The Last Century of Universal History: A Reference Book, Containing an Annotated Table of Chronology, Lists of Contemporary Sovereigns, a Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, and Biographical Notes of Eminent In-dividuals. From 1767 to 1867 |
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... insurrection , when the recruiting of the army by three hundred thousand men was undertaken : that levy became the signal of revolt . The Vendeans defeated the gendarmerie at Saint Florens , and first took for their chiefs at divers ...
... insurrection , when the recruiting of the army by three hundred thousand men was undertaken : that levy became the signal of revolt . The Vendeans defeated the gendarmerie at Saint Florens , and first took for their chiefs at divers ...
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... insurrection . Mar. 24 , 1794 . The cause of this insurrection arose from an oppressive order of Russia that the Polish army should be reduced to 15,000 men , thus depriving many who had purchased their posts and depended on them for ...
... insurrection . Mar. 24 , 1794 . The cause of this insurrection arose from an oppressive order of Russia that the Polish army should be reduced to 15,000 men , thus depriving many who had purchased their posts and depended on them for ...
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... insurrection was to take place May 21 , but one of his followers having given information , the conspirators were seized , and Baboeuf guillotined May 25 . A mutiny breaks out in the English fleets at Spithead , Apr. 15 , and at the ...
... insurrection was to take place May 21 , but one of his followers having given information , the conspirators were seized , and Baboeuf guillotined May 25 . A mutiny breaks out in the English fleets at Spithead , Apr. 15 , and at the ...
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... insurrection . One of their principal leaders was Lord Edward Fitzgerald , a brother of the Duke of Leinster ; and he was seconded by Arthur O'Connor , Napper Tandy , Thomas Addis Emmet , Oliver Bond , and others . But the conspiracy ...
... insurrection . One of their principal leaders was Lord Edward Fitzgerald , a brother of the Duke of Leinster ; and he was seconded by Arthur O'Connor , Napper Tandy , Thomas Addis Emmet , Oliver Bond , and others . But the conspiracy ...
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... Insurrection of the negroes of Hayti , West Indies , under the negro general , Toussaint l'Ouverture , against the French ; they declare themselves independent . July 1 , 1801 . Let me here recapitulate the last few years of the history ...
... Insurrection of the negroes of Hayti , West Indies , under the negro general , Toussaint l'Ouverture , against the French ; they declare themselves independent . July 1 , 1801 . Let me here recapitulate the last few years of the history ...
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