The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 3 |
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Page 31
... army which he had so often conducted to victory , he joined the allied sovereigns at the court of Louis the XVIIIth , and there , for the first time , met General Blucher , the most glorious of his fellow labourers in the deliverance of ...
... army which he had so often conducted to victory , he joined the allied sovereigns at the court of Louis the XVIIIth , and there , for the first time , met General Blucher , the most glorious of his fellow labourers in the deliverance of ...
Page 32
... army , venient intercourse between the army and this country . His Lordship concluded with moving- " That the thanks of the house be given to Field - Marshal Arthur Marquis of Wellington , and the army under his com- mand , for the ...
... army , venient intercourse between the army and this country . His Lordship concluded with moving- " That the thanks of the house be given to Field - Marshal Arthur Marquis of Wellington , and the army under his com- mand , for the ...
Page 81
... army slept on the field of battle . The next morning , September 13 , it advanced within a mile and a half of Baltimore . The town was strongly defended by art and nature : between 15,000 and 18,000 men , with a large train of artillery ...
... army slept on the field of battle . The next morning , September 13 , it advanced within a mile and a half of Baltimore . The town was strongly defended by art and nature : between 15,000 and 18,000 men , with a large train of artillery ...
Page 83
... army has suffered the military character to be tarnished . I am sa- tisfied , had I thought it right to renew the attack , that the troops would have advanced with cheerfulness . The services of both army and navy , since their landing ...
... army has suffered the military character to be tarnished . I am sa- tisfied , had I thought it right to renew the attack , that the troops would have advanced with cheerfulness . The services of both army and navy , since their landing ...
Page 96
... army could not expect to be exempt . Seve- ral of the regiments were disbanded , and all the supernumerary officers placed on half pay . The French army , however unreason- ably , deeply resented this necessary measure . Louis had ...
... army could not expect to be exempt . Seve- ral of the regiments were disbanded , and all the supernumerary officers placed on half pay . The French army , however unreason- ably , deeply resented this necessary measure . Louis had ...
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The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to ... Hewson Clarke No preview available - 2015 |
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