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 223
... respect to the armistice concluded with General Kellerman , he positively denied that he was the negociator ; and , although he certainly had signed it , yet he dis- claimed all responsibility for its honour ; that though he thought it ...
... respect to the armistice concluded with General Kellerman , he positively denied that he was the negociator ; and , although he certainly had signed it , yet he dis- claimed all responsibility for its honour ; that though he thought it ...
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... respect to the fulfilment of the latter part of the arrange- ment the British general had some doubts , fearing that garrison not capable of sparing a sufficient force ; and he therefore wrote to Marshal Beresford , some days before the ...
... respect to the fulfilment of the latter part of the arrange- ment the British general had some doubts , fearing that garrison not capable of sparing a sufficient force ; and he therefore wrote to Marshal Beresford , some days before the ...
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... respect to the political questions connected with our assistance afforded to Spain , the Marquis perfectly agreed that there was a necessity for a ra- dical change in the present modes of the Spanish government . It was impossible ...
... respect to the political questions connected with our assistance afforded to Spain , the Marquis perfectly agreed that there was a necessity for a ra- dical change in the present modes of the Spanish government . It was impossible ...
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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