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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... serving in Portugal , with orders to proceed to that country , I left London on the evening of the 30th of October for Fal- mouth , and arrived there the following af- ternoon . 1 Nov. 3d . At 10 o'clock in the morning I JOURNAL ...
... serving in Portugal , with orders to proceed to that country , I left London on the evening of the 30th of October for Fal- mouth , and arrived there the following af- ternoon . 1 Nov. 3d . At 10 o'clock in the morning I JOURNAL ...
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John Edgecombe Daniel. Nov. 3d . At 10 o'clock in the morning I embarked for Lisbon in the " Prince of Wales " packet , just then weighing anchor : with a fair wind we soon cleared the roads , and at 5 p . m . lost sight of England . My ...
John Edgecombe Daniel. Nov. 3d . At 10 o'clock in the morning I embarked for Lisbon in the " Prince of Wales " packet , just then weighing anchor : with a fair wind we soon cleared the roads , and at 5 p . m . lost sight of England . My ...
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... o'clock in the evening , by moonlight , this unwelcome guest had approached so as to be able to hail us , and she fired one of her guns ; the salute was soon returned by us , and as quickly answered by them ; so that every thing seemed ...
... o'clock in the evening , by moonlight , this unwelcome guest had approached so as to be able to hail us , and she fired one of her guns ; the salute was soon returned by us , and as quickly answered by them ; so that every thing seemed ...
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... o'clock in the morning I land- ed at Lisbon , and put up at Banwell's Hotel at Buenos Ayres . 7 Thus safely landed , I come now to play the part of Mr. Newcome , a character which I shall not be ashamed to make it appear might be well ...
... o'clock in the morning I land- ed at Lisbon , and put up at Banwell's Hotel at Buenos Ayres . 7 Thus safely landed , I come now to play the part of Mr. Newcome , a character which I shall not be ashamed to make it appear might be well ...
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... o'clock at night , where a large building was still burning . I understood it to have been the French hospi- tal , and therefore might possibly have been destroyed to prevent infection . Santarem is divided into two parts , viz . the ...
... o'clock at night , where a large building was still burning . I understood it to have been the French hospi- tal , and therefore might possibly have been destroyed to prevent infection . Santarem is divided into two parts , viz . the ...
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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