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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... arrival of the author in that coun- try ; not so much with the view of affording fresh information , as to enable the reader to contemplate the grand chain of events which led to the glorious and happy ... arrived at INTRODUCTION. ...
... arrival of the author in that coun- try ; not so much with the view of affording fresh information , as to enable the reader to contemplate the grand chain of events which led to the glorious and happy ... arrived at INTRODUCTION. ...
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John Edgecombe Daniel. Spanish forces assembled to oppose his march , arrived at Madrid in the month of December , where he caused his brother Joseph to be ac- knowledged king of Spain --- Ferdinand the 7th having previously , by ...
John Edgecombe Daniel. Spanish forces assembled to oppose his march , arrived at Madrid in the month of December , where he caused his brother Joseph to be ac- knowledged king of Spain --- Ferdinand the 7th having previously , by ...
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... to the fortified lines of Torres Vedras , near Lisbon , where the British army arrived in the month of October 1810 ; at which period the ensuing Narrative com mence's . Journal of an Officer . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER Serving 8 INTRODUCTION .
... to the fortified lines of Torres Vedras , near Lisbon , where the British army arrived in the month of October 1810 ; at which period the ensuing Narrative com mence's . Journal of an Officer . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER Serving 8 INTRODUCTION .
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... Army 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 . Nov. 3d . At 10 o'clock in the morning I JOURNAL ...
... Army 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 . Nov. 3d . At 10 o'clock in the morning I JOURNAL ...
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... out entirely at my own expense by the packet from Falmouth , but my baggage , which had been put on board the said transport , and which I fully C expected to find on my arrival in the Tagus , 1810. ] 17 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... out entirely at my own expense by the packet from Falmouth , but my baggage , which had been put on board the said transport , and which I fully C expected to find on my arrival in the Tagus , 1810. ] 17 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