france_n take_v courtray_v dixmuyden_n furne_z and_o armentier_n p._n 65_o augsburg_n league_n make_v against_o france_n here_o p._n 193_o austria_n ann_n of_o queen_n of_o france_n the_o king_n mother_n and_z queen_n regent_n after_o the_o death_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o p._n 2_o choose_v the_o cardinal_n mazarine_n her_o chief_a minister_n p._n 3_o she_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o marry_v the_o king_n with_o the_o infanta_n of_o spain_n p._n 15_o she_o press_v the_o spaniard_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o the_o king_n about_o the_o just_a pretension_n of_o the_o queen_n p._n 64_o her_o death_n p._n ib._n austria_n maria_n theresia_n of_o queen_n of_o france_n spouse_n to_o lewis_n the_o great_a p._n 20_o make_v her_o public_a entry_n in_o paris_n p._n 21_o her_o just_a pretension_n upon_o some_o of_o the_o province_n of_o the_o low_a country_n p._n 61_o nullity_n of_o her_o resignation_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o spain_n p._n 62_o 63_o her_o death_n p._n 170_o b._n baden_n prince_n lewis_n of_o baden_n command_v upon_o the_o rhine_n entrenche_n himself_o at_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 246_o have_v obtain_v two_o great_a victory_n against_o the_o turk_n p._n ibid._n be_v one_o of_o the_o candidate_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n p._n 296_o barcelona_n besiege_v and_o defend_v with_o the_o utmost_a bravery_n p._n 305_o battle_n of_o roeroy_n rotheleiler_n friburgh_n nortlingen_n and_o lintz_n p._n 3_o of_o st._n anthony_n p._n 5_o of_o st._n goddard_n p._n 57_o of_o senef_n p._n 117_o of_o sintzheim_n p._n 123_o of_o entsheim_n p._n 125_o of_o turkheim_n p._n 128_o of_o cassel_n p._n 146_o near_o epoville_n p._n 151_o of_o flerus_n p._n 219_o of_o st._n denis_n p._n 163_o near_o the_o boyne_n p._n 224_o of_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o of_o neerwinden_n p._n 248_o of_o marsaglia_n p._n 250_o near_o the_o river_n ter._n p._n 258_o batteville_n ambassador_n of_o spain_n his_o enterprise_n against_o the_o count_n estrade_n the_o french_a ambassador_n p._n 33_o bavaria_n maria_n victoria_n of_o bavaria_n marry_v to_o lewis_n dauphin_n of_o france_n p._n 171_o she_o have_v three_o son_n her_o death_n p._n 285_o bavaria_n charlott_n elizabeth_n of_o bavaria_n duchess_n of_o orleans_n her_o pretension_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o elector_n palatine_n her_o brother_n p._n 194_o bavaria_n maximilian_n ii_o elector_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n declare_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o ally_n p._n 207_o he_o assist_v with_o his_o troop_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o mayence_n p._n 216_o be_v present_a at_o the_o great_a council_n hold_v at_o the_o hague_n p._n 226_o be_v make_v governor_n of_o the_o spanish_a netherlands_o during_o life_n p._n 235_o command_n the_o spanish_a troop_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o and_o at_o neerwinden_n and_o all_o the_o follow_a campaign_n p._n 248_o p._n ibid._n bavaria_n prince_n clement_n of_o brother_n to_o the_o elector_n be_v elect_v archbishop_n of_o cologne_n when_o he_o be_v seventeen_o year_n old_a p._n 201_o beauvilliers_n paul_n duke_n of_o beauvilliers_n governor_n of_o the_o child_n of_o france_n p._n 285_o beaumond_n take_v by_o the_o ally_n p._n 228_o bellefond_n bernhard_n de_fw-fr gigaut_n marshal_n of_o france_n p._n 66_o berry_n charles_n of_o france_n duke_n of_o berry_n p._n 285_o besanson_n besiege_a and_o take_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 116_o brisseleau_n francis_n defend_v limerick_n in_o ireland_n p._n 225_o bombardment_n of_o tripoli_n and_o algiers_n p._n 171_o 172_o of_o genoa_n p._n 172_o of_o pignerol_n p._n 250_o