Journal of an Officer in the Commissariat Department of the Army: Comprising a Narrative of the Campaigns Under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815; and a Short Account of the Army of Occupation in France, During the Years 1816, 1817, & 1818 |
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Page 251
... Prussia . 31st . Pampeluna having been reduced by famine to a state of great distress , was surrendered , and the Spanish troops em- ployed in the blockade being ordered to join the army in the field , preparations were now 1813 ...
... Prussia . 31st . Pampeluna having been reduced by famine to a state of great distress , was surrendered , and the Spanish troops em- ployed in the blockade being ordered to join the army in the field , preparations were now 1813 ...
Page 252
... Prussia were advancing to the Rhine , and that Buonaparte was hastening to Paris . Lord Wellington was about this time almost constantly occupied in reconnoitering the enemy's fortified position ; he was a long time one morning on some ...
... Prussia were advancing to the Rhine , and that Buonaparte was hastening to Paris . Lord Wellington was about this time almost constantly occupied in reconnoitering the enemy's fortified position ; he was a long time one morning on some ...
Page 305
... Prussians had entered Paris ' ; that Buona- parte was dethroned , and the war over . About 9 o'clock , as I was spending the evening with some of the 45th officers , the General's Aide - de - camp came in with the news that to - morrow ...
... Prussians had entered Paris ' ; that Buona- parte was dethroned , and the war over . About 9 o'clock , as I was spending the evening with some of the 45th officers , the General's Aide - de - camp came in with the news that to - morrow ...
Page 333
... Prussia , having arrived in the vicinity of Paris , a battle was fought on the heights of Belle Ville and Mont Martre , in which the allies were victorious , and Paris surrendered by capitulation . " On the 31st March , the Emperor of ...
... Prussia , having arrived in the vicinity of Paris , a battle was fought on the heights of Belle Ville and Mont Martre , in which the allies were victorious , and Paris surrendered by capitulation . " On the 31st March , the Emperor of ...
Page 341
... Prussia , with old Marshal Blucher and a most princely retinue proceeded to England , upon a visit to the Prince Regent , where they were re- • ceived and treated with the most generous and enthusiastic 1814. ] JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . 341.
... Prussia , with old Marshal Blucher and a most princely retinue proceeded to England , upon a visit to the Prince Regent , where they were re- • ceived and treated with the most generous and enthusiastic 1814. ] JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . 341.
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