The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... approach- ing the shore , they were fired at by a party concealed behind trees , which arrested the Americans , who rowed back to their ship- ping . Similar ineffectual attempts to land were made on the two subsequent days . At length ...
... approach- ing the shore , they were fired at by a party concealed behind trees , which arrested the Americans , who rowed back to their ship- ping . Similar ineffectual attempts to land were made on the two subsequent days . At length ...
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... garrison with so much courage , that there was no risk afterwards of their shrinking from their duty . The approaches of the Bostonians were much retarded by the skill of General MacLean : yet 1779.1 25 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... garrison with so much courage , that there was no risk afterwards of their shrinking from their duty . The approaches of the Bostonians were much retarded by the skill of General MacLean : yet 1779.1 25 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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... approach of the British , however , this resolution was relinquished , and an attempt was made to escape up the river . But their ships of war , intermingled with the transports , were closely chased and driven on shore . Some were cap ...
... approach of the British , however , this resolution was relinquished , and an attempt was made to escape up the river . But their ships of war , intermingled with the transports , were closely chased and driven on shore . Some were cap ...
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... approach beyond the para- pet of their batteries on the summit of the hill . But famine at length was felt in the town , by which the garrison was compelled to capitulate on the 23rd of May . On that very day , an aide - de - camp of ...
... approach beyond the para- pet of their batteries on the summit of the hill . But famine at length was felt in the town , by which the garrison was compelled to capitulate on the 23rd of May . On that very day , an aide - de - camp of ...
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... approaches , sickness would waste down his force , and compel him to with- draw . Success could only be hoped for by daring and precipitate measures . He , there- fore , pressed forward the landing of the ord- nance , ammunition ...
... approaches , sickness would waste down his force , and compel him to with- draw . Success could only be hoped for by daring and precipitate measures . He , there- fore , pressed forward the landing of the ord- nance , ammunition ...
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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 horse 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 Elliot Sir James Sir Ralph Abercrombie soldiers soon storm tained thousand tion took town troops Viceroy Vizir Wexford wish wounded