History of England, A.D. 1800-1815; an intr. to The history of the peaceG. Bell and Sons, 1878 - 548 pagina's |
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Pagina xi
... Wellington - Gloomy close of the Year - Campaign of 1810 - Loss of Cities - Wellington's defen- sive Policy - Lines of Torres Vedras - Busaco - Retreat of the French - Grant for the relief of the Portuguese - Napoleon's present ...
... Wellington - Gloomy close of the Year - Campaign of 1810 - Loss of Cities - Wellington's defen- sive Policy - Lines of Torres Vedras - Busaco - Retreat of the French - Grant for the relief of the Portuguese - Napoleon's present ...
Pagina xii
... Wellington's Return - Popular Misgivings- Distrust Abroad - Napoleon's Return- - Arrival in Paris- Treaty of Vienna - Constitutional Monarchy at Paris - Napo- leon proceeds to Belgium - The British at Brussels - Quatre Bras and Ligny ...
... Wellington's Return - Popular Misgivings- Distrust Abroad - Napoleon's Return- - Arrival in Paris- Treaty of Vienna - Constitutional Monarchy at Paris - Napo- leon proceeds to Belgium - The British at Brussels - Quatre Bras and Ligny ...
Pagina 104
... Wellington observed , on occasion of a later alarm , the tendency of a people who are quietly governed , and have never seen war , must always be to rely on the government , to expect to be defended as a return for what they pay to it ...
... Wellington observed , on occasion of a later alarm , the tendency of a people who are quietly governed , and have never seen war , must always be to rely on the government , to expect to be defended as a return for what they pay to it ...
Pagina 314
... Wellington ) prevailed by his presence and authority , that any thing was done . The Spaniards so failed him and one another , that he was obliged to retire into Portugal and entrench himself upon the Tagus , while the French humbled ...
... Wellington ) prevailed by his presence and authority , that any thing was done . The Spaniards so failed him and one another , that he was obliged to retire into Portugal and entrench himself upon the Tagus , while the French humbled ...
Pagina 399
... Wellington - Gloomy close of the Year - Cam- paign of 1810 - Loss of Cities - Wellington's defensive Policy — Lines of Torres Vedras - Busaco - Retreat of the French - Grant for the relief of the Portuguese - Napoleon's present ...
... Wellington - Gloomy close of the Year - Cam- paign of 1810 - Loss of Cities - Wellington's defensive Policy — Lines of Torres Vedras - Busaco - Retreat of the French - Grant for the relief of the Portuguese - Napoleon's present ...
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Pagina 317 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Pagina 375 - At the same time the Prince owes it to the truth and sincerity of character, which, he trusts, will appear in every action of his life, in whatever situation placed, explicitly to declare, that the irresistible impulse of filial duty and affection to his beloved and afflicted father, leads him to dread that any act of the Regent might, in the smallest degree, have the effect of interfering with the progress of his Sovereign's recovery. This consideration alone dictates the decision now communicated...