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 77
... troops near him immediately under arms , and desired his servants to load his carbines ; and , has- tening along the ramparts towards the breach , he then met a number of his troops flying before the van of the assailants , who , he now ...
... troops near him immediately under arms , and desired his servants to load his carbines ; and , has- tening along the ramparts towards the breach , he then met a number of his troops flying before the van of the assailants , who , he now ...
Page 409
... troops posted to sup- port the picquets ; and in particular could not have passed far from the right of the Queen's regiment . Upon the first alarm , Brigadier - General Pack , who was at Malapar- tida , joined the picquets , and ...
... troops posted to sup- port the picquets ; and in particular could not have passed far from the right of the Queen's regiment . Upon the first alarm , Brigadier - General Pack , who was at Malapar- tida , joined the picquets , and ...
Page 534
... troops in consequence marched for that purpose , and arrived at the heights of Castillegos de la Cuesta , immediately above Seville , on the morning of the 27th at six o'clock . The Spanish troops formed the advance , and the French ...
... troops in consequence marched for that purpose , and arrived at the heights of Castillegos de la Cuesta , immediately above Seville , on the morning of the 27th at six o'clock . The Spanish troops formed the advance , and the French ...
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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