Letters from Portugal and Spain: Comprising an Account of the Operations of the Armies Under Their Excellencies Sir Arthur Wellesley and Sir John Moore, from the Landing of the Troops in Mondego Bay to the Battle at CorunnaRichard Phillips, 1809 - 348 ページ |
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... have travelled , of late years , over the Continent of Europe , with- out being well convinced of the multiplicity and value of the resources possessed by the greater part of Portugal , but more particularly by the provinces.
... have travelled , of late years , over the Continent of Europe , with- out being well convinced of the multiplicity and value of the resources possessed by the greater part of Portugal , but more particularly by the provinces.
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... possession ; having some days ago succeeded to about as many ragged Portuguese , its former inhabitants . With a few books one might here make oneself an abso- lute recluse , and yet enjoy many of the substantial com- forts of this life ...
... possession ; having some days ago succeeded to about as many ragged Portuguese , its former inhabitants . With a few books one might here make oneself an abso- lute recluse , and yet enjoy many of the substantial com- forts of this life ...
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... possession of the history of the campaign , previously to my arrival in this country . I shall write to you again in a few days . - Adieu . Journal of the events which occurred from the landing of SiR ARTHUR WELLESLEY'S Army at Figueras ...
... possession of the history of the campaign , previously to my arrival in this country . I shall write to you again in a few days . - Adieu . Journal of the events which occurred from the landing of SiR ARTHUR WELLESLEY'S Army at Figueras ...
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... possession of Alcobaza ; that they occu- pied , above the town , a small Moorish castle , with the different surrounding heights , but had no troops in the valleys . ' On the 14th we left Calveria , fully persuaded we should have to ...
... possession of Alcobaza ; that they occu- pied , above the town , a small Moorish castle , with the different surrounding heights , but had no troops in the valleys . ' On the 14th we left Calveria , fully persuaded we should have to ...
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... possession of a fortress , which was seen at about two miles distant from the road , on the Lisbon side of Caldas . Owing to some misapprehension , a party of the nine- ty - fifth and sixtieth regiments advanced beyond the post 48 ...
... possession of a fortress , which was seen at about two miles distant from the road , on the Lisbon side of Caldas . Owing to some misapprehension , a party of the nine- ty - fifth and sixtieth regiments advanced beyond the post 48 ...
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Abrantes Almeida appears arms arrived artillery Astorga attack battalion bridge brigade Brigadier-General British army British troops Burgos Captain Castanos castle cavalry centre Colonel command convent corps Corunna dispatch division dragoons embarkation enemy enemy's England English force France French army French troops guard heights hill honour hope horses infantry inhabitants Junot Junta la Romana leagues letter Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Sir John Lisbon Lord Viscount Castlereagh Lord William Bentinck Lordship Lugo Madrid Majesty Majesty's Major-General Marquis miles military morning mountains night officers Oporto orders passed Portugal Portuguese proceed procure rank and file reached received regiment retreat river road Romana Salamanca Santarem sent ships Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir David Baird Sir Harry Burrard Sir Hew Dalrymple Sir John Moore soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish armies Tagus tion Torres Vedras town valley Villa Franca Villa Velha village Vimiera waggons whole wounded yesterday
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22 ページ - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
110 ページ - Upon the left, the enemy at first contented himself with an attack upon our picquets, which, however, in general maintained their ground. Finding, however, his efforts unavailing on the right and centre, he seemed determined to render the attack upon the left more serious: and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the' village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was situated in front of that part of the line. From this post, however, he was soon expelled with...
290 ページ - ... he begs the officers and soldiers of the Army to attend diligently to discharge their parts, and to leave to him and to the General Officers the decision of measures which belong to them alone.
50 ページ - France shall have disembarked it in the harbours specified, or in any other of the ports of France to which stress of weather may force them, every facility shall be given them to return to England without delay ; and security against capture until their arrival in a friendly port. ART.
113 ページ - Slade during the action, for a zealous offer of his personal services, although the cavalry were embarked. The greater part of the fleet having gone to sea yesterday evening, the whole being under weigh, and the corps in the embarkation necessarily much mixed on board, it is impossible at present to lay before you a return of our casualties.
107 ページ - I therefore expected to be attacked on the morning of the 8th. It was my wish to come to that issue ; I had perfect confidence in the valour of the troops, and it was only by crippling the enemy that we could hope either to retreat or embark unmolested.
35 ページ - ... observe, that although we had such a superiority of numbers employed in the operations of this day, the troops actually engaged in the heat of the action were, from unavoidable circumstances, only the 5th, 9th, 29th...
290 ページ - Salamanca which he did not foresee, and was not prepared for; and as far as he is a judge, they have answered the purposes for which they were intended. When it is proper to fight a battle he will do it; and he will choose the time and place he thinks most fit: in the...
43 ページ - Majesty's troops have been conspicuous upon this occasion, as you, who witnessed the greatest part of the action, must have observed ; but it is a justice to the following corps to draw your notice to them in a particular manner : viz...
110 ページ - The troops, though not unacquainted with the irreparable loss they had sustained, were not dismayed, but by the most determined bravery not only repelled every attempt of the enemy to gain ground, but actually forced him to retire, although he had brought up fresh troops in support of those originally engaged.