The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side iv
... whilst that of his enemy was on the decline , and enabled the scattered bands of patriots to acquire both discipline and numbers , and thus to produce a hardy race of soldiers , who , as guerillas , have learned to despise French ...
... whilst that of his enemy was on the decline , and enabled the scattered bands of patriots to acquire both discipline and numbers , and thus to produce a hardy race of soldiers , who , as guerillas , have learned to despise French ...
Side xv
... whilst under the command of the Marquis des Minas and the Earl of Galway , having upwards of 10,000 men killed , wounded and taken prisoners . The whole number of British in the action were only 14,000 ; yet it is believed that it was ...
... whilst under the command of the Marquis des Minas and the Earl of Galway , having upwards of 10,000 men killed , wounded and taken prisoners . The whole number of British in the action were only 14,000 ; yet it is believed that it was ...
Side xxii
... whilst he himself received public thanks . Instead , however , of sending him out again to Spain , he was appointed plenipotentiary to the Austrian court , and the Duke of Argyle was intrusted with the high commissions of ambassador ...
... whilst he himself received public thanks . Instead , however , of sending him out again to Spain , he was appointed plenipotentiary to the Austrian court , and the Duke of Argyle was intrusted with the high commissions of ambassador ...
Side 34
... column of the enemy , attended by a large train of artillery towards Gorcum ; whilst their attack upon the right , combined with an attempt upon Thiel , evidently indicated a regular plan of operations , even during the severity of 34.
... column of the enemy , attended by a large train of artillery towards Gorcum ; whilst their attack upon the right , combined with an attempt upon Thiel , evidently indicated a regular plan of operations , even during the severity of 34.
Side 37
... whilst the shameful neg- Tect that then pervaded all the medical departments had rendered the hospitals nothing better than slaughter - houses . Without covering , without attendance , and even without clean straw , and sufficient ...
... whilst the shameful neg- Tect that then pervaded all the medical departments had rendered the hospitals nothing better than slaughter - houses . Without covering , without attendance , and even without clean straw , and sufficient ...
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The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ... Francis L. Clarke,William Dunlap Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1814 |
The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ... Francis L. Clarke,William Dunlap Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1814 |
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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