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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... detachment of the 26th ; General Doyle's of the 1st , 50th , 92d , and 30th . 20 , for on the rear , read in the rear . 26 , for obliged them , read obliged him . 97 , S2 , 98,1 , 2 , 106 , 114 , 121 , 134 , 142 , 214 , 216 , for can ...
... detachment of the 26th ; General Doyle's of the 1st , 50th , 92d , and 30th . 20 , for on the rear , read in the rear . 26 , for obliged them , read obliged him . 97 , S2 , 98,1 , 2 , 106 , 114 , 121 , 134 , 142 , 214 , 216 , for can ...
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... Detach . 11th Drag . Do. Hompesch's Reg .. 12th Dragoons 26th Dragoons } Brigadier General Finch . Artillery and Pioneers , Brigadier General Lawson . It must be allowed , even at the calculation of the sup- posed strength of the enemy ...
... Detach . 11th Drag . Do. Hompesch's Reg .. 12th Dragoons 26th Dragoons } Brigadier General Finch . Artillery and Pioneers , Brigadier General Lawson . It must be allowed , even at the calculation of the sup- posed strength of the enemy ...
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... detachment of seamen directed to co - operate with the army , had charge of the launches , which contained the field artillery . The Tartarus and the Fury bomb vessels were placed in their proper situation , to cover with their fire the ...
... detachment of seamen directed to co - operate with the army , had charge of the launches , which contained the field artillery . The Tartarus and the Fury bomb vessels were placed in their proper situation , to cover with their fire the ...
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... detached the 44th regiment in front to carry a bridge on the canal of Alexandria , in the bot- tom between that hill and the French position . A post of in- fantry and cavalry defended it with two guns , but the 44th charged them with ...
... detached the 44th regiment in front to carry a bridge on the canal of Alexandria , in the bot- tom between that hill and the French position . A post of in- fantry and cavalry defended it with two guns , but the 44th charged them with ...
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... detached Lieutenant Lowes- tein with twelve men to attack the left flank of the cavalry , while he charged in front with ... detachment pressed on to the attack with the greatest ar- dour , and breaking through the infantry , who fired a ...
... detached Lieutenant Lowes- tein with twelve men to attack the left flank of the cavalry , while he charged in front with ... detachment pressed on to the attack with the greatest ar- dour , and breaking through the infantry , who fired a ...
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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