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... Lost their majority by the general election , Feb .; resigned ... 17 Feb. 1874 REGENCY . - Mr . Spencer Perceval ( shot by Bellingham , 11 May , 1812 ) , etc .... .5 Feb. 1811 Earl of Liverpool ; lord Eldon ; Mr. Vansittart ; lord Mel ...
... Lost their majority by the general election , Feb .; resigned ... 17 Feb. 1874 REGENCY . - Mr . Spencer Perceval ( shot by Bellingham , 11 May , 1812 ) , etc .... .5 Feb. 1811 Earl of Liverpool ; lord Eldon ; Mr. Vansittart ; lord Mel ...
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... lost the duke of York , the earl of Suffolk , and about 20 others . St. Rémy asserts , with more probability , that the English lost 1600 men . Hen- ry V. soon after obtained the kingdom of France . Agincourt iron - clad , see Navy ...
... lost the duke of York , the earl of Suffolk , and about 20 others . St. Rémy asserts , with more probability , that the English lost 1600 men . Hen- ry V. soon after obtained the kingdom of France . Agincourt iron - clad , see Navy ...
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... lost about 5000 men , of whom 900 were made prisoners , mostly wounded . The loss of the British was 26 officers and 327 men killed , and 73 officers and 1539 men wounded ( chiefly from the 23d , 7th , and 33d regiments ) ; that of the ...
... lost about 5000 men , of whom 900 were made prisoners , mostly wounded . The loss of the British was 26 officers and 327 men killed , and 73 officers and 1539 men wounded ( chiefly from the 23d , 7th , and 33d regiments ) ; that of the ...
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... lost in 1779 . The Stationers ' Company claimed the exclusive right of Almanacs ( from the Arabic al manah , to count ) . Almoner , an office anciently allotted to a dignified The Egyptians computed time by instruments ; the Al ...
... lost in 1779 . The Stationers ' Company claimed the exclusive right of Almanacs ( from the Arabic al manah , to count ) . Almoner , an office anciently allotted to a dignified The Egyptians computed time by instruments ; the Al ...
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... lost 18,000 men in killed , wounded , and prisoners , four flags , and eighteen guns . The French lost about 15,000 , and became masters of Italy . In one contest Bo- naparte , in most imminent danger , was rescued by the impetuosity of ...
... lost 18,000 men in killed , wounded , and prisoners , four flags , and eighteen guns . The French lost about 15,000 , and became masters of Italy . In one contest Bo- naparte , in most imminent danger , was rescued by the impetuosity of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Haydn's Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations: For Universal Reference |
| Author | Joseph Haydn |
| Editor | Benjamin Vincent |
| Edition | 7 |
| Publisher | E. Moxon and Company, 1883 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2005 |
| Length | 833 pages |
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