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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... receiving that information which no of- ficer was better qualified to give . Since my work has been in the press , Vivant Denon , one of the Savans who accompanied General Buonaparte to Egypt , has published what was advertised to be a ...
... receiving that information which no of- ficer was better qualified to give . Since my work has been in the press , Vivant Denon , one of the Savans who accompanied General Buonaparte to Egypt , has published what was advertised to be a ...
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... enemy fled or perished . It was in this charge of the cavalry that the gallant Sir Ralph Abercrombie , always anxious to be the most forward in danger , received his mortal . mortal wound . On the first alarm he had mounted ( 32 )
... enemy fled or perished . It was in this charge of the cavalry that the gallant Sir Ralph Abercrombie , always anxious to be the most forward in danger , received his mortal . mortal wound . On the first alarm he had mounted ( 32 )
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... receiving the wound in the thigh , but complained severely of the contusion in his breast , supposed to be given by the hilt of the sword in the scuffle . Sir Sydney Smith was the first officer who came to Sir Ralph , and who by an ...
... receiving the wound in the thigh , but complained severely of the contusion in his breast , supposed to be given by the hilt of the sword in the scuffle . Sir Sydney Smith was the first officer who came to Sir Ralph , and who by an ...
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... received . It was on the morning of this day that the death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie was known ; he had borne painful opera- tions with the greatest firmness , but the ball could not be ex- tracted . At length a mortification ensued ...
... received . It was on the morning of this day that the death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie was known ; he had borne painful opera- tions with the greatest firmness , but the ball could not be ex- tracted . At length a mortification ensued ...
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... received the trembling apostate with a graciousness which made a pleasing impression on all the be- holders ; then gave him , in consequence of his contrition , and the intelligence he communicated , a handful of sequins . The Mameluke ...
... received the trembling apostate with a graciousness which made a pleasing impression on all the be- holders ; then gave him , in consequence of his contrition , and the intelligence he communicated , a handful of sequins . The Mameluke ...
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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