Wellington: a ReassessmentJ. Barrie, 1956 - 278 sider |
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Side 80
... cavalry . Although devoted to hunting , Wellesley was himself an exceedingly bad rider , while Churchill seems to have been thoroughly at home in the saddle . It must , however , be remembered that , except for reconnaissance work , the ...
... cavalry . Although devoted to hunting , Wellesley was himself an exceedingly bad rider , while Churchill seems to have been thoroughly at home in the saddle . It must , however , be remembered that , except for reconnaissance work , the ...
Side 191
... cavalry regiments only three of those entitled to the honour " Waterloo " do not also carry " Peninsula , " even if the Household Cavalry and three or four other regiments had not come out to Spain until 1813. The three exceptions are ...
... cavalry regiments only three of those entitled to the honour " Waterloo " do not also carry " Peninsula , " even if the Household Cavalry and three or four other regiments had not come out to Spain until 1813. The three exceptions are ...
Side 207
... cavalry walking about as if they had been our own . I never saw the British infantry behave so well . " With the artillery Wellington was by no means so well satis- fied . " To tell you the truth , " he wrote to Lord Mulgrave on ...
... cavalry walking about as if they had been our own . I never saw the British infantry behave so well . " With the artillery Wellington was by no means so well satis- fied . " To tell you the truth , " he wrote to Lord Mulgrave on ...
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