A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... force with the Austrian army under Prince Charles , assembled an army of 60,000 men upon the Maine , under the command of Marshal de Noailles . Stair suffered himself to be nearly surrounded by this force , near the village of Dettingen ...
... force with the Austrian army under Prince Charles , assembled an army of 60,000 men upon the Maine , under the command of Marshal de Noailles . Stair suffered himself to be nearly surrounded by this force , near the village of Dettingen ...
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... Britain . Notwithstanding the failure of the plans of the French cabinet , the prince still cherished the idea of regaining his ancestral throne by force of arms . France , however , was now neither 14 [ SEVENTH POLITICAL SERIES .
... Britain . Notwithstanding the failure of the plans of the French cabinet , the prince still cherished the idea of regaining his ancestral throne by force of arms . France , however , was now neither 14 [ SEVENTH POLITICAL SERIES .
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... force of 1200 men , and declared war upon the Elector of Hanover , the usurper of his father's throne . The little ... forces the adventurer marched forward , like the hero of a romance , to prove his fortunes . ' The king was in Hanover ...
... force of 1200 men , and declared war upon the Elector of Hanover , the usurper of his father's throne . The little ... forces the adventurer marched forward , like the hero of a romance , to prove his fortunes . ' The king was in Hanover ...
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... force , compelled these adventurers to retreat towards their northern recesses , they were so far from being disheartened that they generally had the advantage in the sort of skirmishing warfare which preceded their final defeat at ...
... force , compelled these adventurers to retreat towards their northern recesses , they were so far from being disheartened that they generally had the advantage in the sort of skirmishing warfare which preceded their final defeat at ...
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... force , which totally an- nihilated every thing like glory in his conduct , was wonderfully elated at the success , which was most romantically magnified on the part of the French . " Captain Balchen was exchanged the following year ...
... force , which totally an- nihilated every thing like glory in his conduct , was wonderfully elated at the success , which was most romantically magnified on the part of the French . " Captain Balchen was exchanged the following year ...
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