The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... thousand infantry , cavalry , 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 ...
... thousand infantry , cavalry , 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 ...
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... thousand , to which should be added the crews of four frigates . He then observed , that with so small a land force as that of the British , it would be fruit- less to attempt a descent without the hearty concurrence and aid of the ...
... thousand , to which should be added the crews of four frigates . He then observed , that with so small a land force as that of the British , it would be fruit- less to attempt a descent without the hearty concurrence and aid of the ...
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... thousand pounds , and a 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 ...
... thousand pounds , and a 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 ...
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... thousand men in arms in Bastia ; four thousand five hundred of whom were well trained ; consequently they never had the least apprehension of being taken by force , but that want of provisions compelled them to surrender . # A few days ...
... thousand men in arms in Bastia ; four thousand five hundred of whom were well trained ; consequently they never had the least apprehension of being taken by force , but that want of provisions compelled them to surrender . # A few days ...
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... which was given to Moore ; and the army , amounting only to about two thousand men , sailed in transports , and were one corps , landed , on the 29th of June , near Calvi .1794.J 71 . CHAPTER V The Siege of Calvi-Corsica won and lost.
... which was given to Moore ; and the army , amounting only to about two thousand men , sailed in transports , and were one corps , landed , on the 29th of June , near Calvi .1794.J 71 . CHAPTER V The Siege of Calvi-Corsica won and lost.
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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