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Venice and its story (1910)

Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London, J. M. Dent ; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 223

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hostilities in the Bresciano. It was a faircountry. The gentle Italian spring gave way to lustysummer. A battle had been fought in which the Republicsuffered a heavy loss in horses ; in another some unfortunatecavaliers, including the Captain-General himself, were danger-ously hurt by falling from… … ARREST OF CARMAGNOLA 143 Macolo and captured 8000 cavalry. History is silent as tothe dead and wounded. He was lavishly rewarded, madea Count, and given a house in Venice - and an estate in thecountry. The Senate now advised him to follow up hisadvantage, strike at Milan and end the war. But…

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