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" Creasy to select for military description those few battles of which, in the words of Hallam, * a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes. "
An Account of the Mutinies in Oudh, and of the Siege of the Lucknow ... - Page 7
by Martin Richard Gubbins - 1858 - 464 pages
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A History of the World, on a New and Systematic Plan: From the Earliest ...

H. White - History - 1851 - 592 pages
...says Hallam, "has immortalized his name, and may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes — with Marathon, Arbela, the Metaurus, Chalons, and Leipsic." The victor endeavoured to complete...
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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1851 - 400 pages
...-COLf.KGF, LONDON, LATE FELLOW OF Kl'sCJ's COLL^QE, r* MTI .i ihi iJ. Those few battlep, of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenea. — HALLAH. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, 82 CLIFF STREET. 1851. CO.H ' PREFACE,...
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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Matathon to Waterloo

Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1851 - 376 pages
...COLLEGE, LONDON, LATE FELLOW OF KINO'u COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. J Those few battles, of whieh a eontrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent seenes.— HALLAM. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, 82 CLIFF STREET. 1851. .... r:•» CO'LE'Jt...
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Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 22

American periodicals - 1851 - 606 pages
...M iicollan y. THE DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WORLD BY PROFESSOR CREASY. " Those few battles of which a tion still more direct and close between it» subsequent scenes." — II MI i v. MARATHON. — ТHE DEFEAT OF THE ATHENIANS AT SYRACUSE. —...
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The Ladies' Repository, Volume 20

Universalism - 1852 - 572 pages
...Charles Martel, over the invading Saracens, " may be justly ranked among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes." The accounts of the Decisive Battles are well given, and a summary of events intervening between the battles...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71

Scotland - 1852 - 838 pages
...by a remark of Mr Hallam, placed on the title-page by way of motto, " These few battles, of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes." Mr Alison frequently puts such cases, in both The Life of Marlborougk and his History of Europe. Mr...
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Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 4; Volume 34

Methodist Church - 1852 - 656 pages
...Hallam's upon the battle of Tours — " It may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subseqnent scenes." To determine what battles should fall into this decisive class is no easy task...
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The London University Calendar

London univ - 1852 - 358 pages
...century. 8. There have been a few battles of which a contrary event would (as far as we can see) " have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes." Specify them, and state briefly the grounds on which you conceive that so high a degree of importance...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71

England - 1852 - 790 pages
...placed on the title-page by way of motto, "These few battles, of which a contrary event would пaтe essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes." Mr. Alison frequently puts such eases, in both The I.ife of Marlborough and his History of Eurojtt....
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Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox, Volume 3

Charles James Fox - Great Britain - 1854 - 522 pages
...Professor Creasy to select for military description those few battles of which, in the words of HaHaiu, ' a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama...subsequent scenes.' The decisive features of the battles are well and clearly brought out, the reader's mind is attracted to the world-wide importance of the...
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