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... entered Cologne October 6th , Coblentz 23rd . Kléber , after an attempt to take Mentz by a coup de main , found it necessary to begin a regular siege . The Prussians left the defence of Mentz to the Austrians . At the end of the year ...
... entered Cologne October 6th , Coblentz 23rd . Kléber , after an attempt to take Mentz by a coup de main , found it necessary to begin a regular siege . The Prussians left the defence of Mentz to the Austrians . At the end of the year ...
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... entering Holland he called upon the patriots to rise , and his occupation of the Dutch towns was immediately followed ... entered Amsterdam . Next day the Dutch fleet , frozen up in the Texel , was captured by the French hussars ! Before ...
... entering Holland he called upon the patriots to rise , and his occupation of the Dutch towns was immediately followed ... entered Amsterdam . Next day the Dutch fleet , frozen up in the Texel , was captured by the French hussars ! Before ...
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... entered into a secret convention of neutrality with Pichegru . The Duke of Würtemberg also obtained a suspension of arms from the French commanders , but the Convention refused to ratify it . The French Government , however , assented ...
... entered into a secret convention of neutrality with Pichegru . The Duke of Würtemberg also obtained a suspension of arms from the French commanders , but the Convention refused to ratify it . The French Government , however , assented ...
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... entered into towards the end of 1794 ; but they had hitherto been fruit- less because the Spanish monarch made it a point of honour to demand not only the liberation of Louis XVII . , but also his in- stallation as King in the bordering ...
... entered into towards the end of 1794 ; but they had hitherto been fruit- less because the Spanish monarch made it a point of honour to demand not only the liberation of Louis XVII . , but also his in- stallation as King in the bordering ...
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... entered into correspondence with the Prince of Condé , and was tempted with the most magnificent offers ; but he hesitated when required to arrest at once the representatives of the people and proclaim Louis XVIII . on the left bank of ...
... entered into correspondence with the Prince of Condé , and was tempted with the most magnificent offers ; but he hesitated when required to arrest at once the representatives of the people and proclaim Louis XVIII . on the left bank of ...
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Page 501 - (a free Church in a free State), has been rightly chosen as the inscription on his tomb. § 6. Cavour left no minister to take his place, and the continuance of his policy fell to Victor Emmanuel himself. Carefully abstaining from opening the question either of Rome or Venice, he sought to utilise the interval of peace to break down...
Page 396 - ... regulations and ordinances necessary for the execution of the laws and the safety of the State.