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 127
... guns in the course of the ensuing night , in order to avoid the combined assault of the British forces . The immediate attack therefore , as the Marquis of Wellesley afterwards de- clared , was a measure dictated both by prudence and ...
... guns in the course of the ensuing night , in order to avoid the combined assault of the British forces . The immediate attack therefore , as the Marquis of Wellesley afterwards de- clared , was a measure dictated both by prudence and ...
Page 344
... guns had begun to retire . Lieutenant - Colonel Edward Huli , Captain E. Cameron , and two Lieutenants , were killed ; and the whole loss amounted to upwards of 420 . * A Letter from Colonel Cox , explanatory of the fall of Almeida , is ...
... guns had begun to retire . Lieutenant - Colonel Edward Huli , Captain E. Cameron , and two Lieutenants , were killed ; and the whole loss amounted to upwards of 420 . * A Letter from Colonel Cox , explanatory of the fall of Almeida , is ...
Page 505
... guns of Captain Macdonald's troop , which he had moved forward to co - operate with the cavalry . By the activity of the officers and soldiers of Cap- tain Macdonald's troop , the guns were , however , mov- ed off ; but , owing to the ...
... guns of Captain Macdonald's troop , which he had moved forward to co - operate with the cavalry . By the activity of the officers and soldiers of Cap- tain Macdonald's troop , the guns were , however , mov- ed off ; but , owing to the ...
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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