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Page 751
... army across the Great St. Bernard Pass before the snow had melted , he appeared unexpectedly behind the Austrian army besieging Genoa . The Battle of Marengo in June gave the French command of the Po Valley as far as the Adige ; and in ...
... army across the Great St. Bernard Pass before the snow had melted , he appeared unexpectedly behind the Austrian army besieging Genoa . The Battle of Marengo in June gave the French command of the Po Valley as far as the Adige ; and in ...
Page 960
... army , commanded by Ḥassan ibn an - Nu'mān , was dis- patched from Egypt in 693. It faced stiff resistance in the eastern Aurès Mountains from the Jawāra Berbers , who were commanded by a woman whom the Arabs referred to as Kahinah ( al ...
... army , commanded by Ḥassan ibn an - Nu'mān , was dis- patched from Egypt in 693. It faced stiff resistance in the eastern Aurès Mountains from the Jawāra Berbers , who were commanded by a woman whom the Arabs referred to as Kahinah ( al ...
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... army , col- lapsed after only three days . In May 1961 , negotiations were opened in France with representatives of the GPRA . This body had by now long been recognized by the Arab and communist states , from which it received aid ...
... army , col- lapsed after only three days . In May 1961 , negotiations were opened in France with representatives of the GPRA . This body had by now long been recognized by the Arab and communist states , from which it received aid ...
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