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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... directed his course into Germany , and leading his invincible army into Saxony , the electoral territory of the dethroned monarch , forced him to resign the crown to Stanislaus , to renounce his alliance with Russia , and to grant ...
... directed his course into Germany , and leading his invincible army into Saxony , the electoral territory of the dethroned monarch , forced him to resign the crown to Stanislaus , to renounce his alliance with Russia , and to grant ...
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... directed his course to Hanover , where the bickerings of the electoral family with the British court seemed to afford ample scope for intrigue . He was honoured with unusual marks of favour , and gained the attention of the Electress ...
... directed his course to Hanover , where the bickerings of the electoral family with the British court seemed to afford ample scope for intrigue . He was honoured with unusual marks of favour , and gained the attention of the Electress ...
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... directing an accusa- tion against him in parliament . The complaints which had arisen on the mismanagement of the navy , afforded an op- portunity of selecting him as the person who possessed the highest influence in the council of the ...
... directing an accusa- tion against him in parliament . The complaints which had arisen on the mismanagement of the navy , afforded an op- portunity of selecting him as the person who possessed the highest influence in the council of the ...
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... directed to acquaint you with all this , and to beg you to apprise my lord duke of it . Hitherto I have been the dupe of this man , and therefore it is just that I should labour to prevent others from being so too . " On this occasion ...
... directed to acquaint you with all this , and to beg you to apprise my lord duke of it . Hitherto I have been the dupe of this man , and therefore it is just that I should labour to prevent others from being so too . " On this occasion ...
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... directed his march to Soignies ; but his progress being retarded by a heavy rain , the heads of his columns did not reach the intended camp till late in the evening , and the rear was unable to join before the ensuing morning . The ...
... directed his march to Soignies ; but his progress being retarded by a heavy rain , the heads of his columns did not reach the intended camp till late in the evening , and the rear was unable to join before the ensuing morning . The ...
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