The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... hundred yards from the fort : this opened early in the morning , and the new levies , of which the garrison was composed , were much alarmed . The General , hearing this , came forth from his tent , and observing that the officers and ...
... hundred yards from the fort : this opened early in the morning , and the new levies , of which the garrison was composed , were much alarmed . The General , hearing this , came forth from his tent , and observing that the officers and ...
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... hundred years , ' settled and happy , with a proper degree of liberty , under the protection or government of the British nation . ' The General was so much affected whilst he spoke , that tears gushed into his eyes . The conference was ...
... hundred years , ' settled and happy , with a proper degree of liberty , under the protection or government of the British nation . ' The General was so much affected whilst he spoke , that tears gushed into his eyes . The conference was ...
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... hundred barrels of gunpowder , to enable them to co - operate with the British . It afterwards appeared that the Corsicans were grossly mistaken as to the numbers of the French , who had actually seven thou- sand men in arms in the ...
... hundred barrels of gunpowder , to enable them to co - operate with the British . It afterwards appeared that the Corsicans were grossly mistaken as to the numbers of the French , who had actually seven thou- sand men in arms in the ...
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... hundred and fifty sol- diers , one hundred and fifty seamen , and two light guns . Early next morning he marched forward to turn and attack the enemy's works . It was with extreme diffi- culty that the seamen and soldiers could drag the ...
... hundred and fifty sol- diers , one hundred and fifty seamen , and two light guns . Early next morning he marched forward to turn and attack the enemy's works . It was with extreme diffi- culty that the seamen and soldiers could drag the ...
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... hundred yards from the Convention redoubt . This height had not been occupied by the French , who deemed it impracticable to drag cannon up so precipitous a crag . They knew not the energies of British seamen , and Moore recommended to ...
... hundred yards from the Convention redoubt . This height had not been occupied by the French , who deemed it impracticable to drag cannon up so precipitous a crag . They knew not the energies of British seamen , and Moore recommended to ...
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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