A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 |
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... forward " by the peep of day " -about eight o'clock ; " but so thick and dark a mist arose " that he was com- pelled to halt . He then addressed his men.1 His object was to cut off Wallenstein from Leipzig , not only to deprive him of ...
... forward " by the peep of day " -about eight o'clock ; " but so thick and dark a mist arose " that he was com- pelled to halt . He then addressed his men.1 His object was to cut off Wallenstein from Leipzig , not only to deprive him of ...
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... forward his Scout Master to find where they were . On his return , with no news of Fairfax's army , Rupert rode forward , mounted the rise south of the village of Clipston , and saw , as he imagined , his antagonist in full retreat . He ...
... forward his Scout Master to find where they were . On his return , with no news of Fairfax's army , Rupert rode forward , mounted the rise south of the village of Clipston , and saw , as he imagined , his antagonist in full retreat . He ...
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... forward parties of militiamen and Indians , also a strong force of these men on his right front . His total strength was a little under 4,000 , though some say 5,000 . According to Knox , it was about six o'clock in showery weather when ...
... forward parties of militiamen and Indians , also a strong force of these men on his right front . His total strength was a little under 4,000 , though some say 5,000 . According to Knox , it was about six o'clock in showery weather when ...
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