The Irish Nation: Its History and Its Biography, Bind 2A. Fullarton, 1876 |
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... troops , and drive the rebels from their hold . The officers and their men were aware of the rashness of the attempt , but , not unlike the heroes of a later occasion , undismayed by inevitable destruction , they came through a marsh ...
... troops , and drive the rebels from their hold . The officers and their men were aware of the rashness of the attempt , but , not unlike the heroes of a later occasion , undismayed by inevitable destruction , they came through a marsh ...
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... troops melted away before Carew's march , and disappeared among the woods and morasses , so that after a fruitless and fatiguing march he had to return to Kinsale . Fresh reinforcements from England and from the Pale soon came up , and ...
... troops melted away before Carew's march , and disappeared among the woods and morasses , so that after a fruitless and fatiguing march he had to return to Kinsale . Fresh reinforcements from England and from the Pale soon came up , and ...
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... troops to the helpless crowd who surrendered there . In feeling compelled to make these passing statements required by the connection of our summary , we at the same time would willingly spare the language of party recrimination . It is ...
... troops to the helpless crowd who surrendered there . In feeling compelled to make these passing statements required by the connection of our summary , we at the same time would willingly spare the language of party recrimination . It is ...
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... troops . Then followed a siege memorable for the extreme and prolonged sufferings of the citizens , and for the patient fortitude with which they were endured . Of the many recorded instances of the like extremities , none have been ...
... troops . Then followed a siege memorable for the extreme and prolonged sufferings of the citizens , and for the patient fortitude with which they were endured . Of the many recorded instances of the like extremities , none have been ...
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... troops were badly appointed . The expedition was hurried , and it is likely that reliance on the weak- ness of a barbarous enemy , somewhat appeared to render haste more important than force ; devastation and pillage were , it was ...
... troops were badly appointed . The expedition was hurried , and it is likely that reliance on the weak- ness of a barbarous enemy , somewhat appeared to render haste more important than force ; devastation and pillage were , it was ...
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The Irish Nation, Its History Its Biography, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) James Wills Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2017 |
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affairs appeared appointed archbishop arms army authority bishop Carrickfergus Carte castle cause character church circumstances civil clergy colonel command conduct considerable council course court Cromwell danger declared Dublin duke of Ormonde earl of Ormonde earl of Ossory effect endeavoured enemy England English Enniskillen fact favour fear force friends garrison gave grace honour horse influence interest Ireland Irish Irish army James justice Kilkenny king king's kingdom lands letter Limerick lord Broghill lord-lieutenant lords-justices majesty marquess of Ormonde means memoir ment Munster notice nuncio object obtained occasion officers Owen O'Neile parliament party passed period persons possession present primate principles proceedings protestant purpose reason rebellion rebels received religion resistance Roger Moore royal Sarsfield seized sent siege Sir Phelim soldiers soon spirit strong tion took town treaty troops truth Tyrconnel Ulster university of Dublin Usher zeal
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