A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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Page 17
... letter from General Wightman : General Hy is in much the same situation as General C - e ; he was never seen in the field during the battle ; and every thing would have gone to wreck , in a worse manner than at Preston , if General ...
... letter from General Wightman : General Hy is in much the same situation as General C - e ; he was never seen in the field during the battle ; and every thing would have gone to wreck , in a worse manner than at Preston , if General ...
Page 25
... letter at an early age , he passed , with considerable credit , through the stations of midshipman and lieutenant , and was , on account of his very meritori- ous conduct at the engagement off Beachy Head , promoted on the 6th July ...
... letter at an early age , he passed , with considerable credit , through the stations of midshipman and lieutenant , and was , on account of his very meritori- ous conduct at the engagement off Beachy Head , promoted on the 6th July ...
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... letter to Queen Anne with his own hand , soliciting her majesty's favour and protection for him . Being sent home on board the Canterbury , as the bearer of the news that the city of Barcelona had surrendered , he received the honour of ...
... letter to Queen Anne with his own hand , soliciting her majesty's favour and protection for him . Being sent home on board the Canterbury , as the bearer of the news that the city of Barcelona had surrendered , he received the honour of ...
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... letter , writ- ten from Gibraltar , on his first arrival , in which he , in pretty plain terms , reflects on the conduct of ministers , in sending him out too late to prevent the landing of the enemy on the island itself . If , ' said ...
... letter , writ- ten from Gibraltar , on his first arrival , in which he , in pretty plain terms , reflects on the conduct of ministers , in sending him out too late to prevent the landing of the enemy on the island itself . If , ' said ...
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... letter to General Townshend , recommending the French prisoners " to that generous humanity , by which the British nation has been always dis- tinguished . " He died in Quebec a few days after the battle . His second in command was left ...
... letter to General Townshend , recommending the French prisoners " to that generous humanity , by which the British nation has been always dis- tinguished . " He died in Quebec a few days after the battle . His second in command was left ...
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