The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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... losses , Lord Peterborough succeeded in throw- ing the blame upon the Earl of Galway , whilst he himself received public thanks . Instead , however , of sending him out again to Spain , he was appointed plenipotentiary to the Austrian ...
... losses , Lord Peterborough succeeded in throw- ing the blame upon the Earl of Galway , whilst he himself received public thanks . Instead , however , of sending him out again to Spain , he was appointed plenipotentiary to the Austrian ...
Side 28
... loss of a father . It must be confessed , indeed , that much of this power to do good on the part of Lady Mornington arose from the very generous and liberal conduct of the present marquis , who , with a magnanimity and fraternal ...
... loss of a father . It must be confessed , indeed , that much of this power to do good on the part of Lady Mornington arose from the very generous and liberal conduct of the present marquis , who , with a magnanimity and fraternal ...
Side 31
... loss of 1,500 of the troops of Hesse Darmstadt , who were completely surrounded and cut off . The possession of Boxtel by the enemy rendering the whole line of posts untenable , as it completely commanded the river Dommel , which runs ...
... loss of 1,500 of the troops of Hesse Darmstadt , who were completely surrounded and cut off . The possession of Boxtel by the enemy rendering the whole line of posts untenable , as it completely commanded the river Dommel , which runs ...
Side 33
... loss . Four pieces of cannon also were taken ; and the whole detachment received the highest praise , not only for their spirited conduct in the execution of the enterprise , but also for the patience and perseverance with which they ...
... loss . Four pieces of cannon also were taken ; and the whole detachment received the highest praise , not only for their spirited conduct in the execution of the enterprise , but also for the patience and perseverance with which they ...
Side 40
... loss of the Coimbatoor country and other districts , and even of many of his hill forts in the Mysore , had produced no steady effect on his mind , and he seemed to fear nothing whilst he possessed his capital ; the Earl of Mornington ...
... loss of the Coimbatoor country and other districts , and even of many of his hill forts in the Mysore , had produced no steady effect on his mind , and he seemed to fear nothing whilst he possessed his capital ; the Earl of Mornington ...
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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