of_o st._n malo_n p._n 252_o p._n 267_o of_o diepe_a p._n 261_o of_o haure_n de_fw-fr grace_n p._n 262_o of_o calais_n p._n 262_o 268_o of_o dunkirk_n p._n 261_o 260_o of_o brussels_n p._n 273_o bonner_n take_v by_o the_o ally_n p._n 218_o bossuet_n jacobus_n benignus_n bishop_n of_o meaux_n preceptor_n of_o the_o dauphine_n p._n 170_o bouchern_n take_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n p._n 134_o boufler_n lewis_n francis_n duke_n of_o boufler_n marshal_n of_o france_n defend_v namur_n p._n 271_o command_n one_o of_o the_o great_a army_n in_o flanders_n p._n 279_o bourbon_n lewis_n duke_n of_o bourbon_n son_n to_o julius_n prince_n of_o conde_n signalise_v himself_o at_o the_o battle_n of_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o and_o of_o neerwinden_n p._n 248_o bournaville_n prince_n of_o general_n of_o the_o imperialist_n put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o viscount_n of_o turenne_n p._n 124_o brahe_n count_n of_o swedish_n ambassador_n in_o england_n what_o happen_v at_o his_o public_a entry_n p._n 33_o brandenburg_n frederick_n william_n elector_n of_o go_v into_o the_o campaign_n to_o assist_v the_o hollander_n p._n 99_o repass_n the_o weser_n upon_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o french_a army_n p._n 100_o make_v peace_n p._n 101_o take_v up_o arm_n a_o second_o time_n p._n 102_o 126_o his_o success_n against_o the_o swede_n p._n 159_o be_v oblige_v to_o restore_v what_o he_o have_v conquer_a from_o the_o swede_n p._n 160_o 161_o brandenburg_n frederick_n ii_o take_v keyserswert_v p._n 215_o born_n p._n 218_o reinforce_v the_o army_n of_o the_o ally_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o fleurus_n p._n 220_o brisac_n a_o chamber_n establish_v at_o brisac_n p._n 274_o bull_n refuse_v by_o pope_n innocent_n xi_o to_o those_o bishop_n that_o have_v assist_v at_o the_o assembly_n of_o clergy_n in_o the_o year_n 1682._o p._n 187_o burgundy_n lewis_n duke_z of_o burgundy_z elder_a son_n of_o lewis_n dauphin_z of_o france_n p._n 285_o burgundy_n the_o king_n oblige_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n not_o to_o make_v use_n for_o the_o future_a of_o that_o title_n p._n 177_o burick_n surrender_v p._n 87_o c._n cadee_n establishment_n of_o the_o academy_n of_o cadee_n p._n 168_o calais_n the_o king_n fall_v dangerous_o ill_a in_o this_o place_n p._n 13_o bombard_v see_v bombardment_n of_o the_o french_a callieres_fw-la francis_n lord_n of_o negotiate_v at_o the_o hague_n p._n 291_o plenipotentiary_n at_o the_o treaty_n of_o reswick_n p._n ibid._n calvinism_n its_o first_o origin_n progress_n and_o suppression_n in_o france_n p._n 75_o 187_o calvo_n francis_n count_n of_o defend_v mastricht_n p._n 135_o cambray_n the_o city_n and_o citadel_n take_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 135_o campaign_n of_o 1667._o p._n 65_o seq_n of_o 1672._o p._n 85_o of_o 1673._o p._n 101_o seq_n of_o 1674._o p._n 113_o of_o 1675._o p._n 128_o of_o 1676._o p._n 134._o seq_n camp_n of_o 1677._o p._n 139_o of_o 1678._o p._n 153_o of_o 1688._o p._n 203_o of_o 1689._o p._n 213_o of_o 1690._o p._n 218_o of_o 1691._o p._n 225_o of_o 1692._o p._n 231_o of_o 1693._o p._n 244_o of_o 1694._o p._n 253_o of_o 1695._o p._n 262_o of_o 1696._o p._n 276_o of_o 1697._o p._n 292_o campredon_n take_v by_o the_o marshal_n of_o noailles_n p._n 214_o caprara_n count_n of_o general_n of_o the_o imperialist_n p._n 123_o 242_o carmagnole_n surrender_v p._n 230_o carthagena_n take_v and_o plunder_v by_o the_o french_a p._n 307_o casal_n possess_v by_o the_o french_a p._n 174_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o ally_n and_o demolished_a p._n 265_o 266_o castle_n follet_n p._n 264_o castille_n that_o kingdom_n from_o before_o the_o year_n 1017_o only_o a_o earldom_n p._n 32_o catinat_n