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 44
... defence . Between these entrenchments are made what is thought to have been the first attempt at a " covert way , " now forming such a principal part of the modern system of defence . At that period Bommel stood a siege of five weeks ...
... defence . Between these entrenchments are made what is thought to have been the first attempt at a " covert way , " now forming such a principal part of the modern system of defence . At that period Bommel stood a siege of five weeks ...
Page 304
... defence against foreign invasion . Notwithstanding the successful defence of Tala- vera , amounting , in fact , in itself to a signal vic- tory , though not so in its consequences , Sir Arthur Wellesley found himself shortly afterwards ...
... defence against foreign invasion . Notwithstanding the successful defence of Tala- vera , amounting , in fact , in itself to a signal vic- tory , though not so in its consequences , Sir Arthur Wellesley found himself shortly afterwards ...
Page 370
... defence , This was the grand line , and Lord Wellington him , self lay at Cartaxo with the main body of the British army . Between these two great military forces was the British fleet in the Tagus , ready to assist on which ever side ...
... defence , This was the grand line , and Lord Wellington him , self lay at Cartaxo with the main body of the British army . Between these two great military forces was the British fleet in the Tagus , ready to assist on which ever side ...
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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