Recollections and Suggestions 1813-1873Longmans, Green, 1875 - 475 páginas |
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... mind to retire , and to withdraw his army both from the siege of Burgos and the occupation of Madrid . I knew nothing of this important and mortifying decision , nor could anything less prepare me for it than the conver- sation of the ...
... mind to retire , and to withdraw his army both from the siege of Burgos and the occupation of Madrid . I knew nothing of this important and mortifying decision , nor could anything less prepare me for it than the conver- sation of the ...
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... mind was undisturbed by the immediate prospect of an impend- ing battle , in which his fame and his life were to be exposed to a hazard which might have appalled men of the greatest courage . In the autumn of 1813 I again saw Lord ...
... mind was undisturbed by the immediate prospect of an impend- ing battle , in which his fame and his life were to be exposed to a hazard which might have appalled men of the greatest courage . In the autumn of 1813 I again saw Lord ...
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... mind upon which the whole British army relied , stronger than the arms they bore , unconquerable as the dis- cipline by which they were united and controlled . Thus Ovid , in describing Cadmus when about to en- CHAP . I. 15 LORD ...
... mind upon which the whole British army relied , stronger than the arms they bore , unconquerable as the dis- cipline by which they were united and controlled . Thus Ovid , in describing Cadmus when about to en- CHAP . I. 15 LORD ...
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... mind ; and when I got to Rome , I wrote to my brother , Lord Tavistock , that I was sure Napoleon was thinking of some fresh attempt . 6 Napoleon seemed very curious on the subject of the Duke of Wellington . He said it was a great ...
... mind ; and when I got to Rome , I wrote to my brother , Lord Tavistock , that I was sure Napoleon was thinking of some fresh attempt . 6 Napoleon seemed very curious on the subject of the Duke of Wellington . He said it was a great ...
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... mind to other subjects . He remarked , rather sharply , as if he thought I was inclined to think lightly of military talents , Eh bien , c'est un grand jeu , belle occu- pation ! ' He spoke at some length of his plans re- specting Spain ...
... mind to other subjects . He remarked , rather sharply , as if he thought I was inclined to think lightly of military talents , Eh bien , c'est un grand jeu , belle occu- pation ! ' He spoke at some length of his plans re- specting Spain ...
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