The Life of His Grace Arthur, Duke, Marquis, and Earl of Wellington ...: With Copious Details and Delineations Historical, Political, and Military, of the Various Important Services in which He Has Been Engaged ... Including Numerous Interesting Professional Anecdotes ...J. and J. Cundee, 1812 |
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... observed ; many were detained in prison without being informed of the reason within fifteen or twenty days and there appeared no preparations for the for- mation of the constitutional council , or the provincial deputation ; nor even of ...
... observed ; many were detained in prison without being informed of the reason within fifteen or twenty days and there appeared no preparations for the for- mation of the constitutional council , or the provincial deputation ; nor even of ...
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... observation may be , I regret to observe , that it most certainly was the case : and I shall here beg to intrude on your notice a fact that is well know in this army . For some days , during the retreat , both officers and men carried ...
... observation may be , I regret to observe , that it most certainly was the case : and I shall here beg to intrude on your notice a fact that is well know in this army . For some days , during the retreat , both officers and men carried ...
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... observed , that he had no retreat if unsuccessful - that there would have been no hopes of embarkation if followed - and that the army must have been unavoidably lost if beat- and , therefore , said he " I venture to hope that your ...
... observed , that he had no retreat if unsuccessful - that there would have been no hopes of embarkation if followed - and that the army must have been unavoidably lost if beat- and , therefore , said he " I venture to hope that your ...
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