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
... picquet of the enemy who in their retreat concealed thirteen three pounders which were afterwards found . All the picquets of the garrison now fell back to the lake or inundations in front of the place , the Bri- tish picquets occupying ...
... picquet of the enemy who in their retreat concealed thirteen three pounders which were afterwards found . All the picquets of the garrison now fell back to the lake or inundations in front of the place , the Bri- tish picquets occupying ...
Page 409
... picquets by which they were observed , and forced their way through them . They fired but little , and they appeared to have marched between the bodies of troops posted to sup- port the picquets ; and in particular could not have passed ...
... picquets by which they were observed , and forced their way through them . They fired but little , and they appeared to have marched between the bodies of troops posted to sup- port the picquets ; and in particular could not have passed ...
Page 424
... picquets of the British cavalry resumed their stations . But the enemy having now been reinforced by the troops which marched from Furcalhos , again advanc- ed about sunset , and drove in the picquets of the ca- valry from Aldea de ...
... picquets of the British cavalry resumed their stations . But the enemy having now been reinforced by the troops which marched from Furcalhos , again advanc- ed about sunset , and drove in the picquets of the ca- valry from Aldea de ...
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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