The Age of AnneLongmans, Green, and Company, 1877 - 248 pages |
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... PETER THE GREAT AND CHARLES XII . SECTION 1. - The North - Eastern State System . View of Russia , Denmark , Sweden , and Poland SECTION II . - Peter the Great . His early life His policy In pursuance of it he travels in Western Europe ...
... PETER THE GREAT AND CHARLES XII . SECTION 1. - The North - Eastern State System . View of Russia , Denmark , Sweden , and Poland SECTION II . - Peter the Great . His early life His policy In pursuance of it he travels in Western Europe ...
Page xix
... Peter . Charles XII . expelled from Turkey . 1718 Dec. II His death at the siege of Fredericshall Peter the Great makes a second journey through Europe . 1725 Feb. His death · . 166 167 • 167 • . 168 CHAPTER XVIII . THE PROTESTANT ...
... Peter . Charles XII . expelled from Turkey . 1718 Dec. II His death at the siege of Fredericshall Peter the Great makes a second journey through Europe . 1725 Feb. His death · . 166 167 • 167 • . 168 CHAPTER XVIII . THE PROTESTANT ...
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... WESTERN EUROPE : SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES EFFECTED BY THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT AND RASTADT EUROPE : ILLUSTRATING THE WARS OF CHARLES XII . AND PETER THE GREAT " " 134 149 THE AGE OF ANNE . CHAPTER 1 . THE SPANISH.
... WESTERN EUROPE : SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL CHANGES EFFECTED BY THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT AND RASTADT EUROPE : ILLUSTRATING THE WARS OF CHARLES XII . AND PETER THE GREAT " " 134 149 THE AGE OF ANNE . CHAPTER 1 . THE SPANISH.
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... Peter- borough . IN 1705 the English Government determined to make a vigorous push in Spain . The command of the new expedition was given to Charles Mordaunt , Earl of Peterborough , one of the most re- markable soldiers of his time ...
... Peter- borough . IN 1705 the English Government determined to make a vigorous push in Spain . The command of the new expedition was given to Charles Mordaunt , Earl of Peterborough , one of the most re- markable soldiers of his time ...
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... Peter- his peculiar genius . He had full command borough's over the army , and a joint control with Sir commission . Cloudesley Shovel over the navy when he was on board . It was pointed out to him that the provinces of Catalonia and ...
... Peter- his peculiar genius . He had full command borough's over the army , and a joint control with Sir commission . Cloudesley Shovel over the navy when he was on board . It was pointed out to him that the provinces of Catalonia and ...
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