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 161
... occupied the suburbs on that side , flanked by a detachment of the 79th ; and there they dislodged a picquet of the enemy who in their retreat concealed thirteen three pounders which were afterwards found . All the picquets of the ...
... occupied the suburbs on that side , flanked by a detachment of the 79th ; and there they dislodged a picquet of the enemy who in their retreat concealed thirteen three pounders which were afterwards found . All the picquets of the ...
Page 487
... occupy that which be- longed to the position we ought to take ; his troops did so with promp- titude and dexterity . The enemy ordered their's to be occupied ; but it was commanded by our's at 250 toises ' distance . I had destined this ...
... occupy that which be- longed to the position we ought to take ; his troops did so with promp- titude and dexterity . The enemy ordered their's to be occupied ; but it was commanded by our's at 250 toises ' distance . I had destined this ...
Page 502
... occupied Galdacano and Zornosa , with their advance close to Durango , which place the enemy had taken great pains to strengthen , having some artillery on the bridge of Yurreta , and occupying several houses in that town , besides ...
... occupied Galdacano and Zornosa , with their advance close to Durango , which place the enemy had taken great pains to strengthen , having some artillery on the bridge of Yurreta , and occupying several houses in that town , besides ...
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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