October, bestowed warm and liberal praise on the whole army under his command. " Under the Divine Providence," says his royal highness, " this signal victory obtained over the enemy, is to be ascribed to the animated and persevering exertions which have... Historical Records of the British Army [Infantry] ... - Page 48by Great Britain. Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon - 1838Full view - About this book
| Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1816 - 808 pages
...command. " Under the Divine " Providence." says his royal highness, " this signal victory ob" tamed over the enemy, is to be ascribed to the animated and " persevering exertions which have been at all tintes the cha" ractcristics of the British soldier, and which, on no occasion, " were ever more eminently... | |
| Hewson Clarke - Europe - 1816 - 874 pages
...praise on the whole army under his command. " Under the Divine Providence," says his royal highness, " this signal victory obtained over the enemy is to be ascribed to tiie animated and persevering exertions which have been, at all times, the characteristics of the British... | |
| Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1822 - 764 pages
...command. " Under the Divine " Providence," says his royal highness, "this signal victory ob" tained over the enemy, is to be ascribed to the animated...persevering exertions which have been at all times the chi" racteristics of the British soldier, and which, on no occasion, " were ever more eminently displayed... | |
| Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1828 - 1016 pages
...praise on the whole army under his command. " Under the Divine Providence," says his royal highness, " this signal victory obtained over the enemy, is to...on no occasion, were ever more eminently displayed : or has it often fallen to the lot of any general to have such just cause of acknowledgment for distinguished... | |
| John Wetherall - 1832 - 272 pages
...despatch on the 4th October, 1799, after the battle of Alkmaar, or Egmont-op-Zee : — " Egmont-op-Zee. " Under Divine Providence this signal victory obtained over the enemy, is to be attributed to the animating and persevering exertions which have at all times been the characteristics... | |
| Isaac Brock - Canada - 1845 - 492 pages
...obliged him to quit the field. In his dispatch relative to this battle, the Duke of York observed, that " under Divine Providence this signal victory obtained over the enemy, is to be attributed to the animating and persevering exertions which have at all times been the characteristics... | |
| Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - Great Britain - 1871 - 394 pages
...Egmontop-Zee, and the French were entirely defeated. " Under the Divine Providence," wrote the Duke, " the signal victory obtained over the enemy is to be ascribed...characteristics of the British soldier ; and which on uo occasion were ever more eminently displayed." The 1st Royals, the 20th, the 25th Éoyal Borderers,... | |
| James Slack - 1884 - 306 pages
...seven pieces of cannon and a great proportion of tumbrils were taken, and a few hundred prisoners. Under Divine Providence this signal victory obtained over the enemy is to be attributed to the animating and persevering exertions which have at all times been the characteristics... | |
| James Slack - 1884 - 292 pages
...seven pieces of cannon and a great proportion of tumbrils were taken, and a few hundred prisoners. Under Divine Providence this signal victory obtained over the enemy is to be attributed to the animating and persevering exertions which have at all times been the characteristics... | |
| David Breakenridge Read - Aggressiveness - 1894 - 284 pages
...obliged him to quit the field. In his despatch relative to this battle, the Duke of York observed " that under Divine Providence this signal victory obtained over the enemy is to be attributed to the animating and persevering exertions of the British soldiers, and which on no occasion... | |
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