The Quarterly Review, Volume 129John Murray, 1870 |
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... head of the army , and Monmouth presented him to Charles II . saying , ' To the bravery of this gallant officer I owe my life . ' Lord Stanhope has printed amongst his Miscellanies this brief note from the Duke of Wellington : ' MY DEAR ...
... head of the army , and Monmouth presented him to Charles II . saying , ' To the bravery of this gallant officer I owe my life . ' Lord Stanhope has printed amongst his Miscellanies this brief note from the Duke of Wellington : ' MY DEAR ...
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... head of a British army . ' But it happens oddly enough that , in the campaigns by which he won his laurels , the Duke of Marlborough was never at the head of a British army at all . The English contingent formed a small proportion of ...
... head of a British army . ' But it happens oddly enough that , in the campaigns by which he won his laurels , the Duke of Marlborough was never at the head of a British army at all . The English contingent formed a small proportion of ...
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... head , plunged into the Danube , and was drowned . His absence did not prevent a brilliant display of French valour on the part of his subordinates , one of whom , M. de Dénonville , the colonel of a crack regiment , beat back the ...
... head , plunged into the Danube , and was drowned . His absence did not prevent a brilliant display of French valour on the part of his subordinates , one of whom , M. de Dénonville , the colonel of a crack regiment , beat back the ...
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... head . The greater part of the Spaniards ' crew ( he reports ) was prepared to repel boarders , but stood for a few moments , as it were , transfixed to the deck by the apparition of so many diabolical - looking figures emerging from ...
... head . The greater part of the Spaniards ' crew ( he reports ) was prepared to repel boarders , but stood for a few moments , as it were , transfixed to the deck by the apparition of so many diabolical - looking figures emerging from ...
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... head of 1200 foot and 200 horse , and told his Serene Highness that he was on his way to make an attempt upon the enemy . You may now , if you please , be a judge of our behaviour , and see whether my officers and soldiers really ...
... head of 1200 foot and 200 horse , and told his Serene Highness that he was on his way to make an attempt upon the enemy . You may now , if you please , be a judge of our behaviour , and see whether my officers and soldiers really ...
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