The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... principal cities . On these occasions young Moore studied the German language assiduously . By a passage in a letter from him to me , dated Hanover , May 2 , 1775 , his passion for the army had increased , for he writes , - 8 [ 1775 ...
... principal cities . On these occasions young Moore studied the German language assiduously . By a passage in a letter from him to me , dated Hanover , May 2 , 1775 , his passion for the army had increased , for he writes , - 8 [ 1775 ...
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... principal families of Toulon , who had made their escape the night the town was evacuated . hearing the sound of a violin and of dancing in the ward - room , made some enquiry , and was much surprised to learn that the French were ...
... principal families of Toulon , who had made their escape the night the town was evacuated . hearing the sound of a violin and of dancing in the ward - room , made some enquiry , and was much surprised to learn that the French were ...
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... principal subject of their deliberations . This island had revolted from France , and the aged and patriotic chief , Paoli , placed at the head of their affairs , had applied for succours to Eng . land . It was at length resolved , that ...
... principal subject of their deliberations . This island had revolted from France , and the aged and patriotic chief , Paoli , placed at the head of their affairs , had applied for succours to Eng . land . It was at length resolved , that ...
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... principal business being agreed upon , Sir Gilbert sailed to the Isle of Elba , to make arrangements respecting the French royalists , who had been landed there . Moore remained for some days to examine the coast , and particularly the ...
... principal business being agreed upon , Sir Gilbert sailed to the Isle of Elba , to make arrangements respecting the French royalists , who had been landed there . Moore remained for some days to examine the coast , and particularly the ...
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... principal battery was finished , the design was discovered , and im- mediately the French commenced a furious cannonade of round and grape shot intermixed with shells from the Mozello fort , and from redoubts on each flank , For two ...
... principal battery was finished , the design was discovered , and im- mediately the French commenced a furious cannonade of round and grape shot intermixed with shells from the Mozello fort , and from redoubts on each flank , For two ...
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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