The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, K.B.J. Murray, 1834 |
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... and Lieutenant Moore was posted on the left with only twenty men under his orders . The captain who commanded , unused to action , The ordered the soldiers not to fire until the enemy landed 1779. ] 21 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... and Lieutenant Moore was posted on the left with only twenty men under his orders . The captain who commanded , unused to action , The ordered the soldiers not to fire until the enemy landed 1779. ] 21 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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... enemy ; they fired a volley , and ran back in disorder . Lieutenant Moore called to his small party , ' Will the Hamilton men leave me ? Come < back , and behave like soldiers . ' They obeyed , and recommenced firing . The Ame- ricans ...
... enemy ; they fired a volley , and ran back in disorder . Lieutenant Moore called to his small party , ' Will the Hamilton men leave me ? Come < back , and behave like soldiers . ' They obeyed , and recommenced firing . The Ame- ricans ...
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... enemy , or bring off Lieutenant Moore . Moore was found by Captain Dunlop at his post , still holding the Americans at bay . But as they were advancing on both flanks , Dunlop saw that it was necessary to retire to prevent being ...
... enemy , or bring off Lieutenant Moore . Moore was found by Captain Dunlop at his post , still holding the Americans at bay . But as they were advancing on both flanks , Dunlop saw that it was necessary to retire to prevent being ...
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... enemy rush forward , as soon as they got into the ditch of the fort , he should ' sally out and attack them on the flank with ' charged bayonets . ' But the Americans were not so enterprising , for being somewhat dis- concerted by the ...
... enemy rush forward , as soon as they got into the ditch of the fort , he should ' sally out and attack them on the flank with ' charged bayonets . ' But the Americans were not so enterprising , for being somewhat dis- concerted by the ...
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... when a hurricane arose and dispersed the fleet : some ships were blown to the West Indies , and a few were taken by the enemy , or lost at sea . Our transport was a stout vessel , with a good 1781. ] 29 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
... when a hurricane arose and dispersed the fleet : some ships were blown to the West Indies , and a few were taken by the enemy , or lost at sea . Our transport was a stout vessel , with a good 1781. ] 29 LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE .
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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