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 54
... towns : you must understand the officer is obliged to draw three or four days rations in advance , on which he must contrive to subsist until he arrives at the store town . The being obliged to carry his stock is often distressing ; the ...
... towns : you must understand the officer is obliged to draw three or four days rations in advance , on which he must contrive to subsist until he arrives at the store town . The being obliged to carry his stock is often distressing ; the ...
Page 111
... town had never manifested submission to his government , except when French troops were in the vicinity of that town , and that their protestations of fidelity and obedience , so often repeated under such circumstances , had been ...
... town had never manifested submission to his government , except when French troops were in the vicinity of that town , and that their protestations of fidelity and obedience , so often repeated under such circumstances , had been ...
Page 394
... town , with great effect ; they were also busily employed in erecting two other batteries , one to the southward of the town , and the other to flank the naval works in the island . They also sent a strong body of men behind the rocks ...
... town , with great effect ; they were also busily employed in erecting two other batteries , one to the southward of the town , and the other to flank the naval works in the island . They also sent a strong body of men behind the rocks ...
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