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 449
... hill thrown up , eight feet high . These passed , we approached a second ditch , and then the wall which was twenty - six feet high , against which we planted six or seven ladders . " The hill is much like that at Greenwich , about as ...
... hill thrown up , eight feet high . These passed , we approached a second ditch , and then the wall which was twenty - six feet high , against which we planted six or seven ladders . " The hill is much like that at Greenwich , about as ...
Page 523
... Hill's force . His absolute intentions were indeed unknown , but he made a slight movement on the left of that division . of the allied army under Hill , who in his turn kept a good look out so as to act or move as circumstances might ...
... Hill's force . His absolute intentions were indeed unknown , but he made a slight movement on the left of that division . of the allied army under Hill , who in his turn kept a good look out so as to act or move as circumstances might ...
Page 548
... hill of St. Michael's , and in constructing such works as were best calculated to forward their future operations . At that period , the whole of the army had crossed the Arlanzon , with the exception of the 6th division , and one ...
... hill of St. Michael's , and in constructing such works as were best calculated to forward their future operations . At that period , the whole of the army had crossed the Arlanzon , with the exception of the 6th division , and one ...
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