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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... position would be the first and principal object of their attack . It proved so . The whole of their artillery and several heavy Colums were brought to bear upon the Pass of St. Antonio de Alcantara [ Cántaro ] at day break , and the ...
... position would be the first and principal object of their attack . It proved so . The whole of their artillery and several heavy Colums were brought to bear upon the Pass of St. Antonio de Alcantara [ Cántaro ] at day break , and the ...
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... position at some fine breastworks which Lord Wellington had for some time previous ordered to be thrown up by the Portuguese peasantry in case of the retreat of our army . Now we found how much we needed them , for on the 10 October the ...
... position at some fine breastworks which Lord Wellington had for some time previous ordered to be thrown up by the Portuguese peasantry in case of the retreat of our army . Now we found how much we needed them , for on the 10 October the ...
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... Position within four miles of the then main Army , which Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia had concentrated , on a strong commanding ground of very difficult access in Front of the Town of Ortes . 32 - With Soult to British soldiers , the ...
... Position within four miles of the then main Army , which Marshal the Duke of Dalmatia had concentrated , on a strong commanding ground of very difficult access in Front of the Town of Ortes . 32 - With Soult to British soldiers , the ...
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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