The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volume 7J. Ballantyne and Company, 1816 - Europe |
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... troops of France . Small as that coun- try was in comparison of some other nations of Europe , yet the establish- ment of the armies of Portugal was of the greatest consequence ; as the foun- dation of the success of the allied ar- mies ...
... troops of France . Small as that coun- try was in comparison of some other nations of Europe , yet the establish- ment of the armies of Portugal was of the greatest consequence ; as the foun- dation of the success of the allied ar- mies ...
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... troops , colonial and European , our loss yearly did not exceed 1-7th or 8th ; that is , in 230,000 troops , the general amount of casualties , not only of deaths , but discharges , desertions , & c . did not exceed 25,000 , though the ...
... troops , colonial and European , our loss yearly did not exceed 1-7th or 8th ; that is , in 230,000 troops , the general amount of casualties , not only of deaths , but discharges , desertions , & c . did not exceed 25,000 , though the ...
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... troops having been reduced from 10 to 8 , the number of men in each troop from 80 to 60. As to the reduction of the militia , & c . as early as April last , it was to be recol- lected , the number of French prison- ers , for 146 [ CHAP ...
... troops having been reduced from 10 to 8 , the number of men in each troop from 80 to 60. As to the reduction of the militia , & c . as early as April last , it was to be recol- lected , the number of French prison- ers , for 146 [ CHAP ...
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... troops to which it was attached had returned home . It was sufficient that the peace esta- blishment , in general , would be form- ed on the most economical arrange . ments . " The noble lord concluded with some general observation in ...
... troops to which it was attached had returned home . It was sufficient that the peace esta- blishment , in general , would be form- ed on the most economical arrange . ments . " The noble lord concluded with some general observation in ...
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... troops to besiege , or at least to block- ade them , without materially diminish ing the immense force with which he prepared to penetrate to the French capital . It was , said such reasoners , the fault of Buonaparte's system , or ...
... troops to besiege , or at least to block- ade them , without materially diminish ing the immense force with which he prepared to penetrate to the French capital . It was , said such reasoners , the fault of Buonaparte's system , or ...
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Page 131 - Resolved, that an humble address be presented to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions...
Page 17 - An act to enable his Majesty to accept the services of a proportion of the militia of the city of London, out of the united kingdom, for the vigorous prosecution of the war.
Page 58 - Nort'i moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill "for the better regulating the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Page cccxlv - In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias...
Page cclx - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that at 5 o'clock PM on the 6th of August last, in latitude 24° 44
Page lxxxvii - It is not however the grandeur of military success, which has alone fixed our admiration or commanded our applause; it has been that generous and lofty spirit which inspired your troops with unbounded confidence, and taught them to know, that the day of battle was always a day of victory; that moral courage and enduring fortitude which, in perilous times when gloom and doubt had beset ordinary minds, stood nevertheless unshaken ; and that ascendancy of character, which uniting the energies of jealous...
Page ccclxxiv - An act for continuing to his Majesty certain duties on malt, sugar, tobacco, and snuff, in Great Britain ; and on pensions, offices, and personal estates, in England; for the service of the year 1816.
Page cxxii - Far in the bosom of the deep, O'er these wild shelves my watch I keep; A ruddy gem of changeful light, Bound on the dusky brow of night, The seaman bids my lustre hail, And scorns to strike his timorous. sail.
Page cccvi - Thornton, esq., his envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to his majesty the king of Sweden ; .and his majesty the king of Sweden...
Page ccclxx - Revolutionary struggle defeated his unrighteous projects. His threats and his barbarities, instead of dismay, will kindle in every bosom an indignation not to be extinguished but in the disaster and expulsion of such cruel invaders.