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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... town was weakly garri- soned but the janisaries , assisted by many of the inha- bitan s , defended the forts and ramparts with some de- gree of spirit , and killed about one hundred and fifty of the French . Being unable , however , to ...
... town was weakly garri- soned but the janisaries , assisted by many of the inha- bitan s , defended the forts and ramparts with some de- gree of spirit , and killed about one hundred and fifty of the French . Being unable , however , to ...
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... town of Mahon was seised ; and even the garrison of Ciudadella , the capital of the island , had not the spirit to defend a strong post . Elate with the success of Nelson , and inspired with a renovation of hope , the British minister ...
... town of Mahon was seised ; and even the garrison of Ciudadella , the capital of the island , had not the spirit to defend a strong post . Elate with the success of Nelson , and inspired with a renovation of hope , the British minister ...
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... town , they had better opportu- nities of directing and organising conspiracies than they could have in distant and solitary confinement . He also advised that these societies should be declared unlawful , and that whoever should ...
... town , they had better opportu- nities of directing and organising conspiracies than they could have in distant and solitary confinement . He also advised that these societies should be declared unlawful , and that whoever should ...
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... town . Major - general Baird , who had served under colonel Baillie when Tippoo defeated that officer in the year 1780 , and had been detained in close confinement for three years and a half , was destined to triumph in his turn over ...
... town . Major - general Baird , who had served under colonel Baillie when Tippoo defeated that officer in the year 1780 , and had been detained in close confinement for three years and a half , was destined to triumph in his turn over ...
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... town untenable , Ahmed and his European advisers were determined upon a vigorous defence . When the French batteries had made a breach in the wall , and a mine was supposed to have destroyed a counterscarp , a party of grenadiers ...
... town untenable , Ahmed and his European advisers were determined upon a vigorous defence . When the French batteries had made a breach in the wall , and a mine was supposed to have destroyed a counterscarp , a party of grenadiers ...
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