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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... hundred Christians , inhabitants of this country , among whom was the secretary of a French consul , must be equally attributed to this officer , since from circumstances the Pacha found himself entirely dependant upon him . “ This ...
... hundred Christians , inhabitants of this country , among whom was the secretary of a French consul , must be equally attributed to this officer , since from circumstances the Pacha found himself entirely dependant upon him . “ This ...
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... hundred souls perished ; an army which had at the same time to oppose its progress a formidable enemy , and whose feeble resistance could not have been anti- cipated . If the English had maintained their armies as the French have done ...
... hundred souls perished ; an army which had at the same time to oppose its progress a formidable enemy , and whose feeble resistance could not have been anti- cipated . If the English had maintained their armies as the French have done ...
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... hundred , who engaged to act as pioneers ; and of- ficers were encouraged to hire others for servants , government allowing each one shilling per day ; but being then unacquaint- ed with the fidelity and honesty of these people , few ...
... hundred , who engaged to act as pioneers ; and of- ficers were encouraged to hire others for servants , government allowing each one shilling per day ; but being then unacquaint- ed with the fidelity and honesty of these people , few ...
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... hundred per cent . The horses for the cavalry at length arrived , and expecta- tion was raised with eager hope to receive some of that species Turkey is so celebrated for ; but the mortification was exces- * One of the expeditions had ...
... hundred per cent . The horses for the cavalry at length arrived , and expecta- tion was raised with eager hope to receive some of that species Turkey is so celebrated for ; but the mortification was exces- * One of the expeditions had ...
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... hundred horses , finally only two hundred were left for the cavalry , about fifty for the artillery , and the remainder shot , or sold for a dollar apiece . Miserable indeed would have been the state of the ca- valry , had it not been ...
... hundred horses , finally only two hundred were left for the cavalry , about fifty for the artillery , and the remainder shot , or sold for a dollar apiece . Miserable indeed would have been the state of the ca- valry , had it not been ...
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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