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the siege of Lille , and two years later fought under Czar Peter the Great against Charles XII , King of Sweden . Next he served in his father's army and in 1720 went to France , where he was made brigadier general .
the siege of Lille , and two years later fought under Czar Peter the Great against Charles XII , King of Sweden . Next he served in his father's army and in 1720 went to France , where he was made brigadier general .
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Later , in Florence , he made the acquaintance of Corsican revolutionaries and became interested in their struggle to free their island from Genoese domination . As leader of the movement he went to Constantinople where he pre- vailed ...
Later , in Florence , he made the acquaintance of Corsican revolutionaries and became interested in their struggle to free their island from Genoese domination . As leader of the movement he went to Constantinople where he pre- vailed ...
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Many years later Lee wrote in his Memoirs : No man surpassed this gentleman in simplicity and conde- scension * which gave to his comportment a cast of amiability , extremely ingratiating , exciting confidence and esteem .
Many years later Lee wrote in his Memoirs : No man surpassed this gentleman in simplicity and conde- scension * which gave to his comportment a cast of amiability , extremely ingratiating , exciting confidence and esteem .
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