History of Europe, from the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Volume 8

Archibald Alison

W. Blackwood and sons, 1859 - Europe

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CHAPTER XLVIII	1

S Page	3

Geographical description of the country	7

Able movements of Georgey in the north of Hungary	10

Form of government	14

The bill is passed in both Houses	15

Battle of Kapolna	16

Passage of the Bocca Tigris and Tiger Island	20

Total defeat of the expedition	385

Charles Alberts plan of operations	386

Commencement of the attack ib 38 Successful attack on Pastrengo and retreat of the Austrians behind the Adige	387

Blockade of Peschiera and Mantua	388

Unsuccessful attack of the King on Rivoli	389

Battle of Santa Lucia	390

Results of the battle and views of both parties	391

Count Nugent and the army of reserve on the Isonzo	392

Great improvements in agriculture especially draining	21

Further hostilities with a larger squadron	26

Storming of the forts	27

Terms of accommodation with the Canton government	28

Storming of Amoy	29

Second capture of Chusan	30

Storming of Chinghae	31

And of Ningpo	32

Defeats of the Chinese around Ningpo ib 39 Capture of Chapoo	33

Operations against the YangtzeKiang river Its importance	34

Forcing of the entrance of the YangtzeKiang and Woosung rivers	35

Failure of negotiations and advance of the British fleet to ChinKiangfoo ib 43 Description and storming of ChinKiangfoo	36

Arrival of the British before Nankin and preparations to storm it	37

Terms of the Treaty	38

Reflections on this treaty	39

Disastrous state of India after the Affghanistan defeat ib 48 Collection of a new army at Peshawur	40

Character of General Pollock	41

Character of General Nott	42

Different opinions in Government as to the course to be pursued regard ing Affghanistan	43

Extreme and general despondence over India	44

Agitation and incipient confederacy among the native powers	45

Depressed state of the troops at Peshawur ib 55 Failure of the attempt to force the pass	46

Bad state of the troops when Pollock arrived	47

Courage and fortitude of the garrison of Jellalabad	48

Earthquake at Jellalabad	49

Efforts of the garrison to repair the disaster	50

Continuance of the blockade and arrival of reinforcements at Peshawur ib 61 Plan of attack on the Khyber	51

Storming of the Pass	52

Great effect of this victory and advance to Jellalabad	53

Glorious defence of Jellalabad	54

Total defeat of the Affghans ib 66 Lord Ellenboroughs Proclamation to the garrison of Jellalabad	55

Character of Lord Ellenborough	56

What led to his early recall	57

Lord Ellenboroughs preference of the military authorities to the civil ib 70 Lord Ellenboroughs views regarding Affghanistan	58

Position of the British in Candahar	59

Commencement of the Candahar revolt	60

Battle of the Urghundaub	61

Great difficulties of Notts situation ib 75 Able plans of the Affghans	62

Glorious defence of Candahar by Rawlinson and Lane	63

Reinforcements prepared in Scinde	64

Defeat of General England	65

Fall of Ghuznec ib 80 Heroic defence of KhelatiGhilzye	66

Lord Ellenborough abandons the idea of an advance to Cabul	67

Extreme discontent of the Socialists	68

Murder of Shah Soojah	69

Preparations for the insurrection of May	71

Circumstances which rendered the advance more feasible	72

Improved condition of both Pollocks and Notts armies	73

Successful expedition into the Shinwarree Valley	74

Advance of Pollock towards Cabul	75

Victory of Pollock at Jugdulluck	76

Description of the Pass beyond Jugdulluck 77 ib 90 Position chosen by Akbar Khan 91 Glorious victory of Pollock	78

Spectacle of the bones of the former army 79	79

Operations of Notts troops against Ghuznee and Cabul	81

Check of Notts advanced guard 95 Notts victory at Ghoaine ib 96 Removal of the gates of Somnauth	82

Proclamation of a Republic in Rome and defection of the Swiss Guards	83

Renewal of the war between Piedmont and Austria	84

Forces of the Piedmontese on the renewal of the war 431 432 434	85

General submission of Affghanistan 101 Steps for the recovery of the captives 86	86

