The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George II. (Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History.) ...Levis & Weaver, no.193, Market Street. Thomas L. Plowman, printer., 1810 - Great Britain |
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... Spain and England should be invited to accede to the treaty . a separate article , the contracting powers agreed , that in case of the Spanish king's dying without issue , the states general should assist the emperor with all their ...
... Spain and England should be invited to accede to the treaty . a separate article , the contracting powers agreed , that in case of the Spanish king's dying without issue , the states general should assist the emperor with all their ...
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... Spain ; and , in a word , acceded to the grand confederacy . He had no sooner declared himself than Catinat , the French general , entered his territories at the head of eighteen thousand men , and defeated him in a pitched battle near ...
... Spain ; and , in a word , acceded to the grand confederacy . He had no sooner declared himself than Catinat , the French general , entered his territories at the head of eighteen thousand men , and defeated him in a pitched battle near ...
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... Spain had undertaken to furnish troops to join the duke of Savoy ; and the maritime powers contributed their proportion in money . The elector of Bavaria was nominated to the supreme command of the imperial forces in that country ; the ...
... Spain had undertaken to furnish troops to join the duke of Savoy ; and the maritime powers contributed their proportion in money . The elector of Bavaria was nominated to the supreme command of the imperial forces in that country ; the ...
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... Spain : the emperor imparted it to the elector , who accepted the office without hesitation ; and he was immediately declared governor of the Low Countries by the council of state at Madrid . King William , after his return from the ...
... Spain : the emperor imparted it to the elector , who accepted the office without hesitation ; and he was immediately declared governor of the Low Countries by the council of state at Madrid . King William , after his return from the ...
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... Spain , destroyed some English and Dutch vessels at Malaga , Alicant , and other places ; and returned in triumph to Toulon . About this period , sir Francis Wheeler returned to England with his squadron , from an unfortunate expe ...
... Spain , destroyed some English and Dutch vessels at Malaga , Alicant , and other places ; and returned in triumph to Toulon . About this period , sir Francis Wheeler returned to England with his squadron , from an unfortunate expe ...
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