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, from the Original Papers of the Family, Volume 2W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861 - Great Britain |
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... turning , render nugatory all the vast preparations he had made for maintaining himself on the Elbe . The design formed at Trachenberg , and subsequently matured by the aid of the celebrated French general , Moreau , who had come from ...
... turning , render nugatory all the vast preparations he had made for maintaining himself on the Elbe . The design formed at Trachenberg , and subsequently matured by the aid of the celebrated French general , Moreau , who had come from ...
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... turning , render nugatory all the vast preparations he had made for maintaining himself on the Elbe . The design formed at Trachenberg , and subsequently matured by the aid of the celebrated French general , Moreau , who had come from ...
... turning , render nugatory all the vast preparations he had made for maintaining himself on the Elbe . The design formed at Trachenberg , and subsequently matured by the aid of the celebrated French general , Moreau , who had come from ...
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... turned the other way , if the contest were considerably prolonged , and the Allies had time to bring * Their exact disposition was as follows : -In Silesia , under Macdonald , op- posed to Blucher , 100,000 ; along the Bohemian frontier ...
... turned the other way , if the contest were considerably prolonged , and the Allies had time to bring * Their exact disposition was as follows : -In Silesia , under Macdonald , op- posed to Blucher , 100,000 ; along the Bohemian frontier ...
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... turned back into Silesia . He thought , and with reason , that he had time to strike a decisive blow against Blucher , now abandoned to his own resources , before the Allied Grand Army could possibly ii . 239 , 240 . descend from the ...
... turned back into Silesia . He thought , and with reason , that he had time to strike a decisive blow against Blucher , now abandoned to his own resources , before the Allied Grand Army could possibly ii . 239 , 240 . descend from the ...
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... turning to the east with his Guards and reserves , was soon upon the Bober , which he passed on a bridge of pontoons . This formidable reinforcement , and still more the prestige and energy of the chief who led it , changed the state of ...
... turning to the east with his Guards and reserves , was soon upon the Bober , which he passed on a bridge of pontoons . This formidable reinforcement , and still more the prestige and energy of the chief who led it , changed the state of ...
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abandon advance Allied army Allied Grand Army Allied sovereigns Army of Silesia arrived artillery attack Austrian avait battle Benningsen Berlin Bernadotte Blucher Bohemia Bout campaign Cath Cathcart Caulaincourt cavalry centre CHAP columns combat command commenced corps Crown Prince cuirassiers Culm decisive defeat defile disaster division Dresden Düben Elbe enemy enemy's Europe Fain flank force fortresses France French army French Emperor front garrisons Général Germany Gossa guns headquarters horse infantry Köthen Lauriston Leipsic Lond Lord Castle Lord Castlereagh loss Macdonald Marm Marmont Marshal Marshal Marmont Meerfeldt ment military movement Murat Napoleon orders Oudinot Paris peace Pirna Plotho position Prince Royal prisoners Probstheyda qu'il reagh rear reserve retire retreat Rhine road Russian Russian Guard Saxon Schwartzenberg Sept side Silesia Sir Charles Stewart St Cyr success Thiers tion Töplitz Torgau 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.