The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... , and artillery , were manoeuvred in imitation of a real action . The splendour of the spectacle , accompanied with martial music , and the thunder of the guns , fascinated young Moore ; and 1775. ] 9 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... , and artillery , were manoeuvred in imitation of a real action . The splendour of the spectacle , accompanied with martial music , and the thunder of the guns , fascinated young Moore ; and 1775. ] 9 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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James Carrick Moore. thunder of the guns , fascinated young Moore ; and his father wrote , - If Jack had hesitated about being a soldier , this glorious scene ' would have confirmed him . ' Among the King of Prussia's generals , there ...
James Carrick Moore. thunder of the guns , fascinated young Moore ; and his father wrote , - If Jack had hesitated about being a soldier , this glorious scene ' would have confirmed him . ' Among the King of Prussia's generals , there ...
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... 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 troops were rowed off to the beach . It happened on that day , that a ...
... 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 troops were rowed off to the beach . It happened on that day , that a ...
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... sus- tained , they took up a position out of the reach of the guns of the fort , and remained tranquil . For some days they were busied in landing artillery and stores , for a regular siege , and 24 [ 1779 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... sus- tained , they took up a position out of the reach of the guns of the fort , and remained tranquil . For some days they were busied in landing artillery and stores , for a regular siege , and 24 [ 1779 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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... guns were loaded , and those in- valids who were able to fight were arrayed with their firelocks on the deck . In the mean time , the privateer , without shewing colours , came dashing on under a cloud of canvass , and got into our wake ...
... guns were loaded , and those in- valids who were able to fight were arrayed with their firelocks on the deck . In the mean time , the privateer , without shewing colours , came dashing on under a cloud of canvass , and got into our wake ...
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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