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 15
... exertions of the navy , were all landed by the even- ing . Sir Ralph , impressed with the strongest feelings of grati- tude and admiration , came on shore , and took up a position , distant about three miles , with his right to the sea ...
... exertions of the navy , were all landed by the even- ing . Sir Ralph , impressed with the strongest feelings of grati- tude and admiration , came on shore , and took up a position , distant about three miles , with his right to the sea ...
Page 16
... exertions , supported by persevering courage , may surmount mathematical improbabi- lities , and snatch a victory where cold calculation would predict a certain defeat . The event , however , does not in all cases justify the councils ...
... exertions , supported by persevering courage , may surmount mathematical improbabi- lities , and snatch a victory where cold calculation would predict a certain defeat . The event , however , does not in all cases justify the councils ...
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... exertions , and animating example of the general officers universally , were never exceeded ; and when it is remembered , that the guns were dragged by sailors through a deep and burn- ing sand , the rapidity of their movements and ...
... exertions , and animating example of the general officers universally , were never exceeded ; and when it is remembered , that the guns were dragged by sailors through a deep and burn- ing sand , the rapidity of their movements and ...
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... exertions , personal courage , and ability contributed much to the success of the day , and enhance that character which his former brilliant services entitled him to . Wounded early in the action through the leg , he refused to in ( 37 ) ...
... exertions , personal courage , and ability contributed much to the success of the day , and enhance that character which his former brilliant services entitled him to . Wounded early in the action through the leg , he refused to in ( 37 ) ...
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... exertions of the left , or cover its discomfitures . But perhaps the Gazette account , which states that the French right was always kept refused , has goaded General Regnier , who commanded it , and who thus without equal foundation ...
... exertions of the left , or cover its discomfitures . But perhaps the Gazette account , which states that the French right was always kept refused , has goaded General Regnier , who commanded it , and who thus without equal foundation ...
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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