History of the Irish Brigades in the Service of France: From the Revolution in Great Britain and Ireland Under James II., to the Revolution in France Under Louis XVI.Cameron and Ferguson, 1870 - 649 sider |
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... cavalry , that would make above 59,200 men and officers- and , in 1691 , under Lieutenant - General , Baron de Ginkell , the Duke of Wirtemberg , Majors - General Ruvigny , Mac Kay , and Talmach , & c . , 42 regiments and 1 company of ...
... cavalry , that would make above 59,200 men and officers- and , in 1691 , under Lieutenant - General , Baron de Ginkell , the Duke of Wirtemberg , Majors - General Ruvigny , Mac Kay , and Talmach , & c . , 42 regiments and 1 company of ...
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... cavalry and 2 companies of infantry , at which the nature of the ground enabled him to estimate them in the earlier part of their confused retreat before him to that defile , determined on attacking them there . Dismounting , and ...
... cavalry and 2 companies of infantry , at which the nature of the ground enabled him to estimate them in the earlier part of their confused retreat before him to that defile , determined on attacking them there . Dismounting , and ...
Side 17
... cavalry , to protect the beaten dragoons . misfortune of the dragoons , which , besides its naturally depressing effects upon the remainder of Lord Mountcashel's newly - raised force , deprived him of nearly half his cavalry - the ...
... cavalry , to protect the beaten dragoons . misfortune of the dragoons , which , besides its naturally depressing effects upon the remainder of Lord Mountcashel's newly - raised force , deprived him of nearly half his cavalry - the ...
Side 18
... cavalry , 1080 - the entire 2648. There were " besides , " says Hamilton , “ some that were not under command , " otherwise volunteers , or irregulars , that appear , by the subsequent loss in action , to have borne , to the " men under ...
... cavalry , 1080 - the entire 2648. There were " besides , " says Hamilton , “ some that were not under command , " otherwise volunteers , or irregulars , that appear , by the subsequent loss in action , to have borne , to the " men under ...
Side 19
... cavalry had no way a narrow road , through the bog , admitting but 2 troo proceed abreast ; while infantry should advance over side of the road . Along the slope of this eminence , ranged his army . His horse and dragoons , reduced ...
... cavalry had no way a narrow road , through the bog , admitting but 2 troo proceed abreast ; while infantry should advance over side of the road . Along the slope of this eminence , ranged his army . His horse and dragoons , reduced ...
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Allies arms Arthur Dillon artillery attack battalions battle brave brevet British campaign cannon Captain captured Castle Catholics cavalry Chevalier Clare Colonel command Comte consequently Coote corps Count defence detachment dragoons Dublin Duke of Berwick Duke of Cumberland Dutch Earl enemy engaged England English Enniskillen Erin favour fire Fitz-James Flanders Fontenoy foot force garrison George Governor grenadiers Guards Hanoverian Highlanders honour horse hostile infantry Ireland Irish army Irish Brigade Irish officer Irish Regiment Irish troops Jacobite killed King James Lally Lally's land letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General likewise Limerick Lord Louis XIV Madras Major-General Maréchal de Camp Marquis ment military Mountcashel Munster nation O'Brien O'Donnell O'Neill Parliament Pondicherry Prince Charles prisoners rank retire retreat Revolution Royal says Scotch Scotland service of France siege soldiers Spain squadrons Stuart subsequently success tion town Treaty of Limerick William Williamite wounded
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Side 124 - In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Side 521 - t; I have use for it. Go, leave me. — (Exit Emilia). I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin, And let him find it. Trifles, light as air, Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of Holy Writ.
Side 505 - The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Side 193 - Born in broad daylight, that th' ungrateful rout May find no room for a remaining doubt ; Truth, which itself is light, does darkness shun, And the true eaglet safely dares the Sun.
Side 572 - But when contending chiefs blockade the throne.. Contracting regal power to stretch their own ; When I behold a factious band agree To call it freedom when themselves are free ; Each wanton judge new penal statutes draw, Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law ; The wealth of climes, where savage nations roam, Pillag'd from slaves to purchase slaves at home.
Side 114 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge., and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity...
Side 67 - Is it not a singular phenomenon, that whilst the sansculotte carcass-butchers and the philosophers of the shambles are pricking their dotted lines upon his hide, and, like the print of the poor ox that we see in the shop-windows at Charing Cross, alive as he is, and thinking no harm in the world, he is divided into rumps, and sirloins, and briskets, and into all sorts of pieces for roasting, boiling, and stewing...
Side 392 - Cameron having assured her that they would not injure her or her little children, or any person whatever, she looked at him for some moments with an air of surprise, and then opened a press, calling out with a loud voice, ' Come out, children ; the gentleman will not eat you.* The children immediately left the press, where she had concealed them, and threw themselves at his feet.
Side 428 - French or Spaniards, will be here first, you know our fate. .... The French are not come, God be thanked! But had 5000 landed in any part of this island a week ago, I verily believe the entire conquest would not have cost them a battle«.
Side 284 - No one can doubt the Duke of Ormond's bravery, but he does not resemble a certain General who led troops to the slaughter to cause a great number of officers to be knocked on the head in a battle or against stone walls, in order to fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions.