The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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Page 40
... occupied according to the secret suggestions of two or three ambitious and aspiring individuals . Maximilian Robespierre , a native of Arras , and by profession an advocate , might , even at this period , be esteemed the principal ...
... occupied according to the secret suggestions of two or three ambitious and aspiring individuals . Maximilian Robespierre , a native of Arras , and by profession an advocate , might , even at this period , be esteemed the principal ...
Page 45
... occupied Nancy , Thionville , and Luneville . The cordon , or line of communication , was thus extended from the banks of the Meuse to the Moselle , and retained in check the important fortress of Luxemburgh . The third army was formed ...
... occupied Nancy , Thionville , and Luneville . The cordon , or line of communication , was thus extended from the banks of the Meuse to the Moselle , and retained in check the important fortress of Luxemburgh . The third army was formed ...
Page 62
... February , small parties of his cavalry were observed to cross the Cavery at the ford near Arrakerry ( the station which lord Cornwallis had occupied in the preceding campaign ; ) and on the morning 62 HISTORY OF THE WAR .
... February , small parties of his cavalry were observed to cross the Cavery at the ford near Arrakerry ( the station which lord Cornwallis had occupied in the preceding campaign ; ) and on the morning 62 HISTORY OF THE WAR .
Page 85
... occupied in the education of his children . He ventured forth when the fury of the tempest was past ; and lately , ( September , 1814 , ) lived in a retired part of the capital , enjoying in tranquillity the society of individuals ...
... occupied in the education of his children . He ventured forth when the fury of the tempest was past ; and lately , ( September , 1814 , ) lived in a retired part of the capital , enjoying in tranquillity the society of individuals ...
Page 106
... occupied by Charette ; notwith- standing all the exertions of the govern- ment , the people of Lyons established a committee of public safety , raised an army of 30,000 men , and issued a paper cur- rency for their own department . The ...
... occupied by Charette ; notwith- standing all the exertions of the govern- ment , the people of Lyons established a committee of public safety , raised an army of 30,000 men , and issued a paper cur- rency for their own department . The ...
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