History of the French revolution, and of the wars resulting from that memorable event. 11 vols. [in 12. Wanting the title-leaves of vol.4,5,8]. |
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allies Andalusia Archduke arms arrived artillery attack Austrian battalion batteries battle Bonaparte brave brigades British army Cadiz capital Captain Castanos cavalry CHAP Colonel command Commander-in-Chief commenced compelled conduct considerable corps Cortes Corunna Cuesta declared defeated defended detachment division Duke effected Emperor enemy enemy's English expedition fire force France French army frigates gallant garrison governor guns heights honour House hundred infantry inhabitants island Junta killed King Lefebvre liberty Lisbon Lord Wellington loss Madrid Major-General Marquis Marshal Massena military mountains Napoleon nation occupied officers Oporto ordered Palafox Patriots pieces of cannon Portugal Portuguese position pounders Prince prisoners proceeded province regiment retired retreat Saragossa ships siege Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir David Baird Sir Francis Burdett Sir John Moore soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish army speedily squadron success suffered surrender Tagus Talavera thousand tion took town victory whole wounded
Popular passages
Page 169 - The life of Sir John Moore was spent among the troops. During the season of repose, his time was devoted to the care and instruction of the officer and soldier ; in war, he courted service in every quarter of the globe.
Page 166 - I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!
Page 168 - ... arduous retreat with consummate firmness, he has terminated a career of distinguished honour by a death that has given the enemy additional reason to respect the name of a British soldier. Like the immortal Wolfe, he is snatched from his country at an early period of a life spent in her service; like Wolfe, his last moments were...
Page 369 - I shall shew niynflf beyond the Pyrenees, the frightened leopard will fly to the ocean, to avoid shame, defeat, and death. The triumph of my arms will be the triumph of the genius of good over that of evil...
Page 394 - ... a part of our fellow-subjects,' collected together by means which it is not necessary for me to describe.
Page 59 - ... consolatory and full of joy, — that when a people are called suddenly to fight for their liberty, and are sorely pressed upon, their best field of battle is the floors upon which their children have played ; the chambers where the family of each man has slept...
Page 169 - ... of France. Thus Sir John Moore, at an early period obtained, with general approbation, that conspicuous station in which he gloriously terminated his useful and honourable life. In a military character, obtained amidst the dangers of climate, the privations incident to service, and the sufferings of repeated wounds, it is difficult to select any one point as a preferable subject for praise; it exhibits, however, one feature so particularly characteristic of the man, and so important to the best...
Page 398 - And here Mr. Colman attempted to read the warrant, but which he did with great trepidation. " Sir Francis. I repeat to you, that it is no sufficient warrant. No — not to arrest my person in the open street, much less to break open my house in violation of all law. If you have a warrant from His Majesty, or from a proper officer of the King, I will pay instant obedience to it ; but I will not yield to an illegal order.
Page 268 - And whereas, by the log-books and minutes of signals of the Caledonia, Imperieuse, and other ships employed on that service, it appears to us that the said Admiral Lord Gambier, on the 12th day of the said month of April, the enemy's ships being then on shore, and the signal having been made that they could be destroyed, did, for a considerable time, neglect or delay taking effectual measures for destroying them...
Page 95 - ... some of us may differ in our sentiments respecting the fitness of the convention, in the relative situation of the two armies...