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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... army . Now we found how much we needed them , for on the 10 October the French came in sight of our strong position , where we had drawn up , determined that they should not proceed one step farther towards Lisbon . The cold and rainy ...
... army . Now we found how much we needed them , for on the 10 October the French came in sight of our strong position , where we had drawn up , determined that they should not proceed one step farther towards Lisbon . The cold and rainy ...
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... army was drawn from a wider spectrum of the population and did not consist so heavily of impoverished , brutalized recruits , explains in large part why French attitudes on matters of dress , food , wine and even women were better ...
... army was drawn from a wider spectrum of the population and did not consist so heavily of impoverished , brutalized recruits , explains in large part why French attitudes on matters of dress , food , wine and even women were better ...
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... army , or I should have hesitated before I should have charged myself with such a Herculean labor as its command.'10 His running battle with the Spanish Minister at War , Don Juan de Caraval , whom he called ' that greatest of all ...
... army , or I should have hesitated before I should have charged myself with such a Herculean labor as its command.'10 His running battle with the Spanish Minister at War , Don Juan de Caraval , whom he called ' that greatest of all ...
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