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... battle , after which peace ensued . The annexation of Moravia , a Slav pro- vince , is attributed to Boleslas . Scarcely had he finished with the Germans than other enemies arose to harass him . In Red - Russia ( now Eastern Galicia ...
... battle , after which peace ensued . The annexation of Moravia , a Slav pro- vince , is attributed to Boleslas . Scarcely had he finished with the Germans than other enemies arose to harass him . In Red - Russia ( now Eastern Galicia ...
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... vassal , was completely beaten by Boleslas under the walls of Breslau . In this battle , so memorable in the wars of Poland , so many of her enemies were killed that the Germans in their flight had not time to bury 38 POLAND HER GLORY ,
... vassal , was completely beaten by Boleslas under the walls of Breslau . In this battle , so memorable in the wars of Poland , so many of her enemies were killed that the Germans in their flight had not time to bury 38 POLAND HER GLORY ,
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... battle under the walls of Breslau is called " the field of dogs , " or in the German , " Hunsfeld . " Boleslas III ... battles , only being unsuccessful late in life . The Emperor of Germany , desiring by a splendid victory to ...
... battle under the walls of Breslau is called " the field of dogs , " or in the German , " Hunsfeld . " Boleslas III ... battles , only being unsuccessful late in life . The Emperor of Germany , desiring by a splendid victory to ...
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Kalikst Wolski. and in the Polish provinces were continually harassed by the battles between Ladislas " the Short , " and Venceslas , offered the crown of Poland . to Przemyslas , who accepted it , and was crowned at Gniezno , 1295 , by ...
Kalikst Wolski. and in the Polish provinces were continually harassed by the battles between Ladislas " the Short , " and Venceslas , offered the crown of Poland . to Przemyslas , who accepted it , and was crowned at Gniezno , 1295 , by ...
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... battle with the enemies of his country . Marching on one occasion at the head of his army into Red Russia , he besieged Lemberg , the capital . So effectual was the siege that the inhabitants , reduced by famine , were compelled to open ...
... battle with the enemies of his country . Marching on one occasion at the head of his army into Red Russia , he besieged Lemberg , the capital . So effectual was the siege that the inhabitants , reduced by famine , were compelled to open ...
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