The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... British army , thought it advisable to take possession of the Bay of Penobscot , and to build a fort , as a maritime station , to interrupt the trade of Boston . Brigadier MacLean was ordered to perform this service , who embarked with ...
... British army , thought it advisable to take possession of the Bay of Penobscot , and to build a fort , as a maritime station , to interrupt the trade of Boston . Brigadier MacLean was ordered to perform this service , who embarked with ...
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... British were few in num ber , resolved to overwhelm them with a supe- rior force . The exertions made on this occasion by that city were extraordinary : for in a few weeks six large frigates , thirteen stout privateers , and twenty ...
... British were few in num ber , resolved to overwhelm them with a supe- rior force . The exertions made on this occasion by that city were extraordinary : for in a few weeks six large frigates , thirteen stout privateers , and twenty ...
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... 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 < back ...
... 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 < back ...
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... British , however , this resolution was relinquished , and an attempt was made to escape up the river . But their ships of war , intermingled with the transports , were closely chased and driven on shore . Some were cap- tured , others ...
... British , however , this resolution was relinquished , and an attempt was made to escape up the river . But their ships of war , intermingled with the transports , were closely chased and driven on shore . Some were cap- tured , others ...
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... British channel we were chased , early in the morning , by a privateer ; which being ascertained by our glasses , the officers , among whom was my brother , prepared the ship for action . The British flag was dis- played , the guns were ...
... British channel we were chased , early in the morning , by a privateer ; which being ascertained by our glasses , the officers , among whom was my brother , prepared the ship for action . The British flag was dis- played , the guns were ...
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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 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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Sir James Sir Ralph Abercrombie soldiers soon storm tained thousand tion took town troops Viceroy Vizir Wexford wounded