nicolas_n de_fw-la marshal_v of_o france_n his_o exploit_n in_o savoy_n and_o piedmont_n p._n 223_o 230_o 250_o take_v aeth_n in_o flanders_n p._n 293_o cardaigne_n the_o country_n of_o conquer_a by_o the_o duke_n of_o noailles_n p._n 229_o chenailly_n marquis_n of_o defend_v grave_a with_o great_a bravery_n p._n 120_o 121_o charles_n ii_o king_n of_o spain_n his_o sickness_n p._n 286_o charles_n ii_o king_n of_o england_n sell_v dunkirk_n to_o the_o french_a king_n p._n 47_o 48_o engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o the_o dutch._n p._n 58_o enter_v with_o they_o into_o a_o alliance_n p._n 67_o declare_v war_n against_o they_o a_o second_o time_n p._n 95_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o p._n 110_o make_v a_o new_a alliance_n with_o holland_n against_o france_n p._n 153_o be_v acknowledge_v mediator_n at_o the_o peace_n of_o nimhegen_n p._n 157_o charles_n iu_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n his_o character_n conduct_v in_o respect_n to_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 79_o 80_o defeat_n the_o marshal_n of_o crequy_n and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n in_o treves_n p._n 133_o 134_o charles_n v._o duke_n of_o lorraine_n force_v to_o repass_v the_o rhine_n p._n 151_o refuses_n the_o alteration_n offer_v he_o by_o the_o king_n at_o the_o treaty_n of_o nimhegen_n p._n 166_o charles_n leopold_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v put_v in_o possession_n of_o that_o duchy_n p._n 309_o charleroy_n p._n 265_o 100_o 149_o charter_n philip_n duke_z of_o only_a son_n of_o philip_n of_o france_n duke_n of_o orleans_n be_v wound_v at_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o signalise_n himself_o at_o neerwinden_n p._n 248_o chigi_n cardinal_n legat_n send_v into_o france_n to_o
disow_v the_o affront_n put_v upon_o the_o french_a ambassador_n at_o rome_n and_o to_o give_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o same_o p._n 45_o cheo_n p._n 171_o choiseul_n claudius_n count_n de_fw-mi marshal_v of_o france_n p._n 280_o christine_n queen_n of_o sweden_n come_v into_o france_n to_o see_v the_o king_n p._n 10_o 11_o circle_n of_o germany_n declare_v against_o the_o king_n p._n 207_o clergy_n the_o assembly_n of_o the_o french_a clergy_n in_o the_o year_n 1682._o p._n 184_o constine_n armond_n du_fw-fr cambout_fw-fr duke_n de_fw-mi peer_n of_o france_n wound_v at_o che_fw-mi passage_n of_o the_o rhine_n p._n 91_o colbert_n john_n baptist_n minister_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n his_o character_n p._n 28_o 29_o colbert_n charles_n marquis_n the_o croissi_n french_a plenipotentiary_n at_o nimhegen_n p._n 166_o cologne_n affair_n of_o cologne_n p._n 199_o compte_n french_a compte_n conquer_a p._n 68_o restore_v p._n ib._n conquer_a a_o second_a time_n p._n 114_o conde_n lewis_n of_o bourbou_n ii_o prince_n of_o his_o victory_n and_o character_n p._n 5_o command_n the_o french_a army_n in_o holland_n p._n 86_o beat_v the_o ally_n near_o senef_n p._n 117_o force_n they_o to_o raise_v the_o siege_n of_o hagenau_n p._n 132_o conde_n henry_n julius_n prince_z of_o besiege_n and_o take_v limburgh_n p._n 128_o coni_fw-la the_o siege_n raise_v p._n 230_o conti_n lewis_n francis_n prince_n of_o signalise_v himself_o at_o steenkirk_n and_o neerwinden_n p._n 239_o 248_o be_v elect_v king_n of_o poland_n p._n 299_o corsair_n of_o africa_n chastise_v p._n 171_o crequy_n duke_n of_o be_v insult_v at_o rome_n by_o the_o pope_n guard_n p._n 39_o 40_o crequy_n francis_n de_fw-la marshal_v of_o france_n command_v a_o fly_a body_n p._n 65_o defeat_n marlin_n p._n 66_o be_v rout_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o zell_n and_o lorraine_n p._n 133_o force_n prince_n charles_n of_o lorraine_n to_o repass_v the_o rhine_n p._n 151_o take_v