The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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... river . This movement they were now obliged to make , in order to defend Cata- lonia . The victorious army , pursuing their advantage , and being no longer kept in check by the confede- rates , soon recovered Valencia , Saragossa , & c ...
... river . This movement they were now obliged to make , in order to defend Cata- lonia . The victorious army , pursuing their advantage , and being no longer kept in check by the confede- rates , soon recovered Valencia , Saragossa , & c ...
Side xix
... river Caya , after which the Earl of Galway escaped with great difficulty ; but the Earl of Barry- more , Major General Sankey , Brigadier Pearce , and two whole brigades , were made prisoners of war . Some negotiations about this time ...
... river Caya , after which the Earl of Galway escaped with great difficulty ; but the Earl of Barry- more , Major General Sankey , Brigadier Pearce , and two whole brigades , were made prisoners of war . Some negotiations about this time ...
Side 31
... river Dommel , which runs im- mediately into the town by Fort Isabella , the commander in chief thought it absolutely necessary to retake it , and for that purpose detached the reserve , composed of the brigade of guards , and 12th ...
... river Dommel , which runs im- mediately into the town by Fort Isabella , the commander in chief thought it absolutely necessary to retake it , and for that purpose detached the reserve , composed of the brigade of guards , and 12th ...
Side 33
... 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 spirited conduct in the execution of 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 spirited conduct in the execution of the ...
Side 44
... river , and had encamped at Mallavelly . As the movements from this date led to an action in which the colonel had an opportunity of greatly distinguishing himself , we shall notice them more mi- nutely from the observations of an ...
... river , and had encamped at Mallavelly . As the movements from this date led to an action in which the colonel had an opportunity of greatly distinguishing himself , we shall notice them more mi- nutely from the observations of an ...
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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