The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... fleet was descried steering to the mouth of the river Penobscot , when the walls of the fort were not yet breast high . The General , experienced in resources , in- stantly reduced the plan of the works , and hastened their construction ...
... fleet was descried steering to the mouth of the river Penobscot , when the walls of the fort were not yet breast high . The General , experienced in resources , in- stantly reduced the plan of the works , and hastened their construction ...
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... fleet drew up in line , making a show of resistance : on the approach of the British , however , this resolution was relinquished , and an attempt was made to escape up the river . But their ships of war , intermingled with the ...
... fleet drew up in line , making a show of resistance : on the approach of the British , however , this resolution was relinquished , and an attempt was made to escape up the river . But their ships of war , intermingled with the ...
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... fleet , when he fought the Count D'Estaign , near Gre- nada ; and it happened that I had gone to America , as a medical officer , a safer em- ployment . On returning from Virginia , I landed late at night at New York , in a 28 [ 1781 ...
... fleet , when he fought the Count D'Estaign , near Gre- nada ; and it happened that I had gone to America , as a medical officer , a safer em- ployment . On returning from Virginia , I landed late at night at New York , in a 28 [ 1781 ...
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... fleet being about to sail for England , my brother and I procured pas- sages in a transport with invalid soldiers . We had scarcely sailed through Sandy Hook , when a hurricane arose and dispersed the fleet : some ships were blown to ...
... fleet being about to sail for England , my brother and I procured pas- sages in a transport with invalid soldiers . We had scarcely sailed through Sandy Hook , when a hurricane arose and dispersed the fleet : some ships were blown to ...
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... seven years , against the fleets and armies of France and Spain , aided by formid- able floating batteries ; which last were de- stroyed by 1792. ] 45 CHAPTER IV Arrival at Gibraltar-Sails to Corsica-Operations that Island •
... seven years , against the fleets and armies of France and Spain , aided by formid- able floating batteries ; which last were de- stroyed by 1792. ] 45 CHAPTER IV Arrival at Gibraltar-Sails to Corsica-Operations that Island •
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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