The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... guard , as their epaulettes were so great a temptation , that they might be shot on their account . The only religion in the island is the Roman Catholic , and the people are very bigoted . Perhaps the absolution from crimes and vices ...
... guard , as their epaulettes were so great a temptation , that they might be shot on their account . The only religion in the island is the Roman Catholic , and the people are very bigoted . Perhaps the absolution from crimes and vices ...
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... guard was left at Dauphin , and he proceeded to Demarie . On the way he mounted a height , and saw the whole country on fire , and a few negroes running off . Some women then approached , begging pro- tection . They said they had been ...
... guard was left at Dauphin , and he proceeded to Demarie . On the way he mounted a height , and saw the whole country on fire , and a few negroes running off . Some women then approached , begging pro- tection . They said they had been ...
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... guard from succours which may be thrown in , in small boats from Guadaloupe , and I have unfortunately very few officers upon whom I can depend . The regiments ' are ill commanded , the composition of the inferior officers bad . Under ...
... guard from succours which may be thrown in , in small boats from Guadaloupe , and I have unfortunately very few officers upon whom I can depend . The regiments ' are ill commanded , the composition of the inferior officers bad . Under ...
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... from the hopes of being soon succoured from Gua- daloupe . 6 6 Many have lately had communication ⚫ with that island . I do what I can to guard " the coast with troops , but it is too 152 [ 1796 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... from the hopes of being soon succoured from Gua- daloupe . 6 6 Many have lately had communication ⚫ with that island . I do what I can to guard " the coast with troops , but it is too 152 [ 1796 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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... guard . He , therefore , recommenced hostilities with vi- gour ; and while he was thus hotly engaged , a vessel arrived from Martinico , with a letter from the Commander - in - Chief , who wished to see him immediately . He went aboard ...
... guard . He , therefore , recommenced hostilities with vi- gour ; and while he was thus hotly engaged , a vessel arrived from Martinico , with a letter from the Commander - in - Chief , who wished to see him immediately . He went aboard ...
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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