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... army . Detesting the Irish as primitive , savage , and superstitious , he believed they had carried out a huge massacre of English settlers in 1641. As commander in chief and ford lieutenant , he waged a ruthless campaign against them ...
... army . Detesting the Irish as primitive , savage , and superstitious , he believed they had carried out a huge massacre of English settlers in 1641. As commander in chief and ford lieutenant , he waged a ruthless campaign against them ...
Page 300
... army . Despite the heat and a rain of arrows that fell on them , the crusaders held their ground , and , when the rest of the army drew up , the Turks were routed . A major victory in open warfare had been achieved by cooperation among ...
... army . Despite the heat and a rain of arrows that fell on them , the crusaders held their ground , and , when the rest of the army drew up , the Turks were routed . A major victory in open warfare had been achieved by cooperation among ...
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... army , which had changed its name from " the Catho- lic Army " to " the Catholic and Royal Army " ( later known as the " Grand Army " ) , turned north and on June 9 took Saumur . Crossing the Loire River , the Vendéans marched east ...
... army , which had changed its name from " the Catho- lic Army " to " the Catholic and Royal Army " ( later known as the " Grand Army " ) , turned north and on June 9 took Saumur . Crossing the Loire River , the Vendéans marched east ...
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