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... the Intention of Euphrates . By T. M. Russell Extracts from the Dispatches and General Orders of Field - Marshal the Duke of Wellington 225 - 236 242 259 - 265 273 , 429 , 601 06:28 France and Morocco Plata , River , Remarks on the.
... the Intention of Euphrates . By T. M. Russell Extracts from the Dispatches and General Orders of Field - Marshal the Duke of Wellington 225 - 236 242 259 - 265 273 , 429 , 601 06:28 France and Morocco Plata , River , Remarks on the.
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... Duke of Wellington took command of his army on the 4th April , he signified his approval of the important steps ... Duke's object at that time being to protect the country from any sudden irruption of the French , and thus deprive ...
... Duke of Wellington took command of his army on the 4th April , he signified his approval of the important steps ... Duke's object at that time being to protect the country from any sudden irruption of the French , and thus deprive ...
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... Duke would , on the receipt of this intelligence , have drawn them more together ; but if by concentration the ... Duke's army was so cantoned that it could be assembled at any given point within what may be called its own sphere ...
... Duke would , on the receipt of this intelligence , have drawn them more together ; but if by concentration the ... Duke's army was so cantoned that it could be assembled at any given point within what may be called its own sphere ...
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... Duke been single - handed , and at the head of 150,000 troops , Napoleon would hardly have ventured to attack him with 130,000 ; but with this number he did not hesitate to advance against 200,000 , and very nearly succeeded in ...
... Duke been single - handed , and at the head of 150,000 troops , Napoleon would hardly have ventured to attack him with 130,000 ; but with this number he did not hesitate to advance against 200,000 , and very nearly succeeded in ...
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... Duke of Wellington left Brussels early on the 16th ; he rode first to Waterloo , and then on to Quatre - Bras . His reconnaissance of the enemy posted at Frasne took place between eleven and twelve , when , finding them quiet and in no ...
... Duke of Wellington left Brussels early on the 16th ; he rode first to Waterloo , and then on to Quatre - Bras . His reconnaissance of the enemy posted at Frasne took place between eleven and twelve , when , finding them quiet and in no ...
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Page 448 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace, flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Page 584 - Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream : The genius, and the mortal instruments, Are then in council; and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.
Page 568 - At daylight we resumed the line of march, and in a short distance our scouts encountered those of the enemy, and we received information that General Santa Anna was at New Washington, and would that day take up the line of march for Anahuac, crossing at Lynch's Ferry. The Texan army halted within half a mile of the ferry...
Page 528 - There are two sorts of corruptions— one when the people do not observe the laws; the other when they are corrupted by the laws: an incurable evil, because it is in the very remedy itself.
Page 523 - An act for establishing articles and orders, for the regulating and better government of his majesty's navy, ships of war, and forces by sea, and not otherwise.
Page 572 - The second regiment, under the command of Colonel Sherman, formed the left wing of the army. The artillery under the special command of Colonel George W. Hockley, Inspector-General, was placed on the right of the first regiment; and four companies of infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
Page 567 - No previous occasion would justify it. The troops are in fine spirits, and now is .the time for action.
Page 531 - All other Crimes not capital, committed by any Person or Persons in the Fleet, which are not mentioned in this Act, or for which no Punishment is hereby directed to be inflicted, shall be punished according to the Laws and Customs in such Cases used at Sea.
Page 561 - Upon the 10th day of May, attended by his best generals, and heading the choicest of his troops, Napoleon pressed forward towards Lodi. About a league from Casal, he encountered the Austrian rear-guard, who had been left, it would appear, at too great a distance from their main body.
Page 570 - ... they had enjoyed for two days. The enemy in the meantime extended the right flank; of their Infantry so as to occupy the extreme point of a skirt of timber on the bank of the San Jacinto, and secured their left by a fortification about five feet high, constructed of packs and baggage, leaving an opening in the centre of the breastwork, in which their Artillery was placed, their Cavalry upon their left wing.