History of England Comprising the Reign of Queen Anne Until the Peace of Utrecht, 1701-1713, Volume 2J. Murray, 1872 |
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... Marlborough at the Hague ˇ 45 ˇ 46 47 48 49 51 - 53 54 55 57 58 59 61 - 62 63 - 64 His visit to Hanover - 65 The campaign commences 66 Ghent and Bruges surprised by the French 68 And Oudenarde besieged - ib . March of Marlborough and ...
... Marlborough at the Hague ˇ 45 ˇ 46 47 48 49 51 - 53 54 55 57 58 59 61 - 62 63 - 64 His visit to Hanover - 65 The campaign commences 66 Ghent and Bruges surprised by the French 68 And Oudenarde besieged - ib . March of Marlborough and ...
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... Marlborough Further conference between them Concessions tendered by Torcy - Difficulties felt by the Allies - 105 - ib . - 106 - 107 - 109 - - - ib . Their Preliminary Articles - 111 The negotiation broken off - 113 Marlborough and ...
... Marlborough Further conference between them Concessions tendered by Torcy - Difficulties felt by the Allies - 105 - ib . - 106 - 107 - 109 - - - ib . Their Preliminary Articles - 111 The negotiation broken off - 113 Marlborough and ...
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... Marlborough - 147 Conferences for Peace at Gertruydenberr - ib . Opposition of Austria and Savoy - 149 The war recommences - 150 Project of surprising Calais Douay taken Dismissal of Sunderland Joint Memorial to Marlborough Violent ...
... Marlborough - 147 Conferences for Peace at Gertruydenberr - ib . Opposition of Austria and Savoy - 149 The war recommences - 150 Project of surprising Calais Douay taken Dismissal of Sunderland Joint Memorial to Marlborough Violent ...
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... Marlborough and Cardonnel - 253 - 254 - 255 - 256 - 257 - 258 Counter project of the English Ministers - 259 Secret advices from Gaultier The " restraining orders " Objections stated by Marlborough - 260 - 262 - 263 His challenge to ...
... Marlborough and Cardonnel - 253 - 254 - 255 - 256 - 257 - 258 Counter project of the English Ministers - 259 Secret advices from Gaultier The " restraining orders " Objections stated by Marlborough - 260 - 262 - 263 His challenge to ...
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... Marlborough written only two days afterwards : " I cannot , my Lord , but look upon the affairs of Spain as lost by this bad disaster ; our foot which was our main strength being gone ; and the horse we have left chiefly Portuguese ...
... Marlborough written only two days afterwards : " I cannot , my Lord , but look upon the affairs of Spain as lost by this bad disaster ; our foot which was our main strength being gone ; and the horse we have left chiefly Portuguese ...
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Page 73 - To transport these by land would call for vast exertion and expose them to considerable risk. Still Marlborough persevered. " We have ordered " he writes " twenty battering pieces to be brought from Maestricht ; and we have taken measures for sixty more to be brought from Holland. The calculation of the number of draught horses to draw this artillery amounts to sixteen thousand, by which you will see the difficulties we meet with . . .; but we must overcome them or we shall have very little fruit...