 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - Страниц: 430
...and twelve marines. I want words to express the obligations I owe that gentleman. He was the first on every service, whether by day or by night. There...was scarcely a gun fired, but was pointed by him, or Captain Despard, chief engineer, who has exerted himself on every occasion. I am persuaded, if our... | |
 | Thomas Joseph Pettigrew - 1849 - Страниц: 572
...writes in his Official Dispatch 1 ) to express the obligations I owe that gentleman; he was the first on every service, whether by day or by night. There...fired but was pointed by him or Lieutenant Despard, 8 chief engineer, who has exerted himself on every occasion." Nor was General Sir John Dalling less... | |
 | 1865 - Страниц: 1136
...the obligations I owe that gentleman ; he was the first in every service, whether by night or day. There was scarcely a gun fired but was pointed by him or Lieutenant Despard, the chief engineer." The Spaniard was easily enough mastered, though the assailants for some time principally... | |
 | 1885 - Страниц: 514
...and twelve marines. I want words to express the obligations I owe that gentleman ; he was the first on every service, whether by day or by night. There...on every occasion" Governor Dalling on April id., 1 780, decided to send Colonel Kemble wtth a reinforcement of two hundred and fifty regulars, and two... | |
 | Stephen Kemble - 1885 - Страниц: 514
...and twelve marines. I want words to express the obligations I owe that gentleman ; he was the first on every service, whether by day or by night ; there...was scarcely a gun fired but was pointed by him or Lieut. Despard, chief engineer, who has exerted himself on every occasion. I am persuaded if our shot... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1888 - Страниц: 496
...Jamaica : 'There was scarcely a gun fired but what was pointed by Captain Nelson of the Hinchinbrooke, or Lieutenant Despard, chief engineer, who has exerted himself on every occasion.' On his return he was promoted captain into the 78th regiment, but still employed in engineering in... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1908 - Страниц: 368
...passage : ' There was scarcely a gun fired but was pointed by Captain Nelson of the Hinchinbrooke, or Lieutenant Despard, chief engineer, who has exerted himself on every occasion.' He was promoted Captain into the 78th Regiment, but still employed as engineer in Jamaica. In 1781... | |
 | Edgar Vincent - 2003 - Страниц: 654
...he created batteries and fired guns with great effect while ammunition lasted. According to Poison, 'there was scarcely a gun fired but was pointed by him or Lieutenant Despard'.3 But in common with many of his men, Nelson had unwisely drunk from a jungle pool and had... | |
 | John Sugden - 2004 - Страниц: 984
...obligations I owe that gentleman,' Polson wrote to Dalling in his official dispatch. 'He was the first on every service, whether by day or by night. There...fired but was pointed by him or Lieutenant Despard . . ,'13 For a while Nelson and Despard did well and brought down the merlon on the keep but on the... | |
 | Terry Coleman - 2004 - Страниц: 480
...to express the obligations I owe to that gentleman. He was the first on every service whether day or night, there was scarcely a gun fired but was pointed by him or Lieut. Despard.M'J Dalling became sanguine again, writing to Germain that the door to the South Sea,... | |
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Serjeant, and twelve marines. I want words to express the obligations I owe that gentleman. He was the first on every service, whether by day or by night. There was scarcely a gun fired, but was pointed by him, or Captain Despard, chief engineer, who... 