The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side ix
... recalled , and was superseded by Henry de Ruvigny , Earl of Galway . The Spanish monarch in July put an end to his short campaign , on account of the heat of the wea . ther , and returned to Madrid , having put his [ 2 ] INTRODUCTION . iN.
... recalled , and was superseded by Henry de Ruvigny , Earl of Galway . The Spanish monarch in July put an end to his short campaign , on account of the heat of the wea . ther , and returned to Madrid , having put his [ 2 ] INTRODUCTION . iN.
Side x
... returned from Toulon towards Gibral- tar , and captured that fortress on the 10th of July , after a siege of three days , having landed the Prince of Hesse with only 1,800 men . On the 13th of August the combined English and Dutch ...
... returned from Toulon towards Gibral- tar , and captured that fortress on the 10th of July , after a siege of three days , having landed the Prince of Hesse with only 1,800 men . On the 13th of August the combined English and Dutch ...
Side xiii
... returned with all pos- sible expedition ; but , soon finding that he had no troops on whom he could depend , he destroyed every thing of value which he could not carry off , and re- tired towards Burgos in order to be ready for a ...
... returned with all pos- sible expedition ; but , soon finding that he had no troops on whom he could depend , he destroyed every thing of value which he could not carry off , and re- tired towards Burgos in order to be ready for a ...
Side 30
... returned to England . During the progress of the retreat of his royal highness , the French having passed the morass at Piel , deemed an insuperable barrier between the contending powers , a sudden attack was made upon all the posts on ...
... returned to England . During the progress of the retreat of his royal highness , the French having passed the morass at Piel , deemed an insuperable barrier between the contending powers , a sudden attack was made upon all the posts on ...
Side 43
... returned 36,959 fighting men , all well equipped , amply and liberally supplied , excellent in discipline , and never surpassed by any army ever formed in India , in the skill and ability of the officers in all departments . It must be ...
... returned 36,959 fighting men , all well equipped , amply and liberally supplied , excellent in discipline , and never surpassed by any army ever formed in India , in the skill and ability of the officers in all departments . It must be ...
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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