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
bishop_n of_o that_o assembly_n p._n 187_o be_v make_v arbitrator_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o succession_n in_o the_o palatinate_n p._n 195_o abolish_v the_o franchise_n of_o quarter_n p._n 190_o give_v his_o dispensation_n to_o prince_n clement_n of_o bavaria_n p._n 201_o interview_n of_o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a court_n p._n 18_o invalides_n the_o royal_a hospital_n build_v near_o paris_n p._n 169_o ipres_n take_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 156_o ireland_n the_o king_n send_v succour_n into_o that_o kingdom_n p._n 214_o l'isle_v besiege_v by_o and_o surrender_v to_o the_o king_n p._n 66_o k._n kayserswert_v take_v by_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n p._n 215_o knock_v fort_n the_o ally_n lose_v above_o two_o thousand_o man_n before_o it_o p._n 269_o l._n ladeburgh_n the_o imperialist_n defeat_v by_o tuâ—rene_n near_o this_o place_n p._n 124_o lagos_n about_o eighty_o vessel_n be_v take_v and_o burn_v betwixt_o this_o place_n and_o cadiz_n p._n 245_o 246_o lavardin_n marquis_n of_o french_z ambassador_n at_o rome_n p._n 197_o the_o pope_n refuse_v he_o audience_n p._n 198_o league_n against_o france_n betwixt_o the_o emperor_n spain_n and_o denmark_n holland_n and_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n except_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o hannover_n p._n 107_o 111_o league_n betwixt_o england_n and_o holland_n against_o france_n p._n 153_o league_n of_o augsburg_n p._n 193_o league_n betwixt_o the_o empire_n spain_n england_n holland_n and_o savoy_n against_o france_n p._n 207_o p._n 209_o leopold_n ignatius_n emperor_n of_o germany_n desire_v succour_n from_o the_o king_n p._n 57_o enter_v in_o a_o league_n against_o france_n p._n 107_o make_v peace_n with_o france_n p._n 165_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o king_n p._n 177_o enter_v in_o another_o alliance_n against_o he_o p._n 193_o declare_v for_o the_o election_n of_o prince_n clement_n of_o bavaria_n p._n 200_o make_v peace_n with_o france_n p._n 308_o leuze_n engagement_n near_o leuze_n 229_o lewis_n xiii_o seize_v lorraine_n p._n 80_o his_o war_n with_o the_o hugonot_n p._n 188_o lewis_n fourteen_o surname_v the_o great_a his_o birth_n p._n 1_o trouble_n under_o his_o minority_n p._n 2_o be_v present_a at_o the_o battle_n of_o st._n anthony_n p._n 5_o fall_n dangerous_o ill_a at_o calais_n p._n 13_o marry_v the_o infanta_n of_o portugal_n p._n 17_o enter_v paris_n in_o triumph_n p._n 20_o lewis_n the_o great_a his_o divertisement_n p._n 25_o oblige_v spain_n to_o allow_v he_o the_o precedency_n p._n 37_o receive_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o affront_v put_v upon_o his_o ambassador_n at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n p._n 45_o cause_n a_o new_a codex_fw-la or_o lambock_n to_o be_v compile_v p._n 52_o restore_v the_o decay_a commerce_n p._n 56_o send_v succour_n to_o the_o emperor_n p._n 57_o and_o to_o the_o dutch._n p._n 58_o lewis_n the_o great_a besiege_n and_o take_v listle_n p._n 66_o conquer_v the_o french_a comte_n in_o eight_o day_n p._n 68_o suppresles_fw-mi jansinism_n p._n 69_o build_v versailles_n p._n 77_o and_o take_v possession_n of_o lorraine_n p._n 81_o lewis_n the_o great_a declare_v war_n against_o holland_n p._n 85_o his_o first_o conquest_n p._n 87_o seq_n new_a conquest_n p._n 92_o draw_v the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o his_o alliance_n with_o the_o dutch._n p._n 95_o besieges_n and_o take_v mastrick_n p._n 103_o seq_n besieges_n and_o take_v besanson_n p._n 114_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o whole_a french_a comte_n in_o one_o month_n time_n p._n 117_o lewis_n the_o great_a take_v conde_n p._n 134_o send_v succour_n to_o messina_n p._n 136_o take_v valenciennes_n p._n 142_o the_o town_n and_o citadel_n of_o cambray_n p._n 148_o ghent_n p._n 156_o ipres_n p._n ibid._n restore_v peace_n to_o europe_n p._n 162_o erect_v the_o academy_n for_o the_o cadee_n p._n 168_o build_v the_o hospital_n of_o the_o invalides_n p._n 169_o find_v the_o community_n of_o st._n cyr._n p._n ib._n lewis_z the_o great_a chastise_n the_o corsair_n of_o barbary_n p._n 171_o 172_o genoeses_n p._n ibid._n summon_v all_o his_o vassal_n in_o alsace_n to_o do_v he_o homage_n p._n 174_o go_v to_o strasburgh_n to_o receive_v in_o person_n the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n p._n 175_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o emperor_n for_o twenty_o year_n p._n 177_o lewis_n the_o great_a oblige_v the_o king_n of_o spain_n to_o resign_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n p._n 177_o cause_n luxenburgh_n to_o be_v block_v up_o p._n 178_o cover_v the_o siege_n of_o luxenburgh_n p._n 179_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o spain_n for_o twenty_o year_n p._n 180_o difference_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n p._n ibid._n he_o suppress_v calvinism_n in_o france_n p._n 187_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n make_v vow_n for_o his_o recovery_n p._n 192_o the_o motive_n that_o oblige_v he_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o arms._n p._n 202_o take_v philipsburgh_n and_o the_o whole_a palatinate_n p._n 203_o 204_o lewis_n the_o great_a receive_v the_o king_n and_o queen_n of_o england_n with_o a_o unparalleled_a generosity_n p._n 213_o send_v succour_n into_o ireland_n p._n ib._n besieges_n and_o take_v mons._n p._n 228_o the_o city_n and_o citadel_n of_o namur_n p._n 233_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n be_v carry_v in_o a_o chair_n to_o all_o place_n where_o his_o presence_n be_v most_o necessary_a p._n 236_o the_o prince_n of_o conty_n elect_v king_n of_o poland_n by_o his_o encouragement_n and_o protection_n p._n 299_o restore_v peace_n to_o europe_n p._n 307_o limburgh_n take_v by_o henry_n julius_n prince_n of_o conde_n p._n 128_o limerick_n in_o ireland_n brave_o defend_v by_o the_o french_a p._n 225_o the_o english_a oblige_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n ibid._n limit_n see_v difference_n line_n what_o they_o be_v p._n 249_o new_a line_n draw_v from_o the_o shield_n to_o the_o lie_v and_o from_o courtray_v to_o the_o seaside_n p._n 268_o longueville_n duke_n of_o kill_v p._n 98_o long_o alphonse_n de_fw-fr 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 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