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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... gun - 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 ...
... gun - 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 ...
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... guns of distress were frequently heard , and the howlings of wolves , jackalls , & c . re - echoed through the mountains at the back of the camp in the intervals , whenever the thunder ceased . It is not in the power of language to ...
... guns of distress were frequently heard , and the howlings of wolves , jackalls , & c . re - echoed through the mountains at the back of the camp in the intervals , whenever the thunder ceased . It is not in the power of language to ...
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... gun - 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 ...
... gun - 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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... gun- boat , the commander of which had been informed of their recon- noitering , and had expressly sailed out of the lake Maadie , where she had been stationed , appeared to windward , and instantly bore down . Another tack would have ...
... gun- boat , the commander of which had been informed of their recon- noitering , and had expressly sailed out of the lake Maadie , where she had been stationed , appeared to windward , and instantly bore down . Another tack would have ...
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... gun - boat at the entrance of the lake , but the fire did not catch , and then they tried to scuttle her , in which they also failed : the next day she was taken . The ferry - man could not give much information ; he had never trou ...
... gun - boat at the entrance of the lake , but the fire did not catch , and then they tried to scuttle her , in which they also failed : the next day she was taken . The ferry - man could not give much information ; he had never trou ...
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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