History of the British Expedition to Egypt: To which is Subjoined, a Sketch of the Present State of that Country and Its Means of DefenceC. Roworth, 1802 - 317 pages |
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Page 51
... Rosetta , the 2d regiment or Queen's were ordered to the support of Colonel Spencer . On the 7th , Major Wilson was sent in with a flag of truce to the general com- manding the out - posts , to declare , that unless the French videttes ...
... Rosetta , the 2d regiment or Queen's were ordered to the support of Colonel Spencer . On the 7th , Major Wilson was sent in with a flag of truce to the general com- manding the out - posts , to declare , that unless the French videttes ...
Page 52
... Rosetta . Colonel Spencer having passed his army across the two ferries , had proceeded on the 7th to Edko , keeping his right upon the lake , and only detaching patroles along the beach of the sea , by which he also avoided the ...
... Rosetta . Colonel Spencer having passed his army across the two ferries , had proceeded on the 7th to Edko , keeping his right upon the lake , and only detaching patroles along the beach of the sea , by which he also avoided the ...
Page 53
... Rosetta , in which was the com- mandant . A great number of shots were fired at him , but he persevered , and escaped . The same evening several Turkish gun - boats forced the Boghaz , obliging the French dgerms , which defended the ...
... Rosetta , in which was the com- mandant . A great number of shots were fired at him , but he persevered , and escaped . The same evening several Turkish gun - boats forced the Boghaz , obliging the French dgerms , which defended the ...
Page 55
... Rosetta . Colonel Spencer had continued in his position at El Hamed without any movement , except sending patroles forward as far as Déroute to reconnoitre the enemy's position at El Aft ; and in the Delta , Sir Sydney , with some ...
... Rosetta . Colonel Spencer had continued in his position at El Hamed without any movement , except sending patroles forward as far as Déroute to reconnoitre the enemy's position at El Aft ; and in the Delta , Sir Sydney , with some ...
Page 56
... straggled out of the fort , and whose heads , after severely mangling them whilst living , they cut off , and paraded through the streets of Rosetta . presence presence the crews of the Turkish vessels , who kept ( 56 )
... straggled out of the fort , and whose heads , after severely mangling them whilst living , they cut off , and paraded through the streets of Rosetta . presence presence the crews of the Turkish vessels , who kept ( 56 )
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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