The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volumer 1-2;Volum 5Walter Scott John Ballantyne and Company, 1814 |
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... Lord Wellington . Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo - Of Badajos . Destruction of the Bridge of Almarez , 1 287 CHAP . XII . Progress of the Campaign . The British advance upon Salamanca . They carry by Storm the Forts which the French had ...
... Lord Wellington . Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo - Of Badajos . Destruction of the Bridge of Almarez , 1 287 CHAP . XII . Progress of the Campaign . The British advance upon Salamanca . They carry by Storm the Forts which the French had ...
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... Lord Wellington - the persevering bravery of the Spaniards- the extension of the Guerilla system of warfare , and the hopes of ultimate suc- cess which so many favourable circum- stances inspired , were expatiated upon , as affording ...
... Lord Wellington - the persevering bravery of the Spaniards- the extension of the Guerilla system of warfare , and the hopes of ultimate suc- cess which so many favourable circum- stances inspired , were expatiated upon , as affording ...
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... Lord Wellington himself , after pursuing Massena to the frontier , had been ob- liged to fall back ; and , in short , the enemy was in military possession of Spain . In speaking of the conduct of government towards America , he de ...
... Lord Wellington himself , after pursuing Massena to the frontier , had been ob- liged to fall back ; and , in short , the enemy was in military possession of Spain . In speaking of the conduct of government towards America , he de ...
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... lord- ship's general talents , his removal from the war department must have been very injurious to the public service . The war in the peninsula had been successfully conducted by the Earl of Wellington ; and the country was pre- pared ...
... lord- ship's general talents , his removal from the war department must have been very injurious to the public service . The war in the peninsula had been successfully conducted by the Earl of Wellington ; and the country was pre- pared ...
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... Lord Wellington , at the head of an army of 62,000 as effective men as were ever led into the field , had been compelled to remain on the defensive . With a force greater than that com- manded by the Duke of Marlborough at the most ...
... Lord Wellington , at the head of an army of 62,000 as effective men as were ever led into the field , had been compelled to remain on the defensive . With a force greater than that com- manded by the Duke of Marlborough at the most ...
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Side 249 - With this evidence of hostile inflexibility in trampling on rights which no independent nation can relinquish, Congress will feel the duty of putting the United States into an armor and an attitude demanded by the crisis, and corresponding with the national spirit and expectations.
Side 190 - Disraeli's motion, that the House should resolve itself into a committee to take into consideration the state of the nation, was negatived by a majority of 296 to 156.
Side 277 - We behold, in fine, on the side of Great Britain, a state of war against the United States; and, on the side of the United States, a state of peace towards Great Britain.
Side lix - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44...
Side xlix - George and the enemy, upon the river Canard, which uniformly terminated in his being repulsed with loss. I judged it proper to detach a force down the river Thames, capable of acting in conjunction with the garrison of Amherstburg offensively, but Captain Chambers, whom 1 had appointed to direct this detachment, experienced difficulties that frustrated my intentions. The intelligence received from that quarter admitting...
Side 193 - June 22, rose in the house of commons ; and after a most eloquent and energetic speech, moved " that this house will early in the next session of parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of the laws affecting his majesty's Roman catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland ; with a view to such a final and conciliatory adjustment, as may be conducive to the peace and strength of the united kingdom ; to the stability of the protestant establishment, and to the general satisfaction...
Side xxxvi - D'Urban's cavalry were left at Cabrerizos, on the right of the Tormes, as the enemy had still a large corps on the heights above Babilafuente, on the same side of the river ; and I considered it not improbable, that, finding our army prepared for them in the morning, on the left of the Tormes, they would alter their plan, and manœuvre by the other bank.
Side 127 - I certainly am the last person in the kingdom to whom it can be permitted to despair of our Royal Father's recovery.
Side liii - Government, I do hereby announce to all the Inhabitants of the said Territory, that the Laws heretofore in existence shall continue in force until His Majesty's pleasure be known or so long as the peace and safety of the said Territory will admit thereof.
Side xlvii - Michilimachinack, which giving spirit and confidence to the Indian tribes in its neighbourhood, part of whom assisted in its capture, determined them to advance upon the rear and flanks of the American army, as soon as they heard that it had entered the province.