La Guerre, by Erckmann-Chatrian, with map, intr.and comm. by A. C. Clapin1883 |
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... French stories of rustic , domestic , and military life , all of which have found favour with thousands of readers throughout Europe , but none more so than the present work , La Guerre . Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian have been ...
... French stories of rustic , domestic , and military life , all of which have found favour with thousands of readers throughout Europe , but none more so than the present work , La Guerre . Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian have been ...
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... French and German population of Alsace . They next began to depict the scenes and incidents of French military life in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars , more especially displaying the rough and hard experiences of the common ...
... French and German population of Alsace . They next began to depict the scenes and incidents of French military life in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars , more especially displaying the rough and hard experiences of the common ...
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... French , driven at bay in the mountains of Switzerland , contrived to bring back victory to their arms and checked the tide of ill- success which , in the early part of 1799 , had brought the Republic to the verge of destruction . At ...
... French , driven at bay in the mountains of Switzerland , contrived to bring back victory to their arms and checked the tide of ill- success which , in the early part of 1799 , had brought the Republic to the verge of destruction . At ...
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... French back upon the frontier of the Jura and their own resources . Meanwhile Korsakoff collected the greater part ... French commander . By great exertions the French engineers collected , by land - carriage , 12 pontoons and 37 boats ...
... French back upon the frontier of the Jura and their own resources . Meanwhile Korsakoff collected the greater part ... French commander . By great exertions the French engineers collected , by land - carriage , 12 pontoons and 37 boats ...
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... French was obstinate , and the carnage frightful ; but the Russians fought with the courage of despair , and at length succeeded in driving the Republicans before them and opening a passage . Korsakoff effected his retreat , but with ...
... French was obstinate , and the carnage frightful ; but the Russians fought with the courage of despair , and at length succeeded in driving the Republicans before them and opening a passage . Korsakoff effected his retreat , but with ...
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