The history of the northern war; commencing in 1812, to the Congress at Vienna in 18151815 |
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... Division of General Blucher's captured by the French . -Observations on the Battle of Rothiere . - The Allies weaken their Forces by dividing them . - General Observations . - Rheims opens its Gates to the Cossacks . - Telegraph ...
... Division of General Blucher's captured by the French . -Observations on the Battle of Rothiere . - The Allies weaken their Forces by dividing them . - General Observations . - Rheims opens its Gates to the Cossacks . - Telegraph ...
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... division of the empire , there are numerous bodies of troops , called " Gar- rison battalions : " these were ... divisions , and to consult with him on the best means of increasing their numbers and im- proving their discipline . Fresh ...
... division of the empire , there are numerous bodies of troops , called " Gar- rison battalions : " these were ... divisions , and to consult with him on the best means of increasing their numbers and im- proving their discipline . Fresh ...
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... divisions of infantry , but , they were now separated from them . The infantry of the line consisted of 28 divisions , of six regi- ments each , and every regiment contained three battalions of 600 effective men ; forming a total of ...
... divisions of infantry , but , they were now separated from them . The infantry of the line consisted of 28 divisions , of six regi- ments each , and every regiment contained three battalions of 600 effective men ; forming a total of ...
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... divisions of the Russian army as were to the south of the line between those two places . If he could not succeed in this part of his plan , his object would be next to attack the separate divisions , un- supported , and successively ...
... divisions of the Russian army as were to the south of the line between those two places . If he could not succeed in this part of his plan , his object would be next to attack the separate divisions , un- supported , and successively ...
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... divisions of his army advanced , but in a different direction from that in which they . had first moved instead of proceeding directly from Wilna to the Dwina , on which the Russians had retired , they stretched to the south , towards ...
... divisions of his army advanced , but in a different direction from that in which they . had first moved instead of proceeding directly from Wilna to the Dwina , on which the Russians had retired , they stretched to the south , towards ...
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Page 580 - Grand, gloomy, and peculiar, he sat upon the throne, a sceptred hermit, wrapt in the solitude of his own originality. A mind bold, independent, and decisive — a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy...
Page 580 - A mind, bold, independent, and decisive — a will, despotic in its dictates — an energy that distanced expedition, and a conscience pliable to every touch of interest, marked the outline of this extraordinary character — the most extraordinary, perhaps, that, in the annals of this world, ever rose, or reigned, or fell.
Page 581 - ... despotism. A professed catholic, he imprisoned the pope ; a pretended patriot, he impoverished the country ; and, in the name of Brutus, he grasped without remorse, and wore without shame, the diadem of the Caesars ! Through this pantomime of policy, fortune played the clown to his caprices. At his touch, crowns...
Page 581 - Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount ; space no opposition that he did not spurn : and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and empowered with ubiquity! The whole continent of Europe trembled at beholding the audacity of his designs, and the miracle of their execution.
Page 581 - ... promulgate; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the Cross; the orphan of St. Louis, he became the adopted child of the Republic...
Page 583 - His fall, like his life, baffled all speculation. In short, his whole history was like a dream to the world, and no man can tell how or why he was awakened from the reverie.
Page 518 - That convention, however, may be terminated with twelve months' notice, at the option of either party. A treaty of amity, navigation, and commerce, between the United States and his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia...
Page 580 - Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he did not profess — there was no opinion that he did not promulgate ; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the cross ; the orphan of St.
Page 582 - Such a medley of contradictions, and, at the same time, such an individual consistency, were never united in the same character. A royalist, a republican, and an emperor; a Mohammedan, a Catholic...
Page 581 - Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or too fanciful for expectation, when the world saw a subaltern of Corsica waving his imperial flag over her most ancient capitals.