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... garrison would thank- fully have them , but that it was now so early , that he dared not awake either the governor or his steward ; at the same time he told them to come forward , and he would open the other gate . All then passed ...
... garrison would thank- fully have them , but that it was now so early , that he dared not awake either the governor or his steward ; at the same time he told them to come forward , and he would open the other gate . All then passed ...
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... garrison made a very gallant defence , and killed and wounded many of the assailants . Sir William Douglas and his party , however , exerted themselves so much that the Castle was taken , and all the English killed , except the governor ...
... garrison made a very gallant defence , and killed and wounded many of the assailants . Sir William Douglas and his party , however , exerted themselves so much that the Castle was taken , and all the English killed , except the governor ...
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... treacherously given up by the garrison at Nantes , sent to Paris , and confined in the tower of the Louvre . The Countess , however , who possessed the courage • of a man and the heart of a lion Sir Walter Manny and the Countess of ...
... treacherously given up by the garrison at Nantes , sent to Paris , and confined in the tower of the Louvre . The Countess , however , who possessed the courage • of a man and the heart of a lion Sir Walter Manny and the Countess of ...
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... garrisons with men and provisions , and took up her own quarters at Hennebon . The Lord Charles of Blois , however , was not long before he followed her thither , knowing that as the Earl was in prison , the war must be concluded , if ...
... garrisons with men and provisions , and took up her own quarters at Hennebon . The Lord Charles of Blois , however , was not long before he followed her thither , knowing that as the Earl was in prison , the war must be concluded , if ...
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... garrison . The engagement continued with great courage till noon , when the assailants were obliged to retire . When the lords of France perceived their men retreat , they were much enraged , and made them return to the assault , which ...
... garrison . The engagement continued with great courage till noon , when the assailants were obliged to retire . When the lords of France perceived their men retreat , they were much enraged , and made them return to the assault , which ...
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