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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... nights intermittingly . The hail , or rather the ice stones were as big as large walnuts . The camps were deluged with ... night the firmament was , from the increasing flashes , in a state of constant and vivid illumination . To add to ...
... nights intermittingly . The hail , or rather the ice stones were as big as large walnuts . The camps were deluged with ... night the firmament was , from the increasing flashes , in a state of constant and vivid illumination . To add to ...
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... night of the 27th of February , proceeded into Aboukir Bay , in order to discover the proper point of landing . In vain was Ma- jor Makarras advised not to enter too much into the cul de sac of the bay . His sense of duty and ...
... night of the 27th of February , proceeded into Aboukir Bay , in order to discover the proper point of landing . In vain was Ma- jor Makarras advised not to enter too much into the cul de sac of the bay . His sense of duty and ...
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... night the brig the Lodi also entered , but which was not then known . On the 7th , the weather moderating , the general went in a boat to reconnoitre the shore . Sir Sydney Smith at the ' same time , with three armed launches ...
... night the brig the Lodi also entered , but which was not then known . On the 7th , the weather moderating , the general went in a boat to reconnoitre the shore . Sir Sydney Smith at the ' same time , with three armed launches ...
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... nights had been intensely cold , and the damp exhalations of the ground piercingly chilly . The thermometer was fre- quently below 50 degrees . On the 10th a report having been sent in from the ad- vanced guard on the left , that a ...
... nights had been intensely cold , and the damp exhalations of the ground piercingly chilly . The thermometer was fre- quently below 50 degrees . On the 10th a report having been sent in from the ad- vanced guard on the left , that a ...
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... night of the 14th he had been field officer on duty , and when going his rounds missed his way , which it was impossible almost to pre- vent , as the mirage so deceived the sight . Wandering into the French line of posts , he was ...
... night of the 14th he had been field officer on duty , and when going his rounds missed his way , which it was impossible almost to pre- vent , as the mirage so deceived the sight . Wandering into the French line of posts , he 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