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Answers for Major Allan MʻLean; to the condescendence of Capt. Robert Campbell, and others.
MacLean, Allan, 1725-1784.Date: 1766]- Books
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Dublin, Sept. 29th, 1708. This morning arrived a packet from Great Britain, which brought one Holland and one Ostend mail.
Date: 1708- Books
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A scheme for establishing a constitutional militia. With a postscript, relating to the landed and moneyed interest.
Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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A letter to the Right Honourable the Lord B----y. Being An Inquiry into the Merit of his Defence of Minorca.
Mauduit, Israel, 1708-1787.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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An examination of the Edinburgh review, numb.I. Especially of art. VI. concerning Mr Ebenezer Erskine's sermons.
Date: 1775]- Books
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Four speeches against continuing the army, &c. as they were spoken on several occasions in the House of Commons. As also, a speech for relieving the unhappy sufferers in the Charitable Corporation; As it was spoken in the House of Commons, May 8. 1732. By W- S-, Esq ;
Shippen, William, 1673-1743.Date: 1732- Books
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The lords protest, February 3. 1740-1.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXLI. [1741]- Books
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An Examination of the several schemes for suppressing the rebellion, and securing the nation against insurrections and invasions. With an account of the present state of the militia of the kingdom, particularly that of London.
Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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The conduct of a noble lord scrutinized. By a volunteer who was near his Person from the 28th of July, to the 2d of August, 1759.
Douglas, John, 1721-1807.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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A letter, from Sir Robert Rich, Baronet, to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Barrington, His Majesty's Secretary at War.
Rich, Robert, Sir, 1717?-1785.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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The necessity of augmenting of our land-forces, during the present unsettled state of the affairs of Europe; in regard the number of troops now Provided for by Parliament, will not be Sufficient for Garrisons, in Case of any Danger. Containing likewise, an accurate list of the French forces, very fit for every Briton's Perusal at this Juncture.
Date: [1734]- Books
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A political analysis of the war: the principles of the present political parties examined; and a just, natural and perfect coalition propos'd between two great men, whose conduct is particularly consider'd.
Date: 1762- Books
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A dissertation upon the perpetual mutiny bill. By a gentleman of T.C.D.
Gentleman of T.C.D., Trinity College Dublin.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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A letter from Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne to his constituents, upon his late resignation; with the correspondences between the Secretaries of War and him, relative to his return to America.
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Books
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A letter to William Pitt, Esq; concerning the fifteen new regiments lately voted by parliament: Wherein some of the general Arguments, together with his in particular, for Opposing the Motion to Address His Majesty, are fairly answered, and the Case itself is shortly and plainly stated.
Hervey, Thomas, 1699-1775.Date: 1746- Books
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The lords protests on a motion to address His Majesty to Exonerate His Subjects of the Charge and Burthen of those Foreign Troops, which were taken into our Service last Year without the Advice or Consent of Parliament. Die Martis 10. Feb. 1742.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.Date: printed in the year, 1743- Books
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The military history of Great Britain, from Julius Cs̆ar to the conclusion of the late war. Containing a full and particular description of the famous battles of Cressey, Agincourt, Naseby, Dunbar, Worcester, Blenheim, Ramillies, Malplaquet, Tournay, Oudenarde, Dumblain, Dettingen, Fontenoy, Preston-pans, Culloden, Minden, &c. &c. With an introduction, containing a description of the inhabitants, from the earliest accounts; with their customs, manners, religion, &c. Collected from the best historians, both ancient and modern, by a Society of Military Gentlemen.
Society of military gentlemen.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Dublin, August, the first, 1706. This morning arrived an English packet which brought a Dutch mail. Courtray, July 31.
Date: 1706- Books
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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- Books
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A letter to the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Chitty, Knt. Lord Mayor of London: shewing the true causes and reasons why so small a number of men has accepted of the great and extraordinary encouragements of the late Guild-Hall subscription, and pointing out a certain and most effectual Method whereby our Government may, at all times, procure a sufficient Number of Men to fight our Battles, both by Sea and Land, without any compulsive Methods, or Advance-Money; and without distressing our Manufactures, or at all hindering the Cultivation of our Lands. By an English merchant of London.
English Merchant of London.Date: M.DCCLX. [1760]- Books
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A discourse of standing armies; shewing the folly, uselesness, and danger of standing armies in Great Britain. By Cato.
Gordon, Thomas, -1750.Date: [1722]- Books
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A letter from a minister of state at Turin, to a general-officer, relating to the expedition into Provence, and siege of Thoulon. Also The Motives that engag'd his Royal Highness and Prince Eugene in that Stupendous Undertaking, the Reason of its Miscarriages, and the unavoidable Necessity th? Confederates lie under of numerous Re-Inforcements the next Campaign, in order to Penetrate into the Bowels of France. With Private Memoirs, Speeches, &c. of His Royal Highness, Prince Eugene, and the other General-Officers in both Armies. Being an Exact Journal of the whole Proceedings while that Great Design was carrying on; and an Impartial Account of the Advantages and Disadvantages on both Sides. Done from a French copy transmitted from The Hague.
V-r.Date: 1707- Books
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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- Books
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Appendix. Or the criticks criticised, in defense of the fourth volume of the reign of George the Third. By its author Robert Macfarlan.
MacFarlan, Robert, 1734-1804.Date: Printed in the Year 1797- Books
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Fellow countrymen, hear with patience the words of one who scorns to deceive you, ... you are mislead by wicked and false men to oppose an Act, which is the only means of preserving your liberty, ...
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