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A62348 The Souldiers companion, or, Military glory display'd in a true and impartial description of all the memorable battels and fights by land and sea, &c., that have been fought in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, for upwards of six hundred by J.S. J. S. 1688 (1688) Wing S88; ESTC R8531 109,148 264

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