The History of England, from the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second, Band 4F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... siege . The naval captain Troubridge , with troops of various nations and religions , reduced Gaeta and Capua ; and Pescara was recovered by a long blockade . The zeal and courage of the same officer eminently contributed in the sequel ...
... siege . The naval captain Troubridge , with troops of various nations and religions , reduced Gaeta and Capua ; and Pescara was recovered by a long blockade . The zeal and courage of the same officer eminently contributed in the sequel ...
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... siege ; and Tippoo seems to have been sensible of his danger ; for , when he beheld the approach of the hostile army , he was visibly dejected . The besiegers made choice of a strong position to the westward of the fort . The right of ...
... siege ; and Tippoo seems to have been sensible of his danger ; for , when he beheld the approach of the hostile army , he was visibly dejected . The besiegers made choice of a strong position to the westward of the fort . The right of ...
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... siege , a practicable breach appeared in the curtain near the north - west bastion . About two thousand five hundred Europeans , and nineteen hundred sepoys , were then selected ( on the 4th of May ) for the honor of closing the war by ...
... siege , a practicable breach appeared in the curtain near the north - west bastion . About two thousand five hundred Europeans , and nineteen hundred sepoys , were then selected ( on the 4th of May ) for the honor of closing the war by ...
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... killed or wounded during the siege and in the act of storming . Ample stores of war were found in the place ; but the amount of the pecu- niary spoils and jewels did not equal the expectations of 18 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
... killed or wounded during the siege and in the act of storming . Ample stores of war were found in the place ; but the amount of the pecu- niary spoils and jewels did not equal the expectations of 18 HISTORY OF ENGLAND .
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... siege before they yielded . The ruin of Tippoo was accelerated by the invasion of Egypt . A dread of the injurious consequences that might result from the acquisition of that country by the French , whose views were pointed to India ...
... siege before they yielded . The ruin of Tippoo was accelerated by the invasion of Egypt . A dread of the injurious consequences that might result from the acquisition of that country by the French , whose views were pointed to India ...
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