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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... happy in meeting thre shopkeepers on Portuguese ground . Like his commanding officer , he rose from the ranks , having been in the life guards , where he was one of the first that was warped from loyalty and allegiance to his sovereign ...
... happy in meeting thre shopkeepers on Portuguese ground . Like his commanding officer , he rose from the ranks , having been in the life guards , where he was one of the first that was warped from loyalty and allegiance to his sovereign ...
Page 476
... happy rapidity , second- ed by the ardour of his gallant companions , imme- diately reinforced the right with the 5th division , under Lieutenant - General Leith , which he placed behind the village of Arapiles , on the right of the 4th ...
... happy rapidity , second- ed by the ardour of his gallant companions , imme- diately reinforced the right with the 5th division , under Lieutenant - General Leith , which he placed behind the village of Arapiles , on the right of the 4th ...
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... happy day ! " exclaims the Spanish historian of these events- " Oh certain presage of our fature felicity ! Oh warriors of Albion , of Lusitania , and Oh fathers of afflicted Spain , by you we are free ! the country , by you we are happy ...
... happy day ! " exclaims the Spanish historian of these events- " Oh certain presage of our fature felicity ! Oh warriors of Albion , of Lusitania , and Oh fathers of afflicted Spain , by you we are free ! the country , by you we are happy ...
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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