The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side xv
... killed , wounded and taken prisoners . The whole number of British in the action were only 14,000 ; yet it is believed that it was entirely owing to the ill conduct of the Portuguese that the day was lost . So strong indeed was this ...
... killed , wounded and taken prisoners . The whole number of British in the action were only 14,000 ; yet it is believed that it was entirely owing to the ill conduct of the Portuguese that the day was lost . So strong indeed was this ...
Side xx
... killed and wounded , were obliged to retire to Lerida ; but , being closely pursued by the confederates , fell back upon Saragossa . On the 10th of the ensuing month , August , King Charles being then with the army , another brilliant ...
... killed and wounded , were obliged to retire to Lerida ; but , being closely pursued by the confederates , fell back upon Saragossa . On the 10th of the ensuing month , August , King Charles being then with the army , another brilliant ...
Side 31
... killed and wounded during the affair ; and although the British retired in very good order , yet the nar- rowness of the road had caused a regiment of Irish light dra- goons to throw the 1st guards into some confusion . Taking ad ...
... killed and wounded during the affair ; and although the British retired in very good order , yet the nar- rowness of the road had caused a regiment of Irish light dra- goons to throw the 1st guards into some confusion . Taking ad ...
Side 44
... killed upon the spot , and Lieutenant Reynolds , and thirty- six wounded ; but the commanding officer taking prompt steps , they were immediately repulsed . On the 19th , after a fatiguing march through a country full of jungles and ...
... killed upon the spot , and Lieutenant Reynolds , and thirty- six wounded ; but the commanding officer taking prompt steps , they were immediately repulsed . On the 19th , after a fatiguing march through a country full of jungles and ...
Side 47
... killed , and thirty - four wounded ; the loss of our native troops amounting to only about half that num- ber ; but though the enemy appeared to suffer severely , yet it was impossible to ascertain the extent of their loss , as they car ...
... killed , and thirty - four wounded ; the loss of our native troops amounting to only about half that num- ber ; but though the enemy appeared to suffer severely , yet it was impossible to ascertain the extent of their loss , as they car ...
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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 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