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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- Books
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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]- Books
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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. ...
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The military history of the late Prince Eugene of Savoy, and of the late John Duke of Marlborough, including a particular description of the several battles, Sieges, &c. in which either or both those generals commanded. Collected from the best authors in all Languages. To which is added, a supplement, containing A succinct Account of the remarkable Events which happened in the late War, and wherein neither of the Illustrious Generals above-mentioned had any Share, particularly in Spain: From the Year One thousand seven hundred and One, to One thousand seven hundred and Thirteen. With a concise history of the last war in Germany and Italy. In four volumes. ...
Dumont, Jean, baron de Carlscroon, 1667-1727.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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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?]- Books
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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 begun 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 can be collected from History, Family Memoirs, and Records,will be related; a Catalogue and Specimen of their Writings given, with occasional Remarks; and their Characters delineated with Freedom and Impartiality. ...
Date: MDCCLXVI-M,DCC,LXXII [1766-1772]- Books
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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]- Books
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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]- Books
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The conduct of His Grace the Duke of Ormond, in the campaign 1712. Under Her Late Majesty Queen Anne. I. His Grace undertook the Command of the Army in Flanders, with a fixed Resolution to fight the French. II. Copies of several Letters that pass'd between his Grace and Mr. Secretary St John; also between Marshal Villars and his Grace. III. The Substance of several Conferences and Conversations between his Grace, Prince Eugene, and the Generals and Deputies of their High Mightinesses the States and others of the Allies. IV. The Difficulties he labour'd under in obeying the Queen's Orders to forbear Hostilities, and of secreting those Orders from the Knowledge of the Generals of the Allies. V. Some curious Anecdotes relating to the Separate Peace then carrying on betwixt the Courts of France and England. To which is prefix'd, A prefatory epistle, humbly addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield. In which a Parallel is drawn betwixt the Management of that War and of the present; and an Argument to prove, that an indifferent Peace is preferable even to a Successful War.
Manley, Delariviere, d. 1724.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]- Books
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The secret history of the court of Berlin; or, the character of the present King of Prussia, his Ministers, Mistresses, Generals, Courtiers, Favourites, and the Royal Family of Prussia. With numerous Anecdotes of the Potentates of Europe, especially of the late Frederic II. and an interesting Picture of the State of Politics, particularly in Prussia, Russia, Germany, and Holland. In a series of letters, translated from the French. A Posthumous Work. To which is Added A Memorial, presented to the present King of Prussia, on the Day of his Accession to the Throne, By Count Mirabeau. ...
Mirabeau, Gabriel-Honoré de Riquetti, comte de, 1749-1791.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The chronological historian: containing a regular account of all material transactions and occurences, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, relating to the English affairs, from the invasion of the Romans, to the death of King George the First. 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 an exact Chronology, is prevented, and other Defects and Omissions supply'd. By Mr. Salmon. Illustrated with the effigies of all our English monarchs, curiously Engraven from Original Paintings, by Mr. Vertue.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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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]- Books
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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- Books
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The complete English tradesman: directing him in the several parts and progressions of trade, from his first entring upon business, to his leaving off. Particularly with regard to Diligence, Over-Trading, Diversions, Expensive Living, Suretyship, Early Marrying, Compositions, Partnership, Trading Frauds, Fine Shops, Credit, Punctuality, Borrowing Money, Discounting, Book-Keeping, Monopolies, Combinations, Under-Selling, Engrossing, Litigiousness, Projects, &c. With Useful Generals in Trade, Describing The Principles and Foundations of the Home-Trade of Great-Britain; with Tables of the British Manufactures, Product, Shipping, Land-Carriage, Importation, Home-Consumption, &c. Calculated for the Use of all our Inland Tradesmen, as well in the City as Country. In two volumes.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the end of the year 1779. Exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and complete Account of the real Causes, Rise, and Progress of the War, interspersed with Anecdotes and Characters of the different Commanders, and Accounts of such Personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the Contest. With an appendix, containing a collection of interesting and authentic papers tending to elucidate the History. Illustrated with a Variety of beautiful Copper-Plates, representing real and animated Likenesses of those celebrated Generals who have distinguished themselves in the important Contest.
Date: M,DCC,LXXX. [1780]- Books
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An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the end of the year 1779. Exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and complete Account of the real Causes, Rise, and Progress of the War, interspersed with Anecdotes and Characters of the different Commanders, and Accounts of such Personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the Contest. With an appendix, containing a collection of interesting and authentic papers tending to elucidate the History. Illustrated with a Variety of beautiful Copper Plates, representing real and animated Likenesses of those celebrated Generals who have distinguished themselves in the important Contest.
Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]- Books
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An impartial history of the life and reign of our late most gracious sovereign Queen Anne, Of blessed memory; Wherein is contained, An Accurate and Exact Account of the most Memorable Transactions of that incomparable Princess; As also the most Material incidents of the Life of the late Duke of Ormond. In Three Parts; Containing, I. An Account of the most remarkable Civil Transactions of Her Majesty's Reign, particularly Her uniting the two Crowns of England and Scotland, a Work which had been in vain attempted by many of Her Royal Predecessors; together with the most memorable Victories gained by Her Admirals at Sea, as the Reduction of the whole Island of Minorca, the Taking of Gibraltar, and Raising the Siege of that Place, and the rendering the Descent of the Pretender in Scotland ineffectual, without harrassing the People with any extraordinary Levies or Taxes. II. The Transactions of Her Allies, under the Command of the immortal Prince Eugene, and the Generals of the States of the United Provinces. III. The glorious Atchievements of our own immortal Hero, the great Prince and Duke of Marlborough. The Whole Illustrated with a large Variety of whole Sheet Copper-Plates, engraven by the best Hands, representing all the Sea-Fights, Battles, and Sieges in which those Admirals and Generals were concerned. By Paul Chamberlen, Gent.
Chamberlen, Paul.Date: MDCCXXXVIII [1738]- Books
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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]- Books
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Literatura Græca. Containing, I. The geography of antient Greece and its Islands. II. The History of Greece, from the earliest Accounts to the present Time; with Memoirs of its greatest Statesmen, Generals, Orators, Historians, Poets and Artists. III. Potter's Antiquities of Greece, abridged; or, a View of the civil Government, Religion, Laws and Customs of the antient Greeks, laid down in a concise and intelligible Manner. To which is prefixed, an essay on the study of the Greek language; Wherein the Doctrine of the Tenses is considered and explained; the Utility and Energy of the Particles shewn, and many Things relating to Greek Learning, illustrated. Designed for the Use of Schools. By Richard Jackson, M.A.
Jackson, Richard, M.A.Date: M,DCC,LXIX. [1769]- Books
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Literatura Græca. Containing I. The geography of ancient Greece and its Islands. II. The History of Greece, from the earliest Accounts to the present Time: with Memoirs of its greatest Statesmen, Generals, Orators, Historians, Poets, and Artists. III. Potter's Antiquities of Greece, abridged; or, a View of the civil Government, Religion, Laws and Customs of the ancient Greeks, laid down in a concise and intelligible Manner. To which is prefixed, an essay on the study of the Greek language; Wherein the Doctrine of the Tenses is considered and explained; the Utility and Energy of the Particles shewn and many Things relating to Greek Learning, illustrated. Designed for the use of schools. By Richard Jackson, M.A.
Jackson, Richard, M.A.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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A dictionary of the world: or, a geographical description of the Earth; with an historical and biographical account of its principal inhabitants, From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. Including whatever is most useful in Geography, and most interesting in Sacred and Profane History. Containing a Description of the Continents, Islands, Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Mountains, Cities, Principal Towns, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, &c. Together with an Account of the Lives of the Patriarchs, Primitive Fathers, Emperors, Kings, Popes, Legislators, Great Generals, Admirals, Painters, Statuaries, Historians, Divines, Orators, Poets, Philosophers, Lawyers, Physicians, Learned Women, &c. With their principal Works and best Editions. The goegraphical part by R. Brookes, M.D. and the historical and biographical part by Joseph Collyer.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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The genuine trial of Thomas Hardy, for high treason, at the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, from October 28 to November 5, 1794. Containing the Opening of the Special Commission. The Lord President's Charge to the Grand Jury. List of Names and Places of Residence of the Witnesses and Jurors. Arraignment of the Prisoners. Copy of the Indictment. Challenging of the Jury. Speeches, Verbatim, of the Attorney and Solicitor Generals. Examination of Witnesses. Copies of all the Papers Read in Evidence. Speeches, Verbatim, of Messrs. Erskine and Gibbs. Defence of the Prisoners. Summary of the Lord President. Verdict of the Jury, &c. &c. By Manoah Sibly, short-hand writer to the City of London. ...
Hardy, Thomas, 1752-1832.Date: 1795- Books
Medical histories of Confederate generals / by Jack D. Welsh.
Welsh, Jack D., 1928-2012.Date: [1995], ©1995- Books
Medical histories of Union generals / by Jack D. Welsh.
Welsh, Jack D., 1928-2012.Date: [1996], ©1996- Pictures
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A historical survey of the great generals of Japan. Colour woodcut by Masahisa, 1883.
Masahisa.Date: 1883Reference: 36305i