Recollections of My Military Life, Том 2Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to H. Colburn, 1854 |
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... passed anything of the kind I have ever heard ; the rows at Covent Garden Theatre , on the occasion of the people demanding the O.P. , or old prices , was nothing to it . The whole company were supplied with tumblers , for wine ...
... passed anything of the kind I have ever heard ; the rows at Covent Garden Theatre , on the occasion of the people demanding the O.P. , or old prices , was nothing to it . The whole company were supplied with tumblers , for wine ...
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... passed a whole week at Villa - Real , when I had plenty of spare time to walk over the country , and investigate the accuracy of my information , collected at Ayamonte , in 1808 , and which justified the recommendation contained in my ...
... passed a whole week at Villa - Real , when I had plenty of spare time to walk over the country , and investigate the accuracy of my information , collected at Ayamonte , in 1808 , and which justified the recommendation contained in my ...
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... passing a corner of a street , round which the wind was driving with great violence , we were obliged to put up our hands to protect our faces from the burning blast , which we compared to the heat radiating from a furnace . On the ...
... passing a corner of a street , round which the wind was driving with great violence , we were obliged to put up our hands to protect our faces from the burning blast , which we compared to the heat radiating from a furnace . On the ...
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... passing it . From this professional gen- tleman I received great politeness ; for he no sooner learnt my desire to find the principal posada , than he took up his cloak and hat , and insisted on showing me the way to the door , where he ...
... passing it . From this professional gen- tleman I received great politeness ; for he no sooner learnt my desire to find the principal posada , than he took up his cloak and hat , and insisted on showing me the way to the door , where he ...
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... passed some very pleasant evenings at the houses of these truly most amiable people . Sir George Smith had taken up his quarters at Cadiz , and at his house I constantly met the family of a most excellent fellow , a Spaniard , very MY ...
... passed some very pleasant evenings at the houses of these truly most amiable people . Sir George Smith had taken up his quarters at Cadiz , and at his house I constantly met the family of a most excellent fellow , a Spaniard , very MY ...
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20th Light Dragoons 50th Regiment Abrantes afterwards Aide-de-camp amongst Anstruther arms army arrived Ayamonte battle battle of Roliça bridle brigade Cadiz called Captain carried Cavalry charge Colonel column Commander-in-Chief commenced corps depôt despatches dinner direction distance doubt Dragoons enemy enemy's engaged expressed Fane fired French French language front Geary ground half halt hand head heard hills honour horse hour hundred immediately informed killed length Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lisbon manner marquee ment miles minutes morning mounted Mulcaster musket nearly night o'clock Obidos observed occupied passed perceived plunder pony Portuguese position proceeded procure rear received remained reserve guns road Robe round shot Royal Artillery Royal Engineers Santa-Maria ship short shot side Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir Harry Burrard Sir Hew soldiers soon Spanish Spanish dollars Spencer spot staff thought troops Vimieiro Viney waggons whilst whole wind wine wounded yards