Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3) — John Shaqi
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)Walpole, Horace
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Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)
Walpole, Horace
Great Britain -- History -- George II, 1727-1760
Death of Lady Elizabeth 211
Boscawen defeats the French Flee _ib._
Conquests in America _ib._
Lord G. Sackville 212
CHAPTER IX.
1759. Marshal D’Estrées 216
French worsted in East Indies 217
Wolfe’s Embarrassments _ib._
Conquest of Quebec, and death of Wolfe 219
Perfidy and cruelty of French Government 223
Bankruptcy of France _ib._
Thurot sails 224
Parliament _ib._
Mr. Pitt’s speech 225
Lord Temple resigns the Privy Seal 228
Lord Temple resumes the Privy Seal _ib._
Monument to Wolfe, and Thanks to Officers 229
Admiral Saunders 230
Hawke attacks and destroys Conflans’ Fleet 231
Debates on Extraordinary Commissions 233
Army Estimate 234
Proposals for Peace ineffectual 236
Heir-Apparent’s Court 237
Victorious Officers rewarded _ib._
Warburton made Bishop 239
Ireland _ib._
Tumults in Dublin 241
Irish Parliament 245
CHAPTER X.
1760. War in Germany 247
Prince Ferdinand’s detachment to King of Prussia 248
Value of contemporary Memoir 249
Lord Bath’s Letter 250
Macklyn’s _Love à la Mode_ 250
Lord G. Sackville demands a Court-Martial 251
Earl Ferrers murders his Steward 258
Smollett punished for a Libel 259
Thurot’s Expedition to Ireland 262
Thurot’s death 265
Debate on Trial of Member of House of Commons _ib._
Court-Martial on Lord G. Sackville 266
Sentence of Court-Martial 273
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