History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Band 2J. Murray, 1879 |
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... , General Burke Cuppage , Major - Generals W. J. Smythe and C. J. B. Riddell , Colonel Lynedoch Gardiner , Major H. Geary , and Lieutenant J. Ritchie , have contributed valuable information connected with PREFACE INTRODUCTION.
... , General Burke Cuppage , Major - Generals W. J. Smythe and C. J. B. Riddell , Colonel Lynedoch Gardiner , Major H. Geary , and Lieutenant J. Ritchie , have contributed valuable information connected with PREFACE INTRODUCTION.
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Francis Duncan. Lieutenant J. Ritchie , have contributed valuable information connected with the history of the Regiment to which they belong , and have greatly facilitated the Author's labours . The assistance of the Committee of the ...
Francis Duncan. Lieutenant J. Ritchie , have contributed valuable information connected with the history of the Regiment to which they belong , and have greatly facilitated the Author's labours . The assistance of the Committee of the ...
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... Lieutenants , and 9 First Lieutena On the reduction in 1783 , all men who were eligible the Master- transferred to the invalids , or to the out - pension list ; men who were not entitled to that privilege , but who ordered to be ...
... Lieutenants , and 9 First Lieutena On the reduction in 1783 , all men who were eligible the Master- transferred to the invalids , or to the out - pension list ; men who were not entitled to that privilege , but who ordered to be ...
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... Lieutenant - Colonels , and thus obtaining a decided advantage over their contemporaries in the Artillery . " This difference , " wrote the Master - General , Duke of " and there being no rank of Major , is , I admit , an advan ...
... Lieutenant - Colonels , and thus obtaining a decided advantage over their contemporaries in the Artillery . " This difference , " wrote the Master - General , Duke of " and there being no rank of Major , is , I admit , an advan ...
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... Lieutenant received certain allowances connected wit command of the Company . Apparently , the regulations not very clear on the subject ; or , as is very pro decisions had been given in individual cases , which ha been promulgated to ...
... Lieutenant received certain allowances connected wit command of the Company . Apparently , the regulations not very clear on the subject ; or , as is very pro decisions had been given in individual cases , which ha been promulgated to ...
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Seite 295 - But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights...
Seite 295 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured...
Seite 320 - When the extent of the night's havoc was made known to lord Wellington, the firmness of his nature gave way for a moment, and the pride of conquest yielded to a passionate burst of grief for the loss of his gallant soldiers.
Seite 296 - ... as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There, the French...
Seite 283 - No expressions of mine could do justice to the conduct of the troops throughout. Nothing less than the almost unparalleled exertions of every officer, the invincible bravery of every soldier, and the most determined devotion to the honour of his Majesty's arms in all, could have achieved this brilliant success, against such a formidable enemy so posted.