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The chronological historian: containing a regular account of all material transactions and occurrences, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, relating to the English affairs, from the invasion of the Romans, to the present time. With the Creations and Promotions of the Nobility and Baronets, Ministers of State, Generals, Judges, Attorneys, and Solicitors-General, as they stand in Order of Time; whereby that Confusion, which generally misleads the Reader in the Perusal of our Historians for want of at exact Chronology, is prevented, and other Defects and Omission supply'd. By Mr. Salmon. Ilustrated with the effiges of all our English monarchs, curiously engraven from Original Paintings, by Mr. Vertue.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXIII [1723]
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The chronological historian: containing a regular account of all material transactions and occurrences, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, relating to the English affairs, From the Invasion of the Romans, to the Fourteenth Year of King George II. With the Creations and Promotions of the Nobility and Baronets, Ministers of State, Generals, Judges, Attorneys, and Solicitors-General, as they stand in Order of Time: Whereby that Confusion, which generally mislcads the Reader in the Perusal of our Historians, for want of an exact Chronology, is prevented, and other Defects and Omissions supplied. By Mr. Salmon, Author of The Modern History, &c. Illustrated with the effigies of all our English monarchs, curiously engraven from Original Paintings, by Mr. Vertue. In two volumes.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: M.DCC.XLVII. [1747]
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Memoirs of the Marchioness of Pompadour. Written by herself. Wherein are displayed the motives of the wars, treaties of peace, embassies, and negotiations, in the several courts of Europe: The Cabals and Intrigues of Courtiers; the Characters of Generals, and Ministers of State, with the Causes of their Rise and Fall; and, in general, the most remarkable Occurrences at the Court of France, during the last twenty Years of the Reign of Lewis XV. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]
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Memoirs of the Marchion. of Pompadour. Written by herself. Wherein are displayed the motives of the wars, treaties of peace, embassies, and negotiations, in the several courts of Europe: The Cabals and Intrigues of Courtiers; the Characters of Generals, and Ministers of State, with the Causes of their Rise and Fall; and, in general, the most remarkable Occurrences at the Court of France, during the last twenty Years of the Reign of Lewis XV. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Date: 1766?]
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A general history of sieges and battles, By Sea and Land. Containing, A Particular and Circumstantial Account Of the most remarkable Battles and Sieges, Bombardments and Expeditions, In different Ages and Parts of the World; And particularly, such as relate to Great Britain and her Dependencies. Including, anecdotes of the Lives, Military and Naval Transactions, of all the celebrated Admirals, Generals, Captains, &c. who have distinguished themselves in the Service of their Country. In which will be explained, The Military and Naval Terms of Art. Embellished with Plans of the Battles, and Heads of the Illustrious Persons, mentioned in the Course of the Work. Vol. I. Second Edition.
Date: 1762
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A system of camp-discipline, military honours, garrison-duty, and other regulations for the land forces. Collected by a gentleman of the army. In which are included, Kane's Discipline for a Battalion in Action. With a Map of the Seat of War, Lines and Plans of Battles, and above Sixty Military Schemes, finely engraved from the Originals of the most eminent Generals, &c. To which is added, General Kane's campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough, Improved from the late Earl of Craufurd's and Colonel Dunbar's Copies, taken from Gen. Kane's own Writing. With His Remarks on the several Stratagems by which every Battle was won or lost, from 1689 to 1712. The second edition. Continued from the Restoration where our Standing Army commences, in a Series of Historical and Chronological Facts of the Military and Naval Transactions of Great Britain; being a concise History (to supply the Scenes of Action in which the General was not engaged) to 1757. By an impartial hand.
Impartial hand.Date: 1757
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File of material re Arthur Martin Leake's double Victoria Cross, including photocopies of letters from Generals Kitchener, Roberts, etc., recommending Martin-Leake for DSO or Victoria Cross in South Africa in 1902, typescript copies of letters recommending a bar to his Victoria Cross for his conduct in Zonnebeke in 1914, and letter from Messrs. Hancock & Co., suggesting designs for the bar
Date: 1902Reference: RAMC/303
Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection
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The H-r heroes: Or, A song of triumph. In laud of the immortal conduct, and marvellous exploits of those choise spirits, during the last campaign, and the action of Dettingen. Most submissively inscrib'd to the Generals ****** and Ilton. By a H--N--R--N. Translated from the high German, into English verse, and the metre adapted to the tune of The miller of Mansfield.
Miller, James, 1706-1744.Date: [1744]
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British biography; or, An accurate and impartial account of the lives and writings of eminent persons in Great Britain and Ireland; from Wickliff, who began the Reformation by his writings, to the present time: whether Statesmen, Patriots, Generals, Admirals, Philosophers, Poets, Lawyers, or Divines. In which The several Incidents and remarkable Actions of their Lives, and the Particularities of their Deaths, that could be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records, are related; a Catalogue and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. ...
