John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Tom 61865 |
Z wnętrza książki
Wyniki 1 - 5 z 100
Strona 10
... sent for . Petion was quietly waiting , at the Hôtel de Ville , the attack of the mob on the palace , and showed no disposition to move , but a number of the members of the municipal council , who were not aware of the game Petion was ...
... sent for . Petion was quietly waiting , at the Hôtel de Ville , the attack of the mob on the palace , and showed no disposition to move , but a number of the members of the municipal council , who were not aware of the game Petion was ...
Strona 20
... sent , for having voluntarily gone to attend on the queen . Madame de Tourzel and the few other attendants were sent away , and no one left but Cléry , the faithful valet - de - chambre , to wait on the whole group . Deputation after ...
... sent , for having voluntarily gone to attend on the queen . Madame de Tourzel and the few other attendants were sent away , and no one left but Cléry , the faithful valet - de - chambre , to wait on the whole group . Deputation after ...
Strona 22
... sent to the camp of Dillon ; the spirit of the assembly triumphed ; the municipality of Sedan gave up the imprisoned commis- sioners ; the soldiers declared in a mass for the assembly ; and La Fayette was left alone with his staff . He ...
... sent to the camp of Dillon ; the spirit of the assembly triumphed ; the municipality of Sedan gave up the imprisoned commis- sioners ; the soldiers declared in a mass for the assembly ; and La Fayette was left alone with his staff . He ...
Strona 32
... sent messages to Chasot , Dubouquet , and to Kellermann , to direct their march so as to meet him at St. Menehould . advanced to the centre of the basin at Valmi , where , on the morning of the 20th , he found himself commanded by the ...
... sent messages to Chasot , Dubouquet , and to Kellermann , to direct their march so as to meet him at St. Menehould . advanced to the centre of the basin at Valmi , where , on the morning of the 20th , he found himself commanded by the ...
Strona 35
... sent to swell his army for the invasion of Flanders ; besides which , that his troops , who were destitute of almost everything , should receive shoes and greatcoats , and that six thousand million of francs should be sent for their pay ...
... sent to swell his army for the invasion of Flanders ; besides which , that his troops , who were destitute of almost everything , should receive shoes and greatcoats , and that six thousand million of francs should be sent for their pay ...
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
allies allowed already amongst appeared arms army arrived assembly attack attempt Austrians battle body British brought Buonaparte called carried cause charge command commune compelled conduct continued convention death defeated defend demanded destroyed determined duke emperor enemy England English entered fact fire five fleet followed force four France French gave George give guards hands head hundred immediately Italy jacobins John joined killed king lord Louis means millions ministers Napoleon never officers once Paris party passed peace person Pitt possession pounds prepared present prince prisoners received refused remained replied retreat royal Russians says seized sent ships soldiers soon Spain Spanish strong surrender taken thousand tion took town treaty troops Wellington whilst whole wounded
Popularne fragmenty
Strona 267 - Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point. But, in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.
Strona 172 - There is no if in the case," replied the Admiral : " that we shall succeed, is certain : who may live to tell the story is a very different question.
Strona 333 - Augustina sprung forward over the dead and dying, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artilleryman, and fired off a six-and-twenty pounder; then, jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege.
Strona 267 - ... command) that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines of sixteen ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight of the fastest sailing two-decked ships, which will always make, if wanted, a line of twenty-four sail, on whichever line the commander-in-chief may direct.
Strona 496 - PIECES OF CANNON, with their ammunition, which fell into our hands. I continued the pursuit till long after dark, and then discontinued it, only on account of the fatigue of our troops, who had been engaged during twelve hours, and because I found myself on the same road with Marshal...
Strona 243 - ... consciences ? I consider it as no disgrace to make the first step. I have, I hope, sufficiently proved to the world, that I fear none of the chances of war : it, besides, presents nothing that I need to fear.
Strona 53 - Santerre, accompanied by seven or eight municipal officers, entered at the head of ten soldiers, and drew them up in two lines. At this movement, the King came out of his closet, and said to Santerre, ' You are come for me ?' — ' Yes,
Strona 224 - Keston," with the younger Pitt, his friend William Wilberforce, whose position as a representative of the evangelical party gave weight to his advocacy of such a cause, resolved to bring in a bill for the abolition of the slave trade.
Strona 357 - ... of every beast in the country ought to be directed, the bravery of the soldiers, their losses and their success will only make matters worse and increase our embarrassment and distress. ' I positively will not move, nay more, I will disperse my army, till I am supplied with provisions and means of transport as I ought to be.
Strona 99 - A government in every country should be just like a corporation ; and in this country, it is made up of the landed interest, which alone has a right to be represented...