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 xv
... killed , must be at- ' tributed to the English commander , a conduct which is very opposite to the honours which have been paid to English officers and soldiers found upon the field of battle , and to the at- tentions which have been ...
... killed , must be at- ' tributed to the English commander , a conduct which is very opposite to the honours which have been paid to English officers and soldiers found upon the field of battle , and to the at- tentions which have been ...
Page xx
... killed , two thousand taken , and the re- mainder drowned , whilst there were but eight thousand alto- gether , as the reader will afterwards find . Such a perverson of fact , by a man of Mons . Denon's character , will make no ...
... killed , two thousand taken , and the re- mainder drowned , whilst there were but eight thousand alto- gether , as the reader will afterwards find . Such a perverson of fact , by a man of Mons . Denon's character , will make no ...
Page xxii
... killed . 32 , for dare , read dared . 26 , for 20th , read 28th . 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 , for General Craddock's brigade was composed of the 18th , 79th , and 90th regiments , and General Doyle's of the 2d , 8th , and 30th re- giments ...
... killed . 32 , for dare , read dared . 26 , for 20th , read 28th . 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 , for General Craddock's brigade was composed of the 18th , 79th , and 90th regiments , and General Doyle's of the 2d , 8th , and 30th re- giments ...
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... killed ; Major Fletcher and the boat's crew were then 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 ...
... killed ; Major Fletcher and the boat's crew were then 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 ...
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... killed and wounded . The French of course did not suffer so much , but above 500 of them were put hors de combat : four field pieces were also taken , and a great quantity of ammunition . Sir Ralph Abercrombie in the action had a horse ...
... killed and wounded . The French of course did not suffer so much , but above 500 of them were put hors de combat : four field pieces were also taken , and a great quantity of ammunition . Sir Ralph Abercrombie in the action had a horse ...
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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