Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton, an English Officer: Including Anecdotes of the War in Spain Under the Earl of Peterborough, and Many Interesting Particulars Relating to the Manners of the Spaniards in the Beginning of the Last Century |
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... service , some knowledge of the practic part of an engineer , and seeing at that critical time the great want of such , readily acted as one , which gave him the greater oppor- tunity of being an eye - witness of his Lord-
... service , some knowledge of the practic part of an engineer , and seeing at that critical time the great want of such , readily acted as one , which gave him the greater oppor- tunity of being an eye - witness of his Lord-
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... gave the word of command in French , which he spoke per- fectly well . But the French soldiers , who took him for one of their own generals , making answer , that their powder was all spent , it afforded matter of instruction to him to ...
... gave the word of command in French , which he spoke per- fectly well . But the French soldiers , who took him for one of their own generals , making answer , that their powder was all spent , it afforded matter of instruction to him to ...
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... gave orders to decamp , and marched his army with a design to besiege Aeth . But having intelligence on our march , that the Ma- reschal De Humiers had reinforced that garrison , we marched directly to Oudenard , and immediately ...
... gave orders to decamp , and marched his army with a design to besiege Aeth . But having intelligence on our march , that the Ma- reschal De Humiers had reinforced that garrison , we marched directly to Oudenard , and immediately ...
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... gave occasion to a piece of raillery of Monsieur Calvo , the governor , which was as handsomely reparteed . That governor , by a messenger , intimating his sorrow to find we had pawned our cannon for ammunition bread ; answer was made ...
... gave occasion to a piece of raillery of Monsieur Calvo , the governor , which was as handsomely reparteed . That governor , by a messenger , intimating his sorrow to find we had pawned our cannon for ammunition bread ; answer was made ...
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... gave us warning , was sprung ; the enemy at the same time ma- king a furious sally upon us . The mine did a little , though the less execution , for being discovered ; but the sally no way answered their end , for we beat them back ...
... gave us warning , was sprung ; the enemy at the same time ma- king a furious sally upon us . The mine did a little , though the less execution , for being discovered ; but the sally no way answered their end , for we beat them back ...
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