History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution in MDCCLXXXIX [i.e. 1789] to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV [i.e. 1815], Volume 12Blackwood, 1847 |
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Pagina 12
... thousand four hun- dred and eighty parish priests , and forty - seven thousand seven hundred and ten regular clergy belonging to monas- teries or other public religious establishments.1 The influ- ence of this great body was immense ...
... thousand four hun- dred and eighty parish priests , and forty - seven thousand seven hundred and ten regular clergy belonging to monas- teries or other public religious establishments.1 The influ- ence of this great body was immense ...
Pagina 16
... thousand French soldiers , including seventy thousand horse , and at least a hundred and fifty thousand auxiliaries from the allied states at his disposal ; but the magnitude of this force , great as it was , constituted the least ...
... thousand French soldiers , including seventy thousand horse , and at least a hundred and fifty thousand auxiliaries from the allied states at his disposal ; but the magnitude of this force , great as it was , constituted the least ...
Pagina 18
... thousand men , of whom twenty- six thousand were cavalry : besides nearly eighty thou- sand militia , equal in discipline and equipment to the troops of the line , though not bound to serve beyond the British isles ; and two hundred and ...
... thousand men , of whom twenty- six thousand were cavalry : besides nearly eighty thou- sand militia , equal in discipline and equipment to the troops of the line , though not bound to serve beyond the British isles ; and two hundred and ...
Pagina 25
... thousand infantry , and sixteen thousand horse , in the Peninsula , * and the possession of all the most important strongholds which it contained ; and the French force permanently maintained 30 .. Difficulty of over its surface , after ...
... thousand infantry , and sixteen thousand horse , in the Peninsula , * and the possession of all the most important strongholds which it contained ; and the French force permanently maintained 30 .. Difficulty of over its surface , after ...
Pagina 26
... thousand mencement of troops of the line , besides sixteen thousand cavalry and the com- the contest . From thirty thousand militia ; but the ranks were far from being complete , and the total effective force , including the militia ...
... thousand mencement of troops of the line , besides sixteen thousand cavalry and the com- the contest . From thirty thousand militia ; but the ranks were far from being complete , and the total effective force , including the militia ...
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History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution ..., Volume 12 Archibald Alison Visualizzazione completa - 1850 |
History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution ..., Volume 12 Archibald Alison Visualizzazione completa - 1850 |
History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution ..., Volume 12 Archibald Alison Visualizzazione completa - 1850 |
Parole e frasi comuni
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Brani popolari
Pagina 170 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me;" — and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Pagina 100 - I was nimuk-wallah, as we say in the East ; I have ate of the King's salt ; and therefore I consider it my duty to serve with zeal and promptitude when or wherever the King or his government may think proper to employ me.
Pagina 50 - We shall proceed upon the principle that any nation of Europe that starts up with a determination to oppose a power which, whether professing insidious peace or declaring open war, is the common enemy of all nations, whatever may be the existing political relations of that nation with Great Britain, becomes instantly our essential ally.
Pagina 30 - ... was carried, was regarded with awe, and obeyed without hesitation. Previous to this, we do not hear of its having been adopted in the Lowlands ; but on the present emergency, being fastened to the point of a spear, it was transmitted by the heralds and pursuivants throughout every part of the realm ; from town to town, from village to village, from hamlet to hamlet, the ensanguined symbol flew with...
Pagina 170 - the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice ! ' These precious sentences were among the last he uttered : his sufferings were not long : he expired with the hand of Colonel Anderson pressed firmly in his own.
Pagina 2 - Napoleon, the firmness of Wellington, have been exerted on its plains ; and, like their great predecessors in the wars of Rome and Carthage, these two illustrious chiefs rolled the chariot of victory over its surface, and, missing each other, severally conquered every other opponent till their mutual renown filled the world, and Europe, in breathless suspense, awaited the issue of their conflict on another shore.
Pagina 100 - Pole and Burghersh have apprised me of the arrangements for the future command of this army; and the former has informed me of your kindness towards me, of which I have experienced so many instances, that I can never doubt it in any case. All that I can say upon that subject is, that whether I am to command the army or not, or am to quit it, I shall do my hest to insure its success...
Pagina 186 - ... nations so situated the delusive prospect of a peace between Great Britain and France could not fail to be peculiarly injurious. Their preparations might be relaxed by the vain hope of returning tranquillity; or their purpose shaken by the apprehension of being left to contend alone.
Pagina 38 - Europe,' says the Junta of Seville, 'will applaud our efforts and hasten to our assistance : Italy, Germany, and the whole North, which suffer under the despotism of the French nation, will eagerly avail themselves of the favourable opportunity, held out to them by Spain, to shake off the yoke and recover their liberty, their laws, their monarchs, and all they have been robbed of by that nation. France herself will hasten to erase the stain of infamy, which must cover the tools and instruments of...
Pagina 38 - France has never domineered over us, nor set her foot in our territory. We have many times mastered her, not by deceit, but by force of arms; we have made her kings prisoners, and we have made the nation tremble — we are the same Spaniards, and France, and Europe, and the world shall see, that we are not less gallant, nor less brave, than the most glorious of our ancestors.