The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... shore , they were fired at by a party concealed behind trees , which arrested the Americans , who rowed back to their ship- ping . Similar ineffectual attempts to land were made on the two subsequent days . At length the Americans ...
... shore , they were fired at by a party concealed behind trees , which arrested the Americans , who rowed back to their ship- ping . Similar ineffectual attempts to land were made on the two subsequent days . At length the Americans ...
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... shore . The British , who were only recruits , saw the great supe- riority of the numbers of the enemy ; they fired a volley , and ran back in disorder . Lieutenant Moore called to his small party , Will the Hamilton men leave me ? Come ...
... shore . The British , who were only recruits , saw the great supe- riority of the numbers of the enemy ; they fired a volley , and ran back in disorder . Lieutenant Moore called to his small party , Will the Hamilton men leave me ? Come ...
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... shore , and repel the enemy , or bring off Lieutenant Moore . Moore was found by Captain Dunlop at his post , still holding the Americans at bay . But as they were advancing on both flanks , Dunlop saw that it was necessary to retire to ...
... shore , and repel the enemy , or bring off Lieutenant Moore . Moore was found by Captain Dunlop at his post , still holding the Americans at bay . But as they were advancing on both flanks , Dunlop saw that it was necessary to retire to ...
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... shore . Some were cap- tured , others set fire to by their own crews , who leaped out and fled into the woods . Yet these disasters did not soon terminate ; for the seamen and soldiers accused each other of cowardice . lives were thus ...
... shore . Some were cap- tured , others set fire to by their own crews , who leaped out and fled into the woods . Yet these disasters did not soon terminate ; for the seamen and soldiers accused each other of cowardice . lives were thus ...
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... shore : the bands playing , ' colours flying , & c . , the whole forming a lively , animating scene . In ten minutes we were rowed aboard our different ships . ' and at day - light to - morrow , if the wind con- ' tinues fair , we sail ...
... shore : the bands playing , ' colours flying , & c . , the whole forming a lively , animating scene . In ten minutes we were rowed aboard our different ships . ' and at day - light to - morrow , if the wind con- ' tinues fair , we sail ...
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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