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Side 25
... fire of musketry which was kept up upon them . At length part of the Merida battalion on the right gave way , and a road was thus left open by which the position might have been turned . Upon this Sir Robert Wilson ordered a retreat ...
... fire of musketry which was kept up upon them . At length part of the Merida battalion on the right gave way , and a road was thus left open by which the position might have been turned . Upon this Sir Robert Wilson ordered a retreat ...
Side 30
... fire , the courage of the inha- bitants remained unshaken . But a general devastation threatened their valuable property , and when at length the enemy availing him- self of the numerous craft which he found there , crossed the smaller ...
... fire , the courage of the inha- bitants remained unshaken . But a general devastation threatened their valuable property , and when at length the enemy availing him- self of the numerous craft which he found there , crossed the smaller ...
Side 36
... fire behind the ditches both with cannon and small arms , it did not prevent the second battalion of the regiment of Gyulay , immediately after the first had penetrated as far as the bushy meadows , to pass the bridge in a column , to ...
... fire behind the ditches both with cannon and small arms , it did not prevent the second battalion of the regiment of Gyulay , immediately after the first had penetrated as far as the bushy meadows , to pass the bridge in a column , to ...
Side 37
... fire At length General Vacquant , of the second column , succeeded in becoming master of the upper part of the village , and maintaining himself there during the whole of the night . By the shells of both parties many houses had been ...
... fire At length General Vacquant , of the second column , succeeded in becoming master of the upper part of the village , and maintaining himself there during the whole of the night . By the shells of both parties many houses had been ...
Side 39
... fire was the an- swer to this degrading proposition , and the enemy's cavalry aban- doned the field , leaving behind them a considerable number of dead . This corps , as well as the others , passed the night on the field of battle ...
... fire was the an- swer to this degrading proposition , and the enemy's cavalry aban- doned the field , leaving behind them a considerable number of dead . This corps , as well as the others , passed the night on the field of battle ...
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Side 600 - I am to acquaint you, that his royal highness the prince regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, to approve and confirm the finding -and sentence of the court.
Side 313 - When the thanks of both houses of parliament were voted to the army, in consequence of the victory at Talavera, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the late Mr.
Side 229 - Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Side 174 - A dispatch, of which the following is an extract, has been this day received at Lord...
Side 166 - ... me to assure your excellency that but one sentiment animated every breast, that of discharging to the utmost of their power their duty to their king and country : but one sentiment of regret and mortification prevailed, on being obliged to quit...
Side 590 - Campbell, and all the officers of my personal staff, and his serene highness the prince of Orange. The artillery which was in the field was of great use to us; and I cannot sufficiently acknowledge the intelligence and activity with which it was brought to the point of attack, under the direction of colonel Dickson, over the bad roads through the mountains, at this season of the year.
Side 616 - One while he formed the project of becoming Duke of Courland ; at another he thought of bestowing on himself the crown of Poland. He frequently gave intimations of an intention to make himself a bishop or even a simple monk. He built a superb palace, and wanted to sell it before it was finished.
Side 511 - ... both flanks : but on reconnoitring their position, and not being prepared to occupy it after it should be carried, prudence required that the troops who had behaved so bravely, and who were still willing to attempt any thing, however arduous, should not be exposed to a certain loss, when the extent of the advantage could not be ascertained.
Side 166 - At this point the further energies of. the troops became unavailing. Their block-house and stockaded battery could not be carried by assault, nor reduced by fieldpieces, had we been provided with them — the fire of the gunboats proved inefficient to attain that end — light and adverse winds continued, and our large vessels were still far off.
Side 555 - Europe at length approaches her deliverance, and England шау triumphantly look forward to reap, in conjunction with her Allies, that glory her unexampled and steady efforts in the common cause so justly entitle her to receive.