The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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Page 104
... French admiral Entrecasteaux , in 1792 , had made a careful examination of the inlets at the south of Tasmania , and in his opinion the opening between Tasmania and Australia was only a deep bay . It was Bass who discovered it to be a ...
... French admiral Entrecasteaux , in 1792 , had made a careful examination of the inlets at the south of Tasmania , and in his opinion the opening between Tasmania and Australia was only a deep bay . It was Bass who discovered it to be a ...
Page 126
... French king to stop short in his schemes of aggrandisement . The death of Charles II . of Spain in 1700 , without leav- Succession . ing issue , led to what is known as the War of the Succes- sion . Louis XIV . had married the eldest ...
... French king to stop short in his schemes of aggrandisement . The death of Charles II . of Spain in 1700 , without leav- Succession . ing issue , led to what is known as the War of the Succes- sion . Louis XIV . had married the eldest ...
Page 127
... French troops , next invaded Austria , and even threatened Vienna . The queen fled to Presburg and convoked the Hungarian diet . She appeared in the midst of the assembly with her infant son Joseph in her arms , and appealed to them for ...
... French troops , next invaded Austria , and even threatened Vienna . The queen fled to Presburg and convoked the Hungarian diet . She appeared in the midst of the assembly with her infant son Joseph in her arms , and appealed to them for ...
Page 128
... French armies crossed the Rhine in order to attack Hesse and Hanover and then march into Prussia . One of these armies , under the command of Prince Soubise , advanced towards Thuringia , in order to form a junction with the imperial ...
... French armies crossed the Rhine in order to attack Hesse and Hanover and then march into Prussia . One of these armies , under the command of Prince Soubise , advanced towards Thuringia , in order to form a junction with the imperial ...
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... French , but their undisciplined troops were speedily routed and put to flight . A combined army of 50,000 Prussians , under the command of the duke of Brunswick , and 15,000 Austrians under General Clairfait , besides about 20,000 French ...
... French , but their undisciplined troops were speedily routed and put to flight . A combined army of 50,000 Prussians , under the command of the duke of Brunswick , and 15,000 Austrians under General Clairfait , besides about 20,000 French ...
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