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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... Rosetta when notice of this movement was sent to him , mounted his horse , & c . " instead of which I should have stated , that " General Doyle , although very ill at Rosetta , upon a mere rumour of the intended movement , mounted his ...
... Rosetta when notice of this movement was sent to him , mounted his horse , & c . " instead of which I should have stated , that " General Doyle , although very ill at Rosetta , upon a mere rumour of the intended movement , mounted his ...
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... Rosetta , making their total force about six thousand men , of which six hundred were cavalry , with between twenty and thirty pieces of cannon . Their position was on very commanding ground , the approach to which formed a fine glacis ...
... Rosetta , making their total force about six thousand men , of which six hundred were cavalry , with between twenty and thirty pieces of cannon . Their position was on very commanding ground , the approach to which formed a fine glacis ...
Page 46
... Rosetta . Bonaparte in his dispatches to the di- rectory mentions this circumstance , and adds , that having given orders for the reduction of this town , it was assaulted accordingly ; he then proceeds to applaud the gallantry of the ...
... Rosetta . Bonaparte in his dispatches to the di- rectory mentions this circumstance , and adds , that having given orders for the reduction of this town , it was assaulted accordingly ; he then proceeds to applaud the gallantry of the ...
Page 47
... Rosetta . The cavalry which had followed the boats they said was a patrole , who went daily from Rosetta to the caravansary since the appearance of the British fleet . Some of the inhabitants went to the southern point of the lake with ...
... Rosetta . The cavalry which had followed the boats they said was a patrole , who went daily from Rosetta to the caravansary since the appearance of the British fleet . Some of the inhabitants went to the southern point of the lake with ...
Page 49
... Rosetta , and com- mand of the Nile . After the losses of the British it was im- possible to detach away any considerable force , but the 58th regiment and the 40th flank companies , with a detachment of Hompesch's hussars , consisting ...
... Rosetta , and com- mand of the Nile . After the losses of the British it was im- possible to detach away any considerable force , but the 58th regiment and the 40th flank companies , with a detachment of Hompesch's hussars , consisting ...
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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