 | English literature - 1860 - 566 pages
...22nd April, the late Irish Secretary writes to Lord Castlereagh from Coimbra on the 1st May : — * The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who...tame them, but if I should not succeed I must make an oflicial complaint of them and send one or two corps home in disgrace. They plunder in all directions.'... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1835 - 548 pages
...the Junta to pursue him. ' We are getting on well, and I hope the Government are satisfied with us. ' The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who...than Sir John Moore's army could bear failure. I am endeavoring to tame them ; but if I should not succeed, I must make an official complaint of them,... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1835 - 542 pages
...the Junta to pursue him. ' We are getting on well, and I hope the Government are satisfied with us. ' The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who...than Sir John Moore's army could bear failure. I am endeavoring to tame them ; but if I should not succeed, I must make an official complaint of them,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 860 pages
...practice, to sell them to the people again.' Sir Arthur Wellesley to lord Castlereagh, May 31, 1809. ' The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who cannot bear success more than sir John Moore's army could bear failure. I am endeavouring to tame them but if I should... | |
 | John Gideon Millingen - 1839 - 1016 pages
...industry. The Duke of Wellington truly said : " The army behaves terribly ill. They are a rabble that cannot bear success any more than Sir John Moore's...could bear failure. I am endeavouring to tame them — they plunder in every direction." Stealing was generally qualified by the terms " making " or "... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 1060 pages
...practice, to sell them to the people again." Sir Arthur irellesley to Cord Castlereagh. May 31 , 1808. " The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who cannot bear success more than tir John Moore's army could bear failure. I am endeavouring to tame them, hut if I should... | |
 | Sir George De Lacy Evans - Espanya - 1840 - 206 pages
..." operations in this country." — " You should now " send us 300, OOO/. as soon as possible."— " The " army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble...than Sir John " Moore's army could bear failure." " Your Excellency is informed of the history of " the causes (want of means), which led to the " late... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 862 pages
...Castlereagh, May 31. 1809. ' The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who cannot bear success more than sir John Moore's army could bear failure....endeavouring to tame them but if I should not succeed 1 shall make an official complaint of them and send one or two corps home in disgrace; they plunder... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 868 pages
...practice, to sell them to the people again.' Sir Arthur Wellesley to lord Castlercagh, May 31. 1809. , ' The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who cannot bear success more than sir John Moore's army could bear failure. I am endeavouring to tame them but if I should... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 884 pages
...practice, to sell them to the people again.' Sir Arthur Wellesley to lord Cattlereagh, May 31. 1809. ' The army behave terribly ill. They are a rabble who cannot bear success more than sir John Moore's army could bear failure. I am endeavouring to tame them but if I should... | |
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The army behave terribly ill ; they are a rabble, who cannot bear success any more than Sir John Moore's army could bear failure. 
