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... hundred of these brave mountaineers defeated an immense host of Austri- ans ( 1315 ) . Sixty pitched battles , it is said , were fought between the contending parties ; but the spirit of William Tell , who appeared at this time , and of ...
... hundred of these brave mountaineers defeated an immense host of Austri- ans ( 1315 ) . Sixty pitched battles , it is said , were fought between the contending parties ; but the spirit of William Tell , who appeared at this time , and of ...
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... hundred and three galleys , were successively put to sea by Pisa , under the most skillful commanders ; but on every occasion the Genoese were able to oppose them with superior fleets . In August , 1284 , the Pisans were defeated in a ...
... hundred and three galleys , were successively put to sea by Pisa , under the most skillful commanders ; but on every occasion the Genoese were able to oppose them with superior fleets . In August , 1284 , the Pisans were defeated in a ...
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... hundred were killed . At the end of one year , the British government was surprised to find that no progress had been made towards a reduction of the Americans , and sent out an offer of pardon to the colonists , on condition that they ...
... hundred were killed . At the end of one year , the British government was surprised to find that no progress had been made towards a reduction of the Americans , and sent out an offer of pardon to the colonists , on condition that they ...
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... hundred and forty - nine days , extending over the space of several years . The proceedings resulted in the acquittal of Mr. Hastings . The king and queen had in the meantime become the parents of a numerous family of sons and daughters ...
... hundred and forty - nine days , extending over the space of several years . The proceedings resulted in the acquittal of Mr. Hastings . The king and queen had in the meantime become the parents of a numerous family of sons and daughters ...
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... hundred frigates and lesser vessels of war , and nearly two hundred of the finest steam and sailing transports in the world , lay at anchor , in one immense semicircle , nine or ten deep . The great line of battle - ships , with lights ...
... hundred frigates and lesser vessels of war , and nearly two hundred of the finest steam and sailing transports in the world , lay at anchor , in one immense semicircle , nine or ten deep . The great line of battle - ships , with lights ...
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