Memoirs and Correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, G. C. B., Etc., from His Family Papers, Nide 2Hurst and Blackett, 1866 |
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Sivu 19 - The god of us verse-men (you know Child) the sun, How after his journeys he sets up his rest : If at morning o'er earth 'tis his fancy to run ; At night he reclines on his Thetis's breast.
Sivu 384 - Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and of the Most Distinguished Order of St.
Sivu 208 - I wot a member ; that such opinion should have been publicly known was far from my wish or intention. To explain this part of the subject, it will be necessary to take a cursory view of the history of the allowance termed " batta " granted to the Bengal army. About the year 1796 the Company's army was in a state of extreme dissatisfaction, and delegates were sent from India by the army to communicate with his Majesty's Ministers and the Court of Directors on the subject of their grievances; after...
Sivu 417 - Queen entertained the children here, Christmas evening, with a German fashion. A fir tree, about as high again as any of us, lighted all over with small tapers, several little wax dolls among the branches in different places, and strings of almonds and raisins alternately tied from one to the other, with skipping ropes for the boys, and each bigger girl had muslin for a frock, a muslin handkerchief, a fan, and a sash, all prettily done up in the handkerchief, and a pretty necklace and earrings besides.
Sivu 194 - suspended from a gibbet, and the column of mounted marksmen is formed up at right " angles with the spectators. At a signal from the officer one of the party gallops forth " at full speed, with his matchlock suspended across his bridle arm, darting past the " object at the distance of 15 or 20 yards. Just as he passes the rein drops from his hand, " the matchlock is raised, makes a short horizontal sweep, the ball is sped, and the bottle
Sivu 376 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...
Sivu 48 - The town, eight miles in circumference, is bounded on the western side by a ridge of low, bare, flat rocks...
Sivu 98 - ... in forming the approach to, and constructing a battery bearing on, the north face of the north-east angle of the town, at a distance of about two hundred and fifty yards from the walls, and on the same afternoon the battery was armed with four 18 -pounders, and eight 24pounders.
Sivu 100 - It would seem that the enemy are determined to reserve to the last their means of defence, as our operations hitherto have never been materially interrupted ; our loss consequently has been extremely small, though I regret to have to report the 'death of First Lieutenant Tindal, a promising young Engineer Officer, who was killed in the trenches yesterday. I have the honour to inclose, for your Lordship's information, a return of the casualties in thisurmy since the 29th ultimo, inclusive.
Sivu 125 - Malcolm, that if the siege had failed, it would in all human probability have added to the embarrassments of the Burmese War, that of hostilities with almost every State of India.