The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... defeated them [ A. D. 1716 ] in a bloody engagement near Peterwardein , where the grand visir fell , and a second time at Belgrade , when they sued for peace , which was concluded at Passarowitz , A. D. 1718. The emperor was confirmed ...
... defeated them [ A. D. 1716 ] in a bloody engagement near Peterwardein , where the grand visir fell , and a second time at Belgrade , when they sued for peace , which was concluded at Passarowitz , A. D. 1718. The emperor was confirmed ...
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... defeated at Molwitz near Brieg by the Count von Schwerin , Frederick merely act- ing the part of a spectator in this first engagement . The re- sult of this success was a treaty , at Nymphenburg , with France * and Bavaria , which was ...
... defeated at Molwitz near Brieg by the Count von Schwerin , Frederick merely act- ing the part of a spectator in this first engagement . The re- sult of this success was a treaty , at Nymphenburg , with France * and Bavaria , which was ...
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... defeated by Khevenhüller at Braunau . Fortune declared still more decidedly during the campaign of 1743 in Maria Theresa's favour , George II . , king of Eng- land , ( who , not long before , through fear of losing Hanover , had yielded ...
... defeated by Khevenhüller at Braunau . Fortune declared still more decidedly during the campaign of 1743 in Maria Theresa's favour , George II . , king of Eng- land , ( who , not long before , through fear of losing Hanover , had yielded ...
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... defeated at Pfaffenhofen , and some skirmishing parties were cut to pieces by the peasantry in the forest of Bregenz . The main body was detained by the siege of Freiburg in the Breisgau , where it lost twelve thou- sand men , A. d ...
... defeated at Pfaffenhofen , and some skirmishing parties were cut to pieces by the peasantry in the forest of Bregenz . The main body was detained by the siege of Freiburg in the Breisgau , where it lost twelve thou- sand men , A. d ...
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... defeated at Culloden , A. D. 1746 . In Italy , the Austrians under Lobkowitz also opposed the French , Spanish , and Neapolitans , whilst an English fleet struck Naples with terror . It was not , however , until 1746 , that the war was ...
... defeated at Culloden , A. D. 1746 . In Italy , the Austrians under Lobkowitz also opposed the French , Spanish , and Neapolitans , whilst an English fleet struck Naples with terror . It was not , however , until 1746 , that the war was ...
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