The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K.G.: France and the Low Countries, 1814-1815J. Murray, 1838 |
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... King . The whole country , I believe , excepting Cadiz , has declared for the King . • Viscount Castlereagh . ' MY DEAR SIR , 6 ' Believe me , & c . WELLINGTON . To Sir Charles Stuart , K.B. 6 Madrid , 25th May , 1814 . I received ...
... King . The whole country , I believe , excepting Cadiz , has declared for the King . • Viscount Castlereagh . ' MY DEAR SIR , 6 ' Believe me , & c . WELLINGTON . To Sir Charles Stuart , K.B. 6 Madrid , 25th May , 1814 . I received ...
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... King and his Ministers ; but I fear that I have done but little good . The Duque de San Carlos , in a conversation I had with him , promised me , first , that the decree for calling the Cortes should appear forthwith ; secondly , that ...
... King and his Ministers ; but I fear that I have done but little good . The Duque de San Carlos , in a conversation I had with him , promised me , first , that the decree for calling the Cortes should appear forthwith ; secondly , that ...
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... King's family of these possessions . " I thought it proper however , through a third channel , to warn the Government of the danger of pushing , with -'s violence , the objects which he had in view ; and I suggested to them rather to ...
... King's family of these possessions . " I thought it proper however , through a third channel , to warn the Government of the danger of pushing , with -'s violence , the objects which he had in view ; and I suggested to them rather to ...
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... King would be satisfied . It is quite obvious to me , however , that unless we can turn them entirely from these schemes , or can attain their objects for them , they will throw themselves into the arms of the French , coute qui coute ...
... King would be satisfied . It is quite obvious to me , however , that unless we can turn them entirely from these schemes , or can attain their objects for them , they will throw themselves into the arms of the French , coute qui coute ...
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... King and country . " In the execution of these commands , I cannot forbear to call the especial attention of all who hear me to a fact in your Grace's life , singular , I believe , in the history of the country , and infinitely ...
... King and country . " In the execution of these commands , I cannot forbear to call the especial attention of all who hear me to a fact in your Grace's life , singular , I believe , in the history of the country , and infinitely ...
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Alliées Allies Altesse Royale armées army Baron Believe Bénévent bien Blücher Bordeaux brigade British Bruxelles Buonaparte cavalry Comte de Jaucourt corps DEAR LORD DEAR SIR desire dispatch donner Duc d'Angoulême Duc de Richelieu Duke Earl Bathurst enclose a letter enclose the copy England été être Excellence fait Feltre France French Government G.C.B. MY DEAR Général Gonesse Hanoverian Hardinge Highness the Prince honor of receiving honor to enclose infantry J'ai eu l'honneur J'ai l'honneur d'être June K.G. Paris King l'armée l'honneur de recevoir Lieut Lord Castlereagh Lordship Madrid Majesty's Major General Sir Maréchal Marshal Prince Blücher ment mettre Minister MONSIEUR Netherlands officers opinion ordres Pays Bas Préfet Prince of Orange Prince Regent Prussian qu'il received your letter recommend reçu regarding regiments Royal Highness sent Sept Sir Charles Stuart Sir H sous Talleyrand Torrens tout treaty troops troupes Vienna Viscount Castlereagh WELLINGTON
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Page 349 - Lestrade, and I shall be very much obliged to you if you will let me hear of any fresh, developments of so singular a chain of events.
Page 496 - Puissent-ils être sincères dans leurs déclarations, et n'en avoir réellement voulu qu'à ma personne ! Ma vie politique est terminée, et je proclame mon fils sous le titre de Napoléon II. Empereur des Français.
Page 270 - France, avec des projets de troubles et de bouleversements, il s'est privé lui-même de la protection des lois, et a manifesté, à la face de l'Univers, qu'il ne saurait y avoir ni paix, ni trêve avec lui. « Les puissances déclarent, en conséquence, que Napoléon Bonaparte s'est placé hors des relations civiles et sociales, et que, comme ennemi et perturbateur du repos du Monde, il s'est livré à la vindicte publique.
Page 590 - The history of a battle," says the greatest of living generals, " is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost ; but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance.
Page 269 - Les puissances qui ont signé le Traité de Paris, réunies en congrès à Vienne, informées de l'évasion de Napoléon Bonaparte et de son entrée à main armée en France, doivent à leur propre dignité et à l'intérêt de l'ordre social une déclaration solennelle des sentiments que cet événement leur a fait éprouver.
Page 478 - BUONAPARTE having collected the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 6th corps of the French army and the Imperial Guards, and nearly all the cavalry on the Sambre, and between that river and the Meuse, between the 10th and 14th of the month, advanced on the 15th, and attacked the Prussian posts at Thuin and Lobez, on the Sambre, at day-light in the morning.
Page 482 - I could judge, 150 pieces of cannon, with their ammunition, which fell into our hands. I continued the pursuit till long after dark, and then discontinued it only on account of the fatigue of our troops, who had been engaged during twelve hours, and because I found myself on the same road with Marshal Blücher, who assured me of his intention to follow the enemy throughout the night...
Page 469 - Friedland, qui décida deux fois du destin de l'Europe. Alors, comme après Austerlitz, comme après Wagram, nous fûmes trop généreux ! Nous crûmes aux protestations et aux serments des princes que nous laissâmes sur le trône ! Aujourd'hui cependant, coalisés entre eux, ils en veulent à l'indépendance et aux droits les plus sacrés de la France. Ils ont commencé la plus injuste des aggressions. Marchons donc à leur rencontre. Eux et nous ne sommes-nous plus les mêmes hommes...
Page 480 - Lordship will perceive by the enclosed return ; and I have particularly to regret his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick, who fell fighting gallantly at the head of his troops.