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... command . After the disastrous defeats at Worth and Forbach , on 6 Aug. the whole French army ( except the corps of MacMahon , De Failly , and Douay ) was concentrated here , 10 , 11 Aug. , and by delay was hemmed in by the Germans ...
... command . After the disastrous defeats at Worth and Forbach , on 6 Aug. the whole French army ( except the corps of MacMahon , De Failly , and Douay ) was concentrated here , 10 , 11 Aug. , and by delay was hemmed in by the Germans ...
Page 45
... command of Rome and the provinces ; S.P.Q.R. appears on the pro- clamations 30 Sept . ,, Plebiscite out of 167,548 votes , 133,681 for union with the kingdom of Italy ; 1507 against ; the remainder did not vote 2 Oct. Cardinal Antonelli ...
... command of Rome and the provinces ; S.P.Q.R. appears on the pro- clamations 30 Sept . ,, Plebiscite out of 167,548 votes , 133,681 for union with the kingdom of Italy ; 1507 against ; the remainder did not vote 2 Oct. Cardinal Antonelli ...
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... command of the besiegers , and the bombardment began 14 Aug. and a vigorous sally was repulsed 16 Aug. Gen. Uhrich , the commander , declared that he would not surrender except upon a heap of ashes . After a heroic resistance , and when ...
... command of the besiegers , and the bombardment began 14 Aug. and a vigorous sally was repulsed 16 Aug. Gen. Uhrich , the commander , declared that he would not surrender except upon a heap of ashes . After a heroic resistance , and when ...
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