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... thoughts of death . From his studies in mathematics , and in fortification , he is entitled to credit for his mili- tary remarks , which are usually made with simple modesty . His style is plain and soldier - like , without any pretence ...
... thoughts of death . From his studies in mathematics , and in fortification , he is entitled to credit for his mili- tary remarks , which are usually made with simple modesty . His style is plain and soldier - like , without any pretence ...
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... thought by several impracticable , not only for want of experienced engineers , but that the besieged were as numerous as the besiegers ; yet the courage of that brave earl surmounted those difficulties , and the siege was resolved upon ...
... thought by several impracticable , not only for want of experienced engineers , but that the besieged were as numerous as the besiegers ; yet the courage of that brave earl surmounted those difficulties , and the siege was resolved upon ...
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... thought to have done the like , the prince of Condé fell on our rear- guard ; and , after a long and sharp dispute , entirely routed them ; the marquis of Assentar , a Spanish lieu- tenant - general , dying upon the spot . Had the ...
... thought to have done the like , the prince of Condé fell on our rear- guard ; and , after a long and sharp dispute , entirely routed them ; the marquis of Assentar , a Spanish lieu- tenant - general , dying upon the spot . Had the ...
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... thought proper to march to Quarignan , a village within a league of Mons ; where he remained some days , till he could be supplied from Brussels with those necessaries which his army stood in need of . From thence we marched to ...
... thought proper to march to Quarignan , a village within a league of Mons ; where he remained some days , till he could be supplied from Brussels with those necessaries which his army stood in need of . From thence we marched to ...
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... thought that the French had made another inun- dation greater than the former . But when the danger was over , their joy and satisfaction for his recovery was equally beyond expression . The year 1675 yielded very little remarkable in ...
... thought that the French had made another inun- dation greater than the former . But when the danger was over , their joy and satisfaction for his recovery was equally beyond expression . The year 1675 yielded very little remarkable in ...
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