Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough: With His Original Correspondence, Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim and Other Authentic Sources, Volume 2Bell & Daldy, 1872 |
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Page 41
... orders with that coolness which excites general admiration . I then related to him that you had been thrown from your horse ; the death of your aide - de - camp , Brinfield , and many other things . He took such pleasure in this recital ...
... orders with that coolness which excites general admiration . I then related to him that you had been thrown from your horse ; the death of your aide - de - camp , Brinfield , and many other things . He took such pleasure in this recital ...
Page 42
... orders me to assure your highness , that he is fully convinced of your good incli- nations , but he refers to your own judgment , if he can prudently send away his troops at a time when he cannot penetrate the designs of the king of ...
... orders me to assure your highness , that he is fully convinced of your good incli- nations , but he refers to your own judgment , if he can prudently send away his troops at a time when he cannot penetrate the designs of the king of ...
Page 44
... my next you shall have it . I have left orders that the first letters that come from England should be sent after me , there being now six posts due . " CHAP . LV . - MISSION TO CHARLES XII . 44 [ CH . LIV . LIFE OF MARLBOROUGH .
... my next you shall have it . I have left orders that the first letters that come from England should be sent after me , there being now six posts due . " CHAP . LV . - MISSION TO CHARLES XII . 44 [ CH . LIV . LIFE OF MARLBOROUGH .
Page 61
... orders issued for a detachment of the Austrian army to take the route towards Naples . The consequences were also equally felt in every part of the theatre of action . Re- lieved from the constant drain occasioned by the war in Italy ...
... orders issued for a detachment of the Austrian army to take the route towards Naples . The consequences were also equally felt in every part of the theatre of action . Re- lieved from the constant drain occasioned by the war in Italy ...
Page 65
... orders of recall could reach them , they would have advanced to the vicinity of Rome , and the Austrian partisans in Naples would have already declared themselves . 66 As to the affairs of Spain , " he adds , " though I consider them as ...
... orders of recall could reach them , they would have advanced to the vicinity of Rome , and the Austrian partisans in Naples would have already declared themselves . 66 As to the affairs of Spain , " he adds , " though I consider them as ...
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