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 266
... attack upon the British picquets , which , however , in general maintained their ground . Find- ing his efforts thus unavailing upon their right and centre , he now seemed determined to make the attack upon the left more serious , and ...
... attack upon the British picquets , which , however , in general maintained their ground . Find- ing his efforts thus unavailing upon their right and centre , he now seemed determined to make the attack upon the left more serious , and ...
Page 411
... attack on the right becoming now evident , Marshal Beresford requested General Blake to form part of his first line and all his second to that front , which was done . Soult commenced the attack at nine o'clock , not ceasing at the same ...
... attack on the right becoming now evident , Marshal Beresford requested General Blake to form part of his first line and all his second to that front , which was done . Soult commenced the attack at nine o'clock , not ceasing at the same ...
Page 445
... attack the castle of Badajoz , by es- calade , with the third division ; and a detachment from the guard in the trenches , furnished that evening by the 4th division , under Major Wilson of the 48th regiment , should attack the ravelin ...
... attack the castle of Badajoz , by es- calade , with the third division ; and a detachment from the guard in the trenches , furnished that evening by the 4th division , under Major Wilson of the 48th regiment , should attack the ravelin ...
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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