History of the British Expedition to Egypt;: To which is Subjoined, a Sketch of the Present State of that Country and Its Means of Defence. Illustrated with Maps, and a Portrait of Sir Ralph AbercrombyC. Roworth, Bell Yard, Fleet Street, and sold by T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall., 1802 - 354 pages |
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... Arabs Tower , and on the next morning the whole fleet anchored in Aboukir Bay ; the men of war riding exactly where the battle of the Nile was fought , for the Foudroyant chafed her cables against the L'Orient's wreck , whose anchor she ...
... Arabs Tower , and on the next morning the whole fleet anchored in Aboukir Bay ; the men of war riding exactly where the battle of the Nile was fought , for the Foudroyant chafed her cables against the L'Orient's wreck , whose anchor she ...
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... Arabs Tower , and trusted to his fortune ; but he had no European force to dispute his pro- gress , and he well knew the paltry resistance which Alexandria could then oppose to him . * Some may suppose that the bay of Jaffa offered a ...
... Arabs Tower , and trusted to his fortune ; but he had no European force to dispute his pro- gress , and he well knew the paltry resistance which Alexandria could then oppose to him . * Some may suppose that the bay of Jaffa offered a ...
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... Arab came to Sir Sydney Smith , and shewed him a well , which he said had been closed by him ever since the French landed . An act of friendship which augured favourably of the general disposition . Mondovi , Mondovi , went in a boat up ...
... Arab came to Sir Sydney Smith , and shewed him a well , which he said had been closed by him ever since the French landed . An act of friendship which augured favourably of the general disposition . Mondovi , Mondovi , went in a boat up ...
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... Arabs themselves could give no infor- mation respecting it , and seemed lost in astonishment when re- garding this valuable discovery . A market with some difficulty was established , and regulated by the assiduous care and ability of ...
... Arabs themselves could give no infor- mation respecting it , and seemed lost in astonishment when re- garding this valuable discovery . A market with some difficulty was established , and regulated by the assiduous care and ability of ...
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... Arabs bringing sheep . On the 21st a column of infantry and cavalry was perceived passing over the ground adjacent to Lake Mareotis into Alex- andria ; and an Arab chief sent in a letter to Sir Sydney Smith , acquainting him of the ...
... Arabs bringing sheep . On the 21st a column of infantry and cavalry was perceived passing over the ground adjacent to Lake Mareotis into Alex- andria ; and an Arab chief sent in a letter to Sir Sydney Smith , acquainting him of the ...
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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