The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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... British subject . With ample materials already pub- lished , with sources of observation and information superior to those enjoyed by the majority of the Duke's biographers , the author of those charming military pictures , The ...
... British subject . With ample materials already pub- lished , with sources of observation and information superior to those enjoyed by the majority of the Duke's biographers , the author of those charming military pictures , The ...
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... British pen in recording the career of one who was in truth the friend and benefactor of all Europe , and not least of France , whose interests , and even whose feelings , found in him a wise and fearless champion in the hour of her ...
... British pen in recording the career of one who was in truth the friend and benefactor of all Europe , and not least of France , whose interests , and even whose feelings , found in him a wise and fearless champion in the hour of her ...
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... British troops were embarked at Bremen , in the spring of 1795. The evils of a divided command and state jealousies , the necessity for forethought and system , the advantages of conciliation and fair dealing with the inhabitants of a ...
... British troops were embarked at Bremen , in the spring of 1795. The evils of a divided command and state jealousies , the necessity for forethought and system , the advantages of conciliation and fair dealing with the inhabitants of a ...
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... British India . ' Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Re- publicans , was preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras . Colonel Wellesley was sent there The letter containing these ...
... British India . ' Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Re- publicans , was preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras . Colonel Wellesley was sent there The letter containing these ...
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... British service , scarcely thirty years of age , so interfering with the affairs of his superiors and of all about him . He lectures the Governor - General on the necessity of non - interference in military matters , and appoints to him ...
... British service , scarcely thirty years of age , so interfering with the affairs of his superiors and of all about him . He lectures the Governor - General on the necessity of non - interference in military matters , and appoints to him ...
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