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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Francis L. Clarke. Vote of thanks to Lord Wellington . SECTION VII . Parliamentary thanks to Lord Wellington in 1810 - Debates on that sub- ject - Luminous defence and vindication by the Marquis of Wellesley Affairs in Spain - Invasion ...
Francis L. Clarke. Vote of thanks to Lord Wellington . SECTION VII . Parliamentary thanks to Lord Wellington in 1810 - Debates on that sub- ject - Luminous defence and vindication by the Marquis of Wellesley Affairs in Spain - Invasion ...
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... Lord Wellington to take a position where he might derive supplies from Spain at the same time that he drew nearer his own magazines - and , upon the whole , the Marquis did not hesitate to say , that his brother was as justly entitled ...
... Lord Wellington to take a position where he might derive supplies from Spain at the same time that he drew nearer his own magazines - and , upon the whole , the Marquis did not hesitate to say , that his brother was as justly entitled ...
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... Lord Wellington was certain of their having retired beyond the frontier , he directed Lieutenant - General Sir Rowland Hill to carry into execution a plan of operations against their posts and establishments at the passage of the Tagus ...
... Lord Wellington was certain of their having retired beyond the frontier , he directed Lieutenant - General Sir Rowland Hill to carry into execution a plan of operations against their posts and establishments at the passage of the Tagus ...
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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