A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 For contents, see Author Catalog. |
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... cover of the smoke of the artillery bom- bardment , and once they had driven back the enemy skirmishers , they retired to allow the infantry to advance . Next , under cover of another bombardment , they charged again , this time on the ...
... cover of the smoke of the artillery bom- bardment , and once they had driven back the enemy skirmishers , they retired to allow the infantry to advance . Next , under cover of another bombardment , they charged again , this time on the ...
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... cover of night , withdrew his army to Dampièrre and Voilement , in order to cover the Vitry - le - François Road . Thus ended the Battle of Valmy , in which 34,000 Prussians 1 Valmy , p . 215 . 2 In Dumouriez and the Defence of England ...
... cover of night , withdrew his army to Dampièrre and Voilement , in order to cover the Vitry - le - François Road . Thus ended the Battle of Valmy , in which 34,000 Prussians 1 Valmy , p . 215 . 2 In Dumouriez and the Defence of England ...
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... cover of the increasing gloom and the con- fusion of innumerable fugitives , he dragged the 73 - year - old field- marshal , bruised and half - conscious , to safety . Had he not done so , Waterloo would never have been fought . Though ...
... cover of the increasing gloom and the con- fusion of innumerable fugitives , he dragged the 73 - year - old field- marshal , bruised and half - conscious , to safety . Had he not done so , Waterloo would never have been fought . Though ...
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The rivalry between England and Spain I | 1 |
The defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 | 8 |
The Armada Campaign 1588 | 33 |
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