The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... Corsi- cans acted well . When the French were driven off , St. Fiorenza , the works of Mar- tello , and the fort of ... Corsicans , that they believed him a saint , and were convinced that by his intercession in heaven they would gain ...
... Corsi- cans acted well . When the French were driven off , St. Fiorenza , the works of Mar- tello , and the fort of ... Corsicans , that they believed him a saint , and were convinced that by his intercession in heaven they would gain ...
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... Corsican accounts , the number of the French troops amounted to about two thousand , to which should be added the crews ... Corsicans . But with these , if the attempt was made instantly , before the enemy were more prepared , there was ...
... Corsican accounts , the number of the French troops amounted to about two thousand , to which should be added the crews ... Corsicans . But with these , if the attempt was made instantly , before the enemy were more prepared , there was ...
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... Corsicans were grossly mistaken as to the numbers of the French , who had actually seven thou- sand men in arms in the different garrisons . The whole of the report being approved of by the commanders , they sailed to Porto Fer- rara to ...
... Corsicans were grossly mistaken as to the numbers of the French , who had actually seven thou- sand men in arms in the different garrisons . The whole of the report being approved of by the commanders , they sailed to Porto Fer- rara to ...
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... Corsicans , who had joined , could be of no use in attacking works . Moore , however , with Koehler , examined every place , and especially a steep , rocky hill , about seven hundred yards from the Convention redoubt . This height had ...
... Corsicans , who had joined , could be of no use in attacking works . Moore , however , with Koehler , examined every place , and especially a steep , rocky hill , about seven hundred yards from the Convention redoubt . This height had ...
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... Corsicans on the left , and to get into the rear to cut off the retreat of the French , in case of success . Moore , placing himself at the head of the grenadiers of the centre column , advanced quickly and silently through the thick ...
... Corsicans on the left , and to get into the rear to cut off the retreat of the French , in case of success . Moore , placing himself at the head of the grenadiers of the centre column , advanced quickly and silently through the thick ...
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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