The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... fire and charge five times in a minute . We fired thirty times each the last day of our exercise . ' Towards the end of the month they reached Berlin , and were received with distinction by Frederic II . The Prussian army , organised by ...
... fire and charge five times in a minute . We fired thirty times each the last day of our exercise . ' Towards the end of the month they reached Berlin , and were received with distinction by Frederic II . The Prussian army , organised by ...
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... fire of round and double - headed shot upon the wood . roaring of the guns , the falling of the trees , and the crashing of their branches , astounded the young soldiers : when suddenly the can- nonading ceased , and boats full of ...
... fire of round and double - headed shot upon the wood . roaring of the guns , the falling of the trees , and the crashing of their branches , astounded the young soldiers : when suddenly the can- nonading ceased , and boats full of ...
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... fire , without venturing to advance into the wood . Moore 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 ...
... fire , without venturing to advance into the wood . Moore 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 ...
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... was the only officer who did not leave his post 6 too soon . I confess that at the first fire they gave us , which was within thirty yards , I ' was a good deal startled , but I think 1779. ] 23 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... was the only officer who did not leave his post 6 too soon . I confess that at the first fire they gave us , which was within thirty yards , I ' was a good deal startled , but I think 1779. ] 23 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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... fire of these wretched artillery- ' men . ' After this 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 ...
... fire of these wretched artillery- ' men . ' After this 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 ...
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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