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 261
... prisoners ; whilst the whole British loss was the major wounded , and two privates killed . * On the 26th Lord Paget fell in with a detachment of the advanced guards of Buonaparte's own army at Majorca . His lordship immedi- ately ...
... prisoners ; whilst the whole British loss was the major wounded , and two privates killed . * On the 26th Lord Paget fell in with a detachment of the advanced guards of Buonaparte's own army at Majorca . His lordship immedi- ately ...
Page 353
... prisoners and deserters , to be immense . So signal was the defeat , so severe the lesson taught , that the enemy did not attempt to renew his attack on the succeeding day , except by some slight skirmishing with his light troops ; but ...
... prisoners and deserters , to be immense . So signal was the defeat , so severe the lesson taught , that the enemy did not attempt to renew his attack on the succeeding day , except by some slight skirmishing with his light troops ; but ...
Page 491
... prisoners by a patrole of the British . To describe the tumultuous joy which took place at home on this occasion is ... prisoners agree that Joseph would rather be a prisoner in England , living as brother Lucien does , than be King of ...
... prisoners by a patrole of the British . To describe the tumultuous joy which took place at home on this occasion is ... prisoners agree that Joseph would rather be a prisoner in England , living as brother Lucien does , than be King of ...
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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