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 38
... sent deputies to the French army , with an invitation to them to visit the town , and assuring them of a most cordial reception , accompanied with many high compliments on their known good faith and generosity . The French with great ...
... sent deputies to the French army , with an invitation to them to visit the town , and assuring them of a most cordial reception , accompanied with many high compliments on their known good faith and generosity . The French with great ...
Page 166
... sent out . On the evening of the 5th of September , a letter was sent by the Danish General to propose an ar- mistice of twenty four hours , or prepare an agree- ment on which articles of capitulation might be found . ed . The armistice ...
... sent out . On the evening of the 5th of September , a letter was sent by the Danish General to propose an ar- mistice of twenty four hours , or prepare an agree- ment on which articles of capitulation might be found . ed . The armistice ...
Page 353
... sent round to Oporto by the gene- ral officer commanding in the north in consequence of a small detachment of the enemy being in posses- sion of St. Pedro de Sul ; and , notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time , he ...
... sent round to Oporto by the gene- ral officer commanding in the north in consequence of a small detachment of the enemy being in posses- sion of St. Pedro de Sul ; and , notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time , he ...
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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