The Life of His Grace Arthur, Duke, Marquis, and Earl of Wellington ...: With Copious Details and Delineations Historical, Political, and Military, of the Various Important Services in which He Has Been Engaged ... Including Numerous Interesting Professional Anecdotes ...J. and J. Cundee, 1812 |
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... cause , for which we were then shedding our blood , and expending our treasure ; for , as it has been well observed , though we had identified ourselves , heart and soul , with the patriots of that country - though the great cause in ...
... cause , for which we were then shedding our blood , and expending our treasure ; for , as it has been well observed , though we had identified ourselves , heart and soul , with the patriots of that country - though the great cause in ...
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... cause at the same time founded in true wisdom , and on sound policy . Why then , he asked , did such advantages ... causes which led to a reverse , so unexpected and deplored . Was such a result attributable to the exhaustion of our ...
... cause at the same time founded in true wisdom , and on sound policy . Why then , he asked , did such advantages ... causes which led to a reverse , so unexpected and deplored . Was such a result attributable to the exhaustion of our ...
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... cause , inadequacy of means , the main force was unavoidably employed in operations for inferior objects . If there had been a sufficient British force , to have kept Marmont in check , as Soult was kept by Gene- ral Hill in the south ...
... cause , inadequacy of means , the main force was unavoidably employed in operations for inferior objects . If there had been a sufficient British force , to have kept Marmont in check , as Soult was kept by Gene- ral Hill in the south ...
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