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Fall of Poland; Containing an Analytical and a Philosophical Account of the Causes Which Conspired in the Ruin of That Nation, with a History of the Country from Its Origin Volume 1

Fall of Poland; Containing an Analytical and a Philosophical Account of the Causes Which Conspired in the Ruin of That Nation, with a History of the Country from Its Origin Volume 1


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ...power, immediately set fire to his camp, and retreated across the Danube in wild despair. The Moldavians and Wallachians made their peace with the Polish conqueror, and the arrogant Turks, who had been so severely rebuked, began to tremble for their capital. All Europe, electrified with the heretofore unparalleled victory, returned thanks to the God of battles for the deliverance of Christendom from the grasping power of the Turks. Poland quivered with joy, that the nation had so narrowly escaped from the ignominy of bondage. But how soon the scene changed! While Europe was anxiously awaiting the intelligence of the complete overthrow of the Osmanlis, mutability, desertion, and flight had ruined the Polish army. Instead of pursuing the enemy, and turning the victory to good account, and crushing their worst foe, already crippled and in their power, the fickle-minded Poles ran home to hold a jubilee with their friends. Whole palatinates abandoned their colors, in strange anxiety to carry home in safety the spoils of the luxuriant East, and to prepare for that new field of battle which was soon to be witnessed in the election of a Polish king. Sobieski, though a candidate for the throne, remained a short time on the battle-ground, almost alone. And at that interesting Salvandy, II., 130, 152. moment, when Wallachia and Moldavia were surrendering their dominions to the power and protection of the Polish crown, when the cowardly Capitan Pacha was flying to the foot of the Balkan, and Sobieski was dreaming of a crown and of changing the face of the world by the force of his arms, his once invincible army melted away and dissolved. The wily Turk laying low in his lair, began to recover from his terror as the Polish army vanished from sight, leaving the...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781154080896
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 162
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1154080897
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 299 gr


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