History of England, by Hume and Smollett; with a continuation by T.S. Hughes, Volume 71854 |
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... attack the allies 20. Who are defeated at Landen - 21 . Charleroi is be- sieged and taken by the enemy - 22 ... attacked , and partly destroyed by the French squadrons -26 . Wheeler's expedition to the West Indies - 27 . Benbow bombards ...
... attack the allies 20. Who are defeated at Landen - 21 . Charleroi is be- sieged and taken by the enemy - 22 ... attacked , and partly destroyed by the French squadrons -26 . Wheeler's expedition to the West Indies - 27 . Benbow bombards ...
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... attacking the French army - 35 . He visits the imperial court of Vienna - 36 . State of the war on the upper Rhine , in Hungary , Piedmont , Portugal , and Poland - 37 . Sir Thomas Dilkes destroys part of the French fleet , and relieves ...
... attacking the French army - 35 . He visits the imperial court of Vienna - 36 . State of the war on the upper Rhine , in Hungary , Piedmont , Portugal , and Poland - 37 . Sir Thomas Dilkes destroys part of the French fleet , and relieves ...
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... attack Mackay , on an assurance he had received by message , that the regiment of Scottish dragoons would desert their officer , and join him in the action : Mackay , having received intimation of this design , decamped immediately ...
... attack Mackay , on an assurance he had received by message , that the regiment of Scottish dragoons would desert their officer , and join him in the action : Mackay , having received intimation of this design , decamped immediately ...
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... attacks were made with great impetuosity ; but the besiegers were always repulsed with considerable loss : the townsmen gained divers advantages in repeated sallies , and would have held their enemies in the utmost contempt , had they ...
... attacks were made with great impetuosity ; but the besiegers were always repulsed with considerable loss : the townsmen gained divers advantages in repeated sallies , and would have held their enemies in the utmost contempt , had they ...
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... attacked , the Dutch should assist him with 6000 infantry and twenty ships of the line ; and that provided hostilities should be committed against the States - General , England should supply them with 10,000 infantry and twenty ships ...
... attacked , the Dutch should assist him with 6000 infantry and twenty ships of the line ; and that provided hostilities should be committed against the States - General , England should supply them with 10,000 infantry and twenty ships ...
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