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 v
... never out- rivalled in the most brilliant æra of the English History . When your Royal Highness assumed the command , abuses had disordered the service . Your judicious regulations , im- partially executed , instantly checked their ...
... never out- rivalled in the most brilliant æra of the English History . When your Royal Highness assumed the command , abuses had disordered the service . Your judicious regulations , im- partially executed , instantly checked their ...
Page x
... never saw ; but have been shewn partially the drawings ; and therefore venture to say , that public expectation cannot form too high an opinion of the ingenious plans and elegant designs which Mr. Walsh himself executed , and which he ...
... never saw ; but have been shewn partially the drawings ; and therefore venture to say , that public expectation cannot form too high an opinion of the ingenious plans and elegant designs which Mr. Walsh himself executed , and which he ...
Page xi
... never venture to pass through the same dis- tricts , even when the French army ruled with uncontested do- minion , unless guarded by a force sufficient to command his se- curity . In the Deserts of Lybia , and throughout Egypt , a ...
... never venture to pass through the same dis- tricts , even when the French army ruled with uncontested do- minion , unless guarded by a force sufficient to command his se- curity . In the Deserts of Lybia , and throughout Egypt , a ...
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... never paying for a single article , certainly their 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 ...
... never paying for a single article , certainly their 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 ...
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... never omitted . The abundance of fresh provisions , the comforts which the beautiful city of La Valette afforded , the luxury of the scenery , soon reanimated the troops , and rendered them completely fit for service . An addition was ...
... never omitted . The abundance of fresh provisions , the comforts which the beautiful city of La Valette afforded , the luxury of the scenery , soon reanimated the troops , and rendered them completely fit for service . An addition was ...
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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