History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713 - 1783 : In Seven Volumes, Volume 5Tauchnitz, 1853 |
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... Lord George Sackville He is recalled to England Clamours against him . And tried by a Court Martial His sentence Death of Ferdinand the Sixth of Spain Queen Barbara His character • Accession of the King of Naples to the Spanish throne ...
... Lord George Sackville He is recalled to England Clamours against him . And tried by a Court Martial His sentence Death of Ferdinand the Sixth of Spain Queen Barbara His character • Accession of the King of Naples to the Spanish throne ...
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... Lord George Sackville , and General Walde- grave . Many witnesses were examined before them , and Mordaunt was heard in his own defence . Their report , when it appeared , was vague and undecisive , but seemed to imply some degree of ...
... Lord George Sackville , and General Walde- grave . Many witnesses were examined before them , and Mordaunt was heard in his own defence . Their report , when it appeared , was vague and undecisive , but seemed to imply some degree of ...
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... Lord George Sackville , the Secretary under the Vice - Royalty of Dorset , and the Speaker Boyle , both men of ambition and ability . In 1756 Boyle was quieted by the Earldom of Shannon , and a pension of 2,000l . a year ; but this ...
... Lord George Sackville , the Secretary under the Vice - Royalty of Dorset , and the Speaker Boyle , both men of ambition and ability . In 1756 Boyle was quieted by the Earldom of Shannon , and a pension of 2,000l . a year ; but this ...
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... Lord George Sackville . With these embarked a crowd of high - born volunteers , " the purplest blood of ' England , " says Horace Walpole . * At the head of the naval branch was Commodore Howe ; Lord Anson also embarked with the ...
... Lord George Sackville . With these embarked a crowd of high - born volunteers , " the purplest blood of ' England , " says Horace Walpole . * At the head of the naval branch was Commodore Howe ; Lord Anson also embarked with the ...
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... Lord George Sackville , but he , preferring to serve under the Duke of Marlborough in Germany , replied that he was " tired of buccaneering ! " The command , there- fore , devolded on General Bligh , a worn - out veteran . With him ...
... Lord George Sackville , but he , preferring to serve under the Duke of Marlborough in Germany , replied that he was " tired of buccaneering ! " The command , there- fore , devolded on General Bligh , a worn - out veteran . With him ...
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