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 266
... position ; which circumstance , with the position of Lieutenant General Fraser's division , ( calculated to give still further security to the right of the line , ) induced the enemy to relax their efforts in that quar- ter . These ...
... position ; which circumstance , with the position of Lieutenant General Fraser's division , ( calculated to give still further security to the right of the line , ) induced the enemy to relax their efforts in that quar- ter . These ...
Page 379
... position of Barrosa to that of the Torre de Bermesa , about half way to the San Petri river , in order to secure a communication across the river , over which a bridge had been lately established . This latter position placed the ...
... position of Barrosa to that of the Torre de Bermesa , about half way to the San Petri river , in order to secure a communication across the river , over which a bridge had been lately established . This latter position placed the ...
Page 487
... position of Tejares , which was a league in the rear of that in which he then was , distant a league and a half from Salamanca : they , however , assembled considerable forces upon this point ; and , as their movement upon Tejares might ...
... position of Tejares , which was a league in the rear of that in which he then was , distant a league and a half from Salamanca : they , however , assembled considerable forces upon this point ; and , as their movement upon Tejares might ...
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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