The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side iii
... Spain rose , as it were by a miracle , ( for the effect was simultaneous , and without combination , ) in oppo- sition to the insidious thraldrom of France , her exertions were looked on by many in this country with coldness , and even ...
... Spain rose , as it were by a miracle , ( for the effect was simultaneous , and without combination , ) in oppo- sition to the insidious thraldrom of France , her exertions were looked on by many in this country with coldness , and even ...
Side v
... Spain . This latter excellence of rapidity and determination was , indeed , always expected by his friends ; and we shall have occasion to see , in the progress of this biography , particu- larly in detailing his brilliancy of thought ...
... Spain . This latter excellence of rapidity and determination was , indeed , always expected by his friends ; and we shall have occasion to see , in the progress of this biography , particu- larly in detailing his brilliancy of thought ...
Side vii
... ; and in our objects we were unsuccessful , though without tarnishing the honour of the British name . When , in the year 1701 , Charles II . of Spain , a 1 branch of the house of Austria , deceased without issue OSOPHIC.
... ; and in our objects we were unsuccessful , though without tarnishing the honour of the British name . When , in the year 1701 , Charles II . of Spain , a 1 branch of the house of Austria , deceased without issue OSOPHIC.
Side viii
... Spain inimical to the French interest ; and it was hoped that , by spirited measures , an Austrian prince might be established on the throne of Spain . Charles III . the Austrian claimant arrived in En- gland in 1703 ; and , in 1704 ...
... Spain inimical to the French interest ; and it was hoped that , by spirited measures , an Austrian prince might be established on the throne of Spain . Charles III . the Austrian claimant arrived in En- gland in 1703 ; and , in 1704 ...
Side xi
... Spain the allies had laid siege to Badajoz , but were obliged soon after to raise it by the Marshal du Thesse , the French general in com- mand of the combined French and Spanish army ; and , in the contest , the Earl of Galway lost his ...
... Spain the allies had laid siege to Badajoz , but were obliged soon after to raise it by the Marshal du Thesse , the French general in com- mand of the combined French and Spanish army ; and , in the contest , the Earl of Galway lost his ...
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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 cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Wellesley column commander in chief commenced conduct coöperation 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