Wellington: a ReassessmentJ. Barrie, 1956 - 278 sider |
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... Army . The country has no other force disposable . It may , by a great effort , reinforce the army for an adequate purpose ; but another army it has not to send . " Canning was not overstating the case when he wrote these words . Sir ...
... Army . The country has no other force disposable . It may , by a great effort , reinforce the army for an adequate purpose ; but another army it has not to send . " Canning was not overstating the case when he wrote these words . Sir ...
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... Army of the North , and the Army of Portugal , and shall so far relieve the guerrilleros * and the Spanish army in Valencia . " From the beginning of 1812 Wellington dominated the strategy of the war , and it is to be noted that both in ...
... Army of the North , and the Army of Portugal , and shall so far relieve the guerrilleros * and the Spanish army in Valencia . " From the beginning of 1812 Wellington dominated the strategy of the war , and it is to be noted that both in ...
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... army under my command has fallen off in the respect of discipline in the late campaign , to a greater extent than any army with which I have ever served , or of which I have ever read . Yet this army has met with no disaster : it has ...
... army under my command has fallen off in the respect of discipline in the late campaign , to a greater extent than any army with which I have ever served , or of which I have ever read . Yet this army has met with no disaster : it has ...
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