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 127
... British forces . The immediate attack therefore , as the Marquis of Wellesley afterwards de- clared , was a measure dictated both by prudence and courage . The force left at Naulniah , for the protection of the stores , consisted of a ...
... British forces . The immediate attack therefore , as the Marquis of Wellesley afterwards de- clared , was a measure dictated both by prudence and courage . The force left at Naulniah , for the protection of the stores , consisted of a ...
Page 136
... British skill and British intrepidity ; for finding that it would be difficult to defeat the enemy in their actual position , General Lake , who early in the day whilst in advance with the cavalry had his horse shot under him ...
... British skill and British intrepidity ; for finding that it would be difficult to defeat the enemy in their actual position , General Lake , who early in the day whilst in advance with the cavalry had his horse shot under him ...
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... British closely , and to destroy them either before , or during their em- barkation at Corunna , to which place Sir John Moore judged it most prudent to proceed . † It is an un- pleasant * During this retreat a gallant achievement of a ...
... British closely , and to destroy them either before , or during their em- barkation at Corunna , to which place Sir John Moore judged it most prudent to proceed . † It is an un- pleasant * During this retreat a gallant achievement of a ...
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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