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... possession of some place favourable for a descent upon Eng- land , a project which was still contemplated . Schérer was directed to reduce Landrecies , Le Quesnoy , Valenciennes , and Condé , which still remained in the hands of the ...
... possession of some place favourable for a descent upon Eng- land , a project which was still contemplated . Schérer was directed to reduce Landrecies , Le Quesnoy , Valenciennes , and Condé , which still remained in the hands of the ...
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... possession of the Milanese , and the exchange of the Island of Sardinia for terri- tories more conveniently situated . ' With the Grand Duke of Tuscany they were more successful . Alarmed at their occupation of the Alps this Prince sent ...
... possession of the Milanese , and the exchange of the Island of Sardinia for terri- tories more conveniently situated . ' With the Grand Duke of Tuscany they were more successful . Alarmed at their occupation of the Alps this Prince sent ...
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... possession . The Court of Madrid also proclaimed its recognition not only of the French but also of the Batavian Republic , and engaged to employ all its influence to detach Portugal from the English alliance . This treaty , by which ...
... possession . The Court of Madrid also proclaimed its recognition not only of the French but also of the Batavian Republic , and engaged to employ all its influence to detach Portugal from the English alliance . This treaty , by which ...
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... possessed the right of proposing laws ; while the Ancients , consisting of men past the age of forty , and either married or widowers , had only the privilege of a veto . The Ancients were elected from the same class as the Five Hundred ...
... possessed the right of proposing laws ; while the Ancients , consisting of men past the age of forty , and either married or widowers , had only the privilege of a veto . The Ancients were elected from the same class as the Five Hundred ...
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... possession of Alessandria , Tortona and Ceva : but Victor Amadeus refused the demand . Meanwhile Bonaparte had pushed on to Cherasco , a very strong place at the confluence of the Stura and Tanaro , the only obstacle to his marching on ...
... possession of Alessandria , Tortona and Ceva : but Victor Amadeus refused the demand . Meanwhile Bonaparte had pushed on to Cherasco , a very strong place at the confluence of the Stura and Tanaro , the only obstacle to his marching on ...
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affairs Alexander alliance allies Ambassador April armistice arms arrived assembled attack August Austrian Batavian Republic battle Bavaria Bernadotte Bonaparte Britain Cabinet capitulation CHAP Charles IV Cisalpine Republic command compelled Confederation Consul Convention corps Court crown Danish December declared defeated Denmark despatched Directory dominions Duchy Duke Elector Emperor Empire England English entered evacuate favour Ferdinand Ferdinand VII fleet force France Frederick William French army French troops Garden German Government Grand Hanover Holland Homme d'état insurrection Italian Italy January Joseph Bonaparte July June King of Prussia Kingdom Lefebvre Lord Louis Madrid March Martens Masséna military Minister Moreau Murat Naples Napoleon nation negotiations neutrality November occupied October Paris peace Peace of Pressburg Peace of Tilsit Pius Pope ports Portugal possession Powers Prince provinces Republic restored retreat Rhine Rome Russian seized September Soult Sovereign Spain Spanish surrendered Sweden Talleyrand Tilsit tion took treaty Tyrol vessels victory Vienna
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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.