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of Great Britain . The regular troops taken in the garrison amounted to about 1000 men . In his despatches to the Secretary of State , General Clarke made the following honourable mention of his naval coadjutor : " The general character ...
of Great Britain . The regular troops taken in the garrison amounted to about 1000 men . In his despatches to the Secretary of State , General Clarke made the following honourable mention of his naval coadjutor : " The general character ...
Pagina 14
... troops on board for the relief of the place , together with a large store - ship . On the 7th March , 1800 , his Lordship anchored at Leg- horn , for the purpose of co - operating with the Austrian army against the French , under the ...
... troops on board for the relief of the place , together with a large store - ship . On the 7th March , 1800 , his Lordship anchored at Leg- horn , for the purpose of co - operating with the Austrian army against the French , under the ...
Pagina 15
... troops for that purpose . Accordingly , on the thirteenth of Septem- ber , Admiral Lord Keith repaired with the fleet to Gibraltar , and the transports , with Sir James Pulteney's division of * During the blockade of Genoa , the city ...
... troops for that purpose . Accordingly , on the thirteenth of Septem- ber , Admiral Lord Keith repaired with the fleet to Gibraltar , and the transports , with Sir James Pulteney's division of * During the blockade of Genoa , the city ...
Pagina 16
troops , having joined the forces commanded by Sir Ralph Abercrombie , amounting in all to about eighteen thousand effective men , the squadron passed the Straits , and entered the bay of Cadiz ; a city at that time visited with a ...
troops , having joined the forces commanded by Sir Ralph Abercrombie , amounting in all to about eighteen thousand effective men , the squadron passed the Straits , and entered the bay of Cadiz ; a city at that time visited with a ...
Pagina 17
... troops would lay down their arms , and surrender prisoners of war . This declaration was immediately published in the orders issued to the French troops ; and , taking advantage of their sudden enthusiasm , the Turks were once more ...
... troops would lay down their arms , and surrender prisoners of war . This declaration was immediately published in the orders issued to the French troops ; and , taking advantage of their sudden enthusiasm , the Turks were once more ...
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