The English Nation; Or, A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 1George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton & Company, 1863 |
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... battle which was fought at Haledon , or as other autho- rities say , at Dilston , Oswald obtained a complete victory over his enemies , and Cadwallader himself was left dead on the field . The impe- rial sceptre of Britain was now ...
... battle which was fought at Haledon , or as other autho- rities say , at Dilston , Oswald obtained a complete victory over his enemies , and Cadwallader himself was left dead on the field . The impe- rial sceptre of Britain was now ...
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... Battle . It was an eminence , opening to the south , and covered on the back by an extensive wood . His camp was surrounded by en- trenchments , and in the centre waved the royal standard - the figure of a warrior in the act of fighting ...
... Battle . It was an eminence , opening to the south , and covered on the back by an extensive wood . His camp was surrounded by en- trenchments , and in the centre waved the royal standard - the figure of a warrior in the act of fighting ...
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... battle of Bannockburn , an illustrious instance of the supe- riority of intellect over force . The advantage of numbers was greatly on the side of Edward ; but the Scots were under the direction of the ablest officers of the age . Bruce ...
... battle of Bannockburn , an illustrious instance of the supe- riority of intellect over force . The advantage of numbers was greatly on the side of Edward ; but the Scots were under the direction of the ablest officers of the age . Bruce ...
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