Famous Battles of the Nineteenth Century: 1875-1900Charles Welsh A. Wessels Company, 1904 |
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... soon as it could be seen , and at 8 A. M. the several captains were made acquainted with the several stations assigned to them . As circum- stances prevented the plans being strictly fol- lowed , it may suffice to state that all the ...
... soon as it could be seen , and at 8 A. M. the several captains were made acquainted with the several stations assigned to them . As circum- stances prevented the plans being strictly fol- lowed , it may suffice to state that all the ...
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... soon as possible by another body of troops . The men were to be conveyed from the ships in boats of the Royal Navy and of the transports . The right flank of the boats was to be protected by the fire of a cut- ter and two gun - vessels ...
... soon as possible by another body of troops . The men were to be conveyed from the ships in boats of the Royal Navy and of the transports . The right flank of the boats was to be protected by the fire of a cut- ter and two gun - vessels ...
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... Soon , how- ever , the castle of Aboukir ( which from a prom- ontory on the British right was able to take the boats in flank ) , and the field - pieces on the sand- hills , opened a heavy fire with shot and shell , and afterwards with ...
... Soon , how- ever , the castle of Aboukir ( which from a prom- ontory on the British right was able to take the boats in flank ) , and the field - pieces on the sand- hills , opened a heavy fire with shot and shell , and afterwards with ...
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... soon dispelled by Sir Sidney Smith , who pointed out to him that wherever date - trees grew water was to be found . Explorations were at once made , and proved successful . The castle of Abou- [ 40 ] Famous Battles of the XIXTH Century.
... soon dispelled by Sir Sidney Smith , who pointed out to him that wherever date - trees grew water was to be found . Explorations were at once made , and proved successful . The castle of Abou- [ 40 ] Famous Battles of the XIXTH Century.
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... soon driven back , and a profound stillness ensued . General Moore , who happened to be gen- eral of the day , had , on hearing the first shot , hurried to the left . He soon , however , became convinced that the real attack would be on ...
... soon driven back , and a profound stillness ensued . General Moore , who happened to be gen- eral of the day , had , on hearing the first shot , hurried to the left . He soon , however , became convinced that the real attack would be on ...
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advance allies American arms army arrived artillery assault attack battalions batteries battle Bavarians bayonet began Blücher boats brave bridge brigade British Brock broken Canadians cannon Captain captured carried cavalry centre charge Ciudad Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel column command corps Cossacks crew crossed cuirassiers D'Erlon Davout Decatur defeat defenders desperate division dragoons Emperor enemy enemy's English fell back fight fire flag flank fleet force fought French front gallant ground Guard gunboats guns heavy heights Hofer horse hundred Iéna infantry Innsbruck Intrepid killed land Laura Secord Ligny Lord Lord Nelson Lord Wellington loss Marmont miles morning Murat musketry Napoleon Nelson night o'clock officers passed position Prussian Queenston reached rear regiment retreat river road round shot Scudamores sent ship shot side Sir Hyde Parker soldiers Soult Speckbacher squadron Sterzing Tecumseh thousand tion took town troops Tyrolese Urumea vessels victory village Wellington Wörgl wounded
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Página 341 - Our ships have gone one way, and we are much astonished to see our father tying up every thing and preparing to run away the other, without letting his red children know what his intentions are. You always told us to remain here...
Página 26 - The fire, he said, was too hot for Nelson to oppose. A retreat he thought must be made. He was aware of the consequences to his own personal reputation, but it would be cowardly in him to leave Nelson to bear the whole shame of the failure, if shame it should be deemed.
Página 215 - Hundreds of men had fallen, and hundreds more were dropping, but still the heroic officers called aloud for new trials, and sometimes followed by many, sometimes by a few, ascended the ruins ; and so furious were the men themselves, that in one of these charges, the rear strove to push the foremost on to the swordblades, willing even to make a bridge of their writhing...
Página 237 - The number of stragglers may be imagined by the fact that the loss of the allied army was upwards of nine thousand, of whom not more than two thousand were killed and wounded at Burgos, and in the combats during the retreat This number includes the Spanish as well as the Anglo-Portuguese loss. It was the beginning of December when the allied army reached their winter quarters around Ciudad...
Página 426 - The cavalry were stationed in the rear, and distributed all along the line, but chiefly posted on the left of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned ; but there was not time to prepare it effectually for defence. The villa, gardens and farm-yard of Hougomont formed a strong advanced post towards the centre of the right. The whole British position formed a sort of curve, the centre of which was nearest to the...
Página 298 - The fire was kept up with equal warmth for fifteen minutes longer, when his main-mast and fore-mast went, taking with them every spar, excepting the bowsprit. On seeing this we ceased firing, so that in...
Página 30 - Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark when she no longer resists. The line of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag ; but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must set on fire all the prizes that he has taken, without having the power of saving the men who have so nobly defended them. The brave Danes are the brothers, and should never be the enemies, of the English.
Página 30 - Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark, when she no longer resists. The line of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag : but if the firing is continued on the part of...
Página 371 - But the fierce glare of his bright and hawk-like eye betrayed a soul and spirit which triumphed over all the infirmities of the body. His dress was simple and nearly threadbare. A small leather cap protected his head, and a short Spanish blue cloak his body, whilst his feet and legs were encased in high dragoon boots, long ignorant of polish or blacking, which reached to the knees. In age he appeared to have passed about forty-five winters — the season for which his stern and hardy nature seemed...
Página 217 - In this dreadful situation, while the dead were lying in heaps, and others continually falling, the wounded crawling about to get some shelter from the merciless...