The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: and a View of the Progress of Society, from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, in 1763, Volume 4William Young Birch and Abraham Small, 1802 - Europe |
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... able to gain no advantage over the prince of Orange in Flanders ibid . Masterly movements of Montecuculi and Turenne , on the side of Germany The French retreat before Montecuculi Turenne killed by a cannon - ball Treves taken by the ...
... able to gain no advantage over the prince of Orange in Flanders ibid . Masterly movements of Montecuculi and Turenne , on the side of Germany The French retreat before Montecuculi Turenne killed by a cannon - ball Treves taken by the ...
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... able to lead a Turkish army against ibid . 1710 The grand vizier gained by the money of Peter , makes the Sultan , Achmet III . lay aside all thoughts of a war with Russia Through the intrigues of Poniatowsky , the friend of Char- les ...
... able to lead a Turkish army against ibid . 1710 The grand vizier gained by the money of Peter , makes the Sultan , Achmet III . lay aside all thoughts of a war with Russia Through the intrigues of Poniatowsky , the friend of Char- les ...
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... able to make the Porte take arms in his favour , Charles XII . signifies to the grand vizier his desire of returning through Germany to his own dominions Provided with a convoy of sixty loaded waggons , and three hundred horse , he ...
... able to make the Porte take arms in his favour , Charles XII . signifies to the grand vizier his desire of returning through Germany to his own dominions Provided with a convoy of sixty loaded waggons , and three hundred horse , he ...
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... able either to oppose or retard the measures of the court , monarchy and episcopacy were now as much exalted . as they had formerly been depressed . An act was immediately passed for the security of the king's person and government ...
... able either to oppose or retard the measures of the court , monarchy and episcopacy were now as much exalted . as they had formerly been depressed . An act was immediately passed for the security of the king's person and government ...
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... able and active minister , perfectly ac- quainted with the characters of the contending princes , and with the situation of affairs in Europe , had discovered an opportunity of striking a blow , which might at once restore to the Dutch ...
... able and active minister , perfectly ac- quainted with the characters of the contending princes , and with the situation of affairs in Europe , had discovered an opportunity of striking a blow , which might at once restore to the Dutch ...
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