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... hope of saving Holland . It had , indeed , consented that the States - General should propose terms of accommodation to the French ; and two Dutch envoys had been despatched to Paris to offer to the Committee of Public Welfare the ...
... hope of saving Holland . It had , indeed , consented that the States - General should propose terms of accommodation to the French ; and two Dutch envoys had been despatched to Paris to offer to the Committee of Public Welfare the ...
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... Hope , fell into the hands of the English . The French had , indeed , recovered the islands of St. Lucie and St. Vincent , which they were destined to lose again the following year . In the interior , the troops were deserting in bands ...
... Hope , fell into the hands of the English . The French had , indeed , recovered the islands of St. Lucie and St. Vincent , which they were destined to lose again the following year . In the interior , the troops were deserting in bands ...
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... hope that it might not be impossible to effect a peace . A bad harvest and other causes had produced a good deal of distress in England ; discontent had manifested itself in sedition and riots , and cries for Bread and Peace . The King ...
... hope that it might not be impossible to effect a peace . A bad harvest and other causes had produced a good deal of distress in England ; discontent had manifested itself in sedition and riots , and cries for Bread and Peace . The King ...
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Thomas Henry Dyer. 19th , and at Schliengen , October 24th , in the hope of maintain- ing himself on the right bank of the Rhine ; but , being worsted in both actions , he re - crossed that river at Hüningen , October 26th . An armistice ...
Thomas Henry Dyer. 19th , and at Schliengen , October 24th , in the hope of maintain- ing himself on the right bank of the Rhine ; but , being worsted in both actions , he re - crossed that river at Hüningen , October 26th . An armistice ...
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... hope speedily dissipated by the defeat of Jourdan and consequent retreat of Moreau . Wurmser , on his side , undismayed by the posture of affairs , having rallied his scattered forces and received reinforcements , which brought up his ...
... hope speedily dissipated by the defeat of Jourdan and consequent retreat of Moreau . Wurmser , on his side , undismayed by the posture of affairs , having rallied his scattered forces and received reinforcements , which brought up his ...
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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.