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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... reached Narva on October 4 , 1700 , and when the siege artillery came up the city was invested . The besiegers , we are told , marched around the fortress " even as a cat might march around a basin of hot soup . ' 991 While thus ...
... reached Narva on October 4 , 1700 , and when the siege artillery came up the city was invested . The besiegers , we are told , marched around the fortress " even as a cat might march around a basin of hot soup . ' 991 While thus ...
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... reached him so late that he was unable to set out before July , and when he did he was not informed that Charles had decided to march south and join Mazeppa.2 At Shklov , which he reached on September 28 , to his consternation he learnt ...
... reached him so late that he was unable to set out before July , and when he did he was not informed that Charles had decided to march south and join Mazeppa.2 At Shklov , which he reached on September 28 , to his consternation he learnt ...
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... reached his head- quarters he found Captain Trobriant , an officer of Marshal Davout's staff , awaiting him . From him he learnt that single- handed the IIIrd Corps had defeated 70,000 Prussians , under the King and the Duke of ...
... reached his head- quarters he found Captain Trobriant , an officer of Marshal Davout's staff , awaiting him . From him he learnt that single- handed the IIIrd Corps had defeated 70,000 Prussians , under the King and the Duke of ...
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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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