 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1760 - 502 pages
...commifljons to fe\7eral German and Swifs officers and engineers: but as this ftep, by the act of fettlement, could not be taken without the authority of parliament, an act was now paired for enabling his majefty to grant commiffions to a certain number of foreign proteftants, who... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 392 pages
...to feveral German and Swifs officers and engineers : but as this ftep , by the act of fettlement , could not be taken without the authority of parliament, an act •was now patted for enabling his Majefty to grant commiffions to a certain number of foreign proteftants , who... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1800 - 570 pages
...commiffions to ieveral German and Swifs officers and engineers : but this ftep, by the adt of fettlement, could not be taken without the authority of Parliament, an act was now pafled for enabling his Majefty to grant commiffions to a certain number of foreign Proteftants, who... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1804 - 564 pages
...commiffions to feveral German and Swifs officers and engineers : but this ftep, by the adl of fettlement, could not be taken without the authority of Parliament, an act was now pafled for enabling his Majefly to grant commiffions to a certain number of foreign Proteftants, who... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 576 pages
...understood military discipline, and could speak the German language ; and as a sufficient number of such could not be found among the English officers, it...several German and Swiss officers and engineers ; but this step, by the act of settlement, could not be taken without the author-t ity of parliament, an... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 572 pages
...military discipline, and could speak the (ierman language ; and as a sufficient number of such couid not be found , among the English officers, it was...several German and Swiss officers and engineers ; but this step, by the act of settlement, could not be taken without the authority, of parliament, an act... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 400 pages
...German language; and as a sufficient number of such oould not be found among the English VOL. IV. X officers, it was necessary to bring over and grant...several German and Swiss officers and engineers ; but this step, by the act of settlement, could not be taken without the authority of parliament; an act... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 544 pages
...understood military discipline, and could speak the German language; and as a sufficient number of such could not be found among the English officers, it...several German and Swiss officers and engineers; but this step, by the act of settlement, could not be taken without the authority of parliament: an act... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1827 - 468 pages
...understood military discipline, and could speak the German language ; and as a sufficient number of such could not be found among the English officers, it...without the authority of parliament, an act was now 1756. passed for enabling his majesty to grant commissions to a certain number of foreign protestants,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1836 - 840 pages
...understood military discipline, and could speak the German language ; and as a sufficient number of such could not be found among the English officers, it...several German and Swiss officers and engineers ; but this step, by the act of settlement, could not be taken without the authority of parliament; an act... | |
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French : but to this end it was necessary to appoint some officers, especially subalterns, who understood military discipline, and could speak the German language ; and as a sufficient number of... 
