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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... CAVALRY IN HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE , AND KNIGHT OF THE IMPERIAL MILITARY ORDER OF MARIA THERESA . Dicam insigne recens , adhuc indictam , Ore alio . HOR . Carm . LONDON : Printed by C. Roworth , Bell Yard , Fleet Street , AND ...
... CAVALRY IN HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE , AND KNIGHT OF THE IMPERIAL MILITARY ORDER OF MARIA THERESA . Dicam insigne recens , adhuc indictam , Ore alio . HOR . Carm . LONDON : Printed by C. Roworth , Bell Yard , Fleet Street , AND ...
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... cavalry and artillery afforded them . The Turks certainly altogether must not be excluded from a share in the triumph ; but General Regnier exagge- rates their numbers ; and although they did contribute greatly to the success , still we ...
... cavalry and artillery afforded them . The Turks certainly altogether must not be excluded from a share in the triumph ; but General Regnier exagge- rates their numbers ; and although they did contribute greatly to the success , still we ...
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... cavalry officers in the service may confirm this . A man asked of him eighty pounds per annum wages . " Do you know , my friend , " said the major , " that you ask more than is given to a subaltern officer , who must live like a ...
... cavalry officers in the service may confirm this . A man asked of him eighty pounds per annum wages . " Do you know , my friend , " said the major , " that you ask more than is given to a subaltern officer , who must live like a ...
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... 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 was not advantageous . Lord ...
... 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 was not advantageous . Lord ...
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... cavalry were kept on shore to receive the horses expected from Constantinople , and officers were partially employed in the purchase of others . * The quarter - master general of the army , Colonel Anstruther , who had been sent from ...
... cavalry were kept on shore to receive the horses expected from Constantinople , and officers were partially employed in the purchase of others . * The quarter - master general of the army , Colonel Anstruther , who had been sent from ...
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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