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 xvii
... landed amounted only to 15,330 men , including 999 sick , they will judge for themselves if these troops be- haved well . When General Regnier speaks of the timidity of the move- ments , boasting that the French army run over in four ...
... landed amounted only to 15,330 men , including 999 sick , they will judge for themselves if these troops be- haved well . When General Regnier speaks of the timidity of the move- ments , boasting that the French army run over in four ...
Page xix
... landed under the 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 ...
... landed under the 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 ...
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... landed and encamped ; for the little town at Marmorice , at the head of the harbour , afforded no accommodation . Regiments were also successively disem- barked , whilst the ships were cleaning , and the whole army frequently exercised ...
... landed and encamped ; for the little town at Marmorice , at the head of the harbour , afforded no accommodation . Regiments were also successively disem- barked , whilst the ships were cleaning , and the whole army frequently exercised ...
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... landed on the subsequent ground of debar- kation . At dawn of day as he was returning , a French gun- boat , the commander of which had been informed of their recon- noitering , and had expressly sailed out of the lake Maadie , where ...
... landed on the subsequent ground of debar- kation . At dawn of day as he was returning , a French gun- boat , the commander of which had been informed of their recon- noitering , and had expressly sailed out of the lake Maadie , where ...
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... landed and formed as on a parade , then mounted the position , notwithstanding the fire from two pieces of can- non and a battalion of infantry . The moment they gained the height , two hundred French dragoons attempted to charge them ...
... landed and formed as on a parade , then mounted the position , notwithstanding the fire from two pieces of can- non and a battalion of infantry . The moment they gained the height , two hundred French dragoons attempted to charge them ...
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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