Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3W. Blackwood, 1850 |
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... army . He followed the dethroned monarch to Ghent , and contributed much , by his powerful genius , to consolidate the feeble elements of his power , after the fall of Napoleon . Called to the helm of affairs in 1824 , he laboured to ...
... army . He followed the dethroned monarch to Ghent , and contributed much , by his powerful genius , to consolidate the feeble elements of his power , after the fall of Napoleon . Called to the helm of affairs in 1824 , he laboured to ...
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... is recollected , can ever forget the general feeling of despair which seized upon the public mind when the gallant army , once thirty thousand strong , which had sailed from England a few months before , returned 142 WELLINGTON .
... is recollected , can ever forget the general feeling of despair which seized upon the public mind when the gallant army , once thirty thousand strong , which had sailed from England a few months before , returned 142 WELLINGTON .
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... army . If the French succeed in Spain , " said Sir J. Moore , in Novem- ber 1808 , " it will be in vain to attempt to resist them in Portugal . The Portuguese are without a military force , and , from the experience of their conduct ...
... army . If the French succeed in Spain , " said Sir J. Moore , in Novem- ber 1808 , " it will be in vain to attempt to resist them in Portugal . The Portuguese are without a military force , and , from the experience of their conduct ...
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... army . All that I can say on this subject is , that , whether I am to command the army or to quit it , I shall do my best to insure its success ; and you may depend upon it that I shall not hurry the opera- tions , or commence them one ...
... army . All that I can say on this subject is , that , whether I am to command the army or to quit it , I shall do my best to insure its success ; and you may depend upon it that I shall not hurry the opera- tions , or commence them one ...
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... army in safety from Lisbon ? * 66 I conceive that the honour and interests of the country require that we should hold our ground here as long as possible ; and , please God , I will maintain it as long as I can ; and I will neither ...
... army in safety from Lisbon ? * 66 I conceive that the honour and interests of the country require that we should hold our ground here as long as possible ; and , please God , I will maintain it as long as I can ; and I will neither ...
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