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 v
... your Royal Highness assumed the command , abuses had disordered the service . Your judicious regulations , im- partially executed , instantly checked their pernicious influ- ence , ence , and soon recovered to the profession that respect ...
... your Royal Highness assumed the command , abuses had disordered the service . Your judicious regulations , im- partially executed , instantly checked their pernicious influ- ence , ence , and soon recovered to the profession that respect ...
Page vii
... command the Bri- tish army , and see its glories extended , I remain Your Royal Highness's Most devoted Servant , ROBERT WILSON , Lt. Col. Hompesch's Huss . PREFACE . PREFACE . WHE HEN a military man hazards a publication ( vii )
... command the Bri- tish army , and see its glories extended , I remain Your Royal Highness's Most devoted Servant , ROBERT WILSON , Lt. Col. Hompesch's Huss . PREFACE . PREFACE . WHE HEN a military man hazards a publication ( vii )
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... command his se- curity . In the Deserts of Lybia , and throughout Egypt , a British * No intreaties could induce a Mameluke or a Turk to exceed a walk in travelling , there- fore officers who carried dispatches , preferred going alone ...
... command his se- curity . In the Deserts of Lybia , and throughout Egypt , a British * No intreaties could induce a Mameluke or a Turk to exceed a walk in travelling , there- fore officers who carried dispatches , preferred going alone ...
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... command of Sir Ralph Abercromby , to whom , independent of 1000 men who came from Malta at the latter end of May , and the de- tachment of the 86th regiment from Suez , 150 men , no rein- forcements arrived , and which army the French ...
... command of Sir Ralph Abercromby , to whom , independent of 1000 men who came from Malta at the latter end of May , and the de- tachment of the 86th regiment from Suez , 150 men , no rein- forcements arrived , and which army the French ...
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... 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 landing was not advantageous . Lord Keith's division in going to Marmorice ...
... 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 landing was not advantageous . Lord Keith's division in going to Marmorice ...
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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