friburgh_n p._n ibid._n d._n darmstadt_n landgrave_n of_o signalise_v himself_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o barcelona_n p._n 301_o dauphin_n lewis_z dauphin_z of_o france_n only_z son_n to_z lewis_z the_o great_a his_o birth_n and_o education_n p._n 170_o 171_o besieges_n and_o take_v philipsburgh_n p._n 203_o command_n in_o germany_n p_o 224_o command_n in_o flanders_n p._n 255_o prevent_v the_o enemy_n from_o force_v the_o french_a line_n p._n 256_o dauphin_n invasion_n of_o the_o ally_n of_o that_o province_n p._n 241_o deinse_n open_v its_o gate_n p._n 270_o denmark_n delares_fw-la against_o france_n p._n 111_o conquer_v many_o place_n from_o the_o swede_n p._n 159_o oblige_v to_o restore_v they_o p._n 166_o make_v a_o defensive_a league_n with_o holland_n p._n 288_o descent_n make_v by_o the_o english_a in_o cameret-bay_n p._n 261_o by_o the_o dutch_a in_o a_o small_a island_n p._n 122_o diepe_a see_v bombardment_n diet_n of_o ratisbonne_n p._n 175_o 176_o difference_n betwixt_o france_n and_o spain_n about_o the_o precedency_n p._n 33_o betwixt_o the_o duke_n of_o crequy_n and_o the_o nephew_n of_o alexander_n vii_o p._n 41_o betwixt_o two_o religious_a order_n about_o the_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n p._n 70_o betwixt_o the_o empire_n and_o france_n concern_v the_o limit_n p._n 175_o 176_o betwixt_o france_n and_o spain_n about_o the_o limit_n in_o flanders_n p._n 178_o about_o the_o succession_n in_o the_o palatinate_n p._n 194_o about_o the_o franchise_n of_o the_o ambassador_n quarter_n at_o rome_n p._n 196_o dinant_n take_v by_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr crequy_n p._n 128_o dixmuyden_n surrender_v p._n 178_o 56_o doesburgh_n surrender_v p._n 92_o dole_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 97_o douai_n take_v after_o a_o siege_n of_o two_o day_n p._n 116_o duel_n severe_o chastise_v p._n 65_o dunkirk_n take_v p._n 13_o deliver_v up_o to_o the_o english_a p._n 47_o 48_o buy_v by_o the_o king_n p._n ibid._n bombard_v see_v bombardment_n duquesne_n lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o king_n be_v marine_a force_n his_o offspring_n p._n 137_o defeat_n admiral_n ruiter_n ib._n burn_v eight_o tripolin_n vessel_n in_o the_o port_n of_o chio._n p._n 171_o e._n edict_n of_o nantes_n and_o nismes_n p._n 190_o 191_o emperor_n see_v leopold_n elector_n of_o the_o empire_n declare_v unanimous_o against_o france_n p._n 207_o england_n subject_n to_o great_a revolution_n p._n 210_o entrance_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n in_o paris_n p._n 20_o estrade_n count_n do_v afterward_o marshal_n of_o france_n his_o difference_n with_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n batteville_n in_o london_n p._n 33_o plenipotentiary_n and_o french_a ambassador_n at_o nimhegen_n p._n 166_o estree_n francis_n hannibal_n ii_o duke_n do_v peer_n of_o france_n ambassador_n at_o rome_n the_o pope_n do_v not_o abolish_v the_o franchise_n of_o quarter_n till_o after_o his_o death_n p._n 196_o estree_n john_n count_n do_v marshal_n and_o vice-admiral_n of_o france_n p._n 171_o estree_n caesar_n cardinal_n do_v send_v to_o rome_n to_o endeavour_v a_o accommodation_n with_o pope_n innocent_a xi_o p._n 184_o f._n fariau_n defend_v mastrick_n p._n 103_o fenelon_n francis_n the_o polignac_n fenelon_n preceptor_n of_o the_o child_n of_o france_n p._n 285_o fleet_n see_v sea-fights_a formular_a against_o the_o five_o proposition_n of_o jansenius_n subscribe_v p._n 77_o fortification_n above_o 220_o be_v erect_v by_o the_o king_n order_n since_o 1660._o p._n 168_o france_n its_o pre-eminency_n p._n 30_o 31_o its_o fertitility_n p._n 253_o 254_o franchise_n of_o the_o ambassadour_n quarter_n abolish_v by_o innocent_a xi_o p._n 196_o frankendahl_n take_v p._n 204_o friburgh_n