The dispatches of ... the duke of Wellington, compiled by lieut. colonel Gurwood. [With] Suppl. to vol. 1/3 [and] Index. [With] Index, Volumen8 |
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... Captain Grant's letter of the 7th , from the enclosures in which it would appear that the passage of the Tagus by the army of Por- tugal , although a probable operation , is not absolutely decided . I request , therefore , that the ...
... Captain Grant's letter of the 7th , from the enclosures in which it would appear that the passage of the Tagus by the army of Por- tugal , although a probable operation , is not absolutely decided . I request , therefore , that the ...
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... rations or boats . 6 I have the honor to be , & c . • Colonel Austin . ' 6 WELLINGTON . To Captain General Don Joaquin Blake . MONSIEUR LE GÉNÉRAL B 2 1811 . 3 QUINTA DE GRANICHA . From your letter, I understand that the whole have...
... rations or boats . 6 I have the honor to be , & c . • Colonel Austin . ' 6 WELLINGTON . To Captain General Don Joaquin Blake . MONSIEUR LE GÉNÉRAL B 2 1811 . 3 QUINTA DE GRANICHA . From your letter, I understand that the whole have...
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Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) John Gurwood. To Captain General Don Joaquin Blake . MONSIEUR LE GÉNÉRAL , ' Quinta de Granicha , ce 12 Juin , 1811 . J'ai reçu la lettre que votre ... Captain General Don Joaquin Blake. ...
Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) John Gurwood. To Captain General Don Joaquin Blake . MONSIEUR LE GÉNÉRAL , ' Quinta de Granicha , ce 12 Juin , 1811 . J'ai reçu la lettre que votre ... Captain General Don Joaquin Blake. ...
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... Captain J. Stewart , although I certainly wished it . General Craufurd has since proposed to me a plan , under which I could have got him the rank of Major , if that plan had been practicable ; but the Spaniards were to be concerned ...
... Captain J. Stewart , although I certainly wished it . General Craufurd has since proposed to me a plan , under which I could have got him the rank of Major , if that plan had been practicable ; but the Spaniards were to be concerned ...
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... learn that fire was kept up from the 2d to the 10th instant from fourteen 24 pounders , upon the wall of the castle of Badajoz , constructed To Captain General Don Joaquin Blake . MONSIEUR LE GÉNÉRAL 1811 . 13 QUINTA DE GRANICHA .
... learn that fire was kept up from the 2d to the 10th instant from fourteen 24 pounders , upon the wall of the castle of Badajoz , constructed To Captain General Don Joaquin Blake . MONSIEUR LE GÉNÉRAL 1811 . 13 QUINTA DE GRANICHA .
Términos y frases comunes
Alentejo Almeida army of Portugal arrived artillery attack August Badajoz Ballesteros Believe Blake brigade British army Cadiz Campo Mayor cantonments Captain Carlos de España Castaños Castille cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Commissary DEAR SIR desirable detachment dispatch division Dom Miguel Earl of Liverpool Elvas enclose enemy enemy's Estremadura Excellency Charles Stuart French Freneda Fuente Guinaldo garrison George Berkeley Graham Guadiana Henry Wellesley Hill honor of receiving horses infantry instant João July June Lieut Lisbon LORD Lord Liverpool Lordship Major General Cooke Major General Peacocke Marmont Marshal Sir W. C. means of transport ment Merida Miguel Forjaz military chest mules obliged Officers operations Portalegre Portugal Portuguese Government provisions Quinta de St received your letter regiment request retired Royal Highness Secretary sent siege Sir Stapleton Cotton Sir W. C. Beresford Sir William Beresford Soult Spain supply Tagus Tarifa tion troops Valencia WELLINGTON
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Página 32 - I have the honor to enclose the copy of a letter which I have received from...
Página 343 - 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.
Página 434 - Regiment, and Major George Napier, who led the storming party of the light division, and was wounded on the top of the breach. I have great pleasure in reporting to your Lordship the uniform good conduct, spirit of...
Página 460 - Ponsonby is killed; and in announcing this intelligence to your Lordship, I have to add the expression of my grief, for the fate of an officer who had already rendered very brilliant and important services, and was an ornament to his profession.
Página 281 - Merida, the grounds over which the troops had to manoeuvre being a plain thinly scattered with oak and cork trees. My object, of course, was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy by these roads.
Página 439 - Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Army under the command of his Excellency...
Página 351 - Freneda, 18th December, 1811. ' I have the honor to enclose the copy of a letter which...
Página 282 - It would be particularly agreeable to me if some mark of the favour of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent were conferred upon General Hill ; his services have been always meritorious, and very distinguished in this country, and he is beloved by the whole army.
Página 433 - ... and formed on the ramparts of the place, each body contiguous to the other ; the enemy then submitted, having sustained a considerable loss in the contest.
Página 440 - ... they are daily acquiring for themselves by their gallantry and good conduct, that their misfortunes do not make so great an impression upon you.