The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side xix
... of Spain ; but in this the allies knew them to be insincere ; nor would they themselves , indeed , have agreed to it ; and , notwithstanding the Gallic machinations , the tide of success began to turn in INTRODUCTION . xix.
... of Spain ; but in this the allies knew them to be insincere ; nor would they themselves , indeed , have agreed to it ; and , notwithstanding the Gallic machinations , the tide of success began to turn in INTRODUCTION . xix.
Side xx
... turn in favour of King Charles , whose army , commanded by General Stanhope , ( ancestor of the present Earl Stan- hope , ) defeated King Philip at Almanera , in Cata- lonia , on the 16th of July , when the French , having lost about ...
... turn in favour of King Charles , whose army , commanded by General Stanhope , ( ancestor of the present Earl Stan- hope , ) defeated King Philip at Almanera , in Cata- lonia , on the 16th of July , when the French , having lost about ...
Side xxii
... turn of the cam- paign naturally produced a great sensation at home : and in the commencement of 1711 , the house of lords having entered into an inquiry on the cause of our losses , Lord Peterborough succeeded in throw- ing the blame ...
... turn of the cam- paign naturally produced a great sensation at home : and in the commencement of 1711 , the house of lords having entered into an inquiry on the cause of our losses , Lord Peterborough succeeded in throw- ing the blame ...
Side 32
... turn Tuyl , and to attack it in the rear . Lord Cathcart found the road by which his column was to march so impracticable , that , being obliged to make a great de- tour , he could not come up in time ; and General Dundas finding , at ...
... turn Tuyl , and to attack it in the rear . Lord Cathcart found the road by which his column was to march so impracticable , that , being obliged to make a great de- tour , he could not come up in time ; and General Dundas finding , at ...
Side 70
... turn up , while Colonel Stevenson should move by Moodgul and Nohsry , at the distance of between twelve and twenty miles from the Kistna , and the Mahratta and Mogul cavalry then col- lected in one body between the British force and the ...
... turn up , while Colonel Stevenson should move by Moodgul and Nohsry , at the distance of between twelve and twenty miles from the Kistna , and the Mahratta and Mogul cavalry then col- lected in one body between the British force and the ...
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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