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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... France , in ordering the unfortunate town of Xativa , on the right bank of the river Xucer , in Valencia , to be utterly burnt and destroyed , and in depriving both Arragon and Valencia of some of their most ancient privileges . In July ...
... France , in ordering the unfortunate town of Xativa , on the right bank of the river Xucer , in Valencia , to be utterly burnt and destroyed , and in depriving both Arragon and Valencia of some of their most ancient privileges . In July ...
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... France , but to the Exe- cutive Directory at home , proposing to conclude an offensive and defensive alliance , to subsidize what- ever troops France might send to his assistance , and to commence against British India a war , for which ...
... France , but to the Exe- cutive Directory at home , proposing to conclude an offensive and defensive alliance , to subsidize what- ever troops France might send to his assistance , and to commence against British India a war , for which ...
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... France to enter into the service of Tippoo Sultaun , on terms to be fixed with his ambassadors then on the spot , it is likely the Governor thought a full developement necessary to encourage the plan in view of raising men . Tippoo ...
... France to enter into the service of Tippoo Sultaun , on terms to be fixed with his ambassadors then on the spot , it is likely the Governor thought a full developement necessary to encourage the plan in view of raising men . Tippoo ...
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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