take_v p._n 151_o grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o peace_n of_o nimhegen_n p._n 160_o fuente_n marquis_n of_o spanish_n ambassador_n declare_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o spain_n shall_v not_o dispute_v about_o the_o precedency_n with_o those_o of_o france_n p._n 37_o 38_o furne_z take_v p._n 244_o furstenbergh_n william_n eugene_n be_v 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durasford_n duke_n de_fw-fr lorges_n marshal_n of_o france_n make_v good_a his_o retreat_n against_o the_o imperialist_n after_o the_o death_n of_o turenne_n p._n 132_o take_v heidelbergh_n p._n 246_o louvois_n see_v tellier_n luxenburgh_n block_v up_o p._n 178_o besiege_a p._n 179_o taken_n p._n ib._n luxenburgh_n francis_n henry_n de_fw-fr montmorancy_n duke_n de_fw-fr pency_n luxenburgh_n peer_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n takes_z groll_n deventer_n and_o all_o the_o place_n in_o the_o province_n of_o over-yssle_a p._n 93_o oblige_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n to_o raise_v the_o siege_n of_o voerden_n p._n 97_o repulse_n the_o dutch_a at_o st._n denis_n p._n 163_o beat_v the_o ally_n at_o flerus_n p._n 219_o leuze_n p._n 229_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o at_o neerwinden_n p._n 248_o his_o death_n p._n 270_o m._n machin_n or_o engine_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o english_a against_o st._n malo_n p._n 252_o maine_n lewis_n augustus_n duke_n de_fw-fr maine_n command_v the_o french_a cavalry_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o signalise_n himself_o at_o neerwinden_n p._n 248_o st._n malo_n see_v bombardment_n manheim_n a_o strong_a place_n in_o the_o palatinate_n p._n 204_o marcin_n count_n de_fw-fr marcin_n general_n of_o the_o spanish_a force_n march_n to_o the_o relief_n of_o l'_n isle_n p._n 66_o be_v rout_v p._n ibid._n mardick_n a_o fort._n p._n 13_o maria_n theresia_n queen_n of_o france_n see_v austria_n maria_n adelhida_n duchess_n of_o burgundy_n see_v savoy_n marsal_n grant_v to_o the_o king_n p._n 80_o mastrick_n besiege_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 103_o taken_n p._n 106_o besiege_a by_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n p._n 135_o mayence_n besiege_v p._n 215_o taken_n p._n 217_o mazarine_n julius_n cardinal_n premier_fw-fr minister_n under_o the_o regency_n of_o the_o queen_n mother_n p._n 2_o his_o conference_n with_o don_n lewis_n de_fw-fr haro_n p._n 18_o his_o death_n p._n 22_o mehaigne_n a_o small_a river_n near_o namur_n p._n 235_o messina_n shake_v off_o the_o spanish_a yoke_n p._n 136_o metz_n chamber_n of_o reunion_n establish_v at_o metz._n p._n 174_o mirc-court_n the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o residence_n of_o charles_n iv_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n p._n 81_o missionary_n preach_v among_o the_o calvinist_n p._n 189_o mons_fw-la besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 228_o montausier_n charles_n duke_n of_o peer_n of_o france_n governor_n to_o lewis_n dauphine_n p._n 170_o montmelian_a take_v p._n 231_o montecuculi_fw-la count_n of_o his_o character_n p._n 129_o munster_n bernhard-van_a galen_n bishop_n of_o invade_v holland_n p._n 58_o joyns_n his_o troop_n with_o the_o french_a in_o the_o dutch_a war._n p._n 93_o declare_v against_o france_n p._n 111_o n._n namur_n besiege_v by_o the_o king_n and_o take_v p._n 233._o besiege_a by_o the_o ally_n p._n 271_o nancy_n fortify_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 107_o naerden_n a_o small_a place_n in_o holland_n
