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 12
... night the wind unfortu- nately changed , which , together with the ex- treme badness of the weather , drove us out of our course into the Bay . It was scarcely day before we discovered a strange vessel in chace of us , which induced the ...
... night the wind unfortu- nately changed , which , together with the ex- treme badness of the weather , drove us out of our course into the Bay . It was scarcely day before we discovered a strange vessel in chace of us , which induced the ...
Page 16
... conqueror , he should not be molested in his useful occu- pation of pilot . 19th . During the night , in a storm of thunder and lightning , we were again forced out to sea , and losing sight of land , 16 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . [ 1810 .
... conqueror , he should not be molested in his useful occu- pation of pilot . 19th . During the night , in a storm of thunder and lightning , we were again forced out to sea , and losing sight of land , 16 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . [ 1810 .
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... night beating about at the mouth of the Tagus , not daring to attempt to pass the bar . 21st . The weather having cleared up , we passed the bar in the morning , and anchored not far from Belem Castle , about noon . 22d . At 10 o'clock ...
... night beating about at the mouth of the Tagus , not daring to attempt to pass the bar . 21st . The weather having cleared up , we passed the bar in the morning , and anchored not far from Belem Castle , about noon . 22d . At 10 o'clock ...
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... night from its advanced situation in face of Torres Vedras , & c . to one which he had chosen as more secure , near Santarem , where he fixed his head - quarters . Lord Wellington now moving out of the lines , descended into the plain ...
... night from its advanced situation in face of Torres Vedras , & c . to one which he had chosen as more secure , near Santarem , where he fixed his head - quarters . Lord Wellington now moving out of the lines , descended into the plain ...
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... even a blanket or a boat- cloak , and unprovided with any comforts , arrived on a cold winter's night in a crowded camp where I knew nobody . The inhabitants of the country who fled at the approach of the 28 [ 1810 . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... even a blanket or a boat- cloak , and unprovided with any comforts , arrived on a cold winter's night in a crowded camp where I knew nobody . The inhabitants of the country who fled at the approach of the 28 [ 1810 . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
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1st Battalion 1st Division 3d division 4th division afternoon amongst arrived artillery assembled attack Badajos baggage battle of Salamanca bridge Brigade of Infantry Buonaparte camp cantonments cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel column command commenced corps ditto divi Division of Infantry Douro Duke of Wellington Elvas encamped enemy enemy's engaged England English fell fire Foot force France French army frontiers Fuentes garrison Guards head-quarters heights high road horses Hussars joined killed Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-General Lieutenant-General light division Light Dragoons Lisbon Lord Wellington Madrid Major-General Major-General Sir Marshal Beresford Marshal Marmont Marshal Soult ment miles morning mountains moved night Nivelles Northamptonshire o'clock obliged occupied officers ordered Paris passed the river piquets plain Portugal Portuguese position Prince Prussian quarters rear regiment retired retreat Royal Salamanca side Sir Rowland Hill Sir Thomas Picton soon Spain Spaniards storm Tagus thousand Toulouse town troops village Vittoria Waterloo wounded