The Diary of Sir John Moore, Volume 1E. Arnold, 1904 - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
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Admiral advanced post Ajaccio ammunition arms army arrived artillery attack attempt Bastia battalion batteries Brigadier Brigadier-General brigands British Calvi camp Captain Captain Mahan Colonel command Commander-in-chief conversation corps Corsicans Corte D'Aubant detachment Dundas embarked encamped enemy enemy's Fiorenzo fire fleet force Fornoli French frigate garrison General's Gibraltar give Grenadiers ground guns heights Hood's hoped howitzer immediately island landed letter Lieutenant-Colonel light guns Lord Hood Major Kochler Major Oakes military Monteciesco Moore Moore's morning mountains move Mozzello Nelson never night o'clock officers opinion ordnance Paoli party picquets possession Pozzo di Borgo prevent received reconnoitre redoubt regiment remained returned road Royal sail sent ships Sir Gilbert Elliot Sir James St Sir Ralph situation soldiers Stuart surrender taken tion to-morrow told Toulon tower town Trigge troops Viceroy Viceroy's Vieux Fort village whilst whole wished wounded yards yesterday