p._n 92_o noailles_n philip_n de_fw-fr montaut_n duke_n de_fw-fr noailles_n marshal_v of_o france_n p._n 149_o newburgh_n duke_n of_o his_o character_n p._n 193_o cabal_n against_o france_n p._n ibid._n press_v the_o emperor_n to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o turk_n p._n 194_o endeavour_n to_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n coadjutor_n of_o cologne_n p._n 199_o neutrality_n propose_v for_o the_o french_a comte_n p._n 113_o for_o catalonia_n p._n 289_o refuse_v by_o the_o ally_n but_o accept_v for_o italy_n p._n 283_o nice_a take_v p._n 230_o nimhegen_n take_v p._n 94_o choose_v for_o the_o place_n of_o treaty_n of_o peace_n p._n 157_o noailles_n ann_n julius_n duke_n of_o peer_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n command_v in_o catalonia_n take_v campredon_n p._n 214_o rose_n p._n 245_o palamos_n p._n 259_o gironne_fw-fr p._n 269_o gain_n the_o battle_n of_o ter._n p._n 258_o noailles_n james_n lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o french_a galley_n signalise_v himself_o at_o the_o siege_n of_o barcelona_n p._n 302_o orange_n william_n iii_o prince_n of_o entrench_v himself_o near_o the_o issel_n p._n 88_o besieges_n voerden_n p._n 97_o charleroy_n twice_o p._n 101_o 149_o oudernard_n p._n 120_o mastrick_n p._n 135_o his_o overthrow_n near_o voerden_n p._n 97_o near_a senef_n p._n 117_o and_o near_o cassel_n p._n 146_o orange_n prince_n of_o his_o exploit_n take_v naerden_n p._n 108_o bonn._n p._n ibid._n grave_a p._n 120_o o._n orange_n prince_n of_o make_v a_o descent_n in_o england_n and_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a acclamation_n p._n 211_o be_v crown_v and_o acknowledge_v lawful_a king_n by_o the_o emperor_n king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n confederate_a prince_n and_o in_o general_a by_o all_o the_o protestant_a prince_n p._n 212_o orleans_n philip_n of_o france_n duke_z of_o take_v orsoy_n p._n 87_o besieges_n st._n omer_n p._n 147_o take_v it_o p._n ibid._n defeat_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n near_o cassel_n p._n 146_o oudernard_n the_o siege_n of_o oudernard_n raise_v p._n 120_o oudewater_n a_o small_a place_n in_o holland_n p._n 92_o p._n peace_n see_v treaty_n palamos_n take_v p._n 259_o palatinate_n conquer_a by_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 204_o palatine_n see_v newburgh_n palermo_n see_v sea-fight_n pamiers_n bishop_n of_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o pope_n innocent_a xi_o concern_v the_o regale_n p._n 182_o philip_n iu_o king_n of_o spain_n conduct_n in_o person_n the_o infanta_n his_o daughter_n to_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr luz_n p._n 18_o resign_v the_o precedency_n to_o our_o king_n p._n 37_o philipsburgh_n take_v by_o the_o enemy_n p._n 139_o retake_v by_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 203_o piedmont_n conquest_n in_o piedmont_n p._n 230_o 231_o pignerol_n bombard_v by_o the_o ally_n p._n 250_o pimentel_n don_n antonio_n do_v employ_v to_o conclude_v the_o marriage_n betwixt_o the_o infanta_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o king_n p._n 18_o pisa_n see_v treaty_n plate_n the_o king_n plate_n employ_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o war._n p._n 78_o plenipotentiaries_n assemble_v at_o nimhegen_n p._n 157_o frankfurt_n p._n 175_o 176_o at_o reswick_n p._n 291_o ponty_n the_o sieur_n do_v take_v carthagena_n in_o america_n p._n 307_o poland_n the_o diet_n for_o the_o choose_n a_o king_n of_o poland_n p._n 295_o polignac_n melchior_n do_v french_a ambassador_n in_o poland_n p._n 299_o precedency_n dispute_v to_o france_n by_o spain_n p._n 33_o proposition_n the_o five_o proposition_n of_o janson_n condemn_v by_o innocent_a x._o and_o alexander_n vii_o p._n 72_o 73_o r._n ratisbonne_n see_v diet._n ravensberg_n ravage_v p._n 101_o regale_n in_o what_o it_o consist_v the_o king_n declaration_n about_o it_o p._n 180_o 181_o renunciation_n nullity_n of_o the_o queen_n renunciation_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o