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 xiii
... movement was sent to him , mounted his horse , & c . " instead of which I should have stated , that " General Doyle , although very ill at Rosetta , upon a mere rumour of the intended movement , mounted his horse , & c . " the the ...
... movement was sent to him , mounted his horse , & c . " instead of which I should have stated , that " General Doyle , although very ill at Rosetta , upon a mere rumour of the intended movement , mounted his horse , & c . " the the ...
Page xviii
... movements might have been more rapid ; and if the execration of mankind is not a counterbalancing disadvantage , their pre- sent system is indeed a prejudicial honesty . In the returns of strength , nothing can be more inaccurate than ...
... movements might have been more rapid ; and if the execration of mankind is not a counterbalancing disadvantage , their pre- sent system is indeed a prejudicial honesty . In the returns of strength , nothing can be more inaccurate than ...
Page 19
... movement on the right , and keeping parallel with the first line . Captain Hillyar had the command of the launches in the lake . It had not advanced out of the wood of date trees , which was in front of Mandora Tower , before the enemy ...
... movement on the right , and keeping parallel with the first line . Captain Hillyar had the command of the launches in the lake . It had not advanced out of the wood of date trees , which was in front of Mandora Tower , before the enemy ...
Page 22
... movements were executed with the same steadiness and accuracy as if at a review in England . The con- duct , exertions ... movement in the event which brought it so consi- derably within cannon shot of the second position , and where it ...
... movements were executed with the same steadiness and accuracy as if at a review in England . The con- duct , exertions ... movement in the event which brought it so consi- derably within cannon shot of the second position , and where it ...
Page 23
... movement obvious ; but the eye was then unacquainted with the phoenomena , and the deception was natural . The loss of the English was about 1100 men killed and wounded . The French of course did not suffer so much , but above 500 of ...
... movement obvious ; but the eye was then unacquainted with the phoenomena , and the deception was natural . The loss of the English was about 1100 men killed and wounded . The French of course did not suffer so much , but above 500 of ...
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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