Different feelings of the two armies on the renewal of the war 436	87

Description of the theatre of war	88

Treaty for their deliverance	89

Shakespear passes Alexanders column ib 104 Deliverance of Lady Sale and the captives	90

Meeting of Lady Sale and her husband ib 106 Final retirement of the British from Affghanistan 107 Universal joy in India on these successes 91	91

Position of Novara and of the two armies	92

Liberation of Dost Mahommed and conclusion of the war	93

Restoration of the gates of Somnauth and its object	94

Reflections on this step of Lord Ellenborough	95

Abdication and escape of Charles Albert	96

CHAPTER XLIX	97

Conclusion of an armistice and its conditions	98

The Ameers of Scinde 3 British intercourse with Scinde	99

Farther treaties with the Ameers in 1834 and 1838 ib	100

Passage of Keanes army through Scinde	101

Treaty of 1838 forced upon the Ameers	102

Lord Ellenboroughs views as to Scinde	103

New treaty proposed	104

Which is forced on the Ameers	105

Expedition against EmaunGhur	106

Capture and destruction of it	107

279	108

Napier returns to the Indus and fresh negotiations	109

Preparations for an attack on the enemy and force on both sides	110

Preparations for the battle of Meanee	111

Battle of Meanee	112

Victory of Napier	113

Results of the battle	114

Fall of Hyderabad	115

Position of Napier after the battle ib 21 Annexation of Scinde to the British dominions	116

23	117

Battle of Hyderabad	119

Napiers victory	120

Results of the victory	121

Capture of Meerpoor and Omercote ib 28 Final defeat of Shere Mahommed	122

Honours to the victors and Lord Ellenboroughs Proclamation	124

Reflections on the conquest of Scinde	125

Napiers civil administration	126

Distracted state of the Punjaub after Runjeet Singhs death	127

Murder of the Maharajah and his sons	128

Affairs of Gwalior	129

Distracted and dangerous condition of that State	130

Dismissal of Mama Sahib and rupture with Britain	131

Invasion of Gwalior	132

Battle of Maharajpore	133

Victory of the British	134

Loss on both sides	135

General Greys victory ib 42 Treaty with the Gwalior Government	136

Brilliant results of Lord Ellenboroughs administration	137

Credit due to Lord Ellenborough himself	138

Real causes of the recall	139

Appointment of Sir H Hardinge as GovernorGeneral	141

Policy recommended to Sir H Hardinge by the Court of Directors	142

Hardinges arrival in India and early pacific measures	143

Importance of railways in India in a military as well as a civil point of view	144

Origin of the Sikhs	145

Description of the Sikhs and their power	146

Geographical description of the country	147

Character of Runjeet Singh	148

Character of Lord Hardinge	149

Of Lord Gough	150

Of Sir C Napier	151

Position of the British troops before the Sikh war	152

Position of affairs in Lahore	153

Hardinge resists the concentration of the army ib 60 Hostile movements of the Sikhs and of the British	155

Immense advantages on the side of the Sikhs	157

Movements of both parties before the collision ib 63 Battle of Moodkee	162

Movements which led to the battle	172

Dreadful slaughter of the Sikhs in crossing the bridge	178

Renewed disturbances in the Punjaub and fresh treaty with the Sikh	184

Bloody repulse of the British	190

Glorious victory of the British	196

Great works undertaken by Lord Dalhousie	202

Second Burmese war and capture of Martaban	203

Storming of Rangoon	204

Storming of Bassein	205

Capture of Prome and Pegu	206

Peace with Burmah	207

Annexation of Oude	208

Grounds assigned for it	209

Reflections on these events	211

What of the incorporation of Oude?	212

Picture of the Indian empire at this period	213

Absence of direct Parliamentary government the cause of this	215

Contemporary reflections on the fall of the East India Company	216

Danger of direct government of India by Britain	218

CHAPTER L	220

Discontent which the rule of the middle class had excited in France	221

First acts of the Provisional Government	222

Disorders around Paris	223

Confusion and pressure at the Hôtel de Ville	224

Cares of the Government	225

Extreme disorders in Paris	226

Noble conduct of Lamartine in regard to the Drapeau Rouge	227

Institution of the Garde Mobile and Volunteers	228

Decrees against the exMinisters and other measures	229

Reopening of the clubs liberation of prisoners planting of trees of liberty and fête of March 5	230