Date: M,DCC,LXXVII-M,DCC,LXXX [1777-1780]
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A system of camp-discipline, military honours garrison-duty, adjutants-duty, and other regulations for the land forces. Collected by a gentleman of the army. In which are included Kane's Discipline for a battalion in action. With a Map of the Seat of War, Lines and Plans of Battles, and above Sixty Military Schemes, finely engraved from the Originals of the most eminent Generals, &c. To which is added General Kane's Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough, Improved from the late Earl of Crauford's and Colonel Dunbar's Copies, taken from Gen. Kane's own Writing. With His Remarks on the several Stratagems by which every Battle was won or lost, from 1689 to 1712. The second edition. Continued from the Restoration, where our Standing Army commences, in a Series of Historical and Cronological Facts of the Military and Naval Transactions of Great Britain; being a concise History (to supply the Scenes of Action in which the General was not engaged) to 1760. By an impartial hand.
Impartial hand.Date: [1760]
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Lucius Annæus Florus, his Epitome of Roman history, from Romulus to Augustus Cæsar. Made English from the best editions and Corrections of Learned Men. Illustrated with cxxvi cuts, the Heads of the Roman Kings, Generals and other famous Persons. Collected from Authentick Monuments, by the late Excellent Graevius; and copied from his Edition by a Curious Hand. With a good Chronology and Directions to find the several Heads of History in all the best Authors.
Florus, Lucius Annaeus.Date: MDCCXXV. [1725]
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Lucius Annæus Florus, his Epitome of Roman History, from Romulus to Augustus Cæsar. Made English from the best editions and Corrections of Learned Men. Illustrated with cxxvi cuts, the Heads of the Roman Kings, Generals, and other Famous Persons: Collected from Authentick Monuments, by the late Excellent Graevius; and copied from his Edition by a Curious Hand. With A Good Chronology and Directions to find the several Heads of History in all the best Authors.
Florus, Lucius Annaeus.Date: 1714
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The detail and conduct of the American war, under Generals Gage, Howe, Burgoyne, and Vice Admiral Lord Howe: with A very full and correct state of the whole of the evidence, as given before a committee of the house of commons: and the Celebrated Fugitive Pieces, Which are said to have given rise to that Important Enquiry. The whole exhibiting a Circumstantial, Connected and Complete History of the Real Causes, Rise, Progress and Present State of the American Rebellion.
Date: M,DCC,LXXX. [1780]
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An impartial review of the present troubles of Germany, The Conduct of the Generals now in the Field, And particularly of the Late Battle of Dettingen; As also of the Present plan of Politicks of the Emperor and Queen of Hungary, and their Auxiliaries. In a letter from a Member of the Diet at Ratisbon, to a Publick Minister at the Hague, Dated the 4th of July, N. S. 1743. Translated from the Original French.
Member of the Diet at Ratisbon.Date: 1743
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The history of the swindling and amorous adventures of James George Semple, &c. &c. since his liberation from the hulks; comprising his various deceptions Practised upon the Convention at Paris, Dumourier, and the Generals of the Allied Armies. With an account of the major's former unparralleled feats in Russia, and his capital Retreat from that country. Together with his letters, as published to His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, with observations and refutations to each. To which are added a description with anecdotes of his present Dulcinea, the celebrated daughter of Mother Cole.
Date: [1795?]
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Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. Volume II. Consisting chiefly of letters from the French Ambassadors in England to their Court; and from Charles II. James II. King William, and Queen Mary, And the Ministers and Generals of those Princes. Taken from the Depôt des Affaires etrangeres at Versailles, and King William's private Cabinet at Kensington. Interspersed with Historical Relations, necessary to connect the Papers together. By Sir John Dalrymple, Bart.
Dalrymple, John, Sir, 1726-1810.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
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Medical histories of Confederate generals / by Jack D. Welsh.
Welsh, Jack D., 1928-2012.Date: [1995], ©1995
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Medical histories of Union generals / by Jack D. Welsh.
Welsh, Jack D., 1928-2012.Date: [1996], ©1996
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A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.Date: 1883Reference: 36305i
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A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.Date: 1883Reference: 36304i
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A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.Date: 1883Reference: 36307i
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Medical-military portraits of Union and Confederate generals / by Paul E. Steiner.
Steiner, Paul E. (Paul Eby), 1902-1978.Date: [1968]
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Page 116: three portraits of kings, princes or generals. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 27348i
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Military reflections addressed to the generals and field officers of the British Army.
Christian, Lieutenant (T. P.), active 1790-1791.Date: 1786
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Toward quality in nursing : needs and goals report of the surgeon generals' consultant group on nursing.
United States. Surgeon General's Consultant Group on Nursing.Date: 1963