History of the British Expedition to Egypt: To which is Subjoined, a Sketch of the Present State of that Country and Its Means of DefenceC. Roworth, 1802 - 317 pages |
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... Lord Lyttelton had sixty pages of errata returned to him , and therefore being afraid that my whole writings would be blotted out . A younger brother , and Mr. Roworth my printer , whose ta- lents and information have indeed rendered me ...
... Lord Lyttelton had sixty pages of errata returned to him , and therefore being afraid that my whole writings would be blotted out . A younger brother , and Mr. Roworth my printer , whose ta- lents and information have indeed rendered me ...
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... destined for Egypt , and Lord Cochrane's gallant action , as they did not happen on the coast of Egypt , were not within the confines of my history . tinguishing tinguishing traits ; and if I have omitted to mention ( xii )
... destined for Egypt , and Lord Cochrane's gallant action , as they did not happen on the coast of Egypt , were not within the confines of my history . tinguishing tinguishing traits ; and if I have omitted to mention ( xii )
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... Lord Elgin ; Lieutenant Hayes of the Engineers , and Captain Legge of the Artillery , who , since the conquest of Egypt , have penetrated further than any of the French , proceeding near 100 miles beyond the Cataracts . ERRAT A. Page 15 ...
... Lord Elgin ; Lieutenant Hayes of the Engineers , and Captain Legge of the Artillery , who , since the conquest of Egypt , have penetrated further than any of the French , proceeding near 100 miles beyond the Cataracts . ERRAT A. Page 15 ...
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... Lord Keith , with the division from Minorca , joined on the 14th of December . At Malta the troops partially disembarked , while the ships were cleaning , in order to undergo the inspection of the Com- mander in Chief , a duty which ...
... Lord Keith , with the division from Minorca , joined on the 14th of December . At Malta the troops partially disembarked , while the ships were cleaning , in order to undergo the inspection of the Com- mander in Chief , a duty which ...
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... Lord Keith's division in going to Marmorice fell in with some polacres coming from Alexandria , laden with rice , and on board of one of which was the celebrated Talien . No particular in- formation was obtained from them , or rather ...
... Lord Keith's division in going to Marmorice fell in with some polacres coming from Alexandria , laden with rice , and on board of one of which was the celebrated Talien . No particular in- formation was obtained from them , or rather ...
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Aboukir advanced guard aid de camp Alexandria amongst Arabs arrived artillery attack battalion batteries Belliard boats Bonaparte brigade British Cairo camels camp capitulation Captain Pacha cavalry Colonel Stuart column Commander in Chief conduct considerable corps Cossir Desert detachment dgerms dispatches ditto dragoons duty Egypt embarked encamped enemy enemy's English exertions fire flank force formed France French army front garrison Giza Grand Vizir gun-boats guns head quarters honour horses hundred Hutchinson infantry JOHN HELY HUTCHINSON killed lake landed Lord Keith Major General Coote Mamelukes Marabou Menou ment miles morning musquetry neral night Nile o'clock obliged officers passed picquets pieces of cannon plague position pounders quarter master rear redoubt regiment Regnier Rhamanieh Rosetta sent ships shore shot Sir Ralph Abercrombie Sir Sydney Smith soldiers surrender thousand tion troops Turkish Turks Upper Egypt vessels whilst whole wounded yards