Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 417
... army . In this fituation he had recourse to an expedient common enough in that barbarous age , to infpire his troops with confidence in their general . He challenged the dauphin , who com- manded in the French army , to fingle combat ...
... army . In this fituation he had recourse to an expedient common enough in that barbarous age , to infpire his troops with confidence in their general . He challenged the dauphin , who com- manded in the French army , to fingle combat ...
Page 599
... army , Mohammed , the reigning fultan , could mufter only 400,000 men ; and , in the first battle , 160,000 of his troops are faid to have perished . After this victory , Jenghiz Khan advanced ; Mohammed not daring to rifk a fecond ...
... army , Mohammed , the reigning fultan , could mufter only 400,000 men ; and , in the first battle , 160,000 of his troops are faid to have perished . After this victory , Jenghiz Khan advanced ; Mohammed not daring to rifk a fecond ...
Page 616
... army roll . It action , is faid to generate . The fame word is applied , by is the major general of the day who is charged with Signior Tartini and his followers , to any two founds the encampment of the army , who places himfelf at ...
... army roll . It action , is faid to generate . The fame word is applied , by is the major general of the day who is charged with Signior Tartini and his followers , to any two founds the encampment of the army , who places himfelf at ...
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