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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... victory at Leuthen Close of his campaign . 126 ib . • 1758. Subsidy to him voted in the House of Commons 127 Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick . The Habeas Corpus Bill Affairs of Ireland ib . 128 130 The Duke of Bedford Lord Lieutenant ...
... victory at Leuthen Close of his campaign . 126 ib . • 1758. Subsidy to him voted in the House of Commons 127 Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick . The Habeas Corpus Bill Affairs of Ireland ib . 128 130 The Duke of Bedford Lord Lieutenant ...
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... victory at Liegnitz Berlin surprised by the Russians Frightful carnage at Torgau Prince Ferdinand's skill and success The Chevalier d'Assas • Sudden death of George the Second The new reign CHAPTER XXXVII . • Character of George the ...
... victory at Liegnitz Berlin surprised by the Russians Frightful carnage at Torgau Prince Ferdinand's skill and success The Chevalier d'Assas • Sudden death of George the Second The new reign CHAPTER XXXVII . • Character of George the ...
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... victory of another officer , General Johnson , over a body of French and Indians near Lake George , or by the capture of Beau - sejour in Nova Scotia by Colonel Monckton . At home in the King's absence our councils were most feeble and ...
... victory of another officer , General Johnson , over a body of French and Indians near Lake George , or by the capture of Beau - sejour in Nova Scotia by Colonel Monckton . At home in the King's absence our councils were most feeble and ...
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... victory would not suffice to raise the siege of St. Philip's , - and upon the whole , therefore , he proposed to leave Minorca to its fate , and to steer back to Gibraltar , which might be in equal need of protection . In these views ...
... victory would not suffice to raise the siege of St. Philip's , - and upon the whole , therefore , he proposed to leave Minorca to its fate , and to steer back to Gibraltar , which might be in equal need of protection . In these views ...
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... victory would suffice to save the island . And , above all , he should have felt that even a defeat , had he sustained one , would be less ignominious to the British arms than a retreat without a blow . The garrison of St. Philip's ...
... victory would suffice to save the island . And , above all , he should have felt that even a defeat , had he sustained one , would be less ignominious to the British arms than a retreat without a blow . The garrison of St. Philip's ...
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Admiral afterwards appeared army attack Austrian battle battle of Rosbach Bill British Broglie brother Byng campaign Charles Chatham Correspondence chief command conquest Daun declared defence despatched Dodington Duke of Bedford Duke of Newcastle Earl Electorate enemy England English favour favourite fleet France Frederick French friends garrison Hanover Hardwicke honour Horace Walpole House of Commons King of Prussia King's land Laudon letter Lord Bute Lord George Lord George Sackville Lord Granby Lord Orford's Memoirs Lord Temple Lord Waldegrave loss Madame de Pompadour Mahon Majesty Mann marched Marquis Marquis de Montcalm ment Minister Minorca Montcalm never November numbers occasion officers orders Parliament passed peace Pelham person Pitt Pitt's Prince Ferdinand Princess prisoners Prussian Quebec resignation retreat Royal Saxony says scarcely Secretary seemed sent September Session ships siege Silesia Sir H soldiers Spain spirit tion treaty troops victory vote Walpole to Sir whole Wolfe wounded