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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... commenced the siege of it in September . In 1705 Gibraltar was relieved by Sir John Leake , who surprized and defeated the French squadron ; and in May , the Portuguese and confederate forces having commenced the siege of Alcantara ...
... commenced the siege of it in September . In 1705 Gibraltar was relieved by Sir John Leake , who surprized and defeated the French squadron ; and in May , the Portuguese and confederate forces having commenced the siege of Alcantara ...
Page 129
... commenced , and the British troops advanced rapidly under a very severe cannonade , whose execution at first was terrible . A fire had been commenced , at a distance of four hundred yards , by the British artillery ; but General ...
... commenced , and the British troops advanced rapidly under a very severe cannonade , whose execution at first was terrible . A fire had been commenced , at a distance of four hundred yards , by the British artillery ; but General ...
Page 413
... commenced , as has been stated , at nine o'clock , and continued without interruption until two in the afternoon , when the enemy being driven over the Albuera , there was nothing during the remainder of the day but skirmishing and ...
... commenced , as has been stated , at nine o'clock , and continued without interruption until two in the afternoon , when the enemy being driven over the Albuera , there was nothing during the remainder of the day but skirmishing and ...
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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