The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... rest of the de- tachment reached the fort , and the cap- tain reported to the general , that the enemy had landed in great numbers , and forced the picket to retreat . But where is Moore ? ' 6 said General MacLean ; He is , I fear , 22 ...
... rest of the de- tachment reached the fort , and the cap- tain reported to the general , that the enemy had landed in great numbers , and forced the picket to retreat . But where is Moore ? ' 6 said General MacLean ; He is , I fear , 22 ...
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... rest advanced , and drove off the enemy . Moore quickly arranged the grenadiers on the ground on which the enemy's picket had been posted , and the light infantry were drawn up to cover them . Then leaving orders for the rest of the ...
... rest advanced , and drove off the enemy . Moore quickly arranged the grenadiers on the ground on which the enemy's picket had been posted , and the light infantry were drawn up to cover them . Then leaving orders for the rest of the ...
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... rest . The gun was then spiked and thrown down the hill , and the party returned without the loss of a man . On examining the place , Moore found it too much exposed to occupy it , but he established a post for a battery on an eminence ...
... rest . The gun was then spiked and thrown down the hill , and the party returned without the loss of a man . On examining the place , Moore found it too much exposed to occupy it , but he established a post for a battery on an eminence ...
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... rest of the regiment , which came up to their aid . While working with the spade and pickaxe , under a heavy can- nonade , a numerous body numerous body of the enemy sallied forth , who had the means of covering themselves by some ...
... rest of the regiment , which came up to their aid . While working with the spade and pickaxe , under a heavy can- nonade , a numerous body numerous body of the enemy sallied forth , who had the means of covering themselves by some ...
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... rest of the island remained un- subdued ; the woods and fastnesses were filled with armed negroes and mulattoes ; and multitudes of the prisoners , after the capitulation , being ill guarded , escaped and joined them . The French agents ...
... rest of the island remained un- subdued ; the woods and fastnesses were filled with armed negroes and mulattoes ; and multitudes of the prisoners , after the capitulation , being ill guarded , escaped and joined them . The French agents ...
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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