Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2G. Bell, 1907 |
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Page 42
... Translated from the French originals . + Letter from the elector to the Duke of Marlborough , March 18 , 1707 ; Macpherson , v . ii . p . 90 . Considering , however , the shortness of time , and 42 LCH . LIV . LIFE OF MARLBOROUgh .
... Translated from the French originals . + Letter from the elector to the Duke of Marlborough , March 18 , 1707 ; Macpherson , v . ii . p . 90 . Considering , however , the shortness of time , and 42 LCH . LIV . LIFE OF MARLBOROUgh .
Page 113
... the last post , I could not answer yours of the 6th as I ought . VOL . II . Translated from the original , in the French tongue . I " You may be assured that I shall not send 1707. ] 113 EXTRACTS FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE .
... the last post , I could not answer yours of the 6th as I ought . VOL . II . Translated from the original , in the French tongue . I " You may be assured that I shall not send 1707. ] 113 EXTRACTS FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE .
Page 143
... of only twenty battalions , and that Tessé did not join with twenty more till three days after . † Translated from the original in French . The only fruit of a campaign which occasioned such sacri- 1707. ] 143 PRINCE EUGENE'S EXCUSES .
... of only twenty battalions , and that Tessé did not join with twenty more till three days after . † Translated from the original in French . The only fruit of a campaign which occasioned such sacri- 1707. ] 143 PRINCE EUGENE'S EXCUSES .
Page 238
... This and the other letters which we find to Prince Eugene and Count Rechteren are translated either from the French draughts or Driginals . If we should come they are certainly a good deal 238 [ CH . LXVIII . LIFE OF MARLBOROUGH .
... This and the other letters which we find to Prince Eugene and Count Rechteren are translated either from the French draughts or Driginals . If we should come they are certainly a good deal 238 [ CH . LXVIII . LIFE OF MARLBOROUGH .
Page 247
... Scheldt , and at the verge of the frontier , Oudenard was the connecting link for the alternate defence * Translated from the French draught . of Flanders and Brabant ; and although incapable of a R 4 1708. ] 247 PLANS OF THE FRENCH .
... Scheldt , and at the verge of the frontier , Oudenard was the connecting link for the alternate defence * Translated from the French draught . of Flanders and Brabant ; and although incapable of a R 4 1708. ] 247 PLANS OF THE FRENCH .
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