 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 852 pages
...disastrous to the welfare of his states. Wilhelm's son, Friedrich II., persevered in the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay,...British government gave him for the services of the 22,000 Hessians who fought against the Americans in the war of independence. Friedrich, who had become... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1868 - 872 pages
...disastrous to the welfare of his states. Wilhelm's son, Friedrich II., persevered in the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay,...amounting to £3,000,000, which the British government rave him for the services of the 22,000 Hessians who fought against the Americans iu the Avar of independence.... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1874 - 870 pages
...disastrous to the welfare of his states. Wilhelm's son, Friednch II., persevered in the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay,...British government gave him for the services of the 22,000 Hessians who fought against the Americans in the war of indeCT. ° _ . . . « . refused to fulfil... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1874 - 868 pages
...disastrous to the welfare of his states. Wilhelm's son, Friedrich П., persevered in the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay, amounting to £3,000,000, which the British_ government latter place. Hassenpflug appealed to the Confederation for its intervention, and... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1876 - 866 pages
...disastrous to the welfare of his states. Wilhelm's son, Friedrich II., persevered in the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay,...British government gave him for the services of the 22,000 Hessians who fought against the Americans in the war of independence. Friedrich, who had become... | |
 | Charles Henry Jones - History - 1882 - 284 pages
...obliged to drag the boats containing the batteries, baggage, provisions, and sick over the lower rapida, where the water was only one and a half feet deep...vessels containing the Brunswick troops, four vessels coataining the Hesse-Hanau troops, six vessels containing the English corps of artillery under command... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - Readers - 1853 - 396 pages
...war. Frederick II. of Hesse-Cassel received three million pounds sterling from the British government for the services of the twenty-two thousand Hessians who fought against the Americans. 100.-THE SAVAGES OF NORTH AMERICA. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 17,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 870 pages
...disastrous to the welfare of his slates. Wilhelm's son, Friedrich II., persevered in the same course, aud kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay,...British government gave him for the services of the 22,000 Hessians who fought against the Americans in the war of independence. Friedrich, who had become... | |
 | Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - 1899 - 834 pages
...troops during the course of the war. Wilhelm's son, Priedrich II., persevered In the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay, amounting to £8,000,000, which the British Government gave him for the services of 16,992 Hessians, who fought... | |
 | Samuel Alexander White - 1902 - 78 pages
...the expense of the welfare and morality of the people. Friedrick II persevered in this course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay amounting to three million pounds sterling, which the British Government gave him for the services of the 22,000... | |
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II., persevered in the same course, and kept up a splendid court on the proceeds of the pay, amounting to £3,000,000, which the British government gave him for the services of the 22,000 Hessians who fought against the Americans in the war of independence. 