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But though deterred for the time , Mr . Gleig ' s passion had its way in the end ; for
when the work of M . Brialmont , a Belgian officer , appeared to him ( after the
Duke ' s death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and the ' not less
...
But though deterred for the time , Mr . Gleig ' s passion had its way in the end ; for
when the work of M . Brialmont , a Belgian officer , appeared to him ( after the
Duke ' s death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and the ' not less
...
Page 4
... it would appear , better use of his time than at Eton or Chelsea , and learnt to
speak French well , not only from his schoolfellows but also from people whose
acquaintance he made in the neighbourhood , He was appointed in his
eighteenth ...
... it would appear , better use of his time than at Eton or Chelsea , and learnt to
speak French well , not only from his schoolfellows but also from people whose
acquaintance he made in the neighbourhood , He was appointed in his
eighteenth ...
Page 7
At the school at Angers he perfected himself in it , and had time , not only to pick
up all that was known of the art of war , but also to learn the principles , maxims ,
and ideas of French military science . He experienced , first under the patronage
...
At the school at Angers he perfected himself in it , and had time , not only to pick
up all that was known of the art of war , but also to learn the principles , maxims ,
and ideas of French military science . He experienced , first under the patronage
...
Page 10
Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Republicans , was
preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras .
Colonel Wellesley was sent there * The letter containing these sentiments occurs
at vol . i ...
Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Republicans , was
preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras .
Colonel Wellesley was sent there * The letter containing these sentiments occurs
at vol . i ...
Page 19
But the truth is , that a despatch from the home Government to the Governor -
General , directed in the mean time the immediate preparation and prompt
execution of the scheme against the French in Egypt . Of this despatch Colonel
Wellesley ...
But the truth is , that a despatch from the home Government to the Governor -
General , directed in the mean time the immediate preparation and prompt
execution of the scheme against the French in Egypt . Of this despatch Colonel
Wellesley ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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