The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: 1802-1820C. Knight, 1844 |
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... troops well disciplined and a sort of militia , Mysore could at any time , on a few days ' notice , bring 40,000 men into the field , without confusion , without any great expense , and without oppression or violence of any kind ; and ...
... troops well disciplined and a sort of militia , Mysore could at any time , on a few days ' notice , bring 40,000 men into the field , without confusion , without any great expense , and without oppression or violence of any kind ; and ...
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... troops were of immense service to him in the ensuing campaign ; and without them Massena must have been crushed on the Adige by the Archduke Charles . The whole of Upper Italy furnished hardy and well - framed men , who , under proper ...
... troops were of immense service to him in the ensuing campaign ; and without them Massena must have been crushed on the Adige by the Archduke Charles . The whole of Upper Italy furnished hardy and well - framed men , who , under proper ...
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... troops to the Austrian army ; but that he must implore for some little delay and management , as his son was travelling in the south of France , and would be made responsible if he openly joined the coalition . " On my knees , " said he ...
... troops to the Austrian army ; but that he must implore for some little delay and management , as his son was travelling in the south of France , and would be made responsible if he openly joined the coalition . " On my knees , " said he ...
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... troops , Otto held out the lure of a kingly crown in lieu of an electoral coronet , and the tempt- ing offer of a great increase of territory to be taken from Austria ; assuring him at the same time that the occupation of Bavaria by the ...
... troops , Otto held out the lure of a kingly crown in lieu of an electoral coronet , and the tempt- ing offer of a great increase of territory to be taken from Austria ; assuring him at the same time that the occupation of Bavaria by the ...
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... troops , who were sent to the south of Italy , will be noticed in the following year in connexion with the French conquest and entire occupation of the kingdom of Naples - an event which would have happened about the time it did ...
... troops , who were sent to the south of Italy , will be noticed in the following year in connexion with the French conquest and entire occupation of the kingdom of Naples - an event which would have happened about the time it did ...
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Страница 184 - my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in : but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.
Страница 194 - First. That she obtained the King of Spain's letter, in 1796, to his brother, the King of Naples, acquainting him of his intention to declare war against England; from which letter the ministry...
Страница 357 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me ;" and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Страница 194 - Jervis to strike a stroke, if opportunity offered, against either the arsenals of Spain or her fleets. That neither of these was done is not the fault of Lady Hamilton; the opportunity might have been offered.
Страница 407 - Cochrane communicated to me by telegraph, that seven of the enemy's ships were on shore and might be destroyed. I immediately made the signal for the fleet to unmoor and weigh, intending to proceed with it to effect their destruction.
Страница 187 - A few minutes afterwards a shot struck the fore-brace bits on the quarter-deck, and passed between Nelson and Hardy, a splinter from the bit. tearing off Hardy's buckle and bruising his foot. Both stopped, and looked anxiously at each other ; each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said : " This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long.
Страница 189 - but I bargained for twenty." And then in a stronger voice he said, "Anchor, Hardy, anchor.
Страница 137 - France only a secondary object ; and does not your majesty already possess more than you know how to preserve ? If your majesty would but reflect, you must perceive that the war is without an object, without any presumable result to yourself. Alas ! what a melancholy prospect, to cause two nations to fight merely for the sake of fighting...
Страница 184 - ... two-deckers. The second in command, having the entire direction of his line, was to break through the enemy, about the twelfth ship from their rear : he would lead through the centre, and the advanced squadron was to cut off three or four ahead of the centre.
Страница 52 - J ask to be allowed to display the best energies of my character; to shed the last drop of my blood in support of your majesty's person, crown, and dignity ; for this is not a war for empire, glory, or dominions, but for existence.