The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side vii
... carried on by Great Britain in the Peninsula ; and that , by a very curious coincidence , nearly in the very corresponding years of the preceding century . In the conduct and issue of that war , and in the conduct and probable issue of ...
... carried on by Great Britain in the Peninsula ; and that , by a very curious coincidence , nearly in the very corresponding years of the preceding century . In the conduct and issue of that war , and in the conduct and probable issue of ...
Side xiii
... carry off , and re- tired towards Burgos in order to be ready for a retreat into France . On the 26th of May Carthagena declared for the Austrian claimant , and was secured by an English squadron ; and in June the English and Portuguese ...
... carry off , and re- tired towards Burgos in order to be ready for a retreat into France . On the 26th of May Carthagena declared for the Austrian claimant , and was secured by an English squadron ; and in June the English and Portuguese ...
Side xiv
... carried on with some briskness ; and , in July , Sir John Leake proceeded with the English fleet before Alicant , which was im- mediately afterwards taken by storm , though the cas- tle held out for a short time ; but at length ...
... carried on with some briskness ; and , in July , Sir John Leake proceeded with the English fleet before Alicant , which was im- mediately afterwards taken by storm , though the cas- tle held out for a short time ; but at length ...
Side 33
... carried , and the enemy driven across the river , ( then everywhere passa- ble on the ice , ) with a considerable loss . Four pieces of cannon also were taken ; and the whole detachment received the highest praise , not only for their ...
... carried , and the enemy driven across the river , ( then everywhere passa- ble on the ice , ) with a considerable loss . Four pieces of cannon also were taken ; and the whole detachment received the highest praise , not only for their ...
Side 41
... carry those engagements into effect ; having also ap- plied to the directory of France for a more powerful force , des- tined to the same end ; and having also declared that the delay of the meditated blow proceeded from no other cause ...
... carry those engagements into effect ; having also ap- plied to the directory of France for a more powerful force , des- tined to the same end ; and having also declared that the delay of the meditated blow proceeded from no other cause ...
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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