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-?] - Generals |
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Page 151
... obliged to take position at Puigracioso . By this misfortune , as De Caen ac- knowledges it to be , the heights which covered the left of the route were not guarded , of which the Spaniards profited and came to attack the column of the ...
... obliged to take position at Puigracioso . By this misfortune , as De Caen ac- knowledges it to be , the heights which covered the left of the route were not guarded , of which the Spaniards profited and came to attack the column of the ...
Page 493
... obliged the enemy to abandon a position , which the Marquis himself described as one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen oc- cupied by troops . ยท In their retreat from this position , a great number of ...
... obliged the enemy to abandon a position , which the Marquis himself described as one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen oc- cupied by troops . ยท In their retreat from this position , a great number of ...
Page 561
... obliged him to leave the field , Colonel Reeves perceiving that the enemy was gaining ground on all sides , gave orders to Captain Arabin to retire , when he accordingly withdrew them about one hundred yards , but perceiving that the ...
... obliged him to leave the field , Colonel Reeves perceiving that the enemy was gaining ground on all sides , gave orders to Captain Arabin to retire , when he accordingly withdrew them about one hundred yards , but perceiving that the ...
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