Author: Daniel DefoePublisher:
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Category : Sweden
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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The History of the Wars
Author: Daniel DefoeThe History Of The Wars, Of His Late Majesty Charles Xii, King Of Sweden
Author: Daniel DefoePublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781378878125
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The History of the Wars, of His Late Majesty Charles Xii, King of Sweden; from His First Landing in Denmark, to His Return from Turkey to Pomerania
Author: Daniel DefoePublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230471938
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1720 edition. Excerpt: ... ( 224 ) . - for the Siege of that Place; but so ill had they surnished themselves, so little Concert had they with one another, and so well were the Swedes provided to receive them, that they never thought fit to make the Atttempt, tho' they talk'd of it more than a Year. In the mean time it would 11 a Volume of it self, to give an Account oi the Barbarities, Cruelties, and inhuman Practices of the Muscovite Troops on the poor Inhabitants of the open Country of Pomerania: Nor were the Danes or Saxons either much behind them; tho' upon a People of the same Religion as themselves, and not much Strangers to them in Language, Custom and Nation, in which both those Nations (V/f.J of Danes and Saxons forgot the Humanity, Courtefy, and Civility shewn their People, when, his Swedifo Majesty was actually Master .of their Country, .and might have treated them like conquer'd Enemies; whereas they were used as has been shew'd, with Compassion, with capitulated Measures, with a Christian Modesty, and with a Humanity, which was never return'd by their Enemies. . This whole Year was spent in Preparation for the Siege of Siraelsund; the Artillery was to be brought by Sea from Denmark, -.many a Month they likewise talk'd of its being just at Hand; but it never arriv'd till November, when they found it was too late to pretend to besiege the Place, and so its coming signified little to them. Then they pre-r tended to block it up; but the blocking up a Town by Land is such a Jest, when it lies open, to the Sea, and especially as this City did, which had the Isle of Rugen to supply then* with all Necessaries, that it was a Thing only to be laught at. Many a Month they likewise talk'd of making a Descent upon the said Isle of Rugen, and we wondred indeed...
The History of the Wars, of His Late Majesty Charles XII. King of Sweden
Author: Scots Gentleman in the Swedish ServicePublisher:
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Category : Sweden
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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The History of the Wars, of His Present Majesty Charles XII., King of Sweden
Author: Daniel DefoeThe History of the Wars
Author: Scots Gentleman in the Swedish ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sweden
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Negotiations of the Old Pretender Looking Forward to His Succession to the English Throne, 1713-1720
Author: Walter PrichardMedulla historiæ anglicanæ ... Continued by an impartial hand to the death of her late Majesty Queen Anne. And now in this seventh edition illustrated with sculptures
Author: William HowellThe Cambridge Modern History
Author: Sir Adolphus William WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Author: Daniel Defoe