Identifier: historyofallnati17wrig (find matches)
Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908
Subjects: World history
Publisher: (Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ppeared toexceed the ability of an extremely e\lian>ted state. This peace setded the sacrifice ol the Tyrol. It occasioned, indeed,little anxiety to the Tyrolcsc, that the promises of the Em)>eror Francissletter of May 29 were foUowcd by no deeds. In childlike, loyal con-fidence in the emperors word they went back to their labors in the field.In the upper circles in Austria theic prevailed anything but a favorablefeeling toward the Tyrolese, notwithstanding their loyalty and fidelity.The first thing that startled the Tyrolese out of their dreamlike confidencewas the sudden intelligence of a truce, which declared the evacuation oftheir country on the part of the Anstrians; but no one believed it, allregarded it as a stratagem of war. Ilofer, in an apjteal of July 22, pro-claimed every one sjireading this rejiort an enemy of the coinitry. Anorder from Archduke John to Kuol to comply with no command toevacuate, not issued by himself, rendered the assurance complet*^-. But PLATE VI.
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Tlie I ising ol tlie Tyrotese Linder Aiiiiteas Hofer. Helicf nil Hofurs muiiuineal iu thü Fraueisran Chiircli at luiisbnuk by .lulmuii Ncpomiik Selmller (1777-lö42t. Ii,tf,„y 0/ .Ul .\alioni. lot, .V I//., page IS?. THE THIRD UPRISING IN THE TYROL. 137 actions soon left no doubt with regard to tlie correctness of the messageof evil. From the north came the entire seventh army corps, undercommand of the stern Lefebvre; the Crown Prince of AVürtciiihcrgthrew himself upon Vorarlberg, and other divisions marched up thevalleys of the Drave and Adige, or apj)roached through the Aclienvalley and the Scharnitz. On the part of the Tyroleso the uncertaintywith regard to the actual state of things made any regular plan of actionimpossible. Thus it came to pass that at tliis time Deroy found theLueg pass, and Lefebvre the Strub pass, unoccupied. Everywhere thescattered masses gave way befoie superior force. Then came finally, onJuly 27, the official announcement of the cessation of hostiliti

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