The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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... expected , that the power of the Gallic throne would be established by that event , on foundations so permanent , as never to be shaken by the vicissitudes of fortune . To complete the prospect of glory and advantage , com- mercial ...
... expected , that the power of the Gallic throne would be established by that event , on foundations so permanent , as never to be shaken by the vicissitudes of fortune . To complete the prospect of glory and advantage , com- mercial ...
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... expected at- tempts of the king's party . Lewis had left particular directions that no use should be made of the seals of office during his absence ; but the assembly decreed that the king , having absented himself , the business of the ...
... expected at- tempts of the king's party . Lewis had left particular directions that no use should be made of the seals of office during his absence ; but the assembly decreed that the king , having absented himself , the business of the ...
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... expected to join the hostile confederacy . The army of the north , commanded by • Rochambeau , amounted to 15,000 men ; the army of the centre , commanded by la Fayette , to 17,000 ; the army of the Rhine , under Luckner , to 22,000 ...
... expected to join the hostile confederacy . The army of the north , commanded by • Rochambeau , amounted to 15,000 men ; the army of the centre , commanded by la Fayette , to 17,000 ; the army of the Rhine , under Luckner , to 22,000 ...
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... expected that such an exhortation would be received with satisfaction or in- difference . After some altercation the president coolly replied to his address , that the assembly had sworn to maintain the laws , and knew how to defend ...
... expected that such an exhortation would be received with satisfaction or in- difference . After some altercation the president coolly replied to his address , that the assembly had sworn to maintain the laws , and knew how to defend ...
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... expected by the French patriots from the British goveru- ment ; and , while they suspected the views of the English monarch , they confided in the apparent moderation of the minister . In the mean time the diffusion of revo- lutionary ...
... expected by the French patriots from the British goveru- ment ; and , while they suspected the views of the English monarch , they confided in the apparent moderation of the minister . In the mean time the diffusion of revo- lutionary ...
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