The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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... the persuasion that the money so laid out would be amply repaid the Americau war became the most expensive in propor- tion to the time of its continuance , of any . " in which France had been engaged . This expense was INTRODUCTION . 3.
... the persuasion that the money so laid out would be amply repaid the Americau war became the most expensive in propor- tion to the time of its continuance , of any . " in which France had been engaged . This expense was INTRODUCTION . 3.
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... engaged . This expense was the more ruinous in its effect , from the circumstance that a great part of the money expended , was sunk at a distance from home , or laid out in com- modities so perishable , that there was little hope of ...
... engaged . This expense was the more ruinous in its effect , from the circumstance that a great part of the money expended , was sunk at a distance from home , or laid out in com- modities so perishable , that there was little hope of ...
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... were cheated by their officers , and different regiments under that pretence plundered their military chests . They were actively engaged in all the tumults and disorders which were con- stantly occurring . The 26 HISTORY OF THE WAR .
... were cheated by their officers , and different regiments under that pretence plundered their military chests . They were actively engaged in all the tumults and disorders which were con- stantly occurring . The 26 HISTORY OF THE WAR .
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... engaged to bring into the field two armies ; the one to act between the Rhine and the Moselle , which should be of sufficient strength to menace Landau and Saar Lewis , and to carry on the siege of Thionville ; while the other , of much ...
... engaged to bring into the field two armies ; the one to act between the Rhine and the Moselle , which should be of sufficient strength to menace Landau and Saar Lewis , and to carry on the siege of Thionville ; while the other , of much ...
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... engaged from the first , they imagined that they might secure the clemency of their victors , by surrendering at discretion , and shouting " Vive la nation ! " but they no sooner laid down their arms than they were put to death . The ...
... engaged from the first , they imagined that they might secure the clemency of their victors , by surrendering at discretion , and shouting " Vive la nation ! " but they no sooner laid down their arms than they were put to death . The ...
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