History of the Regency and Reign of King George the Fourth, Volume 2Mills, Jowett, and Mills, published by W. Cobbett, 1834 - Great Britain |
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... British force would be 50,000 men , and the King of the Netherlands was to furnish an equal amount of 50,000 men to the Confederacy . There were ac- tually 30,000 of them in service and in the field , and the re- mainder of the force ...
... British force would be 50,000 men , and the King of the Netherlands was to furnish an equal amount of 50,000 men to the Confederacy . There were ac- tually 30,000 of them in service and in the field , and the re- mainder of the force ...
Page 238
... British laws , which I invoke from your Royal Highness , the most powerful , the most de- termined , and the most generous of my enemies . ( Signed ) NAPOLEON . 238. In the first place , here is a calumny on the French people . He had ...
... British laws , which I invoke from your Royal Highness , the most powerful , the most de- termined , and the most generous of my enemies . ( Signed ) NAPOLEON . 238. In the first place , here is a calumny on the French people . He had ...
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William Cobbett. coxcomb it must have been ! Much he knew about British laws ! This is like his dogmatical gabble recorded by his biographers . He was , with regard to us , a prisoner of war , and no- thing more ; and , with regard to ...
William Cobbett. coxcomb it must have been ! Much he knew about British laws ! This is like his dogmatical gabble recorded by his biographers . He was , with regard to us , a prisoner of war , and no- thing more ; and , with regard to ...
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... British people . If the Government , in giv- ing orders to the Captain of the Bellerophon to receive me and my suite on board , meant no more than to hold out an ambush , it has forfeited its honour and tarnished its flag . If this act ...
... British people . If the Government , in giv- ing orders to the Captain of the Bellerophon to receive me and my suite on board , meant no more than to hold out an ambush , it has forfeited its honour and tarnished its flag . If this act ...
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... British faith will be buried in the hospitality of the Bellerophon . I appeal to history : it will say that an enemy who for twenty years made war upon England , came freely in his adversity , and claimed the protection of its laws ...
... British faith will be buried in the hospitality of the Bellerophon . I appeal to history : it will say that an enemy who for twenty years made war upon England , came freely in his adversity , and claimed the protection of its laws ...
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