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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... Talavera , when their right was turned by the 1st hussars , and the 23d light dragoons under Ge- neral Anson , directed by Lieutenant - General Payne , and by the division of infantry , under Major - General Mackenzie , and they were ...
... Talavera , when their right was turned by the 1st hussars , and the 23d light dragoons under Ge- neral Anson , directed by Lieutenant - General Payne , and by the division of infantry , under Major - General Mackenzie , and they were ...
Page 308
Francis L. Clarke. Advance to Talavera . would be obliged to evacuate Talavera before Sir Arthur should be able to return to him ; he therefore urged him in the strongest manner to collect all the carts he possibly could , in order to ...
Francis L. Clarke. Advance to Talavera . would be obliged to evacuate Talavera before Sir Arthur should be able to return to him ; he therefore urged him in the strongest manner to collect all the carts he possibly could , in order to ...
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... Talavera by Calera ; and , therefore , after considering the whole subject maturely , he was of opinion that it was advisable to retire to the Arzo- bispo bridge , and there to take up a defensive posi- tion on the Tagus , considering ...
... Talavera by Calera ; and , therefore , after considering the whole subject maturely , he was of opinion that it was advisable to retire to the Arzo- bispo bridge , and there to take up a defensive posi- tion on the Tagus , considering ...
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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