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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... attacking consisted only of wounded and sick men riding on camels , almost all of the soldiers having bandages on some of their limbs , when he directly ordered the firing to cease , and allowed the whole convoy to pass on unmolested ...
... attacking consisted only of wounded and sick men riding on camels , almost all of the soldiers having bandages on some of their limbs , when he directly ordered the firing to cease , and allowed the whole convoy to pass on unmolested ...
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... attack . But the order was positive , the object urgent , and the character of the British army rested on the attempt . The weather had been very violent for some time , and all the pilots , accustomed to the Egyptian coast , declared ...
... attack . But the order was positive , the object urgent , and the character of the British army rested on the attempt . The weather had been very violent for some time , and all the pilots , accustomed to the Egyptian coast , declared ...
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... attack , that he rated their force , at the greatest calculation , at only ten thou- sand French , and five thousand auxiliaries , then exceeding the number stated in the official information sent from home , and on which the expedition ...
... attack , that he rated their force , at the greatest calculation , at only ten thou- sand French , and five thousand auxiliaries , then exceeding the number stated in the official information sent from home , and on which the expedition ...
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... attack with such a force the possessors of a country , strengthened by the advantages of strong fortified posts , a numerous cavalry , powerful artil- lery , and a perfect acquaintance with those few points where a debarkation was ...
... attack with such a force the possessors of a country , strengthened by the advantages of strong fortified posts , a numerous cavalry , powerful artil- lery , and a perfect acquaintance with those few points where a debarkation was ...
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... attack caused a momentary disorder , but the 50th regiment , formed already on their right , by their fire checked the enemy , and gave time for the Guards to present a front , when the cavalry again retreated with considerable loss ...
... attack caused a momentary disorder , but the 50th regiment , formed already on their right , by their fire checked the enemy , and gave time for the Guards to present a front , when the cavalry again retreated with considerable loss ...
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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