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... duchy of Warsaw ; and in Asia , all that part of Persia , which lay west of the Caspian . Q. What are the divisions of the Russian empire ? A. It is divided into Russia in Europe , and Asiatic Russia . Q. What is the population of the ...
... duchy of Warsaw ; and in Asia , all that part of Persia , which lay west of the Caspian . Q. What are the divisions of the Russian empire ? A. It is divided into Russia in Europe , and Asiatic Russia . Q. What is the population of the ...
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... duchy of Warsaw be included , it will amount to 41,800,000 .. Q. What are the nations occupying Russia in Europe ? A. The Slavonians are the body of the population , and oc- cupy the western and southern parts of the kingdom . The ...
... duchy of Warsaw be included , it will amount to 41,800,000 .. Q. What are the nations occupying Russia in Europe ? A. The Slavonians are the body of the population , and oc- cupy the western and southern parts of the kingdom . The ...
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... DUCHY OF WARSAW . Q. What is the grand duchy of Warsaw ? 20 A. In 1772 , Austria , Prussia and Russia , with a profliga- cy unexampled , except in the annals of the French revolu- tion , agreed to dismember the kingdom of Poland . In ...
... DUCHY OF WARSAW . Q. What is the grand duchy of Warsaw ? 20 A. In 1772 , Austria , Prussia and Russia , with a profliga- cy unexampled , except in the annals of the French revolu- tion , agreed to dismember the kingdom of Poland . In ...
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... duchy of Holstein . Q. What is the military strength ? A. It amounts to 38,776 regular troops , and a militia of 59,000 . Q. What is the naval strength ? A. In 1809 , it consisted of 2 frigates , and 17 smaller vessels . Q. What is the ...
... duchy of Holstein . Q. What is the military strength ? A. It amounts to 38,776 regular troops , and a militia of 59,000 . Q. What is the naval strength ? A. In 1809 , it consisted of 2 frigates , and 17 smaller vessels . Q. What is the ...
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... duchy of Warsaw , between 510 and 569 N. latitude and be- tween 28 ° and 40 ° 40 ' east longitude . The principal wes- tern division lies on the Rhine , between the Netherlands on the N. W. and Hanover on the N. E. Q. What is its extent ...
... duchy of Warsaw , between 510 and 569 N. latitude and be- tween 28 ° and 40 ° 40 ' east longitude . The principal wes- tern division lies on the Rhine , between the Netherlands on the N. W. and Hanover on the N. E. Q. What is its extent ...
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