The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.)Levis & Weaver, 1810 - Great Britain |
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... took the field in the latter end of April , at the head of one hundred and twenty thousand men , and advanced towards the allies , who , to the number of four- and - forty thousand , were intrenched behind the Demer , under the conduct ...
... took the field in the latter end of April , at the head of one hundred and twenty thousand men , and advanced towards the allies , who , to the number of four- and - forty thousand , were intrenched behind the Demer , under the conduct ...
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... took possession of Huy , where he found a large magazine belonging to the confederates ; and their commu- nication with Maestricht was cut off , mareschal Saxe , on the other side , took his measures so well , that they were utterly ...
... took possession of Huy , where he found a large magazine belonging to the confederates ; and their commu- nication with Maestricht was cut off , mareschal Saxe , on the other side , took his measures so well , that they were utterly ...
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... took possession of the villages of Liers , Warem , and Roucoux , drew up their forces in order of battle , and made prepara- tions for giving him a warm reception . On the first day of October the enemy advanced in three columns ; and a ...
... took possession of the villages of Liers , Warem , and Roucoux , drew up their forces in order of battle , and made prepara- tions for giving him a warm reception . On the first day of October the enemy advanced in three columns ; and a ...
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... took the strong fortress of Aste . He afterwards relieved the citadel of Alexandria , which the Spaniards had blocked up in the winter , reduced Casal , recovered Valencia , and obliged Maillebois to retire to the neighbourhood of Genoa ...
... took the strong fortress of Aste . He afterwards relieved the citadel of Alexandria , which the Spaniards had blocked up in the winter , reduced Casal , recovered Valencia , and obliged Maillebois to retire to the neighbourhood of Genoa ...
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... took arms in secret , seized several important posts of the city ; surprised some battalions of the Austrians ; surrounded others , and cut them in pieces ; and , in a word , drove them out with great slaughter . The marquis de Botta ...
... took arms in secret , seized several important posts of the city ; surprised some battalions of the Austrians ; surrounded others , and cut them in pieces ; and , in a word , drove them out with great slaughter . The marquis de Botta ...
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Page 282 - They cheerfully contributed to the expense of armaments,0 and seemed to approve of their destination, in hopes of being able to wipe off the disgraces they had sustained in the defeat of Braddock, and the loss of Minorca. The last event made a deep impression upon the minds of the community. An address was presented to the king by the lord-mayor, aldermen, and commoncouncil of London, containing strong hints to the disadvantage of the ministry.
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Page 246 - But as this step, by the Act of Settlement, could not be taken without the authority of Parliament, an act was now passed for enabling his Majesty to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign Protestants, who had served abroad as officers or engineers, to act and rank as officers or engineers, in America only.
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Page 336 - Shrewsbury, the dissenting ministers of Devonshire, the protestant dissenters being freeholders and burgesses of the town and county of the town of Nottingham, joined with other inhabitants of the church of England, expressing their apprehension, that in the bill then depending it might be proposed to enact that the said militia should...