The Military Life of John, Duke of MarlboroughHarper & Brothers, 1855 - 410 oldal Bogen er ikke alene en beskrivelse af alle de slag han førte, Marlboroughs liv fra fødsel til død beskrives detaljeret og understøttes af de citerede brevvekslinger. |
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43. oldal
... grounds , or so entirely are they overruled by a Superior Power , that to the consequence of this very aggression may be traced , by a clear chain of causes and effects , the curbing of the power of Louis XIV . , and the establishment ...
... grounds , or so entirely are they overruled by a Superior Power , that to the consequence of this very aggression may be traced , by a clear chain of causes and effects , the curbing of the power of Louis XIV . , and the establishment ...
44. oldal
... ground against Louis ; ary untoward event , the defection of any considerable power , would at once , it was felt , cast the balance in his favor ; and all history had demon- strated how many are the chances against any considerable ...
... ground against Louis ; ary untoward event , the defection of any considerable power , would at once , it was felt , cast the balance in his favor ; and all history had demon- strated how many are the chances against any considerable ...
78. oldal
... ground , and by following the same plan , by Napoleon in 1805. * But if the plan of the campaign was ably conceived on the part of the French cabinet , it presented , from the multiplicity of its combinations , serious difficulties in ...
... ground , and by following the same plan , by Napoleon in 1805. * But if the plan of the campaign was ably conceived on the part of the French cabinet , it presented , from the multiplicity of its combinations , serious difficulties in ...
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... ground in front of Blenheim and Unterglau were passed by the first line without much difficulty , though the men were exposed to a heavy fire of artillery from the French batteries ; and the firm ground on the slope being reached , they ...
... ground in front of Blenheim and Unterglau were passed by the first line without much difficulty , though the men were exposed to a heavy fire of artillery from the French batteries ; and the firm ground on the slope being reached , they ...
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... ground , on the other side of the Nebel . Operations of Eugene on the right . Mean- while , Eugene had been actively engaged on the extreme right , where he , too , had crossed the Nebel , in front of Lut- zingen . His first attack with ...
... ground , on the other side of the Nebel . Operations of Eugene on the right . Mean- while , Eugene had been actively engaged on the extreme right , where he , too , had crossed the Nebel , in front of Lut- zingen . His first attack with ...
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384. oldal - AWAKE, my St John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot ; Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit.
105. oldal - Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
162. oldal - Think nothing gain'd," he cries, " till nought remain, On Moscow's walls till Gothic standards fly, And all be mine beneath the polar sky." The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms...
331. oldal - Marlborough was raised to the head of the army, and indeed of the confederacy, where he, a new, a private man, a subject, acquired by merit and by management a more deciding influence, than high birth, confirmed authority, and even the crown of Great Britain, had given to King William.
34. oldal - I hope the great advantage I enjoy under your Majesty, which I can never expect in any other change of government, may reasonably convince your Majesty and the world that I am actuated by a higher principle, when I offer that violence to my inclination and interest as to desert your Majesty...
162. oldal - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
288. oldal - Bay, either by way of restitution or cession ; and that both nations should continue to enjoy whatever territories they might be possessed of in North America at the ratification of the treaties. She likewise insisted upon a security that the crowns of France and Spain should never be united on the same head.
106. oldal - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform. Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
98. oldal - I have not time to say more, but to beg you will give my duty to the queen, and let her know her army has had a glorious victory. M. Tallard and two other generals are in my coach, and I am following the rest. The bearer, my aide-de-camp, Colonel Parke, will give her an account of what has passed. I shall do it, in a day or two, by another more at large. MARLBOROUGH.
257. oldal - I am very sorry to tell you, that the behaviour of the french looks as, if they had no other desire than that of carrying on the war. I hope God will be pleased to bless this campaign, for I see nothing else that can give us peace, either at home or abroad.