The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 3 |
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... land . Elevation of Hanover to the rank of a kingdom . - Infamy and fatuity of the king of Spain . - Exemplary conduct of the prince of Portugal . Page 35 CHAP . IV . Duties of an historian . - Impartiality his first requisite ...
... land . Elevation of Hanover to the rank of a kingdom . - Infamy and fatuity of the king of Spain . - Exemplary conduct of the prince of Portugal . Page 35 CHAP . IV . Duties of an historian . - Impartiality his first requisite ...
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... land , to experience the dangers and anxieties of a throne , he had forgotten that a great proportion of the inhabitants had been born , or educated , at a period when the Bourbons were considered as pretenders to the crown : as a race ...
... land , to experience the dangers and anxieties of a throne , he had forgotten that a great proportion of the inhabitants had been born , or educated , at a period when the Bourbons were considered as pretenders to the crown : as a race ...
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... land- ed properties , the equal distribution of inhe- ritances , and the progress of vaccination , were the most powerful . It was by means of the influence of these causes , and by exaggerat- ing their success , that efforts were made ...
... land- ed properties , the equal distribution of inhe- ritances , and the progress of vaccination , were the most powerful . It was by means of the influence of these causes , and by exaggerat- ing their success , that efforts were made ...
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... land and the breeding of cattle have of late years been better understood . The proprietors of vineyards have suffered dreadfully , however , under the continental system . In the south , many vineyards have been rooted up . The ...
... land and the breeding of cattle have of late years been better understood . The proprietors of vineyards have suffered dreadfully , however , under the continental system . In the south , many vineyards have been rooted up . The ...
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... land forces of France amounted to 520,000 men , exclusively of 122,597 retired , or on half - pay , and 160,000 prisoners return ing from foreign countries . The war of 1812 and 1813 destroyed , in artillery and ammu- nition , a capital ...
... land forces of France amounted to 520,000 men , exclusively of 122,597 retired , or on half - pay , and 160,000 prisoners return ing from foreign countries . The war of 1812 and 1813 destroyed , in artillery and ammu- nition , a capital ...
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The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to ... Hewson Clarke No preview available - 2015 |
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