Tales of the Wars; Or, Naval and Military Chronicle: To which is Prefixed, A Memoir of the Early Life and Services of William the Fourth, with an Authentic Portrait of His Majesty, Volume 1W.M. Clark, 1836 - Great Britain |
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... directing Fraser's division to support Paget , he threw back the fourth regiment , which formed the right of Baird's division , opened a heavy fire upon the flank of the troops penetrating up the valley , and with the fiftieth and forty ...
... directing Fraser's division to support Paget , he threw back the fourth regiment , which formed the right of Baird's division , opened a heavy fire upon the flank of the troops penetrating up the valley , and with the fiftieth and forty ...
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... directed by a sidelong glance towards the object . Again it moved , but so slowly and so noiselessly , that by a person possessing a mind of any other stamp than mine , it would have passed unheard , and consequently " In what manner ...
... directed by a sidelong glance towards the object . Again it moved , but so slowly and so noiselessly , that by a person possessing a mind of any other stamp than mine , it would have passed unheard , and consequently " In what manner ...
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... directed to danger from another quarter . It struck me , how- ever as somewhat singular to see this animal making , by a circuitous passage , for a thick coppice immediately behind my post , I therefore kept my eyes more constantly ...
... directed to danger from another quarter . It struck me , how- ever as somewhat singular to see this animal making , by a circuitous passage , for a thick coppice immediately behind my post , I therefore kept my eyes more constantly ...
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... directed against Albaredo , had arrived at that place , and was directly in the rear of the village of Arcola ; but it was too late . During the desperate stand there made by the Austrians , Alvinzi had gained sufficient time to ...
... directed against Albaredo , had arrived at that place , and was directly in the rear of the village of Arcola ; but it was too late . During the desperate stand there made by the Austrians , Alvinzi had gained sufficient time to ...
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... directed the Capitana Bey to re- the fleet from Constantinople was pre - enter the port , but that he would sail viously at anchor . with his whole fleet , whenever he received orders to do so ; and , without regarding the combined ...
... directed the Capitana Bey to re- the fleet from Constantinople was pre - enter the port , but that he would sail viously at anchor . with his whole fleet , whenever he received orders to do so ; and , without regarding the combined ...
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Page 338 - All thoughts, all passions, all delights, Whatever stirs this mortal frame, All are but ministers of Love, And feed his sacred flame. Oft in my waking dreams do I Live o'er again that happy hour, When midway on the mount I lay, Beside the ruined tower.
Page 6 - I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." " I hope," said Nelson, " none of our ships have struck." Hardy answered,
Page 6 - Hardy observed that he hoped Mr. Beatty could yet hold out some prospect of life. " Oh no ! " he replied, " it is impossible ; my back is shot through. Beatty will tell you so.
Page 192 - The moment he perceived the position of the French that intuitive genius with which Nelson was endowed displayed itself, and it instantly struck him that where there was room for an enemy's ship to swing there was room for one of ours to anchor. The plan which he intended to pursue, therefore, was to keep entirely on the outer side of the French line, and station his ships, as far as he was able, one on the outer bow, and another on the outer quarter, of each of the enemy's. This...
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Page 196 - L'Orient, that when you have finished your military career in this world, you may be buried in one of your trophies. But that that period may be far distant is the earnest wish of your sincere friend, Benjamin Hallowell.
Page 6 - And upon Beatty's inquiring whether his pain was very great ? he replied, " So great, that he wished he was dead. Yet," said he, in a lower voice, " one would like to live a little longer, too...
Page 196 - ... between a disabled ship on the dexter, and a ruinous battery on the sinister, all proper ; and for his crest, on a naval crown or, the chelengk, or plume, presented to him by the Turk, with the motto...
Page 5 - ... nothing which surpassed the cool courage of his crew on this occasion. At four minutes after twelve, she opened her fire from both sides of her deck. It was not possible to break the enemy's line without running on board one of their ships : Hardy informed him of this, and asked him which he would prefer. Nelson replied, " Take your choice, Hardy, it does not signify much.
Page 39 - AMONG the liberal donations of our countrymen to the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of the brave men who fell in the...