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 285
... possession of Chaves , the enemy's retreat would have been cut off , excepting across the Minho river : but even that he had hoped to render impracticable , by pressing hard upon his rear . This well concerted plan was , how- ever ...
... possession of Chaves , the enemy's retreat would have been cut off , excepting across the Minho river : but even that he had hoped to render impracticable , by pressing hard upon his rear . This well concerted plan was , how- ever ...
Page 402
... possession of the village , and being fully aware of the advantage which they would derive from that possession in their subsequent operations , immediately reinforced it in succession with the 70th , 79th , and 24th regiments , when ...
... possession of the village , and being fully aware of the advantage which they would derive from that possession in their subsequent operations , immediately reinforced it in succession with the 70th , 79th , and 24th regiments , when ...
Page 526
Francis L. Clarke. Occupation of the French works . took possession of that point , whilst numerous boats from the town crowded over to that shore so long in possession of the enemy . The advance of the troops of the garrison to the ...
Francis L. Clarke. Occupation of the French works . took possession of that point , whilst numerous boats from the town crowded over to that shore so long in possession of the enemy . The advance of the troops of the garrison to the ...
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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