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
... boats ( the folly of which assertion is palpa- ble , except they were packed as old clothes ) ; that , on the 13th , he saw two battalions throw down their arms ? The concluding assertion of General Regnier is however his own own ...
... boats ( the folly of which assertion is palpa- ble , except they were packed as old clothes ) ; that , on the 13th , he saw two battalions throw down their arms ? The concluding assertion of General Regnier is however his own own ...
Page xviii
... boats , one hundred souls perished ; an army which had at the same time to oppose its progress a formidable enemy , and whose feeble resistance could not have been anti- cipated . If the English had maintained their armies as the French ...
... boats , one hundred souls perished ; an army which had at the same time to oppose its progress a formidable enemy , and whose feeble resistance could not have been anti- cipated . If the English had maintained their armies as the French ...
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... boats , horses to mount the cavalry , and troops under the immediate command of the Captain Pacha , provided the British fleet rendezvoused in Asia Minor . The result indeed proved that dependance on these succours to effect a landing ...
... boats , horses to mount the cavalry , and troops under the immediate command of the Captain Pacha , provided the British fleet rendezvoused in Asia Minor . The result indeed proved that dependance on these succours to effect a landing ...
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... boats of the fleet . The sick were immediately landed and encamped ; for the little town at Marmorice , at the head of the harbour , afforded no accommodation . Regiments were also successively disem- barked , whilst the ships were ...
... boats of the fleet . The sick were immediately landed and encamped ; for the little town at Marmorice , at the head of the harbour , afforded no accommodation . Regiments were also successively disem- barked , whilst the ships were ...
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... boats had long elapsed . Only a few of the latter had joined ; and it appeared evident from the continued delays , that the Turkish armament could not be ready for some time . Every moment became of most serious import , and ...
... boats had long elapsed . Only a few of the latter had joined ; and it appeared evident from the continued delays , that the Turkish armament could not be ready for some time . Every moment became of most serious import , and ...
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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