The Life of Louis, Prince of Condé: Surnamed the Great, Volumes 1-2Wiley & Putnam, 1845 |
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... commanded the King's armies in Picardy and on the frontiers of Spain , but always with more zeal than success . His favorite abode was at Bourges , in the centre of his domains of Berry and of the Bour . bonnais , which he applied ...
... commanded the King's armies in Picardy and on the frontiers of Spain , but always with more zeal than success . His favorite abode was at Bourges , in the centre of his domains of Berry and of the Bour . bonnais , which he applied ...
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... commanded . All the legacies of places and governments which he had made were confirmed to the letter ; all his relations , his friends , and his creatures were continued in their employments . " There never was a King of France ...
... commanded . All the legacies of places and governments which he had made were confirmed to the letter ; all his relations , his friends , and his creatures were continued in their employments . " There never was a King of France ...
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... commanded the right wing , having Gas- sion under him in the command . Already had the troops spread forth into the plain , in the centre of which is the town of Rocroy , and which is surrounded on all sides by the forest of Ardennes ...
... commanded the right wing , having Gas- sion under him in the command . Already had the troops spread forth into the plain , in the centre of which is the town of Rocroy , and which is surrounded on all sides by the forest of Ardennes ...
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... commanded by the old Conde de Fuentes , an officer of great merit , who had for a long while balanced the fortunes of the Princes of Orange . Become helpless from gout , he could no longer either walk or mount a horse , but was obliged ...
... commanded by the old Conde de Fuentes , an officer of great merit , who had for a long while balanced the fortunes of the Princes of Orange . Become helpless from gout , he could no longer either walk or mount a horse , but was obliged ...
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... commanded by the Baron de Sirot , a brave Burgundian officer ( I should rather have thought him a Gascon ! ) , who boasted of a very singular thing— of having been in three pitched battles , of fighting hand to hand with three Kings ...
... commanded by the Baron de Sirot , a brave Burgundian officer ( I should rather have thought him a Gascon ! ) , who boasted of a very singular thing— of having been in three pitched battles , of fighting hand to hand with three Kings ...
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Page 26 - Monsieur, who felt no fear," says Retz, " because he had been more cheered in the streets and the hall oi the palace than he had ever been," answered with vivacity; "The king was a prisoner in the hands of Mazarin; but, thank God, he is not any longer.
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Page 151 - Never attack a position in front, when you can obtain it by turning it ; 2d, Avoid doing what the enemy wishes, and that simply because he does wish it. Shun the field of battle which he has reconnoitred and stad ied, and more particularly that in which he has fortified and intrenched himself."— Montholon and Gourgand : Memoirs of Napoleon, vol.
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Page 95 - ... strongest part of the line ; and that " they had observed to him, that the whole line on " the other side was very much weaker:" to which the marshal replied, " You do not know who keeps " that line ; we shall do no good there ; monsieur " le prince never sleeps, and that is his post; but " I will tell you, what will fall out on the other " side;" for he had himself marched in the Spanish army, and very well understood the customs of it.
Page 119 - As for me," added she with tears, " they want to send me a hundred leagues from hence and shut me up in a wretched prison. Is it not just that I should remain at Paris, to watch over the interests of my unfortunate family ? And with what can I be reproached but of being the mother of the Prince of Conde...
Page 124 - Gourville assisted him as much as he could. The roast which had been wanting, not at the table of the king, but at the inferior tables, was constantly present to his mind. Gourville mentioned it to the prince ; the prince even went to the chamber of Vatel, and said to him,' — ' Vatel, all is going on well ; nothing could equal the supper of the king.