A Full and Circumstantial Account of the Memorable Battle of Waterloo: The Second Restoration of Louis XVIII; and the Deportation of Napoleon Buonaparte to the Island of St. Helena, and Every Recent Particular Relative to His Conduct and Mode of Life in His Exile. Together with an Interesting Account of the Affairs of France and the Biographical Sketches of the Most Distinguished Waterloo Heroes. Embellished with EngravingsT. Kelly, 1817 - 509 σελίδες |
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... force , at Frejus . The astonishment with which this news was at first received was naturally succeeded by the most serious apprehensions . The force with which the invader had landed was certainly feeble and contemptible ; but it was ...
... force , at Frejus . The astonishment with which this news was at first received was naturally succeeded by the most serious apprehensions . The force with which the invader had landed was certainly feeble and contemptible ; but it was ...
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... force him to desist from his projects , and to render him unable to disturb in future the tran- quillity of Europe , and the general peace under the protection of which the rights , the liberty , and inde- pendence , of nations had been ...
... force him to desist from his projects , and to render him unable to disturb in future the tran- quillity of Europe , and the general peace under the protection of which the rights , the liberty , and inde- pendence , of nations had been ...
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... force her to withdraw herself from those pacific thoughts and means of internal prosperity , to which the people and their chief wish to consecrate themselves in a happy accordance , and again direct their energies to war . " Nothing ...
... force her to withdraw herself from those pacific thoughts and means of internal prosperity , to which the people and their chief wish to consecrate themselves in a happy accordance , and again direct their energies to war . " Nothing ...
Σελίδα 9
... force ; and that the changes which have in fact occurred since the declaration of the 13th of March , have produced no alteration in the position of Buonaparte and of France with regard to the allies : " 3. That the offer to ratify the ...
... force ; and that the changes which have in fact occurred since the declaration of the 13th of March , have produced no alteration in the position of Buonaparte and of France with regard to the allies : " 3. That the offer to ratify the ...
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... force is independent of the one hundred and fifty thousand men which the four great allied powers , England , Russia , Austria , and Prussia , engaged re- spectively to furnish . There was afterwards entered into a convention of ...
... force is independent of the one hundred and fifty thousand men which the four great allied powers , England , Russia , Austria , and Prussia , engaged re- spectively to furnish . There was afterwards entered into a convention of ...
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Σελίδα 257 - I place myself under the protection of their laws, which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous, of my enemies.
Σελίδα 54 - Three hundred cannon-mouths roar'd loud, And from their throats, with flash and cloud, Their showers of iron threw. Beneath their fire, in full career...
Σελίδα 57 - Sainte, as the detachment of the light battalion of the legion which occupied it had expended all its ammunition, and the enemy occupied the only communication there was with them. The enemy repeatedly charged our infantry with his cavalry, but these attacks were uniformly unsuccessful, and they afforded opportunity to our cavalry to charge ; in one of which, Lord E.
Σελίδα 357 - It must be obvious however to every officer, that from the moment the troops commenced their retreat from the neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions were committed with impunity, and losses have been sustained which ought never to have occurred.
Σελίδα 367 - His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court.
Σελίδα 58 - Vanhope, commanding a brigade of infantry of the king of the Netherlands. General Pozzo di Borgo, general baron Vincent, general Muffling, and general Alava , were in the field during the action, and rendered me every assistance in their power. Baron, Vincent is wounded, but I hope not severely; and general Pozzo di Borgo received; a contusion. I should not do justice to my...
Σελίδα 56 - Prussian army maintained their position with their usual gallantry and perseverance, against a great disparity of numbers, as the 4th corps of their army, under General Bulow, had not joined, and I was not able to assist them as I wished, as I was attacked myself, and the troops, the" cavalry in particular, which had a long distance to march, had not arrived. We maintained our position also, and completely defeated and repulsed all the enemy's attempts to get possession of it. The enemy repeatedly...
Σελίδα 317 - Lisbon shall be given up to the commander in chief of the British army, who engages to obtain of the Spaniards to restore such French subjects, either military or civil, as may have been detained in Spain, without being taken in battle, or in consequence of military operations, but on occasion of the occurrences of the 29th of last May, and the days immediately following.
Σελίδα 314 - Portuguese cavalry, destined to turn the enemy's left, and penetrate into the mountains in his rear. The left, consisting of Major-General Ferguson's and Brigadier-General Bowes's brigades of infantry, three companies of riflemen, a...
Σελίδα 262 - All letters addn seed to the general, or to persons in his suite, must be delivered to the admiral or governor, who will read them before he suffers them to be delivered to those to whom they are addressed. Letters written by the general, or his suite, are subject to the same rule. " No letter that does not come to St. Helena through the secretary of state must be communicated to the general, or his attendants, if it is written by a person not living in the island.