Prostration of credit and formation of the Ateliers Nationaux	231

Formation of the Ateliers Nationaux	232

Who was responsible for them	233

Share which Louis Blanc had in them ib 16 Real principles of the Socialists	234

Louis Blancs real fault	235

Decisive answer to the Socialist doctrines	236

Absence of religious jealousy in this Revolution	238

Socialist demands of the working classes	239

Acts against free trade and expulsion of English workmen from France	240

Monetary and commercial crisis and resignation of M Goudchoux as Finance Minister	241

Garnier Pagès minister Financial state of the Bank	242

Suspension of cash payments	243

Great effects of this change and its wisdom ib 26 Effects of this measure and its extension to the provincial banks	244

442	294

295	295

Commencement of an agitation in favour of Louis Napoleon	296

Increasing conservatism of the electors and weakness of the Government	298

Page 78 Alarming state of the finances	299

Steps which led to the insurrection	300

Measures against the Socialists and general discontent among them	301

Forces on both sides ib 82 Commencement of the insurrection	302

Progress of the insurrection	304

First combats and appointment of Cavaignac as Dictator	305

Subsequent actions	306

Further combats	307

Storming of the Pantheon ib 89 Murder of General Brea and storm of the barricades on the left of the Seine	308

Attack on the Faubourg St Antoine	310

Desperate resistance which ensued	311

Heroism and death of the Archbishop of Paris ib 93 Surrender of the Faubourg St Antoine and termination of the insur rection	313

Results of the conflict and losses on the two sides	314

Atrocious cruelty of the insurgents	315

Deeds of heroism on the part of the troops	316

Disturbances in the provinces and continued dictatorship of Cavaignac	317

First measures of the Dictators government	318

Conclusions to be drawn from these events	319

The revolutionists punished each other for their sins	320

CHAPTER LI	321

Inquiry on the revolts of May and June	322

Violence of M Proudhon the next Socialist leader	324

Repressive legislative measures	325

Goudchouxs plan for asssessing income as well as land	326

Discussion on the Constitution	328

Answer of Odillon Barrot 330	330

Result of the debate	331

Argument in favour of an election of the President by the Chamber	332

Reply of Lamartine	334

Adoption and proclamation of the Constitution	335

Summary of it	336

Renewed but abortive club agitation	337

Return of Louis Napoleon and his entry into the Assembly	338

Renewed banquet agitation	339

Contest of Cavaignac and Louis Napoleon for the Presidency	340

Position and views of General Cavaignac	341

Address of Cavaignac to the electors	343

Embarrassment from the events at Rome	346

Result of the election	347

Results of the election on public men	348

Appointment of a Ministry	349

Deplorable state of the finances ib 32 Failure of the indirect taxes and of imports	350

The Revolution had been buried in the grave of universal suffrage	351

Which would not be the case in Great Britain	352

CHAPTER LII	354

Proximate causes of the Revolution in Italy	355

Effect of the Revolution of Paris at Rome and Venice	356

Forces of the Austrians in Italy	358

His character	359

General Hess his chief of the staff	360

Feeling in Lombardy on the war and Austrian rule ib 9 Insurrection at Milan and retreat of the Austrians from thence	361

Final victory of the insurgents	362

Immense effects of this victory to the insurgents	363

Spread of the insurrection and retreat of Radetsky to the Mincio	364

Forces and movements of Charles Albert	365

Biography and character of Charles Albert	366

Revolution and civil war in Sicily ib 16 Bombardment of the city and concession of the Government	367

