Journal of an Officer in the Commissariat Department of the Army: Comprising a Narrative of the Campaigns Under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815; and a Short Account of the Army of Occupation in France, During the Years 1816, 1817, & 1818Author, 1820 - 501 էջ |
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... miles from its mouth ) , present to the eye a most brilliant spectacle . The houses , churches , convents and other public buildings are ge- nerally very lofty , built of white stone , and occupy several hills inclining to the water ...
... miles from its mouth ) , present to the eye a most brilliant spectacle . The houses , churches , convents and other public buildings are ge- nerally very lofty , built of white stone , and occupy several hills inclining to the water ...
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... miles round was studded with fires of troops in camp or bivouac . Under such circum- stances , I really know not what I should have done had it not been for the kindness of Mr. M. of the Commissariat Department , who offered me a share ...
... miles round was studded with fires of troops in camp or bivouac . Under such circum- stances , I really know not what I should have done had it not been for the kindness of Mr. M. of the Commissariat Department , who offered me a share ...
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... came to the river Alva , a branch of the Mondego , about thirty English miles above Coimbra : slept under an apple tree in an orchard not far from the village of Ponte Murcella , where we found 44 [ 1811 . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... came to the river Alva , a branch of the Mondego , about thirty English miles above Coimbra : slept under an apple tree in an orchard not far from the village of Ponte Murcella , where we found 44 [ 1811 . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
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... miles from Sabugal . AFFAIR OF SABUGAL . April 3d . Two Divisions of the enemy having taken a position on the rising ground above the town of Sabugal , the Light Divi- sion and part of the 3d attacked them in the morning , and obliged ...
... miles from Sabugal . AFFAIR OF SABUGAL . April 3d . Two Divisions of the enemy having taken a position on the rising ground above the town of Sabugal , the Light Divi- sion and part of the 3d attacked them in the morning , and obliged ...
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... miles : it had been subject to the protection of the militia : this circum- stance , together with its remote situation from the route pursued by the French army ( nearly twenty leagues ) , occasioned it to es- cape with comparatively ...
... miles : it had been subject to the protection of the militia : this circum- stance , together with its remote situation from the route pursued by the French army ( nearly twenty leagues ) , occasioned it to es- cape with comparatively ...
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Journal of an Officer in the Commissariat Department of the Army: Comprising ... John Edgecombe Daniel Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1820 |
Journal of an Officer in the Commissariat Department of the Army: Comprising ... John Edgecombe Daniel Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1820 |
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1st Battalion 1st Division 3d division 4th division afternoon amongst arrived artillery assembled attack Badajos baggage battle of Salamanca bridge Brigade of Infantry Buonaparte camp cantonments cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel column command commenced corps ditto divi Division of Infantry Douro Duke of Wellington Elvas encamped enemy enemy's engaged England English fell fire Foot force France French army frontiers Fuentes garrison Guards head-quarters heights high road horses Hussars joined killed Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-General Lieutenant-General light division Light Dragoons Lisbon Lord Wellington Madrid Major-General Major-General Sir Marshal Beresford Marshal Marmont Marshal Soult ment miles morning mountains moved night Nivelles Northamptonshire o'clock obliged occupied officers ordered Paris passed the river piquets plain Portugal Portuguese position Prince Prussian quarters rear regiment retired retreat Royal Salamanca side Sir Rowland Hill Sir Thomas Picton soon Spain Spaniards storm Tagus thousand Toulouse town troops village Vittoria Waterloo wounded