The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... strong , and ' his figure very elegant . He dances , fences , ' and rides with uncommon address . ' mind begins to expand , and he shows a great ' deal of vivacity , tempered with good sense 6 6 and benevolence . He is of a daring 6 ...
... strong , and ' his figure very elegant . He dances , fences , ' and rides with uncommon address . ' mind begins to expand , and he shows a great ' deal of vivacity , tempered with good sense 6 6 and benevolence . He is of a daring 6 ...
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... strong terms his determination on this subject to his officers , who expressed their approbation and assured him of their concurrence . Yet one untractable Lieutenant , in spite of warnings , appeared on the parade staggering from ...
... strong terms his determination on this subject to his officers , who expressed their approbation and assured him of their concurrence . Yet one untractable Lieutenant , in spite of warnings , appeared on the parade staggering from ...
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... strong attachment felt by all the natives to Paoli , who had com- manded their armies in former wars against the Genoese and French . After the first compliments , the subject of the mission began to be discussed ; when General Paoli ...
... strong attachment felt by all the natives to Paoli , who had com- manded their armies in former wars against the Genoese and French . After the first compliments , the subject of the mission began to be discussed ; when General Paoli ...
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... strong enclosed work , named the Convention Re- doubt , had been erected , and also planted with guns . On viewing these formidable entrenchments , Moore paused : for he per- ceived that if he proceeded as had been planned , the ...
... strong enclosed work , named the Convention Re- doubt , had been erected , and also planted with guns . On viewing these formidable entrenchments , Moore paused : for he per- ceived that if he proceeded as had been planned , the ...
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... strong to be carried by assault with the handful of British troops under his com- mand , he was exceedingly at a loss how to act ; for the Corsicans , who had joined , could be of no use in attacking works . Moore , however , with ...
... strong to be carried by assault with the handful of British troops under his com- mand , he was exceedingly at a loss how to act ; for the Corsicans , who had joined , could be of no use in attacking works . Moore , however , with ...
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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