The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... morning , three ships of war , arranged with their broadsides towards the shore , opened a heavy fire of round and double - headed shot upon the wood . roaring of the guns , the falling of the trees , and the crashing of their branches ...
... morning , three ships of war , arranged with their broadsides towards the shore , opened a heavy fire of round and double - headed shot upon the wood . roaring of the guns , the falling of the trees , and the crashing of their branches ...
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... morning the rebels landed . I got some little credit , by chance , for my behaviour during the engagement . To tell you the truth , not for anything that deserved it , but because I was the only officer who did not leave his post too ...
... morning the rebels landed . I got some little credit , by chance , for my behaviour during the engagement . To tell you the truth , not for anything that deserved it , but because I was the only officer who did not leave his post too ...
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... morning , and the new levies , of which the garrison was composed , were much alarmed . The General , hearing this , came forth from his tent , and observing that the officers and men , none of whom had ever seen service before , were ...
... morning , and the new levies , of which the garrison was composed , were much alarmed . The General , hearing this , came forth from his tent , and observing that the officers and men , none of whom had ever seen service before , were ...
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... 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 escape up the river . But their ships of war ...
... 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 escape up the river . But their ships of war ...
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... morning , by a privateer ; which being ascertained by our glasses , the 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 ...
... morning , by a privateer ; which being ascertained by our glasses , the 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 ...
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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