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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... operations " , " the longer a war lasts the more difficult becomes supply . Never- theless , by always attacking , like Charles XII , he suffered more than one disastrous defeat . Napoleon's estimate of him is interesting . He says ...
... operations " , " the longer a war lasts the more difficult becomes supply . Never- theless , by always attacking , like Charles XII , he suffered more than one disastrous defeat . Napoleon's estimate of him is interesting . He says ...
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... operations to the northward must prob- ably give place " to Cornwallis's . Further , that before he had learnt of Cornwallis's move , he had hoped " that his Lordship would have been in a condition to have spared a considerable part of ...
... operations to the northward must prob- ably give place " to Cornwallis's . Further , that before he had learnt of Cornwallis's move , he had hoped " that his Lordship would have been in a condition to have spared a considerable part of ...
Side 320
... operations there may be exposed to most imminent danger . " 4 When this correspondence is considered , it should be borne in mind that , between posting and receipt , not only days but often weeks intervened ; therefore , more often ...
... operations there may be exposed to most imminent danger . " 4 When this correspondence is considered , it should be borne in mind that , between posting and receipt , not only days but often weeks intervened ; therefore , more often ...
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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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