[The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. by Tobias Smollett]@TWC D-Link bookThe History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. CHAPTER VI 78/175
This was executed with great success.
Charles was the first man who landed; and here he exhibited such marks of courage and conduct, far above his years, as equally astonished and intimidated his adversaries.
Then he determined to besiege Copenhagen; a resolution that struck such terror into the Danes, that they proceeded with redoubled diligence in the treaty, which was brought to a conclusion, between Denmark, Sweden, and Holstein, about the middle of August.
Then the Swedes retired to Schonen, and the squadrons of the maritime powers returned from the Baltic. SECOND TREATY OF PARTITION. When the new partition treaty was communicated by the ministers of the contracting parties to the other powers of Europe, it generally met with a very unfavourable construction.
Saxony and the northern crowns were still embroiled with their own quarrels, consequently could not give much attention to such a remote transaction.
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