Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart, the Second and Third Marquesses of Londonderry: With Annals of Contemporary Events in which They Bore a Part ...W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861 - Great Britain |
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... Prince Royal , 36. Sir Charles Stewart's stormy interview with the Prince Royal on the 37. Both armies are inactive on the 17th , 125 127 128 129 131 131 133 • 134 · 38. Extreme difficulties of Napoleon's situation , and negotiation ...
... Prince Royal , 36. Sir Charles Stewart's stormy interview with the Prince Royal on the 37. Both armies are inactive on the 17th , 125 127 128 129 131 131 133 • 134 · 38. Extreme difficulties of Napoleon's situation , and negotiation ...
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... Prince Metternich as to resuming hostilities , 292 76. Proposals of the Allies , on which a suspension of hostilities was to depend , 293 • 77. Caulaincourt's advice to Napoleon regarding these terms , 78. Napoleon's indignant answer ...
... Prince Metternich as to resuming hostilities , 292 76. Proposals of the Allies , on which a suspension of hostilities was to depend , 293 • 77. Caulaincourt's advice to Napoleon regarding these terms , 78. Napoleon's indignant answer ...
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... Prince Lichten- stein's permission to bring up some guns to batter the wall in breach , and force one of the doors of the town which opened immediately behind the redoubt . " Having got up the guns and placed them at the distance of ...
... Prince Lichten- stein's permission to bring up some guns to batter the wall in breach , and force one of the doors of the town which opened immediately behind the redoubt . " Having got up the guns and placed them at the distance of ...
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... Prince John of Lichtenstein , who commanded there , the retreat from the covered work was effected with a surprising degree of order . Sir Charles Stewart's gal- lantry here again brought him into imminent danger . " I was fortunate ...
... Prince John of Lichtenstein , who commanded there , the retreat from the covered work was effected with a surprising degree of order . Sir Charles Stewart's gal- lantry here again brought him into imminent danger . " I was fortunate ...
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... Prince Eugene of Würtemberg to retire alone by the Peterswalde road . The execution of this order by Ostermann brought on a warm altercation between him and Prince Eugene , as the latter anticipated , with reason , total destruction if ...
... Prince Eugene of Würtemberg to retire alone by the Peterswalde road . The execution of this order by Ostermann brought on a warm altercation between him and Prince Eugene , as the latter anticipated , with reason , total destruction if ...
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abandon advance Allied army Allied Grand Army Allied sovereigns Army of Silesia arrived artillery attack Austrians avait battle Benningsen Berlin Bernadotte Blucher Bohemia Bout campaign Cath Cathcart cavalry centre CHAP Colloredo columns combat command commenced corps Crown Prince cuirassiers Culm decisive defeat defile disaster division Dresden Düben Elbe enemy enemy's extreme Fain flank force fortresses France French army French Emperor front Général Germany Gossa guns headquarters horse infantry Katzbach Kleist Klenau Köthen Lauriston Leipsic Lond Lord Castle Lord Castlereagh loss Macdonald Marm Marmont Marshal Marshal Marmont Meerfeldt ment movement Murat Napoleon Odel orders Oudinot pass Pirna Plotho position Prince Royal prisoners Probstheyda qu'il reagh rear reserve retire retreat Reynier Rhine road Russian Russian Guards Saxon Schwartzenberg Sept side Silesia Sir Charles Stewart St Cyr success Thiers tion Töplitz Torgau tout troops Vandamme Vaud victory village Wachau whole xvii Young Guard Zörbig
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Page 551 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 439 - The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to quit France...
Page 250 - His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, has...
Page 547 - ... limits shall take place; you will also throw out the importance of the two States entering into arrangements, which may hereafter place their mutual relations with each other as well as with the several Indian nations, upon a footing of less jealousy and irritation. This may be best effected by a mutual guarantee of the Indian possessions, as they shall be established upon the peace against encroachment on the part of either State.
Page 551 - Whereas neither that point of the highlands lying due north from the source of the river St. Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two Powers as the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, nor the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, has yet been ascertained...
Page 399 - I have given, and with the spirit of all my letters, you are in no event to permit the empress and the King of Rome to fall into the hands of the enemy. I am about to manoeuvre in such a manner that you may possibly be several days without hearing from me.
Page 163 - In the event of the whole of the enemy's forces being carried against either of the armies, they were reciprocally to support each other, and concert further movements ; that part of the enemy's force which for some time had been opposed to the prince royal of Sweden and general...
Page 468 - It is impossible not to perceive a great moral change coming on, in Europe, and that the principles of freedom are in full operation. The danger is, that the transition may be too sudden to ripen into anything likely to make the world better or happier. We have new constitutions launched in France, Spain, Holland, and Sicily. Let us see the result before we encourage further attempts.
Page 307 - The moment he understood that militarily speaking, the proposed plan was indispensable to success, he took his line. He stated that, in that case, the plan must be adopted, and the necessary orders immediately given ; that England had a right to expect that her allies would not be deterred from a decisive course by any such difficulties as had been urged ; and he boldly took upon himself the responsibility of any consequences as regarded the Crown Prince of Sweden.
Page 551 - Senate thereof; and the said two Commissioners so appointed shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide upon the said claims according to such evidence as shall be laid before them on the part of His Britannic Majesty and of the United States respectively.