The Busy Man's Hand-Book

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Chapter XV — From the Civil War in England, to the Peace of Ryswick

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Chapter XV — From the Civil War in England, to the Peace of Ryswick

CHAPTER XV: Charles

Louis now saw that his designs on the Netherlands could not be carried into effect without the co-operation of England; but believing that…

CHAPTER XV: French

The combined fleets of France and England amounted to more than 120 sail; the French army on the frontiers consisted of 120,000 men. The…

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