A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... enemy's lines ; but after six hours of heroic effort , during all which time they were exposed to a determined resistance in front , and a heavy flanking fire , they were compelled to retire , leaving 12,000 men on the field . Soon ...
... enemy's lines ; but after six hours of heroic effort , during all which time they were exposed to a determined resistance in front , and a heavy flanking fire , they were compelled to retire , leaving 12,000 men on the field . Soon ...
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... enemy's lines ; but after six hours of heroic effort , during all which time they were exposed to a determined resistance in front , and a heavy flanking fire , they were compelled to retire , leaving 12,000 men on the field . Soon ...
... enemy's lines ; but after six hours of heroic effort , during all which time they were exposed to a determined resistance in front , and a heavy flanking fire , they were compelled to retire , leaving 12,000 men on the field . Soon ...
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... enemy with any hope of success . In this situation he was compelled to capi- tulate ; and a convention was signed at Closter - Seven , by which the electorate of Hanover was yielded to the French . Walpole asserts that the duke ...
... enemy with any hope of success . In this situation he was compelled to capi- tulate ; and a convention was signed at Closter - Seven , by which the electorate of Hanover was yielded to the French . Walpole asserts that the duke ...
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... enemy ; -and finally , without patience , resolution , and fortitude , he could never have supported his cause so long , under successive disappointments , or fallen at last with honour , by an accum- ulated and overwhelming pressure ...
... enemy ; -and finally , without patience , resolution , and fortitude , he could never have supported his cause so long , under successive disappointments , or fallen at last with honour , by an accum- ulated and overwhelming pressure ...
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... enemy more than double their numbers , fully equipped , and in a complete state for battle . The result was what might have been expected - the loss , namely , of all but their honour , which was well maintained , since they left nearly ...
... enemy more than double their numbers , fully equipped , and in a complete state for battle . The result was what might have been expected - the loss , namely , of all but their honour , which was well maintained , since they left nearly ...
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