The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... enemy , greatly his superior in number , in check at Villavi- ciosa ; Charles was , nevertheless , once more limited to Barce- lona , and the death of his brother recalling him to Germany , he returned thither , A. D. 1711 , and ...
... enemy , greatly his superior in number , in check at Villavi- ciosa ; Charles was , nevertheless , once more limited to Barce- lona , and the death of his brother recalling him to Germany , he returned thither , A. D. 1711 , and ...
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... enemy on the Secchia near Quistello , and to capture the whole of his camp together with five hundred and seventy guns . He was , however , unsuccessful in a subsequent en- gagement at Guastalla , owing to the want of reinforcements and ...
... enemy on the Secchia near Quistello , and to capture the whole of his camp together with five hundred and seventy guns . He was , however , unsuccessful in a subsequent en- gagement at Guastalla , owing to the want of reinforcements and ...
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... enemies , was recalled and thrown into prison , and the emperor , like Ferdinand II . in Wallen- stein's case , denied the commands , imposed by himself on his general , and threw the whole blame upon him alone . Secken- dorf remained a ...
... enemies , was recalled and thrown into prison , and the emperor , like Ferdinand II . in Wallen- stein's case , denied the commands , imposed by himself on his general , and threw the whole blame upon him alone . Secken- dorf remained a ...
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... enemies against her . She also ventured to treat the duke with extreme insolence . Her beauty had long passed away with her youth , and , on the presentation of the beautiful Countess Wittgenstein , her empire completely ended . She was ...
... enemies against her . She also ventured to treat the duke with extreme insolence . Her beauty had long passed away with her youth , and , on the presentation of the beautiful Countess Wittgenstein , her empire completely ended . She was ...
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... enemy to freedom of thought and the persecutor of Thomasius's successor , the phi- losopher , Wolf , whom he threatened with the gallows and ex- pelled Halle , was an excellent guardian over the material interests and morals of his ...
... enemy to freedom of thought and the persecutor of Thomasius's successor , the phi- losopher , Wolf , whom he threatened with the gallows and ex- pelled Halle , was an excellent guardian over the material interests and morals of his ...
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