The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... officers . He was pleased with the island , and expressed surprise that some officers should think it dull ; which irksome feeling , his cheerful temper , and the studies prosecuted by his father's admonitions , entirely prevented . In ...
... officers . He was pleased with the island , and expressed surprise that some officers should think it dull ; which irksome feeling , his cheerful temper , and the studies prosecuted by his father's admonitions , entirely prevented . In ...
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... officers on every event . The General gave Moore the command of fifty men , posted in reserve , with orders , • that ' should the enemy rush forward , as soon as they got into the ditch of the fort , he should ' sally out and attack ...
... officers on every event . The General gave Moore the command of fifty men , posted in reserve , with orders , • that ' should the enemy rush forward , as soon as they got into the ditch of the fort , he should ' sally out and attack ...
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... officers and men , none of whom had ever seen service before , were stooping their heads at every shot , he reproached them sharply ; and calling for his aide - de - camps went to the gate , and commanded it to be thrown open . Then ...
... officers and men , none of whom had ever seen service before , were stooping their heads at every shot , he reproached them sharply ; and calling for his aide - de - camps went to the gate , and commanded it to be thrown open . Then ...
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... officers , among whom was my brother , prepared the ship for action . The British flag was dis- played , the guns were loaded , and those in- valids who were able to fight were arrayed with their firelocks on the deck . In the mean time ...
... officers , among whom was my brother , prepared the ship for action . The British flag was dis- played , the guns were loaded , and those in- valids who were able to fight were arrayed with their firelocks on the deck . In the mean time ...
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... OFFICER . - ORDERED TO IRELAND , AND AFTERWARDS TO GIBRALTAR . In the year 1783 peace was proclaimed with France ... officers panting for promotion . The Hamilton regiment being disbanded , Captain Moore was reduced upon half - pay ...
... OFFICER . - ORDERED TO IRELAND , AND AFTERWARDS TO GIBRALTAR . In the year 1783 peace was proclaimed with France ... officers panting for promotion . The Hamilton regiment being disbanded , Captain Moore was reduced upon half - pay ...
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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