Journal of an Officer in the Commissariat Department of the Army: Comprising a Narrative of the Campaigns Under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, in the Years 1811-1815; and a Short Account of the Army of Occupation in France During the Years 1816-1818author, 1820 - 501 ページ |
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... with Portugal , the British General determined upon a retreat to the frontiers , and established his head quarters at Badajos . The campaign in itself had been so glorious , and the victories so splen- did 6 INTRODUCTION ,
... with Portugal , the British General determined upon a retreat to the frontiers , and established his head quarters at Badajos . The campaign in itself had been so glorious , and the victories so splen- did 6 INTRODUCTION ,
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... head - quarters were es- tablished at Alenquer , a village near Cartaxo , only eight leagues from Lisbon , Ciudad Rodrigo , Almeida , and all the country from the Douro to the Tagus being still in the enemy's possession , Coimbra only ...
... head - quarters were es- tablished at Alenquer , a village near Cartaxo , only eight leagues from Lisbon , Ciudad Rodrigo , Almeida , and all the country from the Douro to the Tagus being still in the enemy's possession , Coimbra only ...
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... head - quarters . Lord Wellington now moving out of the lines , descended into the plain , and cantoned his troops in the villages about the country in as connected a line as possible , in face of the French position , establishing his head ...
... head - quarters . Lord Wellington now moving out of the lines , descended into the plain , and cantoned his troops in the villages about the country in as connected a line as possible , in face of the French position , establishing his head ...
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... HEAD QUARTERS , CARTAXO . 1st Division INFANTRY , · Lieut . - Gen . Sir Brent Spencer , K. B. 2nd Division - Major - General Hill 3rd Division Major - General Picton 4th Division - Major - General Cole 50001 Cartaxo . 6000 Chamusca ...
... HEAD QUARTERS , CARTAXO . 1st Division INFANTRY , · Lieut . - Gen . Sir Brent Spencer , K. B. 2nd Division - Major - General Hill 3rd Division Major - General Picton 4th Division - Major - General Cole 50001 Cartaxo . 6000 Chamusca ...
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... head quarters , there were upwards of six thousand troops quartered in Cartaxo ; every hut , nay the very stables were in some instances officers ' quarters , while the soldiers were in a kind of half - bivouac amongst the ruins , and ...
... head quarters , there were upwards of six thousand troops quartered in Cartaxo ; every hut , nay the very stables were in some instances officers ' quarters , while the soldiers were in a kind of half - bivouac amongst the ruins , and ...
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1st Battalion 1st Division 3d division 4th division afternoon amongst arrived artillery assembled attack Badajos baggage battle of Salamanca bridge Buonaparte camp cantonments cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel column command commenced corps ditto divi Division of Infantry Douro Duke of Wellington Elvas encamped enemy enemy's engaged England English fell field of battle fire Foot force France French army frontiers Fuentes garrison Guards head-quarters heights high road horses Hussars joined killed Lieut.-General Lieutenant-General light division Light Dragoons Lisbon Lord Wellington Madrid Major-General Major-General Sir Marshal Beresford Marshal Marmont Marshal Soult ment miles morning mountains moved night Nivelles Northamptonshire o'clock obliged occupied officers ordered Paris passed the river piquets plain Portugal Portuguese position Prince prisoners Prussian quarters rear regiment retired retreat Royal Salamanca side Sir Rowland Hill Sir Thomas Picton soon Spain Spaniards storm Tagus thousand Toulouse town troops village Vittoria Waterloo wounded
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