Which leads to increased demands from the insurgents	368

The King of Naples agrees to give a constitution	369

Spread of the Revolution in Sicily	370

Defeat of the insurgents in Naples by the Swiss ib 21 Dethronement of the King of Naples and election of the Duke of Genoa as King of Sicily	372

Change of ministry in Rome	373

The Pope is at last obliged to declare war against Austria	374

Forces at the disposal of Charles Albert	375

Other forces of the Italian League	376

Radetskys forces and position	377

Its weak side in consequence of the insurrection in its rear	378

Measures to recover and secure the Tyrol	379

Measures of the Provisional Government at Milan	381

First operations on the Mincio	382

Invasion of the Tyrol by the free corps	384

Fall of Udine and advance of Nugent to Sacile	393

Passage of the Piave by the Austrians ib 46 Junction of the army of reserve with the army of Radetsky	395

Important effect of the counterrevolution at Naples ib 48 State of the armies on the Adige and refusal of the Crown of Lombardy by Charles Albert	396

Siege of Peschiera	397

Radetskys able movement to raise the siege ib 51 Storming of Curtatone by the Austrians	398

Repulse of the Austrians at Goito	399

Fall of Peschiera	400

Dangerous position and difficulties of Radetsky	401

Movements of the Austrians	402

March against Vicenza ib 57 Storming of the Monte Berici	403

Return of Radetsky to Verona and capture of Rivoli	404

Great results of the capture of Vicenza	405

Pause in military operations and preparations of both parties	407

Reinforcements obtained	408

Distracted state of the Austrian army	409

Movement of Charles Albert against Mantua and its dangers	410

Blockade of Mantua and relief of the citadel of Ferrara	411

Repulse of the Austrians before Rivoli	412

Movement of Radetsky against the Piedmontese centre and right	413

Battle of Custoza ib 68 Movements after the battle	415

Success of Charles Albert on the Somma Campagna	416

Movements of the two parties ib 71 Second desperate battle of Valeggio	417

Results of the battle and retreat of the Piedmontese	418

Retreat of the Piedmontese across the Oglio and the Adda	419

Continued to Milan ib 75 Capitulation of Milan	420

Armistice and desperate measures of the Radicals	422

Increased excitement in Italy after the fall of Milan	423

Events at Florence and Leghorn	424

449	449

Capture of Bologna by the Austrians 106 Affairs of Naples	453

Fall of Catania 118 Blockade of Venice	457

The Austrians had previously acceded to a separation of Lombardy from Austria	471

Reflections on the conduct of Great Britain on this crisis 123 Conduct of the military commanders on both sides 124 To what the defeat of the Italian...	473

CHAPTER LIII	478

Passions of religion and race	479

Different races in Austria ib 4 State of Prussia	481

Division of parties on the principle of representation in Germany	488

Constitution of Hungary	489

Great extent of the exclusive privileges in Hungary	490

General yielding of the established Governments to the French opinions	495

Belgium survives the shock ib 18 Monetary and commercial crisis in Belgium	497

Changes in the Constitution of Holland	498

Progress of the Revolution in Germany	500

All the lesser German Sovereigns yield	501

Disturbances in Prussia	502

Important Proclamation by the King of Prussia	503

Tumult in Berlin	504

Bloody conflict and submission of the King	505

Revolution in Bavaria and resignation of the King	506

Divisions in Prussia on the recent changes	507

New Prussian Constitution	509

Its provisions ib 30 Dispute of the Prussian with the General Diet	510

Great meeting at Heidelberg	511

Elections for the General Diet	512

Composition of the General Diet	513

German encroachments on SchleswigHolstein	514

Great importance of this question in a social point of view The Schleswig Holstein question	516

Claims of the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig	517

Invasion of the Duchies by the Prussian troops	518

First victory of the Danes	519

Renewed invasion of Schleswig and victories of the Prussians	520

Sweden intervenes and Russia is in observation	522

Battle of Duppeln ib 42 Negotiations for an armistice which is concluded	523

Suppression of a revolt in the south	525

The new Constitution and Archduke John elected Regent	526

Mortification of the Cabinet of Berlin at this result	527

Installation of the GrandDuke John as Regent of Germany	528

Vast changes effected by the German National Assembly	529

Polish Revolt	530

Which is suppressed ib 50 New Constitution of Prussia	532

Riots in Berlin and change of Ministry ib 52 Ministry again changed Measures of the King	534

Address of General Von Wrangel to his troops ib 54 Disorders in Berlin and pusillanimity of the Burgher Guard	535

Riot at the Assembly Hall and change of Ministry	537

Dramatic scene in the Assembly	538

The Assembly resolve to resist	539

The Assembly is dissolved by force	541

Continued contest with the Assembly	542

Completion of the victory of the Crown	543

Completion of the Kings victory and dissolution of the Assembly	544

Kings Constitution	545

Address of the King to troops of the line and landwehr	547

Proceedings of the Diet at Frankfort and the Regent	548

Violent outbreak at Frankfort	549

Combat in Frankfort	550

Revolt of Struvę in Baden	551

Debate in the Frankfort Assembly on the prosecution of the members	553

Increasing jealousy of Austria at the Central Government	554

Prince of Leiningens speech on the requisites of a united German Empire ib 71 Capture and execution of Blum at Vienna	556

Extreme incompetence of the Frankfort Assembly and breach with Austria	557

Pernicious influence of the Clubs over the Assembly	558

The Imperial Crown is offered to the King of Prussia	559

Which is refused by the King and his reasons for it	560

Views of Austria on the subject and on the German Constitution	561

It is received and accepted by the lesser states	562

Breach between the Frankfort Assembly and Prussia	564

Violent proceedings of the Assembly at Stuttgardt and its dissolution	565

Insurrection in Saxony and Hanover which is at first successful and finally quelled	567

Insurrection in Baden and the Palatinate	568

And its suppression by the armies of Prussia and Bavaria	569

Constitution agreed to by Prussia Hanover and Saxony	570

Its provisions	571

Proceedings of the New Chamber in Prussia	572

New electoral law in Prussia	573

Ascendancy of the moderate party in the new Chamber in consequence of voting by classes	574

Final arrangement of the German Diet and Constitution	575

Affairs of Würtemberg and Prussia in 1850	576

Dissension between Austria and Prussia regarding HesseCassel	577

Powerful intervention of Russia	579

The Olmutz Convention terminates the dispute	581

Page	582

ib 101 Victory of the Danes	588

Reflections on the failure of the movement for German liberty 105 Great effects of the loyalty of the army 102 Results of the victory to the Danes an...	590

CHAPTER LIV	596

Liberal Constitution for Bohemia	603

Desperate and bloody fight in Prague 14 Gradual suppression of the Sclavonic revolt in Bohemia 15 Commencement of the revolt in Hungary 16 Ar...	608

Austria was saved by the fidelity of the army 18 Animosity of races which broke out in the Austrian Empire 19 The hostility of the Hungarians to the...	614

Page 31 Return of the Emperor to Vienna	620

Meeting of the Austrian Constituent Assembly 27 Commencement of a rupture between the Magyars and the Croats 28 The Ban is disavowed by the ...	622

Commencement of differences between Austria and Hungary	628

Memorable conference between Jellachich and Count Bathiany	629

State of parties in Hungary at this time	630

Democratic or republican party	631

Character of Georgey 632	632

Character of Kossuth	634

Of Jellachich	635

Of Windischgratz	636

Of Prince Schwartzenberg	638

Revolt of the Razen	639

Preparations for war on both sides	640

Plan of the Austrians	641

Plan of the campaign on the part of the Hungarians	642

Immense efforts of the Hungarians	643

Appointment of Count Lamberg and counterproclamation of the Hunga rian Diet	644

Murder of Count Lamberg ib 49 Execution of Count Zichy	646

Dissolution of the Diet of Hungary which is declared in a state of siege	647

Commencement of the insurrection in Vienna	648

Strange scene at a meeting of the conspirators	649

Plans of the conspirators and commencement of the insurrection	650

Commencement of the combat and successes of the insurgents	651

Capture of the office of the warminister and murder of Count Latour	653

Storming of the arsenal	655

Retirement of the Emperor to Olmutz	656

The military are stationed in the Belvidere Gardens	657

March of Jellachich on Vienna	658

His approach ib 62 Great agitation in Vienna and vain attempts to gain the Ban	659

