The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... prisoners at Brihuega . Stahremberg , for whom Vendome had prepared a similar fate , kept the enemy , greatly his superior in number , in check at Villavi- ciosa ; Charles was , nevertheless , once more limited to Barce- lona , and the ...
... prisoners at Brihuega . Stahremberg , for whom Vendome had prepared a similar fate , kept the enemy , greatly his superior in number , in check at Villavi- ciosa ; Charles was , nevertheless , once more limited to Barce- lona , and the ...
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... prisoners was disregarded , and , in 1712 , he was forced by his own countrymen , through dread of France , to deliver up the ... prisoner in France . The family of Salis headed the French faction in the Grisons . ears . The emperor's ...
... prisoners was disregarded , and , in 1712 , he was forced by his own countrymen , through dread of France , to deliver up the ... prisoner in France . The family of Salis headed the French faction in the Grisons . ears . The emperor's ...
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... prisoner , and had become agent to the dey of Algiers , by whom he was de- * Brother to Max . Emanuel , who was taken prisoner at Pultowa , the son of Frederick Charles , Eberhard Louis's uncle and guardian . spatched at the head of a ...
... prisoner , and had become agent to the dey of Algiers , by whom he was de- * Brother to Max . Emanuel , who was taken prisoner at Pultowa , the son of Frederick Charles , Eberhard Louis's uncle and guardian . spatched at the head of a ...
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... prisoner for debt . * Prince Eugene had , meanwhile , continued to guard the frontiers of the empire . A thorough German , † ever bent upon the promotion of the glory and welfare of Germany , he beheld her downward course with heart ...
... prisoner for debt . * Prince Eugene had , meanwhile , continued to guard the frontiers of the empire . A thorough German , † ever bent upon the promotion of the glory and welfare of Germany , he beheld her downward course with heart ...
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... prisoner until the emperor's death . The campaign of 1738 was opened by Koenigsegg , who , unexpectedly penetrating into the country , was successful at Kornia , but was left without reinforcements and speedily recalled . He was ...
... prisoner until the emperor's death . The campaign of 1738 was opened by Koenigsegg , who , unexpectedly penetrating into the country , was successful at Kornia , but was left without reinforcements and speedily recalled . He was ...
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