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... defeated .. .. 565 566 .. 116. The Capitulation of Ulm .. 568 117. The Battle of Trafalgar 118. The Battle of Austerlitz 119. The Death of William Pitt -his Character 569 572 .. 573 III . Indian Affairs - The Mahratta War . 120. Holkar ...
... defeated .. .. 565 566 .. 116. The Capitulation of Ulm .. 568 117. The Battle of Trafalgar 118. The Battle of Austerlitz 119. The Death of William Pitt -his Character 569 572 .. 573 III . Indian Affairs - The Mahratta War . 120. Holkar ...
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... defeated at Fleurus by the Duke of Luxem- bourg ( 1st July ) ; the English fleet , as has already been shown , in- curred a shameful defeat off Beachy Head ; and the French under Tourville landed on the coast of Devonshire , and French ...
... defeated at Fleurus by the Duke of Luxem- bourg ( 1st July ) ; the English fleet , as has already been shown , in- curred a shameful defeat off Beachy Head ; and the French under Tourville landed on the coast of Devonshire , and French ...
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... defeated by Louis of Baden in the great battle of Salankamen on the Danube ( 19th August , 1691 ) . 31. During the Parliamentary Session of 1691-92 . - On the 22nd of October , 1691 , William opened Parliament , and further supplies ...
... defeated by Louis of Baden in the great battle of Salankamen on the Danube ( 19th August , 1691 ) . 31. During the Parliamentary Session of 1691-92 . - On the 22nd of October , 1691 , William opened Parliament , and further supplies ...
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... defeated roused his slumbering soldiers and placed them in position ; marshal's and as the progress of the assailants was obstructed by promptitude . several fences and ditches , there was a short delay , which gave him ample time to ...
... defeated roused his slumbering soldiers and placed them in position ; marshal's and as the progress of the assailants was obstructed by promptitude . several fences and ditches , there was a short delay , which gave him ample time to ...
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... defeated the Imperialists at Scharding and Einhorf . His junction with the French thus exposed the Austrian territories to immediate invasion . But the French marshal's proposal to march directly upon Vienna , was overruled by the ...
... defeated the Imperialists at Scharding and Einhorf . His junction with the French thus exposed the Austrian territories to immediate invasion . But the French marshal's proposal to march directly upon Vienna , was overruled by the ...
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Page 72 - Judges' Commissions be made Quamdiu se bene gesserint, and their salaries ascertained and established ; but upon the Address of both Houses of Parliament it may be lawful to remove them.
Page 785 - Beauclerk and the beaming smile of Garrick, Gibbon tapping his snuff-box and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as the figures of those among whom we have been brought up, the gigantic body, the huge massy face, seamed with the scars of disease, the brown coat, the black worsted stockings, the gray wig with the scorched foretop, the dirty hands, the nails bitten and pared to the quick.
Page 71 - Act shall take effect all matters and things relating to the well governing of this Kingdom which are properly cognizable in the Privy Council by the laws and customs of this Realm shall be transacted there, and all resolutions taken thereupon shall be signed by such of the Privy Council as shall advise and consent to the same.
Page 71 - That, in case the Crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defense of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
Page 785 - Langton, the courtly sneer of Beauclerk and the beaming smile of Garrick, Gibbon tapping his snuff-box and Sir Joshua with his trumpet in his ear. In the foreground is that strange figure which is as familiar to us as the figures of those among whom we have been brought up...
Page 601 - We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Page 71 - That in case the Crown and Imperial Dignity of this Realm shall hereafter come to any Person not being a Native of this Kingdom of England this Nation be not obliged to engage in any War for the Defence of any Dominions or Territories which do not belong...
Page 72 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Page 71 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid no person born out of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland, or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents), shall be capable to be of the Privy Council, or a member of either House of Parliament...
Page 822 - did not act towards me the part of Christians, or even of honest men. Their object seemed to be to make and keep me idle. If ever I appeared studious, they would say to me — ' Why, in the world should a man of your fortune trouble himself with fagging?