duke of Cumberland , though scarcely twenty - four years old , and utterly destitute of experience , was placed at the head of the British and Hanoverian army . In the beginning of the campaign of 1744 ...
... command in the Netherlands , the duke of Cumberland , though scarcely twenty - four years old , and utterly destitute of experience , was placed at the head of the British and Hanoverian army . In the beginning of the campaign of 1744 ...
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... command in the Netherlands , the duke of Cumberland , though scarcely twenty - four years old , and utterly destitute of experience , was placed at the head of the British and Hanoverian army . In the beginning of the campaign of 1744 ...
... command in the Netherlands , the duke of Cumberland , though scarcely twenty - four years old , and utterly destitute of experience , was placed at the head of the British and Hanoverian army . In the beginning of the campaign of 1744 ...
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... command of some troops which were about to embark at Dunkirk , with a view to support the Stuart cause in Scotland ; but the news of the battle of Culloden prevented the embarkation of the armament , and Prince Henry returning to Rome ...
... command of some troops which were about to embark at Dunkirk , with a view to support the Stuart cause in Scotland ; but the news of the battle of Culloden prevented the embarkation of the armament , and Prince Henry returning to Rome ...
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... command held by him till the year 1707 , when he was captain of the Chester , a frigate of fifty guns , which was captured by the French squadron , under the Count de Forbin , while convoying the Lisbon fleet , in concert with the Ruby ...
... command held by him till the year 1707 , when he was captain of the Chester , a frigate of fifty guns , which was captured by the French squadron , under the Count de Forbin , while convoying the Lisbon fleet , in concert with the Ruby ...
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