Approach of Windischgratz from Prague	660

Character of Bem	661

Vienna refuses to surrender the bombardment commences	662

Preparations for the assault on both sides	663

Storming of the barricade of the Prater ib 68 Night which followed the attack	664

Commencement of conference for a surrender	665

Approach of the Hungarians as seen from the steeples of Vienna	666

Battle of Schwechat and defeat of the Hungarians	667

Total defeat of the Hungarians	668

Surrender of Vienna	669

Execution of Blum	670

Formation of a new Ministry by Schwartzenberg	672

Resignation of the Emperor and accession of the new Emperor Francis Joseph	673

Inactivity of the Austrians after the victory	692

It is resolved to fight for Pesth	698

Victory of the Hungarians	705

Great results of the battle	709

Declaration of Hungarian Independence	709

Siege and storm of Buda	714

Forces and chances of the Magyars	718

Biography and character of Haynau	719

Biography and character of Paskewitch	720

Forces of the Austrians and Russians ib 51 Forces of the Hungarians	721

Causes of the delay in the commencement of the campaign	722

Battle of Pered	724

Advance of the Austrians towards Waitzen and battle of Acz	726

Issue of the conflict	727

Results of the battle and advance of the Austrians to Pesth	728

Battle of Waitzen	729

Desperate cavalry action at Tzombor ib 62 Desperate state of Hungarian affairs and proposals of capitulation	730

Georgey is dismissed and restored to the command	731

Results of the first part of the campaign	732

Ability and consequences of Georgeys mountain march and combat at Poroszlo	733

Combat in front of Debreczin	734

Defeat of the Hungarians	735

Disasters of the insurgents in Transylvania	736

Defeat of Bem at Segesvar	737

Final defeat of Bem at Hermanstadt	738

Advance of the Austrians to Szegedin	739

Battle of Szegedin	740

The advance to Temesvar	741

Defeat of the Austrians before Komorn	744

Eccentric retreat of Dembinski and Bem to the south	745

Resignation of Kossuth and Georgey declared Dictator	746

Interview of Georgey and Bem	747

Georgeys letter to Rudiger offering surrender	748

The Hungarians lay down their arms	749

Mournful ceremony which then occurred	750

Surrender of the remaining corps and fortresses and termination of the war	751

Paskewitch intervenes in vain in behalf of the Hungarian leaders	752

Executions of Hungarian leaders	753

Mutual jealousy of Austrians and Russians after the war	754

Deep interest of the Hungarian war	755

The Hungarian insurrection was unjustifiable ib 89 And disastrous to freedom if successful	756

Military and naval armaments of the empire at this period	821

His Cabinet	827

The gold discoveries in California and Australia in 1850 and 1851	833

Ceremony in St Pauls	839

Deplorable state of the public finances 246	848

Measures on the question of primary education and the Council of State	849

Meeting of the Legislative Assembly	856

Impression made by this step in Paris and the provinces	862

Election of March 10 1850 in Paris	864

Effects of this election on public opinion	865

Meeting of Louis Napoleon with the electors ib 26 Law of the 31st May on the electoral rights	867

Effect of this law on public opinion and the President	868

Hostile spirit evinced in the Assembly in the vote on the Mayors on the civil list and on the permanent commission	869

Presidents tour in the provinces ib 30 Parliamentary coalition against the President	870

