Cyclopaedia Of Universal History The Modern World 2 Pt

Author : John Clark Ridpath
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265448809
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Cyclopædia of Universal History, Vol. 2 of 3 written by John Clark Ridpath and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cyclopaedia of Universal History, Vol. 2 of 3: Being an Account of the Principal Events in the Career of the Human Race From the Beginnings of Civilization to the Present Time From Recent and Authentic Sources; Part II, the Modern World Room for the Cossack - Disposition of Alexan der I. - The Holy Alliance - Principles of the Compact - Practical Workings of the Scheme. Congress of aix-la-chapelle. - England stands shot - Internal Condition of Russia - Accession of Nicholas - His Conquest on the Side of Per sia - He makes War on the Turks - Insurgent Spirit in Poland. - Insurrection'in Warsaw - Bab tles of 1831. Taken by the Russians. Terrible Punishment of the Rebels - Accession of Alexander II. - Rebellion in the Caucasus - The Czar supports the Greek Christians - Beginning oi the Crimean Em - The Question at Issue. The Allies enter the Black Sea - Battle of the Alma - The Siege of Sebastopol begins - Progress of the Investment. - Balaklava - Episode of the Light Brigade - Battle of Inkerman. - Storming of the Malakhoff and the Redan. - Destruction ot' Sebastopol. - Treaty of Paris - Terms of the Set tlement. - Accession of Alexander II. - Emancipa tion of the Russian Serfs. - The Czar patronizes Learning - His Liberal Spirit - New Demands of the People. - Attempts at assassination-new Military Methods - Spread of the Nihilists - Their Principles and Methods - Assassination of Alexan der. - Accession oi his Son. - Punishment of the Murderers - Reigns of Mustapha and Mahmoud. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.