The History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume 3Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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... took that fortress , but was compelled to endure the shame of beholding the British flag , instead of that of Charles , planted on the summit of the rock . A fresh troop of English auxiliaries , under Lord Peterborough , placed Charles ...
... took that fortress , but was compelled to endure the shame of beholding the British flag , instead of that of Charles , planted on the summit of the rock . A fresh troop of English auxiliaries , under Lord Peterborough , placed Charles ...
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... took possession of the whole of the kingdom of Naples . These circumstances were , as if by miracle , not turned to advantage by France , which would probably have been the case had not Louis XV . preferred mistresses and barbers to ...
... took possession of the whole of the kingdom of Naples . These circumstances were , as if by miracle , not turned to advantage by France , which would probably have been the case had not Louis XV . preferred mistresses and barbers to ...
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... took refuge in England , where he died a 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 ...
... took refuge in England , where he died a 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 ...
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... took the important fortress of Nissa , but his further operations were so clumsily conducted and the army was in such a state of demoralization that all speedily went wrong . Money and provisions became scarce , then failed al- together ...
... took the important fortress of Nissa , but his further operations were so clumsily conducted and the army was in such a state of demoralization that all speedily went wrong . Money and provisions became scarce , then failed al- together ...
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... took a thoughtlessly good - humoured , frivolous , almost burlesque tone . The memory of their ancestors ' rights had faded away , the horrid butchery was forgotten ; the education of the Jesuits had , in the third generation , eradicat ...
... took a thoughtlessly good - humoured , frivolous , almost burlesque tone . The memory of their ancestors ' rights had faded away , the horrid butchery was forgotten ; the education of the Jesuits had , in the third generation , eradicat ...
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