Rupture between the President and General Changarnier	872

Opening of the new session of the Assembly	873

Commencement of the rupture with the Assembly	874

Violent proceedings in the Assembly	875

Hostile vote of the Assembly against the President	876

Change of Ministry and exhaustion of parties	877

New Ministry	878

Revision of the Constitution	879

Napoleon and Cavaignac on the revision of the Constitution	880

Vote against the revision of the Constitution prorogation of the Assembly	881

State of parties during the recess preparations of the President and change of Ministry ib 42 Opening of the session	882

Motion of the Quæstors	884

Views of the leaders of parties at this time	885

Military meeting at General Magnans	886

Conspiracy in the Assembly ib 48 Preparations for the coupdétat	887

The Presidents proclamation to the people	889

Dispersion of the National Assembly ib 51 Combat in Paris	890

Great majority over France for Louis Napoleon	892

Conclusion of the authors work ib 54 Results of the strife so far as the cause of freedom is concerned	893

What have been the additions made to the cause of freedom	894

Effects of the European revolutions on the civilisation of the world	895

What is necessary to make an ancient nation emigrate	896

The love of power does this	897

Which ends in stoppage of increase of the people and great emigration	898

Effect of the growth of wealth in raising prices	899

Which induces the cry for Free Trade ib 62 Influence of monetary measures and manufactures for the export sale in arresting population	901

Growth in old societies of the causes which retard and stop their increase	902

Which was the change going on in Europe during the period embraced in this History	903

Democracy is a means not an end and it has answered its purpose	905

This arises from an overestimate of the average capacity of human nature	906

Corresponding error in the estimate of the capacity of nations for Free dom or true Religion	907

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Affghanistan Affghans Ameers April arms army artillery Assembly attack Austrian Austrian Empire Balleyd barricades battalions battle brigade British Cabul Candahar capital cavalry CHAP Chinese columns command commenced contest corps defeat Desp disaster effect election Ellenborough Ellesmere Emperor empire enemy enemy's entirely extreme fire force France Frankfort garrison Georgey German German Confederacy Ghuznee Gough Governor-General guns Gwalior head Hist honour hostile Hungarian Hungary immediately Imperial India infantry inhabitants insurgents insurrection intrenched Jellalabad Kaye King Klapka Kossuth Ledru-Rollin LIII Lord Lord Ellenborough Louis Blanc Magyars March ment military ministers Napier National Guard Nott officers party passed Peshawur Pesth Piedmontese Pollock Prince Provisional Government Prussia Punjaub Radetsky regiments rendered resistance retired retreat Revolution river Schleswig Scinde sepoys side Sikh Sir H soldiers soon success Sutlej thousand tion town treaty troops victory Vienna Waitzen whole Windischgratz XLIX XLVIII

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Page 180 - The army of the Sutlej has now brought its operations in the field to a close, by the dispersion of the Sikh army and the military occupation of Lahore, preceded by a series of the most triumphant successes ever recorded in the military history of India.‎

Appears in 28 books from 1846-1970

Page 153 - Ferozepore, that that post would resist any attack from the Sikh army, as long as its provisions lasted; and that I could at any time relieve it, under the ordinary circumstances of an Asiatic army making an irruption into our territories, provided it had not the means of laying siege to the fort and the entrenched camp.‎

Appears in 20 books from 1816-2006

Page 904 - Dr Tulloch's Essay, in its masterly statement of the real nature and difficulties of the subject, its logical exactness in distinguishing the illustrative from the suggestive, its lucid arrangement of the argument, its simplicity of expression, is quite unequalled by any work we have seen on the subject.‎

Appears in 51 books from 1857-1877

Page 69 - Cabool, and Jellalabad, you will require, for the transport of provisions, a much larger amount of carriage ; and you will be practically without communications, from the time of your leaving Candahar. Dependent entirely upon the courage of your army, and upon your own ability in directing it, I should...‎

Appears in 26 books from 1817-2004

Bibliographic information

Title	History of Europe, from the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Volume 8 History of Europe, from the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Archibald Alison
Author	Archibald Alison
Publisher	W. Blackwood and sons, 1859
Original from	the University of Michigan
Digitized	13 Sep 2007

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