p. 18, l. 13. In the seventeenth century Italy was still divided into
several states each with its own prince.
p. 18, l. 22. Susa was another Savoyard fortress.
p. 19, l. 17. A halberd was a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft
surmounted by an axe-like head.
p. 21, l. 30. The Cantons were the political divisions of Switzerland.
p. 23, l. 7. Casale, a strong town on the Po.
p. 25, l. 14. A dragoon was a cavalry soldier armed with an infantry
firearm and trained to fight on foot as well as on horseback.
p. 27, l. 25. Saluzzo a town S.E. of Pinerolo.
p. 29, l. 12. This truce prepared for the definite "Peace of
Cherasco," April 1631, which confirmed the Duchy of Mantua to the Duke
of Nevers but left only Pinerolo in the hands of the French.
p. 31, l. 12. This refers to the Treaty of Baerwalde, 1631, by which
Gustavus Adolphus promised to consider the interests of the French
(who were the natural enemies of the Empire).
p. 31, l. 16. In 1628 the Duke of Pomerania had been obliged to put
his coast line under the care of the imperial troops. In attacking it
therefore in 1639 Gustavus Adolphus was aiming a blow at the Emperor
and obtaining a good basis for further conquests.
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