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 vi
... whilst manifesting so conspicuously that national valour , which your Royal Highness has so often witnessed , and , animated by your presence , appropriates to it- self a celebrity for unrivalled discipline . I am aware , Sir , that I ...
... whilst manifesting so conspicuously that national valour , which your Royal Highness has so often witnessed , and , animated by your presence , appropriates to it- self a celebrity for unrivalled discipline . I am aware , Sir , that I ...
Page xx
... 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 honour of his countrymen ; but if he has ...
... 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 honour of his countrymen ; but if he has ...
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... whilst the ships were cleaning , and the whole army frequently exercised to that manoeuvre they were shortly to practise before the enemy in landing . The cavalry were kept on shore to receive the horses expected from Constantinople ...
... whilst the ships were cleaning , and the whole army frequently exercised to that manoeuvre they were shortly to practise before the enemy in landing . The cavalry were kept on shore to receive the horses expected from Constantinople ...
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... whilst our ships , previously cruizing off , were wa- tering at Cyprus . This news was really alarming , since it had already been ascertained that the French force in Egypt consisted of a much greater strength than Government sup ...
... whilst our ships , previously cruizing off , were wa- tering at Cyprus . This news was really alarming , since it had already been ascertained that the French force in Egypt consisted of a much greater strength than Government sup ...
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... whilst he was gone in his own boat to another point , a signal was made for the men to land . Lieutenant Brown , of the Foudroyant , instantly with his party jumped on shore , and drove off about fifty men , who de- fended the block ...
... whilst he was gone in his own boat to another point , a signal was made for the men to land . Lieutenant Brown , of the Foudroyant , instantly with his party jumped on shore , and drove off about fifty men , who de- fended the block ...
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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