The Life of the Most Noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington ...Van Winkle and Wiley, 1814 - 423 sider |
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Side 34
... charge of the superior body of the enemy was so impetuous , both on the cavalry and infantry , that at first they had the advantage , and it is even said , had taken the two curricle guns ; but the reserve of the 33d coming up , the ...
... charge of the superior body of the enemy was so impetuous , both on the cavalry and infantry , that at first they had the advantage , and it is even said , had taken the two curricle guns ; but the reserve of the 33d coming up , the ...
Side 47
... charge completed the rout with great slaughter . The enemy's first line , with the whole of its guns , was nov forced , by the advance of the whole British line , to retire to the next height , where their second line was formed . They ...
... charge completed the rout with great slaughter . The enemy's first line , with the whole of its guns , was nov forced , by the advance of the whole British line , to retire to the next height , where their second line was formed . They ...
Side 48
... charged by General Floyd , only two hundred and thirty remained on the field , in a state for service , after the action was over . It has also been mentioned that some of the prisoners asserted that the infantry were driven on by the ...
... charged by General Floyd , only two hundred and thirty remained on the field , in a state for service , after the action was over . It has also been mentioned that some of the prisoners asserted that the infantry were driven on by the ...
Side 54
... charge to Lieutenant Colonel Agnew and Captain Marriott , by whom they were conducted to head - quarters in camp , escorted by the light company of Colonel Wellesley's own regiment , the 33d , whilst , as they 1 54 During the contest ...
... charge to Lieutenant Colonel Agnew and Captain Marriott , by whom they were conducted to head - quarters in camp , escorted by the light company of Colonel Wellesley's own regiment , the 33d , whilst , as they 1 54 During the contest ...
Side 71
... charge , made by the four regi- ments , which their gallant and judicious commander was obliged to form in one line , in order to bear some proportion in length to that which they had to attack , that the whole of the enemy's line gave ...
... charge , made by the four regi- ments , which their gallant and judicious commander was obliged to form in one line , in order to bear some proportion in length to that which they had to attack , that the whole of the enemy's line gave ...
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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 Marmont marquis Marshal Soult 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
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Side 87 - Scindiah and the Rajah of Berar had moved off in the morning with their cavalry, and that the infantry were about to follow, but were still in camp at the distance of about six miles from the ground on which I had intended to encamp.
Side 171 - On the night of the llth the enemy crossed the Douro, and destroyed the bridge over that river. ' It was important, with a view to the operations of Marshal Beresford, that I should cross the Douro immediately ; and I had...
Side 299 - I have to regret the loss of a most able officer. After the crest of the height was carried, one division of the enemy's infantry made a stand against the 4th division, which, after a severe contest, was obliged to give way, in consequence of the enemy having thrown some troops on the left, of the 4th division, after the failure of brigadiergeneral Pack's attack upon the Arapiles, and the honourable lieutenant-general Cole having been wounded.
Side 234 - In him the Spanish army have lost their brightest ornament, his country their most upright patriot, and the world the most strenuous and zealous defender of the cause in which we are engaged ; and I shall always acknowledge with gratitude the assistance which I received from him, as well by his operations as by his counsel, since he had been joined with this army.
Side 379 - Graham, if his support had been required. The enemy had a division of infantry and some cavalry advanced on the great road from Vittoria to Bilboa, resting their right on some strong heights covering the village of Gamarra Maior.
Side 227 - ... to Lieut. Colonel Fletcher, and the officers of the Royal Engineers, to draw your Lordship's attention to the ability and diligence with which they have executed the works by which these positions have been strengthened, to such a degree, as to render any attack upon that line occupied by the allied army very doubtful, if not entirely hopeless.
Side 162 - The troops, though not unacquainted with the irreparable loss they had sustained, were not dismayed, but by the most determined bravery not only repelled every attempt of the enemy to gain ground, but actually forced him to retire, although he had brought up fresh troops in support of those originally engaged.
Side 183 - This part of the ground was covered by olive trees, and much intersected by banks and ditches. The high road leading from the bridge over the Alberche, was defended by a heavy battery in front of a church, which was occupied by Spanish infantry. All the avenues to the town were defended in a similar manner ; the town was occupied...
Side 354 - ... to support our position within them having been in such a state of preparation as to give hopes that it would be ready to open on the morning of the 23d. The attack was to have been made by detachments of Portuguese troops, belonging to the 6th division, which occupied the town of Burgos, and invested the castle on the...
Side 186 - I had moved this regiment from its original position on the heights, as soon as I observed the advance of the Guards, and it was formed in the plain, and advanced upon the enemy, and covered the formation of Lieutenant-General Sherbrooke's division.