Memoir of General Graham: With Notices of the Campaigns in which He was Engaged from 1779 to 1801Priv. print. by R. & R. Clark, 1862 - 318 pages |
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... Lordship's family . A Highland chieftain in those days was still invested with considerable power and influence , and this influence his Lordship made use of , by directing a body of men of a certain age and descrip- tion to be sent ...
... Lordship's family . A Highland chieftain in those days was still invested with considerable power and influence , and this influence his Lordship made use of , by directing a body of men of a certain age and descrip- tion to be sent ...
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... lordship was also very suc- cessful in obtaining accurate and certain intelligence of the motions of the enemy . Earl Cornwallis's time was much occupied at Charleston in consequence of the discovery of a conspiracy to an alarming ...
... lordship was also very suc- cessful in obtaining accurate and certain intelligence of the motions of the enemy . Earl Cornwallis's time was much occupied at Charleston in consequence of the discovery of a conspiracy to an alarming ...
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... lordship , in his despatch , pays the highest compliments to Lord Rawdon , Colonel Webster , Lieutenant - Colonel Tarleton , and all the officers , and praises the discipline and gallantry of the different corps . Our loss was not very ...
... lordship , in his despatch , pays the highest compliments to Lord Rawdon , Colonel Webster , Lieutenant - Colonel Tarleton , and all the officers , and praises the discipline and gallantry of the different corps . Our loss was not very ...
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... lordship , however , persevered , and took the road to Salisbury , having Lieutenant - Colonel Tarleton's corps on his left flank , and Major Ferguson's corps still more to the west- ward . This last most enterprising officer was ...
... lordship , however , persevered , and took the road to Salisbury , having Lieutenant - Colonel Tarleton's corps on his left flank , and Major Ferguson's corps still more to the west- ward . This last most enterprising officer was ...
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... lordship had great confidence in this officer , and employed him in endeavouring to collect a body of loyal militia in these settlements , in which he was progressing satisfactorily when intelligence arrived of the failure of an attack ...
... lordship had great confidence in this officer , and employed him in endeavouring to collect a body of loyal militia in these settlements , in which he was progressing satisfactorily when intelligence arrived of the failure of an attack ...
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Memoir of General Graham: With Notices of the Campaigns in Which He Was ... Samuel Graham,Col J J Graham No preview available - 2016 |
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76th Regiment Abercromby American amongst arms arrived artillery assembled attack Austrian battalion batteries BONNYMUIR bread and forage brigade Brigadier-General British army camp Captain Asgill Caribs cavalry Cherin Clairfayt Clinton Colonarie Colonel Graham column command Commander-in-Chief conduct Contich corps Custine despatch detachment dragoons Duke of York Dundas duty Earl Cornwallis embarked enemy enemy's England Excellency favour Ferrier fire flank fleet force French Guards Hanoverian HEAD QUARTERS Hessian Highlanders honour Huddy immediately infantry island July King land letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lord Cornwallis Lord Moira Lord Rawdon lordship M'Millan Major Gordon Major-General ment miles moved non-commissioned officer o'clock obliged occasion officer orders Ostend Oudenbosch party position prisoners quarter-master quarter-master-general's Queen's Rangers rear received retreat river Rosendal Royal Highness sent siege Sir-I soldiers soon Stirling Castle taken tion to-morrow morning took troops Waerloos waggons Walmoden Washington wounded York Town