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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... victory might be too dearly purchased by the loss of a single life , and when the safety and glory of his country should demand the certain sacrifice of thousands ! Such then was , and such is the character which was justly claimed for ...
... victory might be too dearly purchased by the loss of a single life , and when the safety and glory of his country should demand the certain sacrifice of thousands ! Such then was , and such is the character which was justly claimed for ...
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... victory by his superior genius . There was much ingenuity in the mode which was taken to flatter the Spanish army , as well as the peo- ple , a measure indeed highly praise - worthy in its in- tention , by attributing to them a full and ...
... victory by his superior genius . There was much ingenuity in the mode which was taken to flatter the Spanish army , as well as the peo- ple , a measure indeed highly praise - worthy in its in- tention , by attributing to them a full and ...
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... victory , he added , would be estimated by the fact that the enemy's num- uer were 40,000 , ours being the same number , and of course the victory could not be effected without con- siderable loss ; a loss indeed which might have been ...
... victory , he added , would be estimated by the fact that the enemy's num- uer were 40,000 , ours being the same number , and of course the victory could not be effected without con- siderable loss ; a loss indeed which might have been ...
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Don Carlos Doyle | 20 |
Passage of the Adour | 383 |
Entre into Bourdeaux | 419 |
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