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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 88
Page 49
... tion should arrive from England : the augmentation to the attack was to extend the breach on the left , to the salient angle of the demi - bas . tion of the main front , and from batteries to be established on the left of the attack ...
... tion should arrive from England : the augmentation to the attack was to extend the breach on the left , to the salient angle of the demi - bas . tion of the main front , and from batteries to be established on the left of the attack ...
Page 311
... tion incapable of dishonour , and had committed the unheard of crime of tearing from its bosom , a legi- timate and beloved king , after abusing the unarmed confidence of the nation , inundating Spain with de- solating hosts , and ...
... tion incapable of dishonour , and had committed the unheard of crime of tearing from its bosom , a legi- timate and beloved king , after abusing the unarmed confidence of the nation , inundating Spain with de- solating hosts , and ...
Page 540
... tion ; but they were divided in opinion on the ques- tion , whether it would be safer , all circumstances considered , to reject it altogether , and thus break entirely with the Cortes , or to propose certain modi- fications and terms ...
... tion ; but they were divided in opinion on the ques- tion , whether it would be safer , all circumstances considered , to reject it altogether , and thus break entirely with the Cortes , or to propose certain modi- fications and terms ...
Contents
Don Carlos Doyle | 20 |
Passage of the Adour | 383 |
Entre into Bourdeaux | 419 |
4 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
6th division Adour advance allied army anecdotes arms arrived artillery attack battalion batteries battle Bayonne Blucher Bourbons Bourdeaux brigade Britain British Buonaparte Captain Catalonia cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel command conduct corps Cortes division Duke Emperor enemy enemy's English Europe favour Ferdinand fire foot force France French army Freyre gallant garrison guard happy honour House immediately infantry inhabitants Jean de Luz King King's German Legion Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Sir Lord Castlereagh Lord Wellington Lordship Majesty Major-General Marquis Marshal Marshal Soult ment military Napoleon nation neral Nive occasion occupied officers operations Paris passed peace Portuguese position posts Prince prisoners Pyrenees received Regency regiment respect retired retreat river Royal Highness Senate sent shew Sir John Hope Sir Rowland Hill Sir William Beresford soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish Suchet Tarragona tion took town treaty troops victory whilst whole wish wounded