An alphabetical list of the officers of the Yorkshire hussars, from the formation of the regiment to the present time

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Simpkin, Marshall and C°, 1853 - 28 pages
 

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Page xv - PEEL." Duke of WELLINGTON to Sir R. PEEL. " London, January 13, 1846. " MY DEAR PEEL, "I enclose the copy of a letter which I have received this morning from the Duke of Rutland. I have received one from Lord Salisbury of a similar purport. " Lord de Ros has called upon me, who has been in different parts of Ireland. He gives a favourable account of the potatoes, very much agreeing with that tated in the Duke of Rutland's letter. " I have received an account...
Page 18 - Corunna, and succeeded in destroying 114 guns of the largest calibre, with their carriages and ammunition. With the boats of the Defiance under his orders he brought out, on the night of Dec. 31, 1809 beneath a heavy fire of round and grape shot, the armed ship Ellison of more than 400 tons' burthen, moored within half a cable's length of the shore, and lying under the muzzles of the guns of Fort Palais, one of the strongest fortifications on the coast of France. On June 1, 1810, being again in command...
Page 18 - Defiance, besides being much cut up in her masts, sails and rigging, sustained a loss of 2 men killed and 25 wounded. On the 24th of June, of the same year, he landed at the head of between 300 and 400 seamen and marines from the squadron then cruising off Corunna and succeeded in destroying 114 guns of the largest calibre, with their carriages and ammunition.

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