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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... ment which they had formed in the front of a camp on the north side of Kioge , and they also made a dis- position of their cavalry upon the sands , to change the 92d in flank , as advancing to attack this entrench- ment . By this ...
... ment which they had formed in the front of a camp on the north side of Kioge , and they also made a dis- position of their cavalry upon the sands , to change the 92d in flank , as advancing to attack this entrench- ment . By this ...
Page 294
... ment of the great political change was adjutant sub - officer . In 1792 he was chief of battalion , and adjutant - general at Toulon , when he carried several redoubts remarkably well defended , and there acquired the notice of ...
... ment of the great political change was adjutant sub - officer . In 1792 he was chief of battalion , and adjutant - general at Toulon , when he carried several redoubts remarkably well defended , and there acquired the notice of ...
Page 535
... ment , the advance were checked by the heavy fire of grape shot and musquetry at the turning of the street ; but the grenadiers of the guards , immediately advancing to their support , drove every thing before them . At this critical ...
... ment , the advance were checked by the heavy fire of grape shot and musquetry at the turning of the street ; but the grenadiers of the guards , immediately advancing to their support , drove every thing before them . At this critical ...
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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