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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... division ; and other men of science the various other branches . The public will also hereafter probably be gratified by some accounts on a smaller scale from Mr. Hamilton , secretary to Lord Elgin ; Lieutenant Hayes of the Engineers ...
... division ; and other men of science the various other branches . The public will also hereafter probably be gratified by some accounts on a smaller scale from Mr. Hamilton , secretary to Lord Elgin ; Lieutenant Hayes of the Engineers ...
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... 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 in Chief , a duty which this excellent officer ...
... 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 in Chief , a duty which this excellent officer ...
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... 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 have experienced less resistance ...
... 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 have experienced less resistance ...
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... division of the army at Rosetta . Colonel Spencer had continued in his position at El Hamed without any movement , except sending patroles forward as far as Déroute to reconnoitre the enemy's position at El Aft ; and in the Delta , Sir ...
... division of the army at Rosetta . Colonel Spencer had continued in his position at El Hamed without any movement , except sending patroles forward as far as Déroute to reconnoitre the enemy's position at El Aft ; and in the Delta , Sir ...
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... division of French infantry formed against them . When the Turks had en- tered into their fatal alignment , and the mournful preparations were completed , the signal gun fired . Vollies of musquetry and grape instantly played against ...
... division of French infantry formed against them . When the Turks had en- tered into their fatal alignment , and the mournful preparations were completed , the signal gun fired . Vollies of musquetry and grape instantly played against ...
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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