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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... uninterrupted mass of buildings . The Tagus is here at least four times as wide as the Thames at London , and forms a remarkable fine harbour near the town , where at the time we entered , were 1810. ] 23 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... uninterrupted mass of buildings . The Tagus is here at least four times as wide as the Thames at London , and forms a remarkable fine harbour near the town , where at the time we entered , were 1810. ] 23 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
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... town , produced a very pretty effect , excited my admiration , and raised expectations which were ultimately disappointed . When I landed I was astonished at the extreme filthiness of the streets , rendered more conspicuous by the light ...
... town , produced a very pretty effect , excited my admiration , and raised expectations which were ultimately disappointed . When I landed I was astonished at the extreme filthiness of the streets , rendered more conspicuous by the light ...
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... town where the ground is at all level consists of two large squares in a very forlorn and unfi- nished state , which serve for market places : in the space between these two squares are " Os ruas dos Mercadores , " the streets of the ...
... town where the ground is at all level consists of two large squares in a very forlorn and unfi- nished state , which serve for market places : in the space between these two squares are " Os ruas dos Mercadores , " the streets of the ...
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... town , and especially on the hill at Buenos Ayres . The climate of Lisbon , I need scarcely observe is remarkably fine and salubrious , in general some degrees warmer than we experience it in England . At my arrival in Portugal , I was ...
... town , and especially on the hill at Buenos Ayres . The climate of Lisbon , I need scarcely observe is remarkably fine and salubrious , in general some degrees warmer than we experience it in England . At my arrival in Portugal , I was ...
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... town had been wantonly destroyed , particularly such houses as were constructed of wood , which had been used for fuel . No sort of comforts therefore could be obtained beyond what each indivi- dual had provided for himself , and these ...
... town had been wantonly destroyed , particularly such houses as were constructed of wood , which had been used for fuel . No sort of comforts therefore could be obtained beyond what each indivi- dual had provided for himself , and these ...
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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