The patriot warrior: an historical sketch of the life of the duke of Wellington, by the author of 'Aids to development'. |
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Σελίδα vii
... English Generals - Court Martial - Sir A. Welles- ley's Defence - Thanks of the Parliament - State of Spain - Army from the Baltic - Napoleon's Address - His Army - Arrival at Vitoria -His Generals - Disposition of Armies - Defeats of ...
... English Generals - Court Martial - Sir A. Welles- ley's Defence - Thanks of the Parliament - State of Spain - Army from the Baltic - Napoleon's Address - His Army - Arrival at Vitoria -His Generals - Disposition of Armies - Defeats of ...
Σελίδα 4
... English extraction , though settled in Ireland . - The genealogy of the family proves a lineal descent from Edward the First , so that the Wellesley family are of royal blood , and related to Queen Victoria . From another branch of the ...
... English extraction , though settled in Ireland . - The genealogy of the family proves a lineal descent from Edward the First , so that the Wellesley family are of royal blood , and related to Queen Victoria . From another branch of the ...
Σελίδα 5
... memoir en- tered the English army , and by merit rapidly rose to a high rank in it . On Oct. 21 , 1790 , he was elected a member of the Irish Parliament , for Trim . His first military 6 FIRST CAMPAIGN . campaign was under the Duke of.
... memoir en- tered the English army , and by merit rapidly rose to a high rank in it . On Oct. 21 , 1790 , he was elected a member of the Irish Parliament , for Trim . His first military 6 FIRST CAMPAIGN . campaign was under the Duke of.
Σελίδα 10
... English , and prevent their ap- proach to the city . General Harris , the English commander , desired Colonel Wellesley to seize a tope , or wood , which protected the enemy . The night being dark , the troops could not see their way ...
... English , and prevent their ap- proach to the city . General Harris , the English commander , desired Colonel Wellesley to seize a tope , or wood , which protected the enemy . The night being dark , the troops could not see their way ...
Σελίδα 11
... English effected a breach in the walls , and entered the city , where Colonel Wellesley soon found the body of Tippoo , in a gateway , lying under a heap of slain . The first efforts of the conqueror were to prevent plunder and cruelty ...
... English effected a breach in the walls , and entered the city , where Colonel Wellesley soon found the body of Tippoo , in a gateway , lying under a heap of slain . The first efforts of the conqueror were to prevent plunder and cruelty ...
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The Patriot Warrior, a Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of ... Mary Atkinson Maurice Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2009 |
The Patriot Warrior: An Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of Wellington Mary Atkinson Maurice Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2015 |
The Patriot Warrior, a Historical Sketch of the Life of the Duke of ... Mary Atkinson Maurice Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2009 |
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Σελίδα 272 - FORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed, we therefore commit his body to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ...
Σελίδα 272 - Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.
Σελίδα 272 - In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?
Σελίδα 271 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Σελίδα 275 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Σελίδα 272 - I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.
Σελίδα 243 - My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Σελίδα 271 - And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Σελίδα 132 - You have sent me, among the trophies of your unrivalled fame, the staff of a French marshal ; and I send you, in return, that of England.
Σελίδα 242 - Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray-headed, until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.