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 ix
... a wish to afford as much amuse- ment as possible , where it was necessary some notice should be taken ; and I adopted the style of history , imagining that a narrative b narrative would be more entertaining than a journal , since.
... a wish to afford as much amuse- ment as possible , where it was necessary some notice should be taken ; and I adopted the style of history , imagining that a narrative b narrative would be more entertaining than a journal , since.
Page xv
... taken place , and his conduct since the time that he has been cruizing here , having been those of a madman ; my desire is , that you order the different commanders on the coast to give up all communica- tion with the English fleet ...
... taken place , and his conduct since the time that he has been cruizing here , having been those of a madman ; my desire is , that you order the different commanders on the coast to give up all communica- tion with the English fleet ...
Page xx
... taken , and the re- mainder drowned , whilst there were but eight thousand alto- gether , as the reader will afterwards find . Such a perverson of fact , by a man of Mons . Denon's character , will make no favourable impression in ...
... taken , and the re- mainder drowned , whilst there were but eight thousand alto- gether , as the reader will afterwards find . Such a perverson of fact , by a man of Mons . Denon's character , will make no favourable impression in ...
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... taken on their way from France to Alexandria , had afforded a very season- able supply , they being laden with all the epicurean luxuries she could send out . † The greatest misfortune was the total want of information respecting Egypt ...
... taken on their way from France to Alexandria , had afforded a very season- able supply , they being laden with all the epicurean luxuries she could send out . † The greatest misfortune was the total want of information respecting Egypt ...
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... taken . The ferry - man could not give much information ; he had never trou- bled his head with any thing but aqua dente , a pernicious brandy , made of dates . The wind continuing moderate , and the swell of the sea sub- siding , on ...
... taken . The ferry - man could not give much information ; he had never trou- bled his head with any thing but aqua dente , a pernicious brandy , made of dates . The wind continuing moderate , and the swell of the sea sub- siding , on ...
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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