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Page 46
... body , were incredible . At length , not vanquished , but oppressed by numbers , they all fell except one man , who escaped to Sparta , where he was treated as a coward and traitor to his country , and nobody would keep company or ...
... body , were incredible . At length , not vanquished , but oppressed by numbers , they all fell except one man , who escaped to Sparta , where he was treated as a coward and traitor to his country , and nobody would keep company or ...
Page 54
... body of the Gre- cian army , and made their greatest efforts particularly upon their front . This was led by Aristides and Themistocles , who supported it a long time with an intrepid courage and bravery ; but were at length obliged to ...
... body of the Gre- cian army , and made their greatest efforts particularly upon their front . This was led by Aristides and Themistocles , who supported it a long time with an intrepid courage and bravery ; but were at length obliged to ...
Page 349
... body , which is stated to have passed through his lungs , and general Townshend took com- mand of the British army . About the same time , Montcalm , fighting in the front of his battalions , received a mortal wound ; and general ...
... body , which is stated to have passed through his lungs , and general Townshend took com- mand of the British army . About the same time , Montcalm , fighting in the front of his battalions , received a mortal wound ; and general ...
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