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Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon (Volume 1); From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Original and Unpublished Documents

William Coxe

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH. 1709. Losses of Spain--Distressed state of France--Memorial of Amelot on the court and kingdom of Spain--Motives of Louisfor renewing the negotiation with the allies--Conferences at the Hague--Mutual offers and demands--Effects of this negotiation in Spain--State of the court arid country--Pretended separation of the courts of Versailles and Madrid--Philip appeals to the loyalty of his subjects--Recal of Amelot, and appointment of a spanish admini-stration, at the instigation of the princess Orsini--Zeal of the castilians--Louis rejects the preliminaries, and appeals to his subjects--His example followed by Philip--Feuds in the cabinet, and inactivity of the army--Fruitless journey of Philip to the camp--Neglect and improvidence of the spanish administration. CHAP. 16. Notwithstanding the success of Philip's arms Oj in the preceding campaign, the misfortunes of the House of Bourhon fell with undiminished force on Spain, and were accompanied with every sinister omen of new revolutions. Oran, the pride of the nation, and the conquest of Charles the fifth, had been recaptured by the moors; Sardinia and the Balearic Isles had been reduced; all the italian dominions, except Sicily, were in the possession of the allies; only four fortresses remained in the Netherlands, and the whole body of this splendid monarchy appeared crumbling into fragments. Aragon, Valencia, and Murcia, though conquered, secretly favoured the austrian prince; the whole force of Chap. Ic Spain had been in vain employed to expel him from Catalonia; nor would the heroic fidelity of the castilians have sufficed to preserve Philip on the throne, without the assistance of France. But the strength of that mighty monarchy, which had threatened the independence of the civi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon (Volume 1); From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Original and Unpublished Documents. To get started finding Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon (Volume 1); From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Original and Unpublished Documents, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1153949393

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH. 1709. Losses of Spain--Distressed state of France--Memorial of Amelot on the court and kingdom of Spain--Motives of Louisfor renewing the negotiation with the allies--Conferences at the Hague--Mutual offers and demands--Effects of this negotiation in Spain--State of the court arid country--Pretended separation of the courts of Versailles and Madrid--Philip appeals to the loyalty of his subjects--Recal of Amelot, and appointment of a spanish admini-stration, at the instigation of the princess Orsini--Zeal of the castilians--Louis rejects the preliminaries, and appeals to his subjects--His example followed by Philip--Feuds in the cabinet, and inactivity of the army--Fruitless journey of Philip to the camp--Neglect and improvidence of the spanish administration. CHAP. 16. Notwithstanding the success of Philip's arms Oj in the preceding campaign, the misfortunes of the House of Bourhon fell with undiminished force on Spain, and were accompanied with every sinister omen of new revolutions. Oran, the pride of the nation, and the conquest of Charles the fifth, had been recaptured by the moors; Sardinia and the Balearic Isles had been reduced; all the italian dominions, except Sicily, were in the possession of the allies; only four fortresses remained in the Netherlands, and the whole body of this splendid monarchy appeared crumbling into fragments. Aragon, Valencia, and Murcia, though conquered, secretly favoured the austrian prince; the whole force of Chap. Ic Spain had been in vain employed to expel him from Catalonia; nor would the heroic fidelity of the castilians have sufficed to preserve Philip on the throne, without the assistance of France. But the strength of that mighty monarchy, which had threatened the independence of the civi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon (Volume 1); From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Original and Unpublished Documents. To get started finding Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon (Volume 1); From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Original and Unpublished Documents, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon (Volume 1); From the Accession of Philip V. to the Death of Charles III. 1700 to 1788. Drawn from the Original and Unpublished Documents

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