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Sivu ix
... attack the Roman soldiers as they de- scended from their ships ; and , although their dis- cipline and arms were inferior to those of their adversaries , yet their fierce and dauntless bearing intimidated the flower of the Roman troops ...
... attack the Roman soldiers as they de- scended from their ships ; and , although their dis- cipline and arms were inferior to those of their adversaries , yet their fierce and dauntless bearing intimidated the flower of the Roman troops ...
Sivu 6
... attack them ; the gre- nadiers , however , maintained their ground till the re- mainder of Brigadier Lambert's troops arrived . The success , thus gained , was promptly followed up ; the French were eventually repulsed , and three brass ...
... attack them ; the gre- nadiers , however , maintained their ground till the re- mainder of Brigadier Lambert's troops arrived . The success , thus gained , was promptly followed up ; the French were eventually repulsed , and three brass ...
Sivu 15
... attack of the towns and forts of Amulneir and Behauderpore , which surrendered at discre- tion on the 30th of November and the 1st of December , and of which possession was taken , the first place by the flank companies of the regiment ...
... attack of the towns and forts of Amulneir and Behauderpore , which surrendered at discre- tion on the 30th of November and the 1st of December , and of which possession was taken , the first place by the flank companies of the regiment ...
Sivu 17
... attack of the pettah of Asseer ; another party was also directed to co - operate in this service from Brigadier ... attacking column forced the gate , and proceeding up the main street , encountered an advanced piquet of the enemy ...
... attack of the pettah of Asseer ; another party was also directed to co - operate in this service from Brigadier ... attacking column forced the gate , and proceeding up the main street , encountered an advanced piquet of the enemy ...
Sivu 18
... attack this small party , but was repulsed by a spirited charge with the bayonet , which , with a few rounds of musketry , obliged him to retreat within the works , some of which were within about fifty yards of this handful of men ...
... attack this small party , but was repulsed by a spirited charge with the bayonet , which , with a few rounds of musketry , obliged him to retreat within the works , some of which were within about fifty yards of this handful of men ...
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20th Regt Amulneir appointed arms Army of Reserve arrived attack Barrosa battalion embarked battery Bombay Brevet Brevet Lieut.-Colonel brigade Brigadier-General Britain British Cadiz Captain colonelcy colour Common Council assembled corps decease December depôt companies ditto John division Edward Maxwell Brown enemy flank companies Fontainebleau Foot Guards force France French garrison Gibraltar Hamilton Lambert head-quarters Honorable infantry Ireland island James Wolfe January John Clitherow John Macdonald July June King George King George III landing Lieut.-General Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick Cavendish Majesty was pleased Major Major-General Major-General Sir Minorca November numbers October peace Peter Craig pettah Portugal Prevost promoted Quebec rank and file regiment marched REGIMENT OF FOOT regiment proceeded Royal Scots Santi Petri second battalion serjeants service companies proceeded SEVENTH regiment siege Sir Henry Erskine Sir William Keppel six companies SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment embarked SOUTH HAMPSHIRE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT surrendered Tarragona Thomas troops Twentieth regiment William Delaune wounded
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Sivu 7 - To the King's most excellent Majesty. The humble Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled.
Sivu 36 - Command of His Royal Highness The Prince Regent in the Name and on the behalf of His Majesty BATHURST.
Sivu 35 - His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court.
Sivu 46 - Even after the peace, whilst others lolled on pleasure's downy lap, he was cultivating the arts of war. He introduced (without one act of inhumanity) such regularity and exactness of discipline into his corps, that, as long as the six British battalions on the plains of Minden are recorded in the annals of Europe, so long will Kingsley's stand amongst the foremost of that day.
Sivu i - FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OrFicic. GENERAL ORDERS. HORSE-GUARDS, 1st January, 1836. His MAJESTY has been pleased to command that, with a view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars,...
Sivu ii - The Names of those Officers who, in consideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour. The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Privates, as may have specially signalized themselves in Action. And, The Badges and Devices which the Regiment . may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any...
Sivu 32 - A reserve formed beyond the narrow valley, across which the enemy was closely pursued, next shared the same fate, and was routed by the same means. ' Meanwhile, the right wing was not less successful. The enemy, confident of success, met General Dilkes on the ascent of the hill, and the contest was •anguinary ; but the undaunted perseverance of the brigade of Guards, of Lieut.
Sivu xviii - Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons ; but His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the...
Sivu 35 - Clasps which have been prepared, is pleased to command that they shall be worn by the General Officers, suspended by a Ribbon of the colour of the Sash, with a blue edge...
Sivu vi - ... and when half the world has been arrayed against them, they have fought the battles of their Country with unshaken fortitude. It is presumed that a record of achievements in war, — victories so complete and surprising, gained by our countrymen, our brothers, our...