The genuine history of Charles XII. King of Sweden : containing all his military actions : with a more particular account of the Battle of Pultowa, and of his Majesty's retreat to Bender in Turkey, than was ever yet published / written by M. Gustavus Adlerfeld ... ; and now translated into English, by James Ford, Esq; ; illustrated with the effigies of the King, and several plans of the battles and sieges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adlerfeld, Gustavus, 1671-1709.

Contributor:

Ford, James, Esq.

Standardized Title:

Histoire militaire de Charles XII. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718.

Charles.

Poltava, Battle of, Poltava, Ukraine, 1709.

Sweden--History--Charles XII, 1697-1718.

Sweden.

History.

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

vi, 7-557 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations, plans, portrait ; 23 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and sold by the booksellers in town and country, 1744.

Notes:

A pirated abridgment, first published in 1742, of Adlerfeld's The military history of Charles XII (3 v., London, 1740), the translation of which was supervised by Henry Fielding.

Signatures: A-4A⁴.

Vertical chain lines.

For description of 1742 edition, see Cross, W.L. History of Henry Fielding, v. 1, p. 285-287, v. 3, p. 337-338.

"Books lately printed, and sold by R. Walker ...": p. [1]-[2] at end.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: t.p. mutilated; illustrations wanting.

OCLC:

250089112