The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page 25
... March , 1737 , the duke suddenly ex- pired , a few hours before the time fixed for his departure . He was long supposed to have been assassinated , but , most probably , died of apoplexy . His cousin , Charles Rudolph , undertook the ...
... March , 1737 , the duke suddenly ex- pired , a few hours before the time fixed for his departure . He was long supposed to have been assassinated , but , most probably , died of apoplexy . His cousin , Charles Rudolph , undertook the ...
Page 29
... march , long after his time , led the Prussians to victory . † Anna Louisa Föhse , the apothecary's daughter , had steadily refused to become his mistress . He remained , on his side , faithful to her during his campaigns and married ...
... march , long after his time , led the Prussians to victory . † Anna Louisa Föhse , the apothecary's daughter , had steadily refused to become his mistress . He remained , on his side , faithful to her during his campaigns and married ...
Page 45
... march in her van . The formation of an army was consequently the grand desideratum , and Frederick William may therefore be pardoned for his Potsdam hobby , † his grenadier guard , composed of men of gigantic stature , whom he collected ...
... march in her van . The formation of an army was consequently the grand desideratum , and Frederick William may therefore be pardoned for his Potsdam hobby , † his grenadier guard , composed of men of gigantic stature , whom he collected ...
Page 63
... march thither , fell in with a body of two thousand young Silesians , who had been captured in Schweidnitz , but , on the news of the victory gained at Rossbach , had found means to regain their liberty and had set off to his rencontre ...
... march thither , fell in with a body of two thousand young Silesians , who had been captured in Schweidnitz , but , on the news of the victory gained at Rossbach , had found means to regain their liberty and had set off to his rencontre ...
Page 114
... march of several regiments into Tübingen . Hüber and the most respectable amongst the citizens were carried prisoners to the citadel , and the tax was levied by force . The Estates carried their complaint be- fore the supreme court of ...
... march of several regiments into Tübingen . Hüber and the most respectable amongst the citizens were carried prisoners to the citadel , and the tax was levied by force . The Estates carried their complaint be- fore the supreme court of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards alliance allies Alsace ancient Archduke aristocracy arms army attack attempted Austria Baden Basle Bavarians Berlin Berne Blücher Bonaparte cantons Catholic celebrated Charles church citizens command compelled constitution corps Count court declared defeated defended diet duke of Brunswick duke of Würtemberg Dutch elector emperor empire enemy England English Estates favour fell Ferdinand force foreign fortress France Frederick French gained German German empire hand Hanover head Helvetian republic Holland honour hundred imitation immense imperial Italy Joseph king liberty Louis Mayence ment merely minister Napoleon nevertheless nobility notwithstanding occasion officers Paris patriots peace peasantry peasants petty poet Poland possession princes prisoner Protestant provinces Prussia refused remained rendered republic retreat Revolution Rhenish confederation Rhine Saxony Schwyz seized sent Silesia soldiery sovereign speedily spirit stadtholder succeeded Swabia Swiss Switzerland thousand throne tion took treaty troops Tyrol Tyrolese Valais Valtelline victory Vienna whilst whole Würtemberg
Popular passages
Page 477 - PICKERING'S History of the Races of Man, and their Geographical Distribution. With AN ANALYTICAL SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN by Dr.
Page 477 - Engravings on Steel. Miller's History of the Anglo-Saxons. Written in a popular style, on the basis of Sharon Turner. Portrait of Alfred, Map of Saxon Britain, and 12 elaborate Engravings on Steel. Milton's Poetical Works. With a Memoir by JAMES...
Page 477 - Races of Man, with an Analytical Synopsis of the Natural History of Man. By Dr. HALL. Illustrated by numerous Portraits. ; or, with the plates coloured.