History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Band 2J. Murray, 1879 |
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... a long lifetime , the only irritation displayed Sir John Macleod was at the official delays of the Board which he laboured . But , even then , his indignation took form of gentle irony . Whether writing , as he 6 CI Reaction .
... a long lifetime , the only irritation displayed Sir John Macleod was at the official delays of the Board which he laboured . But , even then , his indignation took form of gentle irony . Whether writing , as he 6 CI Reaction .
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... took the dou form of a peremptory order to refund , it might be , ce moneys which had been drawn for him while a prison war , their welcome home was a disallowance . As fo Captains of the returning companies , they were allowe peace ...
... took the dou form of a peremptory order to refund , it might be , ce moneys which had been drawn for him while a prison war , their welcome home was a disallowance . As fo Captains of the returning companies , they were allowe peace ...
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... took it up warmly . A little alarmed , but not convinced , the auditors wrote to Bath to ask General Pattison , who had commanded at New York at the date of the man's supposed death , whether it had not taken place . But they mistook ...
... took it up warmly . A little alarmed , but not convinced , the auditors wrote to Bath to ask General Pattison , who had commanded at New York at the date of the man's supposed death , whether it had not taken place . But they mistook ...
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... took u the discussion ; and , like the Sergeant - Major , resorted the argument of physical force . It was an awful moment as he reads of it , the student's blood runs cold ; for th battle was now condensed into a fight for the ...
... took u the discussion ; and , like the Sergeant - Major , resorted the argument of physical force . It was an awful moment as he reads of it , the student's blood runs cold ; for th battle was now condensed into a fight for the ...
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... took every adva " of our distresses . " On the claims of officers on account reaching the Ordnance , the first step was , simp refuse to admit them ; on their being urged aga stronger terms , the next was to refer them to som else to ...
... took every adva " of our distresses . " On the claims of officers on account reaching the Ordnance , the first step was , simp refuse to admit them ; on their being urged aga stronger terms , the next was to refer them to som else to ...
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18-pounders 24-pounders 2nd Captain 6-pounders 7th Brigade advance Allies ammunition arms arrived Artillerymen attack Badajoz Battalion Battery battle of Waterloo Board breach Brigade has become British campaign carriages Cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Dickson column command commenced companies conduct Corps dated despatch detachment Division drivers Duke of Wellington duty Edward Sabine embarked enemy enemy's engaged England expedition Field Artillery fire force Frazer French garrison Gibraltar gunners guns head-quarters howitzers Infantry July June killed King's German letter Lieut.-Colonel Lieutenant Lord Wellington Macleod Major Dickson March Master-General ment mentioned Mercer's military mortars Napier non-commissioned officers occasion operations Ordnance Peninsula Peninsular War Portuguese Portuguese Artillery Ramsay ranks reader received Regiment retreat rocket Ross's round shot rounds Royal Artillery Royal Horse Artillery Sept shot siege Sir Edward Sir John soldiers Soult Spanish tion took troop of Horse Vittoria waggons Walcheren whole Woolwich wounded wrote
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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.