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 in ...J. and J. Cundee ..., [181-?], 1814 - Generals |
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Page 271
... rear - guard , occupied the land front of the town of Corunna : that under Major - General Hill was stationed in reserve , in the promontory in rear of the town . The French pushed their light troops towards the town soon after eight o ...
... rear - guard , occupied the land front of the town of Corunna : that under Major - General Hill was stationed in reserve , in the promontory in rear of the town . The French pushed their light troops towards the town soon after eight o ...
Page 347
... rear , and Colonel Trant with his division attacked the escort of the military chest and reserve artillery near Tojal on the 20th of September . In this affair Colonel Trant succeeded so far as to take about one hundred prisoners ; but ...
... rear , and Colonel Trant with his division attacked the escort of the military chest and reserve artillery near Tojal on the 20th of September . In this affair Colonel Trant succeeded so far as to take about one hundred prisoners ; but ...
Page 405
... rear of the left of the 1st division , on some com- manding ground beyond the Turon , which protected the right flank and rear of that division , covered the communication with the Coa , and prevented that of the enemy with Almeida , by ...
... rear of the left of the 1st division , on some com- manding ground beyond the Turon , which protected the right flank and rear of that division , covered the communication with the Coa , and prevented that of the enemy with Almeida , by ...
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advanced guard afterwards allied army Anecdotes arrived artillery attack Badajoz battalion battle body bridge brigade Brigadier-General British army British troops Buonaparte Cadiz cannon Captain cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Wellesley column command Commander-in-Chief commenced conduct corps defeat defence detachment division Douro dragoons enemy enemy's fire flank force formed French army front gallant gallantry garrison guns heights Hill honour horse immediately infantry inhabitants killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lord Wellington Lordship loss Madrid Major Major-General Marmont Marquis Marshal ment military Mondego morning moved movements neral night obliged occupied officers operations Oporto party passed picquets Portugal Portuguese position possession prisoners Rajah rear received regiment retired retreat river road Salamanca Scindiah sent siege Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir David Baird Sir John Moore Sir William Beresford soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish Sultaun Tagus taken Talavera tion Tippoo took town village whilst whole wounded