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Page 534
... letter was sent to General Bubna for the Emperor Francis , asking a hearing . It was too late ; already , on September 9 , the three powers had concluded an offensive and defensive alliance for the purpose of liberating the Rhenish ...
... letter was sent to General Bubna for the Emperor Francis , asking a hearing . It was too late ; already , on September 9 , the three powers had concluded an offensive and defensive alliance for the purpose of liberating the Rhenish ...
Page 542
... letter of Metternich's communication , and sent a message to the allies that his object had always been the in- dependence of all the nations , « from the con- tinental as well as from the maritime point of view . » This reached ...
... letter of Metternich's communication , and sent a message to the allies that his object had always been the in- dependence of all the nations , « from the con- tinental as well as from the maritime point of view . » This reached ...
Page 552
... letter demanding full authority to treat . Maret handed it to the Emperor , be- seeching him to yield . Napoleon seemed scarcely to heed , but indicated a passage in Montesquieu's « Grandeur and Fall of the Romans , which he happened to ...
... letter demanding full authority to treat . Maret handed it to the Emperor , be- seeching him to yield . Napoleon seemed scarcely to heed , but indicated a passage in Montesquieu's « Grandeur and Fall of the Romans , which he happened to ...
Page 553
... letter of the 12th , refused to treat without full instructions , and as he had none he began to procrastinate . In the end he bore the blame for not having used the carte blanche when he had it in order to save his country , for ...
... letter of the 12th , refused to treat without full instructions , and as he had none he began to procrastinate . In the end he bore the blame for not having used the carte blanche when he had it in order to save his country , for ...
Page 554
... FROM THE PAINTING BY MEISSONIER , IN THE COLLECTION OF M. GUST . DELAHANTE . PUBLICATION AUTHORIZED . « 1814 » -CAMPAIGN OF FRANCE . Meissonier ENGRAVED BY HENRY WOLF . letter of justification . Defeat would have meant a retreat.
... FROM THE PAINTING BY MEISSONIER , IN THE COLLECTION OF M. GUST . DELAHANTE . PUBLICATION AUTHORIZED . « 1814 » -CAMPAIGN OF FRANCE . Meissonier ENGRAVED BY HENRY WOLF . letter of justification . Defeat would have meant a retreat.
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