The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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... command a regiment , or any vessel above the rate of a frigate , it was necessary to be a noble . Exhausted by oppression , irritated by . the continual presence of insulting tyranny . and unblushing licentiousness , excited to res ...
... command a regiment , or any vessel above the rate of a frigate , it was necessary to be a noble . Exhausted by oppression , irritated by . the continual presence of insulting tyranny . and unblushing licentiousness , excited to res ...
Page 45
... command of the marshal de Rochambea .. an experienced officer , who had served in the French armies during the American war . This force was destined to cover the fron tier towards the Austrian Netherlands , from the German Ocean at ...
... command of the marshal de Rochambea .. an experienced officer , who had served in the French armies during the American war . This force was destined to cover the fron tier towards the Austrian Netherlands , from the German Ocean at ...
Page 52
... command , good and strict discipline , promising to treat with ildness and moderation , those well - dis- posed subjects who shall submit peace- ably and quietly , and to employ force against those only who shall be guilty of resistance ...
... command , good and strict discipline , promising to treat with ildness and moderation , those well - dis- posed subjects who shall submit peace- ably and quietly , and to employ force against those only who shall be guilty of resistance ...
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... command of captain Waliab , with pioneers to repair the em- bankment . They soon dislodged the enemy from their station , and as they had not been able to destroy much of the em- bankment , the damage was presently re- paired , and the ...
... command of captain Waliab , with pioneers to repair the em- bankment . They soon dislodged the enemy from their station , and as they had not been able to destroy much of the em- bankment , the damage was presently re- paired , and the ...
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... command , was opposed to the Prussians on the Lower Rhine , to prevent them from aiding the Austrians during the intended invasion of the Netherlands , and was supported by 10,000 men under general Chazot . A strong body of troops ...
... command , was opposed to the Prussians on the Lower Rhine , to prevent them from aiding the Austrians during the intended invasion of the Netherlands , and was supported by 10,000 men under general Chazot . A strong body of troops ...
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