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 132
... officers and men being very great ; and that of Lieutenant - Colonel Maxwell , and other officers in particular , being great- ly to be regretted . * He gave great praise to Lieuten- ant - Colonels Harness and Wallace , for the manner ...
... officers and men being very great ; and that of Lieutenant - Colonel Maxwell , and other officers in particular , being great- ly to be regretted . * He gave great praise to Lieuten- ant - Colonels Harness and Wallace , for the manner ...
Page 220
... officers on the victory , they all eagerly ascribed it to him , as " Exclusively his own ! " * Previous to the departure of Sir Arthur Wellesley , he received from the general officers a present of a piece of plate , of the value of one ...
... officers on the victory , they all eagerly ascribed it to him , as " Exclusively his own ! " * Previous to the departure of Sir Arthur Wellesley , he received from the general officers a present of a piece of plate , of the value of one ...
Page 274
... officers , as well as to the non - commission- ed officers , and privates . On a subsequent motion in Parliament , respecting the campaign in Portugal , Sir Arthur explained his views * But the sufferings of the army were not completed ...
... officers , as well as to the non - commission- ed officers , and privates . On a subsequent motion in Parliament , respecting the campaign in Portugal , Sir Arthur explained his views * But the sufferings of the army were not completed ...
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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