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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Page xvii
... the British advance , of the degrees of difficulty between an army accustomed to the cli- mate , retiring on its depĂ´t , passing through a country it had C SO so often traversed , and one which had just arrived ( xvii )
... the British advance , of the degrees of difficulty between an army accustomed to the cli- mate , retiring on its depĂ´t , passing through a country it had C SO so often traversed , and one which had just arrived ( xvii )
Page xviii
... arrived , suffering from climate , totally ignorant of the carte du pays , obliged to draw all supplies of provisions and stores from the fleet , over a boccage sometimes for nine days together impassable , and where , in small boats ...
... arrived , suffering from climate , totally ignorant of the carte du pays , obliged to draw all supplies of provisions and stores from the fleet , over a boccage sometimes for nine days together impassable , and where , in small boats ...
Page xix
... arrival at the latter end of May with a few men cannot be deemed a reinforce- ment , on the scale General Regnier wishes to ... arrived , and which army the French nearly dou- bled in numbers , exclusive of the vast superiority which pos ...
... arrival at the latter end of May with a few men cannot be deemed a reinforce- ment , on the scale General Regnier wishes to ... arrived , and which army the French nearly dou- bled in numbers , exclusive of the vast superiority which pos ...
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... arrived on the 30th ; and 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 ...
... arrived on the 30th ; and 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 ...
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... arrived on the 28th . The second division followed on the 21st of December , and arrived on the 1st of January . It may be a question why the army did not sail direct for Egypt , and the event justifies the supposition that it would ...
... arrived on the 28th . The second division followed on the 21st of December , and arrived on the 1st of January . It may be a question why the army did not sail direct for Egypt , and the event justifies the supposition that it would ...
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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