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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... Buonaparte ( then in the zenith of his power as Emperor of France , King of Italy , Protector of the Con- federation of the Rhine , & c . and at peace ( if not in alliance ) with all the northern powers of Europe ) passed the Pyrenees ...
... Buonaparte ( then in the zenith of his power as Emperor of France , King of Italy , Protector of the Con- federation of the Rhine , & c . and at peace ( if not in alliance ) with all the northern powers of Europe ) passed the Pyrenees ...
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... Buonaparte against Spain become known in England , than a British force was ordered to march from Lisbon ( which had already been liberated from the French yoke ) , to aid the cause in Spain . Before they could reach the scene of action ...
... Buonaparte against Spain become known in England , than a British force was ordered to march from Lisbon ( which had already been liberated from the French yoke ) , to aid the cause in Spain . Before they could reach the scene of action ...
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... Buonaparte now returned in triumph to France , leaving with his brother a very large portion of the French army , under the Marshals Soult , Mortier , Jordan , Victor and Bessieres , to keep the country in subjection , reduce Cadiz and ...
... Buonaparte now returned in triumph to France , leaving with his brother a very large portion of the French army , under the Marshals Soult , Mortier , Jordan , Victor and Bessieres , to keep the country in subjection , reduce Cadiz and ...
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... Buonaparte and Marshal Jourdan , in which the enemy were repulsed in every direction and obliged to retire ; but the British having borne the brunt of the battle , and lost the services of nearly five thousand of their best troops ...
... Buonaparte and Marshal Jourdan , in which the enemy were repulsed in every direction and obliged to retire ; but the British having borne the brunt of the battle , and lost the services of nearly five thousand of their best troops ...
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... army of 80,000 men , under the command of Marshal Massena , and named by Buonaparte " The Army of Portugal , " began its march for the avowed purpose of planting the imperial French eagles upon the walls of Lisbon INTRODUCTION , 7.
... army of 80,000 men , under the command of Marshal Massena , and named by Buonaparte " The Army of Portugal , " began its march for the avowed purpose of planting the imperial French eagles upon the walls of Lisbon INTRODUCTION , 7.
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