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... Napoleon Bonaparte , who was born in the island of Corsica , which now forms one of the French de- partments . He made himself Emperor of France and was crowned by the Pope . Who succeeded Napoleon after his final defeat at Waterloo ...
... Napoleon Bonaparte , who was born in the island of Corsica , which now forms one of the French de- partments . He made himself Emperor of France and was crowned by the Pope . Who succeeded Napoleon after his final defeat at Waterloo ...
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... Napoleon's generals , in 1811 , and was retaken by Wellington in the April of the following year . Albuera , about 13 miles distant from Badajoz , is where the French were defeated in 1811 by the allied English and Spanish armies ...
... Napoleon's generals , in 1811 , and was retaken by Wellington in the April of the following year . Albuera , about 13 miles distant from Badajoz , is where the French were defeated in 1811 by the allied English and Spanish armies ...
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... Napoleon , being defeated at Leipsic in Saxony , and finding his affairs hopeless , abdicated , and returned to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean , where he remained but a short time , A.D. 1814 . What English commander was killed ...
... Napoleon , being defeated at Leipsic in Saxony , and finding his affairs hopeless , abdicated , and returned to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean , where he remained but a short time , A.D. 1814 . What English commander was killed ...
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... Napoleon , when the latter met his final overthrow , Sunday , June 18th , 1815 . What became of Napoleon ? He endeavoured to escape to America ; but find- ing the attempt fruitless , he surrendered himself up to the captain of the ...
... Napoleon , when the latter met his final overthrow , Sunday , June 18th , 1815 . What became of Napoleon ? He endeavoured to escape to America ; but find- ing the attempt fruitless , he surrendered himself up to the captain of the ...
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... Napoleon , who made his brother Louis king ; but in 1814 it was joined to Holland to form the kingdom of the Netherlands . What is remarkable in the situation of Holland ? A great portion of it lies below the level of the sea , which is ...
... Napoleon , who made his brother Louis king ; but in 1814 it was joined to Holland to form the kingdom of the Netherlands . What is remarkable in the situation of Holland ? A great portion of it lies below the level of the sea , which is ...
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Abyssinia Africa Algiers ancient name Arabia Arabian sea Arctic ocean Asia Asiatic Russia Atlantic ocean Australia Austria Baltic sea battle Belgium bounded British Cape capital Caspian sea chief rivers chief towns China Chinese coast divided Dutch earth east eastern Egypt emperor empire England English Europe European famous feet flows formerly France French Germany Greece Greeks Guinea gulf Holland Hudson's bay Independent Tartary India Indian ocean Indostan inhabitants Ireland isles isthmus Italy king kingdom lake land largest Lower Canada Lower Guinea Mahometanism Mediterranean sea Mexico miles Morocco mountains Name the chief Napoleon Nile North America north-east Nova Scotia Nubia Pacific ocean Persia Poland port Portugal Portuguese possession Prince principal provinces queen Red sea reign of George religion Rhine Roman Russia Scotland Siam Siberia signifies situated sometimes called south-east Spain Spaniards straits Sumatra Sweden territory Thibet Tunis Turkey United Upper Wales western side
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Page 10 - Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull) Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fishes).
Page 14 - America is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by the Antarctic Ocean ; on the east by the Atlantic ; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 108 - South America is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific.
Page 92 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Page 127 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Page 124 - Mediterranean sea, on the east by the isthmus of Suez and the Red sea, which divide it from Asia, on the south by Abyssinia, and on the west by Libya.
Page 52 - It is bounded on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany (Hanover and Prussia), and on the south by Belgium.
Page 38 - Biscay, on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, on the east by Italy, Swit2erland, and Germany, and on the nortn by Belgium. La.t. 42° 20' to 50° 5