The book History of Our Own Times 2 was written by author Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881 Here you can read free online of History of Our Own Times 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of Our Own Times 2 a good or bad book?
Where can I read History of Our Own Times 2 for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read History of Our Own Times 2 Online - link to read the book on full screen.
Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book -
Read Book History of Our Own Times 2
What reading level is History of Our Own Times 2 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
According to this treaty, Holland was to pay to the Republic 100 million guilders, to cede to it Dutch Flanders, Maestricht, and Venloo ; the Scheld was to be thrown open, and the port of Flixshing common to both nations. The United Provinces were declared an independent State, but were required to enter into an alliance offensive and defensive with France, particularly against England, and engaged to furnish for that pur- pose IS ships of the line, 18 frigates, and half the land 1795.] PEACE B...ETWEEN PRUSSIA AND FRANCE. 296 force. A French army of ^,000 men was to remain in Holland, and to be subsisted and clothed by the Dutch. Among the booty to be ceded to the conquerors were specified a number of valuable objects belonging to the collection of the stadtholder, Thus Holland be- came in fact a French province, and, by the name of a sister republic, was obliged to make sacrifices and efforts which, upon the old system, would have been deemed impossible. Prussia, influenced by the ill success which had thus far attended the arms of the allies, by the failure (^ resources for prosecuting the war, and no doubt by her ambitious plans against Poland, had, towards the close of 1794, entered into secret negotiations with France, which terminated in a treaty, concluded on the 5th of April at Basle, by Baron Hardenberg with Barthelemy, the French ambassador in Switzerland.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: