Annals of the Wars of the Nineteenth Century, Volum 2John Murray, 1862 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 87
Side 3
... battery of 30 guns , but too distant to do them injury . Rear - Admiral Sir Sidney Smith , with " Pompée , " " Thunderer , " ' Standard , " and frigates , dashed into the midst of the Turkish squadron , and at once opened fire upon them ...
... battery of 30 guns , but too distant to do them injury . Rear - Admiral Sir Sidney Smith , with " Pompée , " " Thunderer , " ' Standard , " and frigates , dashed into the midst of the Turkish squadron , and at once opened fire upon them ...
Side 4
... batteries along the coast ; and the Admiral accordingly put new terms to his pen , but waiting as he writes for " a commanding breeze , " he still delayed to open his guns , which would have blown up all the French Ambassador's schemes ...
... batteries along the coast ; and the Admiral accordingly put new terms to his pen , but waiting as he writes for " a commanding breeze , " he still delayed to open his guns , which would have blown up all the French Ambassador's schemes ...
Side 5
... batteries , which , with one accord , poured marble , granite , iron , balls , and shell on the devoted squadron . The ships smartly returned the fire , and with a rapidity and precision that astonished and disconcerted the Turkish ...
... batteries , which , with one accord , poured marble , granite , iron , balls , and shell on the devoted squadron . The ships smartly returned the fire , and with a rapidity and precision that astonished and disconcerted the Turkish ...
Side 7
... batteries were forthwith prepared ; but , as there was reason to expect that a large body of Mamelukes were about to join the British army , Lieut . - Colonel Macleod , with 700 men , were sent to El Hammed , in order to facilitate a ...
... batteries were forthwith prepared ; but , as there was reason to expect that a large body of Mamelukes were about to join the British army , Lieut . - Colonel Macleod , with 700 men , were sent to El Hammed , in order to facilitate a ...
Side 8
... batteries . You have five minutes to accede to this determination . " No notice being taken of this mission , all the frigates opened their broadsides , and , after three had been given , Brisbane , at the head of a portion of his crew ...
... batteries . You have five minutes to accede to this determination . " No notice being taken of this mission , all the frigates opened their broadsides , and , after three had been given , Brisbane , at the head of a portion of his crew ...
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
accordingly Admiral advance Archduke Charles Archduke John arms arrived artillery attack Austrian batteries battle Benningsen besiegers Bessières boats bridge brig-sloop brigade British army Captain captured carried Castaños cavalry Colonel column command corps crossed Cuesta Danube Davoust defence despatched directed division Duke Dupont Emperor endeavour enemy enemy's Essling expedition fell fire fire ships flag flank fleet force forward French army frigate garrison guard gun-boats guns head-quarters horse immediately infantry island Junot Junta killed King Landshut Lannes Lieutenant Lisbon Lord Madrid Marshal Marshal Bessières Marshal Lannes Marshal Soult Massena military Moore morning Murat Napoleon night occupied officers opened Oporto ordered Palafox patriots placed Portugal Portuguese position possession Prince prisoners received regiments retired retreat river road Russian sail sent ships shore side siege Sir John Moore soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish army squadron surrender Tagus took town troops vessels Victor village Wellesley wounded Zaragoza
Populære avsnitt
Side 162 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we bound him, . .', But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.
Side 260 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Side 44 - Porte, and the two high contracting parties will unite their efforts to wrest from the vexatious and oppressive government of the Turks all its provinces in Europe; Boumelia and Constantinople alone excepted.
Side 164 - During the season of repose, his time was devoted to the care and instruction of the officer and soldier; in war he courted service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of personal considerations, he esteemed that to which his country called him, the post of honour, and by his undaunted spirit, and unconquerable perseverance, he pointed the way to victory.
Side 111 - Ferguson's column was descending from the heights into the plain. From this situation the enemy retired by the passes into the mountains with the utmost regularity and the greatest celerity ; and notwithstanding the rapid advance of the British infantry, the want of a sufficient body of cavalry was the cause of his suffering but little loss in the plain.
Side 49 - This pledge was the delivery of the Danish fleet into the possession of the British admiral, under the most solemn stipulation, that it should be restored at the conclusion of the war between this country and France.
Side 191 - Gambier; but that his lordship's conduct on that occasion, as well as his general conduct and proceedings as commander-in-chief of the Channel fleet...
Side 1 - I inclose to your Lordship a statement of their number, and when I add also an account of the loss His Majesty's ships have sustained, I cannot help expressing my satisfaction that we have suffered so slightly; as, had any of their stone shot, some of which...
Side 162 - Anderson, you know that I always wished to die in this way." He frequently asked " are the French beaten ?" and at length, when he was told they were defeated in every point, he said, " It is a great satisfaction for me to know we have beaten the French." — " I hope the people of England will be satisfied, I hope my country will do me justice.
Side 164 - In the school of regimental duty, he obtained that correct knowledge of his profession so essential to the proper direction of the gallant spirit of the soldier ; and he was enabled to establish a characteristic order, and regularity of conduct, because the troops found in their leader a striking example of the discipline which he enforced on others.