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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Page xvi
... allowed the whole convoy to pass on unmolested : —a trait which must procure for him the gratitude of Frenchmen , and the love of his own countrymen . chinson's chinson's orders , might have directed General Regnier to a ( xvi )
... allowed the whole convoy to pass on unmolested : —a trait which must procure for him the gratitude of Frenchmen , and the love of his own countrymen . chinson's chinson's orders , might have directed General Regnier to a ( xvi )
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... allowed , even at the calculation of the sup- posed - strength of the enemy , that to attack with such a force the possessors of a country , strengthened by the advantages of strong fortified posts , a numerous cavalry , powerful artil ...
... allowed , even at the calculation of the sup- posed - strength of the enemy , that to attack with such a force the possessors of a country , strengthened by the advantages of strong fortified posts , a numerous cavalry , powerful artil ...
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... allowed quarter , and carried as prisoners into Alexandria , and from thence to General Menou at Cairo . The death of Major Makarras was , as well as the se- verest private loss , a public misfortune : his ability justly ob- tained the ...
... allowed quarter , and carried as prisoners into Alexandria , and from thence to General Menou at Cairo . The death of Major Makarras was , as well as the se- verest private loss , a public misfortune : his ability justly ob- tained the ...
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... allowed of such an exten- sion ? Is it possible that any one can be ignorant of the neces- sity of troops in all debarkations , wedging as close as pos- sible together in an upright position , or how could fifty men be carried in each ...
... allowed of such an exten- sion ? Is it possible that any one can be ignorant of the neces- sity of troops in all debarkations , wedging as close as pos- sible together in an upright position , or how could fifty men be carried in each ...
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... allowed it to approach so close that the glazed hats were clearly distinguished , when he ordered the grenadiers to fire , which was followed by the whole regiment , and repeated with several rounds . These continued and well directed ...
... allowed it to approach so close that the glazed hats were clearly distinguished , when he ordered the grenadiers to fire , which was followed by the whole regiment , and repeated with several rounds . These continued and well directed ...
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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