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... peace by them . ALSEN ( Denmark ) . Besieged by the Prussians and heroically defended by the Danes , 26 June ; captured 29 June , 1864 . ALTENKIRCHEN ( Prussia ) . The French , who had defeated the Austrians here , 4 June , 1796 , were ...
... peace by them . ALSEN ( Denmark ) . Besieged by the Prussians and heroically defended by the Danes , 26 June ; captured 29 June , 1864 . ALTENKIRCHEN ( Prussia ) . The French , who had defeated the Austrians here , 4 June , 1796 , were ...
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... peace soon 14 Aug. Atrocious murder of M. Allain de Moneys , suspected of republicanism and Germanism ; he was half killed by blows and then burnt to death by infuriated peasants at Hautefaye , Dordogne , not far from Bordeaux 16 Aug ...
... peace soon 14 Aug. Atrocious murder of M. Allain de Moneys , suspected of republicanism and Germanism ; he was half killed by blows and then burnt to death by infuriated peasants at Hautefaye , Dordogne , not far from Bordeaux 16 Aug ...
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... peace , says , " We will not cede either an inch of our territories or a stone of our fortresses , " 6 Sept. Proclamation of general Trochu , saying that the defence of the capital is assured , 6 Sept. The police dismissed , and ...
... peace , says , " We will not cede either an inch of our territories or a stone of our fortresses , " 6 Sept. Proclamation of general Trochu , saying that the defence of the capital is assured , 6 Sept. The police dismissed , and ...
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... peace footing , they numbered no more than 360,000 . The French and Germans in this war were shown to be equally brave and efficient ; but the generals of the former appear to have acted greatly upon im- pulse . The latter seem to have ...
... peace footing , they numbered no more than 360,000 . The French and Germans in this war were shown to be equally brave and efficient ; but the generals of the former appear to have acted greatly upon im- pulse . The latter seem to have ...
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... peace 14 Aug. Blockade of the German ports on the Baltic , from 15 Aug. , announced by the French ad- miral . 14 Aug. , Many French volunteer sharp - shooters ( francs- tireurs ) take the field ( not recognized as sol- diers by the ...
... peace 14 Aug. Blockade of the German ports on the Baltic , from 15 Aug. , announced by the French ad- miral . 14 Aug. , Many French volunteer sharp - shooters ( francs- tireurs ) take the field ( not recognized as sol- diers by the ...
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