Note 102 — Chapter XI · REVIVAL OF SPAIN UNDER THE FIRST BOURBONS
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[“At Piacenza the Franco-Spanish army was literally cut to bits by Lichtenstein (July 16th, 1746), and the ambitious dreams of Elizabeth Farnese seemed to melt into thin air.”—Hume.h Fuller details of this war will be found in the French, Austrian, and English histories.]