... instance of what a French army can do. It is positively a fact that they brought no provisions with them, and they have not received even a letter since they entered Portugal. With all our money, and having in our favour the good... Poems, Essays, and Opinions ... - Page 129by Alfred Bate Richards - 1851Full view - About this book
| Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1837 - 914 pages
...having in our favor the good inclinations of the country, I assure you that I could not maintain one division in the district in which they have maintained...60,000 men and 20,000 animals for more than two months. This time last year I was obliged to move the British cavalry only from the district which they now... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1838 - 672 pages
...having in our favor the good inclinations of the country, I assure you that I could not maintain one division in the district in which they have maintained...60,000 men and 20,000 animals for more than two months. This time last year I was obliged to move the British cavalry only from the district which they now... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1842 - 1008 pages
...having in our favor the good inclinations of the country, I assure you that I could not maintain one division in the district in which they have maintained...less than 60,000 men and 20,000 animals for more than 2 months. This time last year I was obliged to move the British cavalry only from the district which... | |
| Great Britain - 1912 - 154 pages
...having in our favour the good inclinations of the country, I assure you that I could not maintain one division in the district in which they have maintained...less than 60,000 men and 20,000 animals for more than 2 months. This time last year I was obliged to move the British cavalry only from the district which... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1864 - 762 pages
...having in our favour the good inclinations of the country, I assure you that I could not maintain one division in the district in which they have maintained not less than 60,000 men and 29,000 animals for more than two months. This time last year I was obliged to move the British cavalry... | |
| Roger Parkinson - History - 2000 - 214 pages
...having in our favour the good inclinations of the country, I assure you that I could not maintain one division in the district in which they have maintained...60,000 men and 20,000 animals for more than two months. Wellington suggested one solution to the puzzle - 'they take everything and leave the unfortunate inhabitants... | |
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