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... opened to the French . On the other side , Jourdan again effected a passage of the Sambre , and came with all his forces to cover the siege of Charleroi , which was taken June 25th . Coburg at- tacked Jourdan at Fleurus , June 26th ...
... opened to the French . On the other side , Jourdan again effected a passage of the Sambre , and came with all his forces to cover the siege of Charleroi , which was taken June 25th . Coburg at- tacked Jourdan at Fleurus , June 26th ...
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... opened to the French the road into Holland . The Duke of York resigned the command to General Walmoden , December 2nd , and returned into England . His departure showed that the English Government had aban- doned all hope of saving ...
... opened to the French the road into Holland . The Duke of York resigned the command to General Walmoden , December 2nd , and returned into England . His departure showed that the English Government had aban- doned all hope of saving ...
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... opened at Basle , in January , 1795. The Prussian provinces on the left bank of the Rhine formed the chief difficulty of the negotiations . The French asserted their ancient pretensions to have that river for a boun- dary ; while ...
... opened at Basle , in January , 1795. The Prussian provinces on the left bank of the Rhine formed the chief difficulty of the negotiations . The French asserted their ancient pretensions to have that river for a boun- dary ; while ...
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... opened the way into Catalonia . At the beginning of this battle Dugommier was killed . Figuieras surrendered November 24th , through the influence of the French democratic propaganda . On the West , Moncey captured St. Sebastian and ...
... opened the way into Catalonia . At the beginning of this battle Dugommier was killed . Figuieras surrendered November 24th , through the influence of the French democratic propaganda . On the West , Moncey captured St. Sebastian and ...
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... opened Piedmont to the French in the following year . The victory is chiefly ascribed to Masséna . The establishment of a new and apparently more firm and orderly Government in France had inspired the British Ministry with the hope that ...
... opened Piedmont to the French in the following year . The victory is chiefly ascribed to Masséna . The establishment of a new and apparently more firm and orderly Government in France had inspired the British Ministry with the hope that ...
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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.