A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 19
... marched along the north banks of it , attended by his fleet , which supported the army in all its opera- tions . The Caledonians , alarmed , but not dismayed , at this sight , and relying on the superiority of their numbers , determined ...
... marched along the north banks of it , attended by his fleet , which supported the army in all its opera- tions . The Caledonians , alarmed , but not dismayed , at this sight , and relying on the superiority of their numbers , determined ...
Page 21
... marches to their winter quarters , through the lately - conquered countries , to keep alive the terror of the inhabit- ants ; while his fleet , having coasted quite around Britain , and discovered that it was an island , arrived safely ...
... marches to their winter quarters , through the lately - conquered countries , to keep alive the terror of the inhabit- ants ; while his fleet , having coasted quite around Britain , and discovered that it was an island , arrived safely ...
Page 36
... marched against the Picts and Scots , attacked them near Stamford , and gained a complete victory . The Saxon generals perceiving , from their easy success in that battle , with what facility they might subdue the Britons themselves ...
... marched against the Picts and Scots , attacked them near Stamford , and gained a complete victory . The Saxon generals perceiving , from their easy success in that battle , with what facility they might subdue the Britons themselves ...
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... marched out with all his forces against him , and was attended by a body of 1250 monks from the monastery of Bangor , who stood at a small distance from the field of battle , encouraging the army . Chester was obliged to surrender ; and ...
... marched out with all his forces against him , and was attended by a body of 1250 monks from the monastery of Bangor , who stood at a small distance from the field of battle , encouraging the army . Chester was obliged to surrender ; and ...
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... marched an army into the territories of Wessex , and took a severe revenge . Cinigeril , having lost his brother Quincelm , died himself soon after , in the thirty - second year of his reign , CENWAL , 643 . This prince , the son and ...
... marched an army into the territories of Wessex , and took a severe revenge . Cinigeril , having lost his brother Quincelm , died himself soon after , in the thirty - second year of his reign , CENWAL , 643 . This prince , the son and ...
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