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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... Major General . " The commander of the English squadron before Acre having had the barbarity to em- bark on board a vessel which was infected with the plague the French prisoners made in the two Tartans laden with ammunition , which he ...
... Major General . " The commander of the English squadron before Acre having had the barbarity to em- bark on board a vessel which was infected with the plague the French prisoners made in the two Tartans laden with ammunition , which he ...
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... major , " that you ask more than is given to a subaltern officer , who must live like a gentleman , and ex- pose himself also to all the severities and dangers of the service ? " " Ah , Sir , " was his inge- nuous reply , " I do indeed ...
... major , " that you ask more than is given to a subaltern officer , who must live like a gentleman , and ex- pose himself also to all the severities and dangers of the service ? " " Ah , Sir , " was his inge- nuous reply , " I do indeed ...
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... Major Moore , of the 26th dragoons , at Macri , an ancient city of the Greeks , obtained as a present from the Aga three gold coins found there , and in the most perfect preservation . Two of them are of Pyrrhus , and one of Lysimachus ...
... Major Moore , of the 26th dragoons , at Macri , an ancient city of the Greeks , obtained as a present from the Aga three gold coins found there , and in the most perfect preservation . Two of them are of Pyrrhus , and one of Lysimachus ...
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... Major General Ludlow . 2 Batts 54th Major General Coote . · 92d 8th 13th Major General Craddock . - 90th 2d or Queen's 50th Major General Lord Cavan . 79th * Captain Boyle was wrecked in the Cormorant off Damietta , when on his way to ...
... Major General Ludlow . 2 Batts 54th Major General Coote . · 92d 8th 13th Major General Craddock . - 90th 2d or Queen's 50th Major General Lord Cavan . 79th * Captain Boyle was wrecked in the Cormorant off Damietta , when on his way to ...
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... Major General Stuart . Dillon's RESERVE . 40th Flank Comp . า 23d 28th 42d 58th Major General Moore . Corsican Rangers Detach . 11th Drag . Do. Hompesch's Reg . 12th Dragoons 26th Dragoons Brigadier General Finch . Artillery and ...
... Major General Stuart . Dillon's RESERVE . 40th Flank Comp . า 23d 28th 42d 58th Major General Moore . Corsican Rangers Detach . 11th Drag . Do. Hompesch's Reg . 12th Dragoons 26th Dragoons Brigadier General Finch . Artillery and ...
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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