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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... town was below sea level at high water and was gradually inundated from 6 August when Monnet ordered the east dyke cut and the sluices opened in the counterscarp of the moat . Discovering from locals that Flushing stood three feet ...
... town was below sea level at high water and was gradually inundated from 6 August when Monnet ordered the east dyke cut and the sluices opened in the counterscarp of the moat . Discovering from locals that Flushing stood three feet ...
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... town itself suffered a double bombardment from land batteries and enfilading sea fire while it was also ignited by the use of the Congreve rocket , an incendiary device first used at Flushing . Private Wheeler was much impressed by the ...
... town itself suffered a double bombardment from land batteries and enfilading sea fire while it was also ignited by the use of the Congreve rocket , an incendiary device first used at Flushing . Private Wheeler was much impressed by the ...
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... town after the breaches had been carried . Without these unnecessary incidents the losses would have been relatively meagre considering the town's impor- tance and the fact that it was taken in just twelve days . Picton was delighted ...
... town after the breaches had been carried . Without these unnecessary incidents the losses would have been relatively meagre considering the town's impor- tance and the fact that it was taken in just twelve days . Picton was delighted ...
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