The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side xvi
... crossed the Ebro , where King Charles had retired some time be- fore with a small force , and was stationed at Tortosa at the mouth of that river . This movement they were now obliged to make , in order to defend Cata- lonia . The ...
... crossed the Ebro , where King Charles had retired some time be- fore with a small force , and was stationed at Tortosa at the mouth of that river . This movement they were now obliged to make , in order to defend Cata- lonia . The ...
Side 35
... crossed the Leck should remain in the canton- ments they then occupied , and that the rest should again move forward . On this occasion Lieutenant General Abercrombie and Major General Hammerstein , with the greatest part of their corps ...
... crossed the Leck should remain in the canton- ments they then occupied , and that the rest should again move forward . On this occasion Lieutenant General Abercrombie and Major General Hammerstein , with the greatest part of their corps ...
Side 48
... crossed that river at a very prac- ticable ford , a movement which tended much to defeat the pro- posed plans of the enemy against their advance . On the 1st of April , 1799 , the whole army was within thirteen miles of Seringapatam ...
... crossed that river at a very prac- ticable ford , a movement which tended much to defeat the pro- posed plans of the enemy against their advance . On the 1st of April , 1799 , the whole army was within thirteen miles of Seringapatam ...
Side 51
... army , whose anxiety was imme- diately relieved ; for until our troops had crossed the ditch , ( al- though every precaution was taken for filling it if necessary , ) even the most sanguine minds could not be utterly void 51.
... army , whose anxiety was imme- diately relieved ; for until our troops had crossed the ditch , ( al- though every precaution was taken for filling it if necessary , ) even the most sanguine minds could not be utterly void 51.
Side 53
... crossing the inner ditch , took him in flank . Yet even then , whilst any of his troops re- mained with him , he disputed every inch of ground , until he ap- proached the passage across the ditch to the gate of the inner fort . Here he ...
... crossing the inner ditch , took him in flank . Yet even then , whilst any of his troops re- mained with him , he disputed every inch of ground , until he ap- proached the passage across the ditch to the gate of the inner fort . Here he ...
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6th division advanced guard allied army arrived artillery assailants attack battalion battle Beresford body bridge brigade British army British troops Cadiz cannon cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Wellesley column commander in chief commenced conduct corps crossed defeat defended detachment Douro dragoons Earl enemy enemy's English fire flank force formed French army front gallant garrison ground guns heights honourable immediately killed King Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant General Sir light division Lisbon Lord Wellington lordship loss Madrid Major marquis Marshal Soult ment military morning moved movements night obliged occupied officers operations passed piquets Portugal Portuguese position possession prisoners Rajah rear guard received regiment repulsed retired retreat river road Salamanca Scindiah sent siege Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir John Moore Sir Rowland Hill Sir Stapleton Cotton Sir William Beresford soon Spain Spaniards Spanish army Tagus taken Talavera tion Tippoo took Tormes town victory village whilst wounded