The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... night the besieging army hastily reimbarked . Next morning the American 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 ...
... night the besieging army hastily reimbarked . Next morning the American 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 ...
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... 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 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... 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 . LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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James Carrick Moore. landed late at night at New York , in a very melancholy mood , as I did not imagine that there was a single individual in that city who I went to a coffee - house to seek a bed for the night , where , to my ...
James Carrick Moore. landed late at night at New York , in a very melancholy mood , as I did not imagine that there was a single individual in that city who I went to a coffee - house to seek a bed for the night , where , to my ...
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... night to every gust of wind that blew . When she saw us both rush into the house , she could hardly trust to her dazzled sight . Except Graham , who was cruising on the Western Ocean , the family were all again assembled . The re- union ...
... night to every gust of wind that blew . When she saw us both rush into the house , she could hardly trust to her dazzled sight . Except Graham , who was cruising on the Western Ocean , the family were all again assembled . The re- union ...
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... night : however , with a very ' few exceptions , they retired to their quar- ' ters at nine , and came next morning ( to ' the parade ) perfectly sober . We lost one 6 man only by desertion since we received ' orders to embark , and we ...
... night : however , with a very ' few exceptions , they retired to their quar- ' ters at nine , and came next morning ( to ' the parade ) perfectly sober . We lost one 6 man only by desertion since we received ' orders to embark , and we ...
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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