The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... forces , the Germans under the gallant Count von Stahremberg , the English under Stanhope , and reopened the campaign . They gained a signal victory at Saragossa ; Philip was a second * The Spanish crown diamonds ( an incredible number ) ...
... forces , the Germans under the gallant Count von Stahremberg , the English under Stanhope , and reopened the campaign . They gained a signal victory at Saragossa ; Philip was a second * The Spanish crown diamonds ( an incredible number ) ...
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... forces , " * Ferdinand , the last of the Kettler family , died , A. D. 1725. Anna , the widow of his predecessor , Frederick Williain , became enamoured of Maurice , for whose election she at first exerted her utmost influence . It so ...
... forces , " * Ferdinand , the last of the Kettler family , died , A. D. 1725. Anna , the widow of his predecessor , Frederick Williain , became enamoured of Maurice , for whose election she at first exerted her utmost influence . It so ...
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... force under Prince Louis of Wurtemberg , * who , more by gentle measures than by violence , restored tranquillity to Corsica , A. D. 1732 . On his departure , the contest was renewed by a German ad- venturer , Theodore von Neuhof , a ...
... force under Prince Louis of Wurtemberg , * who , more by gentle measures than by violence , restored tranquillity to Corsica , A. D. 1732 . On his departure , the contest was renewed by a German ad- venturer , Theodore von Neuhof , a ...
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... force . His recruiting officers were every where notorious for the underhand means by which they gained recruits , and were often exposed to the greatest peril when engaged in pressing men into the service . In Holland , one of them was ...
... force . His recruiting officers were every where notorious for the underhand means by which they gained recruits , and were often exposed to the greatest peril when engaged in pressing men into the service . In Holland , one of them was ...
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... force under Rutowski , the natural son of Augustus , entered Bohemia and was proclaimed king at Prague , the Bohemians , as Frederick said , gladly seizing the opportunity to free themselves from the unpopular rule of the Habsburg ...
... force under Rutowski , the natural son of Augustus , entered Bohemia and was proclaimed king at Prague , the Bohemians , as Frederick said , gladly seizing the opportunity to free themselves from the unpopular rule of the Habsburg ...
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