Wellington's Welsh General: A Life of Sir Thomas PictonAurum Press, 1996 - Всего страниц: 279 A life of Welsh general Sir Thomas Picton, who served under Wellington and played a major part in the Peninsular campaign. Draws upon quotations from other veterans of the campaign and Picton's own letters in the National Library of Wales to chart a career marked by scandal and public controversy. |
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... Ciudad Rodrigo , having heard that Wellington was at last bringing his siege train from the Tagus to bear upon that fortress . For his part Picton was unconvinced : ' The insuperable difficulty ( from distance and the nature of the ...
... Ciudad Rodrigo , having heard that Wellington was at last bringing his siege train from the Tagus to bear upon that fortress . For his part Picton was unconvinced : ' The insuperable difficulty ( from distance and the nature of the ...
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... Ciudad Rodrigo in a bold counter thrust : I was scarcely able to Mount my Horse when the Division was ordered to move forward and take up a Position in the immediate vicinity of the Enemy , who had advanced in great Force to Relieve Ciudad ...
... Ciudad Rodrigo in a bold counter thrust : I was scarcely able to Mount my Horse when the Division was ordered to move forward and take up a Position in the immediate vicinity of the Enemy , who had advanced in great Force to Relieve Ciudad ...
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... Ciudad Rodrigo , the British govern- ment elevated Wellington from Viscount to Earl , while the Spanish Cortes recognized his achievement by creating him Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo and grandee of Spain . Never one to be burdened by honours ...
... Ciudad Rodrigo , the British govern- ment elevated Wellington from Viscount to Earl , while the Spanish Cortes recognized his achievement by creating him Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo and grandee of Spain . Never one to be burdened by honours ...
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Abercromby alcalde Allies Almeida April army arrived artillery assault attack Badajoz Battery battle Begorrat brigade British Busaco cabildo Carlos cavalry charge Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel colony command commissioner Connaught Rangers court Craufurd d'Erlon Dallas defended Donaldson Duke of Wellington Edwards enemy enemy's fire Flanagan Flushing force fortress French Fullarton Garrow González governor Grattan Grinfield Gronow guns honour Hood House Ibid island jail June Kincaid La Haye Sainte Lawrence letter Light Division Lisbon London Lord Ellenborough Luisa Calderón MacCarthy Marbot March Masséna McCallum miles military morning Napoleon night numbers officers Pedro Peninsula Picton wrote Port of Spain Portugal Portuguese position Prince Quatre Bras reached regiment retreat river road Ruiz siege Simmons Sir Thomas Picton slaves soldiers soon Soult Spanish Supplementary Despatches Third Division tion took torture town Trinidad troops Vitoria Walcheren William William Fullarton witness Woodyear wounded