The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History, 第 3 巻Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848 |
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Acadia Admiral Admiral Byng allies America army artillery attack Austrians battalions Bevern bill body Bohemia Britain Britannic majesty British Byng cannon Captain CHAP coast Colonel command commerce consequence considerable court of Vienna crown declared defence detachment dispute dominions Duke effectual Elector empress-queen enemy enemy's engagement England English Europe execution expedition fleet forces France French garrison governor granted Hanover harbour honour immediately Indians island King of Poland King of Prussia kingdom land Lord majesty's Mareschal measures ment minister ministry Minorca nation Nova Scotia obliged officers Parliament passed peace person ports possession presented Prince prisoners Prussian majesty regiment resolution river royal Saxony secretary at war sent session settlements shillings ships Silesia Sir Edward Hawke Sir John Mordaunt squadron subjects taken thousand pounds thousand seven hundred tion town trade treaty troops Vienna whole XXVI XXVIII
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