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 من الصفحات |
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... whole of the night ; and yesterday forenoon , we arrived at this anchorage . The rocks , off which we are now lying , are about six in number , perfectly sterile and devoid of any vegetation , except the samphire plant , which is ...
... whole of the night ; and yesterday forenoon , we arrived at this anchorage . The rocks , off which we are now lying , are about six in number , perfectly sterile and devoid of any vegetation , except the samphire plant , which is ...
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... whole fleet is now under way , steering into the Bay of Penichè , where we shall land . There being hardly any wind , it must be late in the evening before the troops get on shore . The appearance of the coast , as far as we have ...
... whole fleet is now under way , steering into the Bay of Penichè , where we shall land . There being hardly any wind , it must be late in the evening before the troops get on shore . The appearance of the coast , as far as we have ...
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... whole French army , commanded by Junot in person , was yesterday completely routed in the neigh- bourhood of this village . Thirteen pieces of cannon , twenty - three ammunition waggons , together with the greater part of the wounded ...
... whole French army , commanded by Junot in person , was yesterday completely routed in the neigh- bourhood of this village . Thirteen pieces of cannon , twenty - three ammunition waggons , together with the greater part of the wounded ...
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... where the brigade of guns was posted , I had a complete view of the whole scene ; a scene , the grandest and most picturesque you can well imagine . The valley , village , and the extent of its 12 CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL .
... where the brigade of guns was posted , I had a complete view of the whole scene ; a scene , the grandest and most picturesque you can well imagine . The valley , village , and the extent of its 12 CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL .
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... whole of a very cold night , were wading nearly up to the middle in the wash of the sea . Fortunately the surf was mode- rate ; and owing to their great exertions , by ten o'clock this morning I had seen the last of my charge sent off ...
... whole of a very cold night , were wading nearly up to the middle in the wash of the sea . Fortunately the surf was mode- rate ; and owing to their great exertions , by ten o'clock this morning I had seen the last of my charge sent off ...
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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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الصفحة 22 - 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!
الصفحة 110 - 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...
الصفحة 290 - ... 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.
الصفحة 50 - 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.
الصفحة 113 - 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.
الصفحة 107 - 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.
الصفحة 35 - ... 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...
الصفحة 290 - 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...
الصفحة 43 - 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...
الصفحة 110 - 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.