Biographies of Eminent Soldiers of the Last Four CenturiesW. Blackwood and Sons, 1865 - 355 sider |
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... siege of Flushing . During the years from 1810 to 1812 he served in the Peninsula , and took part in the battles of Busaco and Fuentes d'Onor , in the action of Sabugal , and in those of the retreat of Massena . In recognition of his ...
... siege of Flushing . During the years from 1810 to 1812 he served in the Peninsula , and took part in the battles of Busaco and Fuentes d'Onor , in the action of Sabugal , and in those of the retreat of Massena . In recognition of his ...
Side 9
... siege to Pilsen , and Zisca not thinking himself strong enough to defend the place , he consented to withdraw his troops on condition of being allowed a free passage to Tabor . The terms were acceded to , but broken by the enemy , who ...
... siege to Pilsen , and Zisca not thinking himself strong enough to defend the place , he consented to withdraw his troops on condition of being allowed a free passage to Tabor . The terms were acceded to , but broken by the enemy , who ...
Side 23
... rampart , and would soon be forced to raise the siege by the rapid approach of winter . The result of this harangue proved how much one bold spirit may , at times , effect in war . Sfetigrad refused to yield SCANDERBEG . 23.
... rampart , and would soon be forced to raise the siege by the rapid approach of winter . The result of this harangue proved how much one bold spirit may , at times , effect in war . Sfetigrad refused to yield SCANDERBEG . 23.
Side 24
... siege , leaving , however , 3000 men to blockade the place . The garrisons of the captured fortresses having been collected in Macedonia , and reinforced by some additional troops , again prepared to invade Albania and avenge their late ...
... siege , leaving , however , 3000 men to blockade the place . The garrisons of the captured fortresses having been collected in Macedonia , and reinforced by some additional troops , again prepared to invade Albania and avenge their late ...
Side 29
... siege of Sfetigrad . But the place , though badly provided with firearms of any kind , was bravely defended ; and , in the course of the ten weeks ' siege , the garrison repulsed no fewer than nine assaults ; while Scanderbeg , keeping ...
... siege of Sfetigrad . But the place , though badly provided with firearms of any kind , was bravely defended ; and , in the course of the ten weeks ' siege , the garrison repulsed no fewer than nine assaults ; while Scanderbeg , keeping ...
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Biographies of Eminent Soldiers of the Last Four Centuries John Mitchell,Leonhard Schmitz Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1865 |
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Side 358 - MACKENZIE. Studies in Roman Law. With Comparative Views of the Laws of France, England, and Scotland. By LORD MACKENZIE, one of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland.
Side 357 - OF ALISON'S HISTORY OF EUROPE, From the Fall of Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon.