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The History of the Invasion of Switzerland by the French, and the Destruction of the Democratical Republics of Schwitz, Uri, and Unterwalden
The History of the Invasion of Switzerland by the French and the Destruction of the Democratical Republics of Schwitz Uri and Unterwalden Author:Heinrich Zschokke General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1803 Original Publisher: T. Longman and O. Rees Subjects: Switzerland Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 History / Europe / General History / Europe / Western History / Europe / France History / Military / General History / Military / Other Travel / Europe / Switzerl... more »and Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: " CHAPTER II. . ' The entire territory of Schwitz presented a surface of no more than twenty-one square miles. It was bounded to the north by the lake of Zurich; to the east by a chain of. mountains separating it from the canton of Glaris; to the south and the west by tremendous rocks and by the cantons of Lucerne and Zurich. The air of this district is pure and salubrious, and favourable to the growth of men and vegetables. In autumn and winter, however, thick fogs often overspread the valleys, and settle1 in them for weeks together. Its most spacious and agreeable valley rises in an amphitheatrical form from the borders of the lake of Waldstaeten to the foot of the Haggenberg mountain. It is filled with rich pastures, fine fruit-trees, cabins, detached houses, and some villages. In its bottom is the town of Schwitz, distinguished from afar by its handsome buildings. German miles, 15 to a degree. The torrent of Moutta divides this valley in its serpentine course. It rushes from a neighbouring valley, to which it gives name, and which stretches four leagues to the east amidst very high mountains. This unites with the Bisithal; and both are surrounded by a wall of rocks, whence burst in many cascades the waters which feed the Moutta. To the north of Schwitz, between theRigi and the Rosberg, on the side of Kusnachr, is a still pleasanter...« less