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... most earneft defire of put- ting a period to the calamities of Europe , at Madrid fhe was taking the moft vigorous measures for fpreading them further , and ccnti- nuing them longer . On the fide of England , though there was far more ...
... most earneft defire of put- ting a period to the calamities of Europe , at Madrid fhe was taking the moft vigorous measures for fpreading them further , and ccnti- nuing them longer . On the fide of England , though there was far more ...
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... most convenient fituations . This was their condition in the front of their winter cantonments . On their left they had driven the allies from the Lower Rhine , where they kept confiderable body of troops , which freightened our ...
... most convenient fituations . This was their condition in the front of their winter cantonments . On their left they had driven the allies from the Lower Rhine , where they kept confiderable body of troops , which freightened our ...
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... most important pofts upon these rivers . As thefe bodies were advan- tageously pofted , and could be fup , ported on one fide by the garrifon of Gottingen , and on the other , as they promised themselves , by the army of the empire ...
... most important pofts upon these rivers . As thefe bodies were advan- tageously pofted , and could be fup , ported on one fide by the garrifon of Gottingen , and on the other , as they promised themselves , by the army of the empire ...
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... most important fitua- tion , was the most exposed in front , and confequently would be the ob- ject of the enemy's moft confider- able efforts . He was not mistaken in his con- jecture . On the 15th of July , in the evening , a very ...
... most important fitua- tion , was the most exposed in front , and confequently would be the ob- ject of the enemy's moft confider- able efforts . He was not mistaken in his con- jecture . On the 15th of July , in the evening , a very ...
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... most carefully ftudied by pofterity , when it comes to be pro- perly known , and worthily written . To judge of the importance of this branch of the general war , it will be proper to recollect that , be- fides a number of fieges which ...
... most carefully ftudied by pofterity , when it comes to be pro- perly known , and worthily written . To judge of the importance of this branch of the general war , it will be proper to recollect that , be- fides a number of fieges which ...
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