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... military forces at the service of the Tepanec , who were waging war against the Toltec and the Chichimec . It was in this capacity that the Aztecs began to form their notions about empire building . Under a succession of ambitious kings ...
... military forces at the service of the Tepanec , who were waging war against the Toltec and the Chichimec . It was in this capacity that the Aztecs began to form their notions about empire building . Under a succession of ambitious kings ...
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... military dic- tatorship could prevent a restoration of the monarchy : “ I am looking for a sabre , " he said . Bonaparte did not take long to make up his mind . He would leave his army and return to France - in order to save the ...
... military dic- tatorship could prevent a restoration of the monarchy : “ I am looking for a sabre , " he said . Bonaparte did not take long to make up his mind . He would leave his army and return to France - in order to save the ...
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... military and political events of the next decade limited its permanent effect to the northern provinces under the " closer union " of Utrecht . FOREIGN INTERVENTION Yet independence did not become William's objective even after the ...
... military and political events of the next decade limited its permanent effect to the northern provinces under the " closer union " of Utrecht . FOREIGN INTERVENTION Yet independence did not become William's objective even after the ...
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