spain_n p._n 62_o p._n 63_o reunion_n of_o the_o dependency_n in_o alsace_n and_o the_o three_o bishopric_n by_o the_o chamber_n of_o brisac_n and_o metz._n p._n 174_o revolution_n in_o england_n p._n 210_o rhineberg_n surrender_v p._n 87_o rhine_n a_o account_n of_o the_o pass_v the_o rhine_n p._n 88_o richelieu_n cardinal_n of_o p._n 3_o reswick_n situate_v betwixt_o delft_n and_o the_o hague_n the_o place_n of_o conference_n for_o the_o general_n peace_n p._n 288_o rome_n affair_n of_o rome_n p._n 180_o seq_n rose_n take_v p._n 245_o ruiter_n admiral_n of_o holland_n miscarry_v at_o martinico_n p._n 122_o defeat_v by_o duquesne_n p._n 137_o mortal_o wound_v p._n ibid._n s._n salines_n take_v p._n 116_o saluzze_n open_v its_o gate_n p._n 224_o st._n andrew_n fort_n of_o p._n 92_o st._n ann_n fortress_n of_o p._n 116_o st._n brigit_fw-la fort_n of_o p._n 250_o st._n cyr_n a_o community_n of_o three_o hundred_o young_a lady_n p._n 169_o st._n guillaine_n take_v p._n 152_o st._n jean_n de_fw-fr luz_n p._n 18_o st._n malo_n see_v bombardment_n st._n omer_n besiege_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n p._n 147_o surrender_v p._n ibid._n sauerne_n besiege_v in_o vain_a by_o the_o enemy_n p._n 132_o savoy_n victor_n amadeus_n ii_o duke_n of_o join_v with_o the_o ally_n p._n 209_o his_o defeat_n see_v battle_n enter_v dauphine_n p._n 242_o enter_v casal_n p._n 265_o make_v peace_n with_o france_n p._n 283_o besieges_n valenza_n in_o the_o milaneze_n p._n ibid._n savoy_n maria_n adelaida_n princess_n of_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n be_v conduct_v into_o erance_n in_o order_n to_o her_o marriage_n p._n 284_o savoy_n dukedom_n of_o conquer_a by_o the_o king_n p._n 224_o saxony_n frederick_n augustus_n elector_n of_o saxony_n proclaim_v king_n of_o poland_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o cujavia_n p._n 300_o saxony_n duke_n of_o saxe_n eusenach_n commander_n in_o chief_a of_o some_o german_a troop_n save_v himself_o in_o one_o of_o the_o island_n of_o the_o rhine_n p._n 150_o desire_n a_o passport_n for_o a_o safe_a retreat_n ibid._n schomberg_n marshal_n duke_z of_o his_o exploit_n p._n 122_o relieve_v mastrick_n p._n 135_o be_v kill_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o the_o boyne_n p._n 225_o sea-fights_a p._n 3_o 60_o p._n 95_o 110_o p._n 222_o 137_o p._n 220_o seq_n p._n 232_o seq_n shel-stadt_a p._n 107_o shenkenshantz_n fort_n of_o p._n 92_o sobieski_n john_n iii_o his_o elevation_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n relieve_v vienna_n p._n 295_o sobieski_n prince_n james_n one_o of_o the_o candidate_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n p._n 296_o spain_n its_o grandeur_n under_o philip_n ii_o p._n 31_o resign_v the_o precedency_n to_o france_n p._n 137_o refuses_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n about_o the_o just_a pretension_n of_o the_o queen_n p._n 65_o enter_v into_o all_o the_o confederacy_n make_v against_o france_n p._n 107_o spire_n p._n 204_o strasburgh_n submit_v to_o the_o king_n p._n 107_o sweden_n mediation_n of_o the_o peace_n p._n 112_o have_v all_o the_o place_n restore_v p._n 159_o swiss_n refuse_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o confederacy_n p._n 208_o t._n tellier_n michael_n chancellor_n of_o france_n p._n 50_o tellier_n michael_n francis_n marquis_n of_o louvois_n minister_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n his_o character_n p._n 51_o thoulouse_n lewis_n alexander_n count_n de_fw-fr thoulouse_n wound_v near_o the_o king_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o namur_n p._n 236_o tournay_n surrended_a p._n 65_o tourville_n ann_n hilarion_n de_fw-fr constantine_n count_n of_o vice-admiral_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n engage_v