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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... Light Divisions , was given the responsibility of taking the town . Early in the morning of 29 March , they made good progress up the steep slopes , as Picton recalled : The 3rd Division passed the River Mondego at an unguarded Ford ...
... Light Divisions , was given the responsibility of taking the town . Early in the morning of 29 March , they made good progress up the steep slopes , as Picton recalled : The 3rd Division passed the River Mondego at an unguarded Ford ...
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... Light divi- sions were asked to carry the attack to the enemy : The Light Division was to make its attack on the right , where the country became more level , and the Banks of the River of easier access . The point where the Third ...
... Light divi- sions were asked to carry the attack to the enemy : The Light Division was to make its attack on the right , where the country became more level , and the Banks of the River of easier access . The point where the Third ...
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... Light Division was buried with full honours at the foot of the lesser breach , where he fell . Many fatalities were decidedly less glorious and were caused by the wild firing inside the town after the breaches had been carried . Without ...
... Light Division was buried with full honours at the foot of the lesser breach , where he fell . Many fatalities were decidedly less glorious and were caused by the wild firing inside the town after the breaches had been carried . Without ...
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Two London | 50 |
THREE Walcheren | 93 |
Portugal The Fighting Division | 111 |
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