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 205
... regiment of foot . He embarked with General Spencer's expedition , and proceeded for Gib . raltar and Cadiz , and afterwards to Portugal , where he thus lost his life , at the head of the grenadiers of his regiment , gallantly repelling ...
... regiment of foot . He embarked with General Spencer's expedition , and proceeded for Gib . raltar and Cadiz , and afterwards to Portugal , where he thus lost his life , at the head of the grenadiers of his regiment , gallantly repelling ...
Page 302
... regiment , who fell so glori- ously on this hard fought day , was wounded in the neck by a musquet ball , charging the enemy at the head of his regiment ; and , when car- rying off the field , a shell fell on him and killed him ...
... regiment , who fell so glori- ously on this hard fought day , was wounded in the neck by a musquet ball , charging the enemy at the head of his regiment ; and , when car- rying off the field , a shell fell on him and killed him ...
Page 380
... regiment , supported by all the remainder of the wing , decided the defeat of General Laval , and his division of the French army . * The eagle of the 8th regiment of French light infantry , which upon this occasion suffered severely ...
... regiment , supported by all the remainder of the wing , decided the defeat of General Laval , and his division of the French army . * The eagle of the 8th regiment of French light infantry , which upon this occasion suffered severely ...
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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