The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... observed , that he was thenceforth less heedless . Not long after this , the Duke of Hamilton , though five years older , played a similar prank . It was the custom of the times to wear swords , and the duke happened to have on a small ...
... observed , that he was thenceforth less heedless . Not long after this , the Duke of Hamilton , though five years older , played a similar prank . It was the custom of the times to wear swords , and the duke happened to have on a small ...
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... observed their commanding officer flourishing his sword , and encouraging his men . He levelled his piece , for subalterns then carried fusils , and he be- lieved that he could have killed him ; but he replaced his firelock on his ...
... observed their commanding officer flourishing his sword , and encouraging his men . He levelled his piece , for subalterns then carried fusils , and he be- lieved that he could have killed him ; but he replaced his firelock on his ...
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... observation , he returned deliberately , and ordered the gate to be closed . This behaviour of their General in- spired the garrison with so much courage , that there was no risk afterwards of their shrinking from their duty . The ...
... observation , he returned deliberately , and ordered the gate to be closed . This behaviour of their General in- spired the garrison with so much courage , that there was no risk afterwards of their shrinking from their duty . The ...
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... observations he had made on the state of the French fortresses , together with drawings made on the spot by Major ... observed , that with so small a land force as that of the British , it would be fruit- less to attempt a descent ...
... observations he had made on the state of the French fortresses , together with drawings made on the spot by Major ... observed , that with so small a land force as that of the British , it would be fruit- less to attempt a descent ...
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... to Lord Hood ; adding , that he feared the ship would soon strike . Moore , from the position of his cot , * The present Earl Rosslyn . could see into Lord Hood's cabin , and he observed 56 [ 1794 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... to Lord Hood ; adding , that he feared the ship would soon strike . Moore , from the position of his cot , * The present Earl Rosslyn . could see into Lord Hood's cabin , and he observed 56 [ 1794 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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afterwards alarm Anderson arms army arrived artillery assembled attack Bastia batteries bayonets besieged boats Brigands British camp cannon Captain Castlebar cavalry coast Colonel Moore column command commenced corps Corsicans detachment diers dragoons Duke of Hamilton Duke of York Dundas Egypt embarked enemy enemy's entrenchments escaped father favourable fire flank fleet force Fornelli forward France French frigates front garrison gave Gibraltar grenadiers ground guard guns hill horse hundred infantry inhabitants intelligence Ireland Irish island Lake landed letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Hood Lucia manded ment military Minorca Moore's Morne Fortuné negroes neral night officers orders Paoli party pickets reached rear rebels received redoubt regiment reinforcement repulsed reserve resolved sailed sent ship shore shot siege Sir Charles Stuart Sir Gilbert Elliot Sir James Sir Ralph Abercrombie soldiers soon storm tained thousand tion took town troops Viceroy Vizir Wexford wish wounded