and_o beat_v the_o confederate_a fleet_n of_o england_n and_o holland_n be_v worsted_n by_o they_o see_v sea-fights_a take_v and_o burn_v eighty_o merchantman_n of_o the_o enemy_n p._n 245_o 246_o treaty_n the_o pyrenean_n treaty_n p._n 18_o of_o pisa_n p._n 45_o of_o breda_n p._n 60_o at_o cleves_n p._n 59_o at_o aixe_v la_fw-fr chapelle_n p._n 68_o of_o nimhegen_n p._n 162_o of_o peace_n with_o savoy_n p._n 283_o of_o reswick_n p._n 308_o treves_n seize_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n p._n 107_o take_v by_o the_o ally_n p._n 133_o take_v by_o the_o french_a p._n 204_o tripoli_n see_v bombardment_n tromp_n admiral_n of_o holland_n p._n 122_o truce_n of_o twenty_o year_n p._n 177_o turk_n rout_v by_o the_o french_a near_o st._n goddard_n p._n 57_o turenne_n henry_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tour_n de_fw-fr auvergne_n viscount_n de_fw-mi gain_v the_o battle_n of_o st._n anthony_n see_v battle_n command_v under_o the_o king_n in_o the_o year_n 1667_o his_o victory_n in_o germany_n see_v campaign_n be_v kill_v by_o a_o cannon_n shoot_v be_v magnificent_o bury_v at_o the_o king_n charge_n p._n 131_o v._n valence_n siege_n of_o p._n 283_o valenciennes_n take_v by_o assault_n p._n 142_o vaudemont_n prince_n of_o his_o retreat_n p._n 270_o vendosme_n lewis_n joseph_n duke_n de_fw-mi signalise_v himself_o at_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o command_n in_o catalonia_n his_o exploit_n p._n 280_o defeat_n the_o viceroy_n of_o catalonia_n p._n 303_o besieges_n and_o take_v barcelona_n p._n 305_o varjus_n count_n de_fw-fr crecy_n see_v plenipotentiaries_n versailles_n
p._n 77_o vessel_n fifteen_o of_o the_o king_n vessel_n burn_v p._n 232_o villa_n franca_n take_v p._n 230_o villeroy_n command_v the_o grand_a army_n in_o flanders_n see_v campaign_n of_o 1695._o bombard_n brussels_n see_v bombardment_n vironne_fw-fr lewis_n victor_n de_fw-fr rochechovard_n duke_n of_o peer_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n beat_v the_o confederate_a fleet._n p._n 136_o relieve_v messina_n ibid._n vxelles_n marquis_n de_fw-mi defend_v mayence_n with_o great_a bravery_n p._n 215_o 216_o 217_o w._n walecourt_n the_o french_a repulse_v near_o that_o place_n p._n 214_o waldeck_n count_n of_o general_n of_o the_o confederate_a army_n p._n 219_o rout_v near_o flerus_n see_v battle_n war_n civil_a war_n and_o its_o origin_n p._n 3_o p._n 4_o 5_o wesel_n surrender_v p._n 87_o william_n iii_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n worsted_n at_o steenkirk_n p._n 239_o at_o neerwinden_n p._n 248_o at_o st._n denis_n p._n 163_o take_v namur_n p._n 272_o gain_n the_o battle_n near_o the_o boyne_n p._n 225_o be_v present_a at_o the_o great_a general_n council_n at_o the_o hague_n p._n 226_o his_o courage_n and_o resolution_n p_o 278_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o sign_n the_o peace_n p._n 308_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o france_n lawful_a king_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n p._n 310_o wirtenbergh_n duchy_n of_o p._n 215_o wirtenbergh_n duke_n of_o make_v prisoner_n by_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr lorge_n p._n 243_o z._n zell_n duke_n of_o rout_v the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr crequy_n p._n 133_o take_v treves_n p._n 134_o zutphen_n p._n 94_o zwell_n p._n 93_o book_n print_v and_o sell_v by_o d._n midwinter_n and_o t._n leigh_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n the_o education_n of_o young_a gentlewoman_n write_v original_o in_o french_a and_o from_o thence_o make_v english_a and_o improve_v for_o a_o lady_n of_o quality_n twelve_o 1699._o advice_n to_o young_a gentleman_n in_o their_o several_a condition_n of_o life_n by_o way_n 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