ISBN: 9783965376298

That Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world. A… Mehr…

That Belgium is now one of the European kingdoms, living by its own laws, resting on its own bottom, with a king and court, palaces and parliament of its own, is known to all the world. And a very nice little kingdom it is; full of old towns, fine Flemish pictures, and interesting Gothic churches. But in the memory of very many of us who do not think ourselves old men, Belgium, as it is now called-in those days it used to be Flanders and Brabant-was a part of Holland; and it obtained its own independence by a revolution. In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chasse, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually. Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, OTB eBook publishing Digital >16<

ISBN: 9783965376298

The Rev. Augustus Horne, on a holiday in Belgium, visited the former quarters of General Chasse the defeated leader at the siege of Antwerp, where one of the exhibits was a pair of the Ge… Mehr…

The Rev. Augustus Horne, on a holiday in Belgium, visited the former quarters of General Chasse the defeated leader at the siege of Antwerp, where one of the exhibits was a pair of the General’s enormous trousers. Mr. Horne, who was also a large man, in a spirit of mischief decided to we which man was the larger. Removing his own trousers, he was about to step into the General’s when a group of English women tourists was heard to approach. He hurriedly escaped into an adjoining room, leaving his own garment behind, which the women cut up for souvenirs. (Google Books) Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, OTB eBook publishing Digital >16<

2019, ISBN: 9783965376298

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: OTB eBook publishing], Seiten: 27, [ED: 1], OTB eBook publishing, 2019

2019, ISBN: 9783965376298

[ED: 1], Auflage, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: OTB eBook publishing]